1 Chronicles 6:67

67 In the hill country of Ephraim they were given Shechem (a city of refuge), and Gezer,[a]

1 Chronicles 6:67 in Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)
67 And they gave unto them, of the cities of refuge, Shechem in mount Ephraim with her suburbs; they gave also Gezer with her suburbs,
English Standard Version (ESV)
67 They were given the cities of refuge: Shechem with its pasturelands in the hill country of Ephraim, Gezer with its pasturelands,
New Living Translation (NLT)
67 Shechem (a city of refuge in the hill country of Ephraim), Gezer,
The Message Bible (MSG)
67 cities of refuge: Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim, Gezer,
American Standard Version (ASV)
67 And they gave unto them the cities of refuge, Shechem in the hill-country of Ephraim with its suburbs; Gezer also with its suburbs,
GOD'S WORD Translation (GW)
67 They were given these cities of refuge: Shechem with its pastureland in the hills of Ephraim, Gezer with its pastureland,
Holman Christian Standard Bible (CSB)
67 Shechem (a city of refuge) with its pasturelands in the hill country of Ephraim, Gezer and its pasturelands,
New International Reader's Version (NIRV)
67 In the hill country of Ephraim they received Shechem. Shechem was a city where people could go for safety. The Kohathites also received Gezer,

1 Chronicles 6:67 Meaning and Commentary

1 Chronicles 6:67

(See Gill on 1 Chronicles 6:54).

1 Chronicles 6:67 In-Context

65 From the tribes of Judah, Simeon and Benjamin they allotted the previously named towns.
66 Some of the Kohathite clans were given as their territory towns from the tribe of Ephraim.
67 In the hill country of Ephraim they were given Shechem (a city of refuge), and Gezer,
68 Jokmeam, Beth Horon,
69 Aijalon and Gath Rimmon, together with their pasturelands.

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Footnotes 1

  • [a]. See Joshua 21:21; Hebrew "given the cities of refuge: Shechem, Gezer."
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