Thus they gave to the children of Aaron the priest Hebron with her suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Libnah with her suburbs,
Libnah, and Ether, and Ashan,
And they appointed Kedesh in Galilee in mount Naphtali, and Shechem in mount Ephraim, and Kirjatharba, which is Hebron, in the mountain of Judah.
And Humtah, and Kirjatharba, which is Hebron, and Zior; nine cities with their villages:
Then Joshua passed from Makkedah, and all Israel with him, to Libnah, and fought against Libnah:
So Rabshakeh returned, and found the king of Assyria warring against Libnah: for he had heard that he was departed from Lachish.
And among the cities which you shall give to the Levites there shall be six cities for refuge, which you shall appoint for the manslayer, that he may flee thither: and to them you shall add forty and two cities.
But the fields of the city, and the villages thereof, gave they to Caleb the son of Jephunneh for his possession.
Yet Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah to this day. Then Libnah revolted at the same time.