And they appointed Kedesh in Galilee in mount Naph´tali, and Shechem in mount E´phra-im, and Kir´jath–ar´ba, which is Hebron, in the mountain of Judah.
And among the cities which ye shall give unto the Levites there shall be six cities for refuge, which ye shall appoint for the manslayer, that he may flee thither: and to them ye shall add forty and two cities.
if thou shalt keep all these commandments to do them, which I command thee this day, to love the Lord thy God, and to walk ever in his ways; then shalt thou add three cities more for thee, beside these three:
And unto Caleb the son of Jephun´neh he gave a part among the children of Judah, according to the commandment of the Lord to Joshua, even the city of Arba the father of Anak, which city is Hebron.
And on the other side Jordan by Jericho eastward, they assigned Bezer in the wilderness upon the plain out of the tribe of Reuben, and Ramoth in Gil´e-ad out of the tribe of Gad, and Golan in Bashan out of the tribe of Manas´seh.
And out of the tribe of Naph´tali, Kedesh in Galilee with her suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Ham´moth–dor with her suburbs, and Kartan with her suburbs; three cities.
And Joshua gathered all the tribes of Israel to Shechem, and called for the elders of Israel, and for their heads, and for their judges, and for their officers; and they presented themselves before God.
And Abim´elech the son of Jerubba´al went to Shechem unto his mother's brethren, and communed with them, and with all the family of the house of his mother's father, saying,