Holy Scripture

1 Chronicles 6:43

A church father on this verse
“There is abundant information in the books of Chronicles which were written to continue the books of the Kings and to preserve the memory of such important events. The first book begins with a genealogy that sets out to demonstrate how the human race came from a single man. Since it focuses only on the single kingdom…”
Theodoret of Cyrus, 5th c. — QUESTIONS ON 1 CHRONICLES, PROLOGUE

Source: Septuagint

Original

43and Jattir and her suburbs, and Debir and her suburbs,

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In context

41But the fields of the city, and its villages, they gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh.

42And to the sons of Aaron they gave the cities of refuge, even Hebron, and Libnah and her suburbs round about, and Hilen and her suburbs, and Eshtemoa and her suburbs,

— 1 Chronicles 6:43 —

44and Ashan and her suburbs, and Beth-shemesh and her suburbs:

45and of the tribe of Benjamin Gibeon and her suburbs, and Alemeth and her suburbs, and Anathoth and her suburbs: all their cities were thirteen cities according to their families.

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