And from the tribe of Benjamin they were given Gibeon, Geba, Alemeth, and Anathoth, together with their pasturelands. So they had thirteen cities in all among their families.
Parallel translations
- WEB and out of the tribe of Benjamin, Geba with its suburbs, Allemeth with its suburbs, and Anathoth with its suburbs. All their cities throughout their families were thirteen cities.
- KJV And out of the tribe of Benjamin; Geba with her suburbs, and Alemeth with her suburbs, and Anathoth with her suburbs. All their cities throughout their families were thirteen cities.
- NKJV And from the tribe of Benjamin: Geba with its common-lands, Alemeth with its common-lands, and Anathoth with its common-lands. All their cities among their families were thirteen.
- NASB and from the tribe of Benjamin: Geba with its pasture lands, Allemeth with its pasture lands, and Anathoth with its pasture lands. Their cities throughout their families were thirteen cities in all.
- NLT And from the territory of Benjamin they were given Gibeon, Geba, Alemeth, and Anathoth, each with its pasturelands. So thirteen towns were given to the descendants of Aaron.
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From the tribe of Benjamin the priests received Geba, Allemeth, and Anathoth, making thirteen cities in all. The total of priestly towns is recorded.
Overview
Anathoth, granted here to the priests, was the hometown of the prophet Jeremiah, himself of priestly descent (Jeremiah 1:1). The thirteen cities scattered across Judah and Benjamin show generous, ordered provision for the priesthood. God placed his ministers strategically among the people so that his law and worship would be near at hand.
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- Jer 1:1These are the words of Jeremiah son of Hilkiah, one of the priests in Anathoth in the territory of Benjamin.
- Jer 11:23There will be no remnant, for I will bring disaster on the people of Anathoth in the year of their punishment.”
- Josh 21:17–18And from the tribe of Benjamin they gave them Gibeon, Geba,
- 1 Chr 8:6These were the descendants of Ehud who were the heads of the families living in Geba and were exiled to Manahath:
- 1 Sam 13:3Then Jonathan attacked the Philistine outpost at Geba, and the Philistines heard about it. So Saul blew the ram’s horn throughout the land, saying, “Let the Hebrews hear!”
- Jer 37:12Jeremiah started to leave Jerusalem to go to the land of Benjamin to claim his portion there among the people.
- 1 Kgs 2:26Then the king said to Abiathar the priest, “Go back to your fields in Anathoth. Even though you deserve to die, I will not put you to death at this time, since you carried the ark of the Lord GOD before my father David, and you suffered through all that my father suffered.”
- Isa 10:30Cry aloud, O Daughter of Gallim! Listen, O Laishah! O wretched Anathoth!
- Josh 18:24Chephar-ammoni, Ophni, and Geba—twelve cities, along with their villages.
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