Holman Christian Standard Bible

1 Chronicles 6:57-68 Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

57. Aaron’s sons were given: Hebron (a city of refuge), Libnah and its pasturelands, Jattir, Eshtemoa and its pasturelands,

58. Hilen and its pasturelands, Debir and its pasturelands,

59. Ashan and its pasturelands, and Beth-shemesh and its pasturelands.

60. From the tribe of Benjamin they were given Geba and its pasturelands, Alemeth and its pasturelands, and Anathoth and its pasturelands. They had 13 towns in all among their families.

61. To the rest of the Kohathites, 10 towns from half the tribe of Manasseh were assigned by lot.

62. The Gershomites were assigned 13 towns from the tribes of Issachar, Asher, Naphtali, and Manasseh in Bashan according to their families.

63. The Merarites were assigned by lot 12 towns from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun according to their families.

64. So the Israelites gave these towns and their pasturelands to the Levites.

65. They assigned by lot the towns named above from the tribes of the Judahites, Simeonites, and Benjaminites.

66. Some of the families of the Kohathites were given towns from the tribe of Ephraim for their territory:

67. Shechem (a city of refuge) with its pasturelands in the hill country of Ephraim, Gezer and its pasturelands,

68. Jokmeam and its pasturelands, Beth-horon and its pasturelands,