They gave by lot out of the tribe of the children of Judah, and out of the tribe of the children of Simeon, and out of the tribe of the children of Benjamin, these cities which are mentioned by name.
Parallel translations
- KJV And they gave by lot out of the tribe of the children of Judah, and out of the tribe of the children of Simeon, and out of the tribe of the children of Benjamin, these cities, which are called by their names.
- BSB They assigned by lot the cities named above from the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin.
- NKJV And they gave by lot from the tribe of the children of Judah, from the tribe of the children of Simeon, and from the tribe of the children of Benjamin these cities which are called by their names.
- NASB They gave by lot from the tribe of the sons of Judah, the tribe of the sons of Simeon, and the tribe of the sons of Benjamin, these cities which are mentioned by name.
- NLT The towns in the territories of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin, mentioned above, were assigned to them by means of sacred lots.
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Quick answer
By lot they assigned cities from Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin, named individually. The distribution proceeded fairly and by divine direction.
Overview
The Chronicler reiterates that the Levitical cities in the southern tribes were assigned by lot and recorded by name. The repeated emphasis on the lot stresses that this was God's ordering, not human favoritism. Such fairness reflects the just and gracious character of the God who provided for his servants throughout the land.
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- 1 Chr 6:57–60To the sons of Aaron they gave the cities of refuge, Hebron; Libnah also with its suburbs, Jattir, Eshtemoa with its suburbs,
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