1 Chronicles 6:54-80

Modern English Version

⁵⁴ And these are their dwelling places according to their walled settlements in their territory, for they were given to them, namely to the sons of Aaron and to the families of the Kohathites, by lot.

⁵⁵ They gave them Hebron in the land of Judah, and its surrounding outlands. ⁵⁶ But the open fields of the city, and its villages, they gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh.

⁵⁷ To the sons of Aaron they gave the cities of Judah with the cities of refuge: Hebron and Libnah with its outlands, Jattir and Eshtemoa with their outlands, ⁵⁸ Hilen with its outlands, Debir with its outlands, ⁵⁹ Ashan with its outlands, and Beth Shemesh with its outlands. ⁶⁰ From the tribe of Benjamin, they gave Geba with its outlands, Alemeth with its outlands, and Anathoth with its outlands.

All their cities throughout their families were thirteen.

⁶¹ To the sons of Kohath, those remaining from the family of that tribe, they gave ten cities by lot from half the tribe of Manasseh.

⁶² To the sons of Gershon, throughout their families, they gave from the tribe of Issachar, from the tribe of Asher, from the tribe of Naphtali, and from the tribe of Manasseh in Bashan, thirteen cities in all.

⁶³ To the sons of Merari, throughout their families, they gave by lot from the tribe of Reuben, from the tribe of Gad, and from the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities in all.

⁶⁴ Thus, the sons of Israel gave cities with their outlands to the Levites. ⁶⁵ They gave by lot from the tribe of the sons of Judah, and from the tribe of the sons of Simeon, and from the tribe of the sons of Benjamin, these cities, which are called by their names.

⁶⁶ Then some from the families of the sons of Kohath received cities for their territory from the tribe of Ephraim.

⁶⁷ They gave to them with the cities of refuge: Shechem in the mountains of Ephraim with its outlands, Gezer with its outlands, ⁶⁸ Jokmeam with its outlands, Beth Horon with its outlands, ⁶⁹ Aijalon with its outlands, and Gath Rimmon with its outlands.

⁷⁰ Also the half-tribe of Manasseh gave Aner with its outlands and Bileam with its outlands for the remaining family of the sons of Kohath.

⁷¹ To the sons of Gershom, the family of the half-tribe of Manasseh gave Golan in Bashan with its outlands and Ashtaroth with its outlands.

⁷² From the tribe of Issachar, they received Kedesh with its outlands, Daberath with its outlands, ⁷³ Ramoth with its outlands, and Anem with its outlands.

⁷⁴ From the tribe of Asher, they received Mashal with its outlands, Abdon with its outlands, ⁷⁵ Hukok with its outlands, and Rehob with its outlands.

⁷⁶ From the tribe of Naphtali, they received Kedesh in Galilee with its outlands, Hammon with its outlands, and Kiriathaim with its outlands.

⁷⁷ To the remaining sons of Merari, the tribe of Zebulun gave Rimmono with its outlands and Tabor with its outlands.

⁷⁸ Then on the other side of the Jordan opposite Jericho, to the east of the Jordan, from the tribe of Reuben they were given Bezer in the wilderness with its outlands, Jahzah with its outlands, ⁷⁹ Kedemoth with its outlands, and Mephaath with its outlands.

⁸⁰ And from the tribe of Gad, they received Ramoth in Gilead with its outlands, Mahanaim with its outlands,