Joshua 21:9-19

Joshua 21:9-19

[9] And they gave  out of the tribe  of the children  of Judah,  and out of the tribe  of the children  of Simeon,  these cities  which are here mentioned  by name,  [10] Which the children  of Aaron,  being of the families  of the Kohathites,  who were of the children  of Levi,  had: for theirs was the first  lot.  [11] And they gave  the father  of Anak,  which city is Hebron,  in the hill  country of Judah,  with the suburbs  thereof round about  it. [12] But the fields  of the city,  and the villages  thereof, gave  they to Caleb  the son  of Jephunneh  for his possession.  [13] 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,  [14] And Jattir  with her suburbs,  and Eshtemoa  with her suburbs,  [15] And Holon  with her suburbs,  and Debir  with her suburbs,  [16] And Ain  with her suburbs,  and Juttah  with her suburbs,  and Bethshemesh  with her suburbs;  nine  cities  out of those two  tribes.  [17] And out of the tribe  of Benjamin,  Gibeon  with her suburbs,  Geba  with her suburbs,  [18] Anathoth  with her suburbs,  and Almon  with her suburbs;  four  cities.  [19] All the cities  of the children  of Aaron,  the priests,  were thirteen  cities  with their suburbs. 

What does Joshua 21:9-19 Mean?

Contextual Meaning

The Lord spread out the priests" 13towns as follows. Nine were in Judah and Simeon ( Joshua 21:9-16), and four were in Benjamin ( Joshua 21:17-19).