Joshua 21:40

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

So all the cities allotted to the Merarite families, that is, the remainder of the Levite families, were twelve cities.

Cross References

Joshua 21:39

Heshbon, and Jazer; four cities in all, each with its pasturelands (suburbs).

Joshua 21:41

The cities of the Levites in the midst of the possession of the Israelites were forty-eight cities in all, with their pasturelands (suburbs).

Joshua 21:7

The Merarites received according to their families from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun twelve cities.