As for the villages, with their fields, some of the children of Judah lived in Kiriath Arba and its towns, in Dibon and its towns, in Jekabzeel and its villages,
Parallel translations
- KJV And for the villages, with their fields, some of the children of Judah dwelt at Kirjatharba, and in the villages thereof, and at Dibon, and in the villages thereof, and at Jekabzeel, and in the villages thereof,
- BSB As for the villages with their fields, some of the people of Judah lived in Kiriath-arba, Dibon, Jekabzeel, and their villages;
- NKJV And as for the villages with their fields, some of the children of Judah dwelt in Kirjath Arba and its villages, Dibon and its villages, Jekabzeel and its villages;
- NASB Now as for the villages with their fields, some of the sons of Judah lived in Kiriath-arba and its towns, in Dibon and its towns, and in Jekabzeel and its villages,
- NLT As for the surrounding villages with their open fields, some of the people of Judah lived in Kiriath-arba with its settlements, Dibon with its settlements, and Jekabzeel with its villages.
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Quick answer
Some men of Judah settled in outlying villages such as Kiriath Arba and Dibon. God's people spread out to reoccupy the towns of the land.
Overview
This begins a list of the villages of Judah resettled after the exile. By reclaiming these towns and their fields, the people took fuller possession of the inheritance God had given them. The geographic detail confirms that the restoration was concrete and far-reaching, fulfilling God's promise to bring his people home to the land.
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Cross-references · 2
- Josh 14:15Now the name of Hebron before was Kiriath Arba, after the greatest man among the Anakim. Then the land had rest from war.
- Josh 15:21–22The farthest cities of the tribe of the children of Judah toward the border of Edom in the South were Kabzeel, Eder, Jagur,
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