Joshua 21:9 - Easy To Read Version

⁹ These are the names of the towns that were in the areas that belonged to Judah and Simeon.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁹ And they gave out of the tribe of the children of Judah, and out of the tribe of the children of Simeon, these cities which are here mentioned by name,

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁹ They gave from the tribes of Judah and Simeon the cities here mentioned by name,

American Standard Version (1901)

⁹ And they gave out of the tribe of the children of Judah, and out of the tribe of the children of Simeon, these cities which are here mentioned by name:

Common English Bible

⁹ They gave the following cities, identified here by name, from the tribe of the Judahites and the tribe of the Simeonites.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁹ From the tribes of the sons of Judah and Simeon, Joshua gave cities, whose names are these:

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁹ Of the tribes of the children of Juda and of Simeon Josue gave cities, whose names are these:

Joshua 21:9 Cross References

1 Chronicles 6:39

Heman’s relative was Asaph. Asaph served by Heman’s right side. Asaph was Berekiah’s son. Berekiah’s was Shimea’s son.

1 Chronicles 6:65

All those cities came from the family groups of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin. They decided which Levite family got which city by throwing lots. {\cf2\super [69]}

2 Chronicles 31:15

Eden, Miniamin, Jeshua, Shemaiah, Amariah, and Shecaniah helped Kore. Those men served faithfully in the towns where the priests were living. They gave the collection of things to their relatives in each group of priests. They gave the same things to the more important people and to the less important.

Joshua 21:10

The first choice of towns was given to Levites from the Kohath family.

Joshua 21:4

The Kohath family were descendants of Aaron the priest from the family group of Levi. Part of the Kohath family was given 13 towns in the areas that belonged to Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin.

Joshua 21:8

So the people of Israel gave the Levite people these towns and the fields around them, just like the Lord had told Moses.