1 Chronicles 6:54-81

GOD’S WORD Translation

The Cities Belonging to Levi’s Descendants

⁵⁴ These are the places where Levi’s descendants lived, the places where they settled in the territory chosen for them when lots were drawn:

The ⌞first⌟ lot was drawn for the descendants of Aaron from the family descended from Kohath. ⁵⁵ They were given Hebron in the territory of Judah as well as the pastureland around it, ⁵⁶ but the fields belonging to the city and its villages were given to Caleb, son of Jephunneh. ⁵⁷ Aaron’s descendants were given Hebron as a city of refuge, Libnah with its pastureland, Jattir, Eshtemoa with its pastureland, ⁵⁸ Hilen with its pastureland, Debir with its pastureland, ⁵⁹ Ashan with its pastureland, and Beth Shemesh with its pastureland. ⁶⁰ From the tribe of Benjamin, Aaron’s descendants received Geba with its pastureland, Alemeth with its pastureland, and Anathoth with its pastureland. There was a total of 13 cities for their families.

⁶¹ The rest of Kohath’s descendants received 10 cities chosen by lot from the families of half of the tribe of Manasseh. ⁶² The families of Gershom’s descendants were given 13 cities chosen by lot from the tribes of Issachar, Asher, Naphtali, and ⌞the part of⌟ the tribe of Manasseh that lived in Bashan. ⁶³ The families of Merari’s descendants were given 12 cities chosen by lot from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun.

⁶⁴ So the Israelites gave the Levites the cities with their pasturelands. ⁶⁵ They gave ⌞them⌟ the cities chosen by lot and mentioned here by name from the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin.

⁶⁶ Some of the families of Kohath’s descendants had cities chosen by lot from the tribe of Ephraim. ⁶⁷ They were given these cities of refuge: Shechem with its pastureland in the hills of Ephraim, Gezer with its pastureland, ⁶⁸ Jokmeam with its pastureland, Beth Horon with its pastureland, ⁶⁹ Aijalon with its pastureland, and Gath Rimmon with its pastureland. ⁷⁰ From half of the tribe of Manasseh, they were given Aner with its pastureland and Bileam with its pastureland for the families of the rest of Kohath’s descendants.

⁷¹ Gershom’s descendants received Golan in Bashan with its pastureland and Ashtaroth with its pastureland from the families of half of the tribe of Manasseh. ⁷² From the tribe of Issachar, they received Kedesh with its pastureland, Daberath with its pastureland, ⁷³ Ramoth with its pastureland, and Anem with its pastureland. ⁷⁴ From the tribe of Asher, they received Mashal with its pastureland, Abdon with its pastureland, ⁷⁵ Hukok with its pastureland, and Rehob with its pastureland. ⁷⁶ From the tribe of Naphtali, they received Kedesh in Galilee with its pastureland, Hammon with its pastureland, and Kiriathaim with its pastureland.

⁷⁷ The rest of Merari’s descendants received Rimmono with its pastureland and Tabor with its pastureland from the tribe of Zebulun. ⁷⁸ From the tribe of Reuben,^[a] Merari’s descendants received land east of the Jordan River and across from Jericho: Bezer in the wilderness with its pastureland, Jahzah with its pastureland, ⁷⁹ Kedemoth with its pastureland and Mephaath with its pastureland. ⁸⁰ From the tribe of Gad, they received Ramoth in Gilead with its pastureland, Mahanaim with its pastureland, ⁸¹ Heshbon with its pastureland, and Jazer with its pastureland.