8. These cities with their pasture lands the Israelites gave by lot to the Levites, as the Lord had commanded through Moses.
9. From the tribes of the Judahites and Simeonites they gave the following cities
10. and assigned them to the descendants of Aaron in the Kohathite clan of the Levites, since the first lot fell to them:
11. first, Kiriath-arba (Arba was the father of Anak), that is, Hebron, in the mountain region of Judah, with the adjacent pasture lands,
12. although the open country and villages belonging to the city had been given to Caleb, son of Jephunneh, as his holding.
13. Thus to the descendants of Aaron the priest were given the city of refuge for homicides at Hebron, with its pasture lands; also, Libnah with its pasture lands,
14. Jattir with its pasture lands, Eshtemoa with its pasture lands,
15. Holon with its pasture lands, Debir with its pasture lands,
16. Ain with its pasture lands, Juttah with its pasture lands, and Beth-shemesh with its pasture lands: nine cities from these two tribes.
17. From the tribe of Benjamin they obtained Gibeon with its pasture lands, Geba with its pasture lands,
18. Anathoth with its pasture lands, and Almon with its pasture lands: four cities.
19. These cities which with their pasture lands belonged to the priestly descendants of Aaron, were thirteen in all.
20. The rest of the Kohathite clans among the Levites obtained by lot, from the tribe of Ephraim, four cities.
21. They were assigned, with its pasture lands, the city of refuge for homicides at Shechem in the mountain region of Ephraim; also Gezer with its pasture lands,
22. Kibzaim with its pasture lands, and Beth-horon with its pasture lands.
23. From the tribe of Dan they obtained Elteke with its pasture lands, Gibbethon with its pasture lands,