And of the Levites were divisions in Judah, and in Benjamin.
Parallel translations
- WEB Of the Levites, certain divisions in Judah settled in Benjamin’s territory.
- BSB And some divisions of the Levites of Judah settled in Benjamin.
- NKJV Some of the Judean divisions of Levites were in Benjamin.
- NASB And from the Levites, some divisions in Judah belonged to Benjamin.
- NLT Some of the Levites who lived in Judah were sent to live with the tribe of Benjamin.
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Quick answer
Certain divisions of Levites from Judah were assigned to Benjamin's territory. The Levites were distributed among both tribes to serve the people.
Overview
Some Levitical groups originally reckoned with Judah were settled in Benjamin's region. This distribution ensured the Levites' ministry of teaching and worship reached communities throughout the land, as God had always intended (Numbers 35; Deuteronomy 33:10). The spreading of the Levites pictures God's care that all his people, wherever they live, have access to instruction in his word.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 3
- Josh 21:1–45Then came near the heads of the fathers of the Levites unto Eleazar the priest, and unto Joshua the son of Nun, and unto the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel;
- 1 Chr 6:54–81Now these are their dwelling places throughout their castles in their coasts, of the sons of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathites: for theirs was the lot.
- Gen 49:7Cursed be their anger, for it was fierce; and their wrath, for it was cruel: I will divide them in Jacob, and scatter them in Israel.
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