Joshua 21:23
“And out of the tribe of Dan, Eltekeh with her suburbs, Gibbethon with her suburbs,”
Joshua 21:23 in 7 translations
- KJVKing James Version
- And out of the tribe of Dan, Eltekeh with her suburbs, Gibbethon with her suburbs,
- DRADouay–Rheims
- And of the tribe of Dan, Eltheco and Gabathon,
- ASVAmerican Standard Version
- And out of the tribe of Dan, Elteke with its suburbs, Gibbethon with its suburbs,
- DARBYDarby
- and out of the tribe of Dan, Eltekeh and its suburbs, Gibbethon and its suburbs,
- WEBThe World English Bible
- Out of the tribe of Dan, Elteke with its suburbs, Gibbethon with its suburbs,
- YLTYoung's Literal Translation
- And out of the tribe of Dan, Eltekeh and its suburbs, Gibbethon and its suburbs,
- BPVBiblePics Version
- From the tribe of Dan, they gave Eltekeh and its pasturelands, Gibbethon and its pasturelands,
Context: Joshua 21
21For they gave them Shechem with her suburbs in mount Ephraim, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Gezer with her suburbs,
22And Kibzaim with her suburbs, and Bethhoron with her suburbs; four cities.
23And out of the tribe of Dan, Eltekeh with her suburbs, Gibbethon with her suburbs,
24Aijalon with her suburbs, Gathrimmon with her suburbs; four cities.
25And out of the half tribe of Manasseh, Tanach with her suburbs, and Gathrimmon with her suburbs; two cities.
About Joshua 21: Levitical Cities
Joshua allocates the land of Canaan by lot to the Levites and sets aside cities for them to live in.
Commentary
Joshua 21 is the conclusion of the book of Joshua, and it is a fitting end to the story of the Israelites’ conquest of the Promised Land. In this chapter, the Lord fulfills his promise to give the Israelites the land he had promised them. The Lord commands Joshua to divide the land among the tribes of Israel, and he does so according to the Lord’s instructions. The chapter ends with a list of the cities that were given to each tribe.