Joshua 21:9

9 And they gave from the tribe of the children of Judah, and from the tribe of the children of Simeon these cities which are here mentioned by name,

Joshua 21:9 Meaning and Commentary

Joshua 21:9

And they gave out of the tribe of the children of Judah
Here follows a particular account of the several cities which were given out of each tribe, and first out of this:

and out of the tribe of the children of Simeon;
which is joined with that of Judah, because the cities of it lay within it, ( Joshua 19:1 ) ;

these cities which are [here] mentioned by name;
( Joshua 21:13-16 ) .

Joshua 21:9 In-Context

7 The children of Merari by their families had from the tribe of Reuben, and from the tribe of Gad, and from the tribe of Zebulun twelve cities.

8 And the children of Israel gave by lot unto the Levites these cities with their suburbs, as the LORD commanded by the hand of Moses.

9 And they gave from the tribe of the children of Judah, and from the tribe of the children of Simeon these cities which are here mentioned by name,

10 which the children of Aaron, being of the families of the Kohathites, who were of the children of Levi, had, for theirs was the first lot.

11 And they gave them the city of Arba (the father of Anak), which city is Hebron, in the hill country of Judah, with the suburbs thereof round about it.