Joshua 21:9

9 These are the names of the cities from the territories of Judah and Simeon which were given

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 families of the clan of Merari were assigned twelve cities from the territories of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun.

8 By drawing lots, the people of Israel assigned these cities and their pasture lands to the Levites, as the Lord had commanded through Moses.

9 These are the names of the cities from the territories of Judah and Simeon which were given

10 to the descendants of Aaron who were of the clan of Kohath, which was descended from Levi. Their assignment was the first to be made.

11 They were given the city of Arba (Arba was Anak's father), now called Hebron, in the hill country of Judah, along with the pasture land surrounding it.