Deuteronomy 19:8

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Israel, the LORD your God has promised that if you obey his laws and teachings I'm giving you, and if you always love him, then he will give you the land he promised your ancestors. When that happens, you must name three more Safe Towns in the new territory.

Cross References

Genesis 28:14

Your descendants will spread over the earth in all directions and will become as numerous as the specks of dust. Your family will be a blessing to all people.

1 Kings 4:21

Solomon ruled every kingdom between the River Euphrates and the land of the Philistines down to Egypt. These kingdoms paid him taxes as long as he lived.

Ezra 4:20

And powerful kings have ruled Western Province from Jerusalem and have collected all kinds of taxes.

Exodus 23:31

I will see that your borders reach from the Red Sea to the River Euphrates and from the Mediterranean Sea to the desert. I will let you defeat the people who live there, and you will force them out of the land.

Exodus 34:24

I will force the nations out of your land and enlarge your borders. Then no one will try to take your property when you come to worship me these three times each year.

Deuteronomy 12:20

The LORD has promised that later on he will give Israel more land, and some of you may not be able to travel all the way from your homes to the place of worship each time you are hungry for meat. But the LORD will give you cattle, sheep, and goats, and you can butcher any of those animals at home and eat as much as you want.

Deuteronomy 19:7

That's why I said there must be three Safe Towns.