And Jokmeam with her suburbs, and Bethhoron with her suburbs,
Parallel translations
- WEB Jokmeam with its suburbs, Beth Horon with its suburbs,
- BSB Jokmeam, Beth-horon,
- NKJV Jokmeam with its common-lands, Beth Horon with its common-lands,
- NASB Jokmeam with its pasture lands, Beth-horon with its pasture lands,
- NLT Jokmeam, Beth-horon,
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Quick answer
Jokmeam and Beth Horon with their pasturelands were also given to the Kohathites. The list of their towns continues.
Overview
These additional cities further provided homes for the Kohathite Levites within Ephraim's territory. Beth Horon guarded an important route into the hill country. The steady listing shows the thoroughness of God's provision, placing his servants in strategic places throughout the land.
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- Josh 10:11And it came to pass, as they fled from before Israel, and were in the going down to Bethhoron, that the LORD cast down great stones from heaven upon them unto Azekah, and they died: they were more which died with hailstones than they whom the children of Israel slew with the sword.
- Josh 21:22And Kibzaim with her suburbs, and Bethhoron with her suburbs; four cities.
- Josh 16:5And the border of the children of Ephraim according to their families was thus: even the border of their inheritance on the east side was Atarothaddar, unto Bethhoron the upper;
- 1 Sam 13:18And another company turned the way to Bethhoron: and another company turned to the way of the border that looketh to the valley of Zeboim toward the wilderness.
- 1 Kgs 4:12Baana the son of Ahilud; to him pertained Taanach and Megiddo, and all Bethshean, which is by Zartanah beneath Jezreel, from Bethshean to Abelmeholah, even unto the place that is beyond Jokneam:
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