1 Chronicles 6:67

Translations

Modern

They were given Shechem (a city of refuge) with its pasturelands in the hill country of Ephraim, and Gezer,

Traditional

And they gave unto them, of the cities of refuge, Shechem in mount Ephraim with her suburbs; they gave also Gezer with her suburbs,

Literal

And they gave to them the cities of refuge, Shechem, and its pasturelands, in the hill country of Ephraim, and also Gezer and its pasturelands,

Latin

Dederunt ergo eis urbes ad confugiendum, Sichem cum suburbanis suis in monte Ephraim, et Gazer cum suburbanis suis,

Original

Hebrew

English

They were given Shechem (a city of refuge) with its pasturelands in the hill country of Ephraim, and Gezer,

Notes

1 Chronicles 6:54–81

The list of Levitical cities comes from Joshua 21. It follows a geographical order, with families grouped by specific areas. This list shows Israel's unity and completeness. It presents the Levites as settled in the land just like the other tribes.

1 Chronicles 6:1–81

This section highlights the importance of the priestly tribe of Levi due to its central position in the genealogical lists.

Theme notes and profiles

Ancestors of Jesus

Related verses

Joshua 21:21
…they were given Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim (a city of refuge for the manslayer), Gezer,
Joshua 20:7
So they set apart Kedesh in Galilee in the hill country of Naphtali, Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim, and Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron) in the hill country of Judah.
Joshua 16:10
But they did not drive out the Canaanites who lived in Gezer. So the Canaanites dwell among the Ephraimites to this day, but they are forced laborers.
Joshua 16:3
Then it descended westward to the border of the Japhletites as far as the border of Lower Beth-horon and on to Gezer, and it ended at the Sea.
1 Kings 9:16
Pharaoh king of Egypt had attacked and captured Gezer. He had set it on fire, killed the Canaanites who lived in the city, and given it as a dowry to his daughter, Solomon’s wife.
Genesis 35:4
So they gave Jacob all their foreign gods and all their earrings, and Jacob buried them under the oak near Shechem.
Genesis 33:18
After Jacob had come from Paddan-aram, he arrived safely at the city of Shechem in the land of Canaan, and he camped just outside the city.
Joshua 12:12
…the king of Eglon, one; the king of Gezer, one;

Parallels

Numbers 35:1–8 Joshua 21:1–45

People

Ephraim: Second son of Joseph, and a tribe of Israel

Places

Gezer: A Canaanite city, conquered by Joshua and later by David Shechem: City in Canaan, later allotted to Ephraim

Glossary

Asher (Tribe) Chronicles, Books of First and Second Chronology of the Bible (Old Testament) Genealogy Kohath, Kohathites Levitical Cities Merari, Merarite

Topics

Levites: Profits From:

1 Chronicles 6:67

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