Joshua 21:8

Amplified Bible

The sons of Israel gave by lot to the Levites these cities with their pasture lands, as the Lord had commanded through Moses.

Cross References

Genesis 49:5

¶“Simeon and Levi are brothers [equally headstrong, deceitful, vindictive, and cruel]; Their swords are weapons of violence and revenge. [Gen 34:25-30]

Genesis 49:7

“Cursed be their anger, for it was fierce; And their wrath, for it was cruel. I will divide and disperse them in Jacob, And scatter them in [the midst of the land of] Israel.

Proverbs 16:33

The lot is cast into the lap, But its every decision is from the Lord.

Proverbs 18:18

To cast lots puts an end to quarrels And decides between powerful contenders.

Numbers 32:2

So the sons of Gad and of Reuben came and spoke to Moses, to Eleazar the priest, and to the leaders of the congregation, saying,

Numbers 33:54

You shall inherit the land by lot according to your families; to the large tribe you shall give a larger inheritance, and to the small tribe you shall give a smaller inheritance. Wherever the lot falls to any man, that shall be [the location of] his [inheritance]. According to the tribes of your fathers (ancestors) you shall inherit.

Numbers 35:3

The cities shall be theirs to live in; and their pasture lands shall be for their cattle and for their herds and for all their livestock.

Joshua 18:6

You shall describe the land in seven divisions, and bring the description here to me. I will cast lots for you here before the Lord our God.

Joshua 21:3

So the sons of Israel gave the Levites from their inheritance these [forty-eight] cities and their pasture lands, in accordance with the command of the Lord.

Joshua 21:7

The sons of Merari according to their families received twelve cities from the tribe of Reuben and from the tribe of Gad and from the tribe of Zebulun.

Joshua 21:9

They gave these cities which are mentioned here by name from the tribe of the sons of Judah and from the tribe of the sons of Simeon;