John Gill Commentary


John Gill Commentary
"And out of the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee with its suburbs, the city of refuge for the manslayer, and Hammoth-dor with its suburbs, and Kartan with its suburbs; three cities." — Joshua 21:32 (ASV)
And out of the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee with her suburbs. Of which see (Joshua 20:7); [to be] a city of refuge for the slayer; this is the fourth city of refuge mentioned.
And Hammothdor with her suburbs; the same with Hammon, (1 Chronicles 6:76); and with Hammath, (Joshua 19:35); and is thought by some to be Tiberias, so called from the hot baths in or near it.
And Kartan with her suburbs; called Kirjathaim, (1 Chronicles 6:76); but cannot be the Kirjathaim in (Numbers 32:37); for that belonged to the tribe of Reuben, and was on the other side Jordan.
Three cities; this being a lesser tribe than some others gave fewer cities, according to the rule in (Numbers 35:8).