1 Chronicles 6:58-68

58 Hilen, Debir,

59 Ashan, and Beth Shemesh.

60 They were also given Geba from the tribe of Benjamin, Alemeth, and Anathoth, all with pastures included. In all, thirteen cities were distributed among the Kohathite families.

61 The rest of the Kohathites were given another ten cities, distributed by lot from the half-tribe of Manasseh.

62 The sons of Gershon were given, family by family, thirteen cities from the tribes of Issachar, Asher, Naphtali, and Manasseh in Bashan.

63 The sons of Merari, family by family, were assigned by lot twelve cities from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun.

64 The sons of Israel gave the Levites both the cities and their pastures.

65 They also distributed by lot cities from the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin.

66 Some of the Kohath families were given their cities from the tribe of Ephraim,

67 cities of refuge: Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim, Gezer,

68 Jokmeam, Beth Horon,

1 Chronicles 6:58-68 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO 1 CHRONICLES 6

This chapter begins with the fathers and heads of the tribe of Levi, 1Ch 6:1-3, and reckons up the high priests in the line of Eleazar, to the Babylonish captivity, 1Ch 6:4-15 gives an account of the families of the sons of Levi, 1Ch 6:16-30 and of those Levites that were employed as singers, and in other ministrations in the sanctuary in the times of David and Solomon, 1Ch 6:31-49, then follows a repetition of the sons of Aaron in the line of Eleazar, to the said times, 1Ch 6:50-53, and a recital of the dwelling places of the Levites in the several tribes, 1Ch 6:54-81.