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Douay-Rheims Bible

Joshua 21:15

And Holon, and Dabir,

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Debir;   Hilen;   Levites;   Priest;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Aaronites;   Debir;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Levite;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Judah, Tribe of;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Debir (1);   Hilen;   Holon;   Judah;   Levi;   Mary, the Virgin;   Priest;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Debir;   Hilen;   Holon;   Joshua, the Book of;   Kohathites;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Beth-Shemesh;   Debir;   Holon;   Joshua;   Numbers, Book of;   Priests and Levites;   Suburb;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Debir ;   Hilen ;   Kohath, Kohathites ;   Levites ;   Refuge, Cities of;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Dehir;   Smith Bible Dictionary - De'bir;   Ho'lon;   Priest;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Priesthood, the;   Conquest of Canaan;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Debir (2);   Hilen;   Holon;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Debir;   Holon;   Kirjath-Sepher;   Levi ;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Holon with its pasturelands, Debir with its pasturelands,
Hebrew Names Version
and Holon with its suburbs, and Devir with its suburbs,
King James Version
And Holon with her suburbs, and Debir with her suburbs,
Lexham English Bible
Holon and its pasturelands, Debir and its pasturelands,
English Standard Version
Holon with its pasturelands, Debir with its pasturelands,
New Century Version
Holon, Debir,
New English Translation
Holon, Debir,
Amplified Bible
and Holon with its pasture lands and Debir with its pasture lands,
New American Standard Bible
Holon with its pasture lands, Debir with its pasture lands,
Geneva Bible (1587)
And Holon with her suburbes, and Debir with her suburbes,
Legacy Standard Bible
Holon with its pasture lands, and Debir with its pasture lands,
Complete Jewish Bible
Holon with its surrounding open land; D'vir with its surrounding open land;
Darby Translation
and Holon and its suburbs, and Debir and its suburbs,
Easy-to-Read Version
Holon, Debir,
George Lamsa Translation
Halol with its suburbs, Debir with its suburbs,
Good News Translation
Holon, Debir,
Literal Translation
and Holon and its open lands, and Debir and its open lands,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Holon and the suburbes therof, Debir and the suburbes therof,
American Standard Version
and Holon with its suburbs, and Debir with its suburbs,
Bible in Basic English
And Holon with its grass-lands, and Debir with its grass-lands;
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Holon with her suburbes, Dabir with her suburbes:
JPS Old Testament (1917)
and Holon with the open land about it, and Debir with the open land about it;
King James Version (1611)
And Holon with her suburbs, and Debir with her suburbs:
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
and Gella and its suburbs; and Dabir and its suburbs;
English Revised Version
and Holon with her suburbs, and Debir with her suburbs;
Berean Standard Bible
Holon, Debir,
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
and Elon, and Dabir, and Ayn, and Lethan,
Young's Literal Translation
and Holon and its suburbs, and Debir and its suburbs,
Update Bible Version
and Holon with its suburbs, and Debir with its suburbs,
Webster's Bible Translation
And Holon with its suburbs, and Debir with its suburbs,
World English Bible
and Holon with its suburbs, and Debir with its suburbs,
New King James Version
Holon with its common-land, Debir with its common-land,
New Living Translation
Holon, Debir,
New Life Bible
Holon with its fields, Debir with its fields,
New Revised Standard
Holon with its pasture lands, Debir with its pasture lands,
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
and Holon, with her pasture land, and Debir, with her pasture land;
Revised Standard Version
Holon with its pasture lands, Debir with its pasture lands,
New American Standard Bible (1995)
and Holon with its pasture lands and Debir with its pasture lands,

Contextual Overview

9 Of the tribes of the children of Juda and of Simeon Josue gave cities: whose names are these, 10 To the sons of Aaron, of the families of Caath of the race of Levi (for the first lot came out for them) 11 The city of Arbe the father of Enac, which is called Hebron, in the mountain of Juda, and the suburbs thereof round about. 12 But the fields and the villages thereof he had given to Caleb the son of Jephone for his possession. 13 He gave therefore to the children of Aaron the priest, Hebron a city of refuge, and the suburbs thereof, and Lebna with the suburbs thereof, 14 And Jether and Estemo, 15 And Holon, and Dabir, 16 And Ain, and Jeta, and Bethsames, with their suburbs: nine cities out of the two tribes, as hath been said. 17 And out of the tribe of the children of Benjamin, Gabaon, and Gabae, 18 And Anathoth and Almon, with, their suburbs: four cities.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Holon: Joshua 15:51, 1 Chronicles 6:58, Hilen

Debir: Joshua 12:13, Joshua 15:49

Reciprocal: Joshua 10:38 - Debir

Cross-References

Genesis 21:1
And the Lord visited Sara, as he had promised: and fulfilled what he had spoken.
Genesis 21:3
And Abraham called the name of his son, whom Sara bore him, Isaac.
Genesis 21:14
So Abraham rose up in the morning, and taking bread and a bottle of water, put it upon her shoulder, and delivered the boy, and sent her away. And she departed, and wandered in the wilderness of Bersabee.
Genesis 21:22
At the same time Abimelech, and Phicol the general of his army, said to Abraham: God is with thee in all that thou dost.
Genesis 21:25
And he reproved Abimelech for a well of water, which his servants had taken away by force.
2 Kings 3:9
So the king of Israel, and the king of Juda, and the king of Edom, went, and they fetched a compass of seven days journey, and there was no water for the army, and for the beasts, that followed them.
Psalms 63:1
(62-1) <A psalm of David while he was in the desert of Edom.> (62-2) O God, my God, to thee do I watch at break of day. For thee my soul hath thirsted; for thee my flesh, O how many ways!
Isaiah 44:12
The smith hath wrought with his file, with coals, and with hammers he hath formed it, and hath wrought with the strength of his arm: he shall hunger and faint, he shall drink no water, and shall be weary.
Jeremiah 14:3
The great ones sent their inferiors to the water: they came to draw, they found no water, they carried back their vessels empty: they were confounded and afflicted, and covered their heads.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And Holon with her suburbs,.... :-;

and Debir with her suburbs; :-.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The thirteen priestly cities (see the marginal references) were all in the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin. Thus, as Calvin remarks, God so overruled it that the priestly families were placed upon the spot which He had determined before hand to choose as the site of His temple.


 
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