Scripture Spot Logo

Verse of the Day

WEB

Author Spotlight

Loading featured author...

Report Issue

See a formatting issue or error?

Let us know →

Out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer with its suburbs, and Jahaz with its suburbs,

Verse Takeaways

1

Spiritual Influence Everywhere

Matthew Henry highlights the divine wisdom in scattering the Levites' cities among all the tribes. This ensured that spiritual guidance and the teaching of God's word were accessible to everyone in Israel. It also placed the Levites in a position of public accountability, encouraging them to live faithfully.

See 3 Verse Takeaways

Book Overview

Joshua

Author

Audience

Composition

Teaching Highlights

Outline

+ 5 more

See Overview

Commentaries

3

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

On Joshua 21:34–40

18th Century

Theologian

Merarite cities. Some of these places are not found in the list of Zebulonite cities in (Joshua 19:10–16). The text is considered corru…

John Gill

John Gill

On Joshua 21:36

17th Century

Pastor

And out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer with her suburbs
Which was a city of refuge, and the fifth of them in this acc…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

On Joshua 21:9–42

17th Century

Minister

By mixing the Levites with the other tribes, they were made to see that the eyes of all Israel were upon them, and therefore it was their concern t…