1 Chronicles 6:59

59 Ain, Juttah, and Beth-shemesh.

1 Chronicles 6:59 Meaning and Commentary

1 Chronicles 6:59

(See Gill on 1 Chronicles 6:54).

1 Chronicles 6:59 In-Context

57 So the descendants of Aaron were given the following towns, each with its pasturelands: Hebron (a city of refuge), Libnah, Jattir, Eshtemoa,

58 Holon, Debir,

59 Ain, Juttah, and Beth-shemesh.

60 And from the territory of Benjamin they were given Gibeon, Geba, Alemeth, and Anathoth, each with its pasturelands. So thirteen towns were given to the descendants of Aaron.

61 The remaining descendants of Kohath received ten towns from the territory of the half-tribe of Manasseh by means of sacred lots.

Footnotes

• [a] As in parallel text at Josh 21:16 ; Hebrew reads Ashan.
• [b] As in Syriac version (see also Josh 21:16 ); Hebrew lacks Juttah.