Ain, Juttah, and Beth-shemesh—nine cities from these two tribes, together with their pasturelands.
Parallel translations
- WEB Ain with its suburbs, Juttah with its suburbs, and Beth Shemesh with its suburbs: nine cities out of those two tribes.
- KJV And Ain with her suburbs, and Juttah with her suburbs, and Bethshemesh with her suburbs; nine cities out of those two tribes.
- NKJV Ain with its common-land, Juttah with its common-land, and Beth Shemesh with its common-land: nine cities from those two tribes;
- NASB Ain with its pasture lands, Juttah with its pasture lands, and Beth-shemesh with its pasture lands; nine cities from these two tribes.
- NLT Ain, Juttah, and Beth-shemesh—nine towns from these two tribes.
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Quick answer
Ain, Juttah, and Beth Shemesh, with their pasturelands, complete nine cities from Judah and Simeon. The southern portion of the priests' cities is summed up.
Overview
The tally of nine cities from the two southern tribes closes this section of the priestly allotment. Beth Shemesh would later appear in the account of the ark's return from Philistia. The careful counting underscores that God's provision for the priests was definite and complete, fulfilling exactly what He had commanded through Moses.
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Cross-references · 6
- Josh 15:55Maon, Carmel, Ziph, Juttah,
- Josh 15:10The border curled westward from Baalah to Mount Seir, ran along the northern slope of Mount Jearim (that is, Chesalon), went down to Beth-shemesh, and crossed to Timnah.
- 1 Chr 6:59Ashan, Juttah, and Beth-shemesh, together with their pasturelands.
- Josh 15:42Libnah, Ether, Ashan,
- 1 Sam 6:9but keep watching it. If it goes up the road to its homeland, toward Beth-shemesh, it is the LORD who has brought on us this great disaster. But if it does not, then we will know that it was not His hand that punished us and that it happened by chance.”
- 1 Sam 6:12And the cows headed straight up the road toward Beth-shemesh, staying on that one highway and lowing as they went, never straying to the right or to the left. The rulers of the Philistines followed behind them to the border of Beth-shemesh.
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