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The children of Israel gave to the Levites the cities with their suburbs.
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Scholars note that this verse functions as a summary statement. It confirms that the tribes of Israel fulfilled their duty by providing cities for the Levites, as commanded by God. This verse concludes the section that tallies the number of cities before the text proceeds to list their specific names.
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1 Chronicles
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18th Century
Presbyterian
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…
19th Century
Anglican
So the sons of Israel gave to the Levites the cities and their pastures. And they gave by the lot, out of the tribe of the sons of Judah, and o…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
(See Gill on 1 Chronicles 6:54).
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