1 Chronicles 6:63

63 And to the sons of Merari by their kindreds, they gave by lots twelve cities, of the lineage of Reuben, of the lineage of Gad, and of the lineage of Zebulun. (And to the sons of Merari by their kindreds, they gave by lot twelve cities, from the tribes of Reuben, and Gad, and Zebulun.)

1 Chronicles 6:63 Meaning and Commentary

1 Chronicles 6:63

(See Gill on 1 Chronicles 6:54).

1 Chronicles 6:63 In-Context

61 And [to] the sons of Kohath, (to) the residues of their kindred, they gave of the half lineage of Manasseh, ten cities into possession. (And to the sons of Kohath, for the rest of their kindred, they gave from the western half of the tribe of Manasseh, ten cities for a possession.)

62 And to the sons of Gershon by their kindreds, they gave fourteen cities in Bashan, of the lineage of Issachar, and of the lineage of Asher, and of the lineage of Naphtali, and of the lineage of Manasseh. (And to the sons of Gershon by their kindreds, they gave thirteen cities from the tribes of Issachar, and Asher, and Naphtali, and the eastern half of the tribe of Manasseh in Bashan.)

63 And to the sons of Merari by their kindreds, they gave by lots twelve cities, of the lineage of Reuben, of the lineage of Gad, and of the lineage of Zebulun. (And to the sons of Merari by their kindreds, they gave by lot twelve cities, from the tribes of Reuben, and Gad, and Zebulun.)

64 And the sons of Israel gave to [the] deacons (the) cities and suburbs of those; (And the Israelites gave these cities, and their suburbs, to the Levites;)

65 and they gave by lot, of the sons of the lineage of Judah, and of the lineage of the sons of Simeon, and of the lineage of the sons of Benjamin, these cities, which the deacons called by their names; (and they gave by lot, from the tribes of Judah, and of Simeon, and of Benjamin, these cities, which be named above.)