The writer evidently had Joshua 21 before him, which he followed closely in its content. In some cases, he perhaps modernized the ancient names ([R…

The Levitical cities, beginning with those of the Aaronites, the principal branch of the Kohathite clan. This list deals with the same topic as Jos…

(See Gill on 1 Chronicles 6:54).

We have an account of Levi in this chapter. The priests and Levites were more concerned than any other Israelites to preserve their lineage clear a…