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God's Strategic Placement
Matthew Henry highlights the divine wisdom in scattering the Levites throughout Israel. This strategic placement ensured that every tribe had access to religious instruction and spiritual leadership. It also held the Levites accountable, as 'the eyes of all Israel were upon them,' encouraging them to live honorably.
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Joshua
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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
On Joshua 21:39
17th Century
Pastor
Heshbon with her suburbs
Which was formerly the royal city of Sihon king of the Amorites, and was first given to and…
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…