1 Chronicles 6:64-81 ▼

64 So the Israelites (God prevails) gave to the Levites these cities and their pasturelands.

65 They assigned by lot the cities named above from the tribes of Judah (praised), Simeon (heard), and Benjamin (son of the right hand).

66 And some of the clans of the Kohathites (assembly) were given cities from the tribe of Ephraim (doubly fruitful) for their territory:

67 They were given Shechem (shoulder) (a city of refuge ) with its pasturelands in the hill country of Ephraim (doubly fruitful), and Gezer (portion),

68 Jokmeam (gathered by the people), Beth-horon (house of hollowness),

69 Aijalon (field of deer), and Gath-rimmon (winepress of the pomegranate), together with their pasturelands.

70 And from the half-tribe of Manasseh (causing to forget) the rest of the clans of the Kohathites (assembly) were given Aner (boy) and Bileam (not of the people), together with their pasturelands.

71 The Gershomites received the following (foreigner): From the clan of the half-tribe of Manasseh (causing to forget) they were given Golan (their captivity) in Bashan (fruitful) and also Ashtaroth (star), together with their pasturelands.

72 From the tribe of Issachar (there is recompense) they were given Kedesh (holy place), Daberath (word),

73 Ramoth (heights), and Anem (fountains), together with their pasturelands.

74 From the tribe of Asher (happy) they were given Mashal (entreaty), Abdon (servile),

75 Hukok (appointed), and Rehob (broad place), together with their pasturelands.

76 And from the tribe of Naphtali (wrestling) they were given Kedesh (holy place) in Galilee (circuit), Hammon (warm springs), and Kiriathaim (two cities), together with their pasturelands.

77 The Merarites (bitter) (the rest of the Levites) received the following: From the tribe of Zebulun (exalted) they were given [Jokneam, Kartah,] Rimmono (pomegranate) and Tabor, together with their pasturelands.

78 From the tribe of Reuben (behold a son) east of the Jordan (flowing down) opposite Jericho (city of palms) they were given Bezer (gold ore) in the wilderness, Jahzah (trodden down) (Jahaz),

79 Kedemoth (eastern), and Mephaath (splendor / height), together with their pasturelands.

80 And from the tribe of Gad (troop) they were given Ramoth (heights) in Gilead (rocky region), Mahanaim (two camps),

81 Heshbon (stronghold), and Jazer (helped), together with their pasturelands.