1 Chronicles 6:54–81

The Settlements of the Levites

⁵⁴These were the places assigned to Aaron’s sons from the Kohathite family for their settlements in their territory, because the first lot was for them. ^g55They ^hwere given Hebron in the land of Judah and its surrounding pasturelands, ⁵⁶but the fields and villages around the city were given to Caleb son of Jephunneh. ⁵⁷Aaron’s sons were given: ⁱ

Hebron (a city of refuge), Libnah and its pasturelands, Jattir, Eshtemoa and its pasturelands, ⁵⁸Hilen ^jand its pasturelands, Debir and its pasturelands, ⁵⁹Ashan and its pasturelands, and Beth-shemesh and its pasturelands. ⁶⁰From 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.

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

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

⁶³The Merarites were assigned by lot 12 towns from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun according to their families. ^l64So the Israelites gave these towns and their pasturelands to the Levites. ^m65They assigned by lot the towns named above ⁿfrom the tribes of the Judahites, Simeonites, and Benjaminites.

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

⁶⁷Shechem (a city of refuge) with its pasturelands in the hill country of Ephraim, Gezer and its pasturelands, ⁶⁸Jokmeam and its pasturelands, Beth-horon and its pasturelands, ⁶⁹Aijalon and its pasturelands, and Gath-rimmon and its pasturelands. ⁷⁰From half the tribe of Manasseh, Aner and its pasturelands, and Bileam and its pasturelands were given to the rest of the families of the Kohathites.

⁷¹The Gershomites received:

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

⁷⁷The rest of the Merarites received:

From the tribe of Zebulun they received Rimmono and its pasturelands and Tabor and its pasturelands. ⁷⁸From the tribe of Reuben across the Jordan at Jericho, to the east of the Jordan, they received Bezer in the desert and its pasturelands, Jahzah and its pasturelands, ⁷⁹Kedemoth and its pasturelands, and Mephaath and its pasturelands. ⁸⁰From the tribe of Gad they received Ramoth in Gilead and its pasturelands, Mahanaim and its pasturelands, ⁸¹Heshbon and its pasturelands, and Jazer and its pasturelands.