1 Chronicles 6:55 KJV — MannaFest

1 Chronicles 6:55

And they gave them Hebron in the land of Judah, and the suburbs thereof round about it.

KJV

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ASV

to them they gave Hebron in the land of Judah, and the suburbs thereof round about it;

WEB

They were given Hebron in the land of Judah and its surrounding pasturelands.

YLT

and they give to them Hebron in the land of Judah and its suburbs round about it;

DBT

and they gave them Hebron in the land of Judah, and its suburbs round about it;

About this book

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1 Chronicles — A post-exilic retelling of Israel's story through the Davidic line — genealogies from Adam to Saul, then David's reign reframed around temple preparation. The priestly history that answers the exile's question: what does it mean to return?

Author: The Chronicler (traditional — Ezra, per rabbinic tradition)
Date: Post-exilic, c. 450–400 BC

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Joshua 21:11
And they gave them the city of Arba the father of Anak, which city is Hebron, in the hill country of Judah, with the suburbs thereof round about it.
Joshua 14:13
And Joshua blessed him, and gave unto Caleb the son of Jephunneh Hebron for an inheritance.
Judges 1:20
And they gave Hebron unto Caleb, as Moses said: and he expelled thence the three sons of Anak.
Joshua 15:13
And unto Caleb the son of Jephunneh he gave a part among the children of Judah, according to the commandment of the Lord to Joshua, even the city of Arba the father of Anak, which city is Hebron.
Joshua 21:12
But the fields of the city, and the villages thereof, gave they to Caleb the son of Jephunneh for his possession.

Cross-references: OpenBible.info (CC-BY), based on the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

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17 And these be the names of the sons of Gershom; 18 And the sons of Kohath were, Amram, and Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel. And these are the families of the Levites according to their fathers.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

Commentary on Chapter VI 10. The priest's office - So did all the rest, but it is implied that he did it worthily, he filled his place, and valiantly discharged his office in Uzziah's time. Solomon built - In Solomon's temple; so called to distinguish it from the second temple which was built or in building when these books were written.

John Wesley (NT Notes)· Explanatory Notes upon the Bible, 1765evangelical

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