1 Chronicles 6:58-60
Good News Translation
57-59 The following towns were assigned to Aaron's descendants: Hebron, a city of refuge,[a] Jattir, and the towns of Libnah, Eshtemoa, Hilen, Debir, Ashan, and Beth Shemesh, with their pasture lands. 60 In the territory of Benjamin they were assigned the following towns with their pasture lands: Geba, Alemeth, and Anathoth. This made a total of thirteen towns for all their families to live in.
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- 1 Chronicles 6:57 If anyone accidentally killed someone, he could escape to one of these cities and be safe from revenge (see Js 20.1-9).
1 Chronicles 6:58-60
King James Version
58 And Hilen with her suburbs, Debir with her suburbs,
59 And Ashan with her suburbs, and Bethshemesh with her suburbs:
60 And out of the tribe of Benjamin; Geba with her suburbs, and Alemeth with her suburbs, and Anathoth with her suburbs. All their cities throughout their families were thirteen cities.
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