1 Chronicles 6:67

King James Version:

(The Lord speaking is red text)

And they gave unto them, [of] the cities of refuge, Shechem in mount Ephraim with her suburbs; [they gave] also Gezer with her suburbs,

Complete Jewish Bible:

They gave them the city of refuge Sh'khem in the hills of Efrayim with the surrounding open land, also Gezer with the surrounding open land,

Berean Standard Bible:

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

American Standard Version:

And they gave unto them the cities of refuge, Shechem in the hill-country of Ephraim with its suburbs; Gezer also with its suburbs,

KJV with Strong’s Numbers:

And they gave{H5414} unto them, of the cities{H5892} of refuge{H4733}, Shechem{H7927} in mount{H2022} Ephraim{H669} with her suburbs{H4054}; they gave also Gezer{H1507} with her suburbs{H4054},

Cross-References (KJV):

Joshua 21:21

  • For they gave them Shechem with her suburbs in mount Ephraim, [to be] a city of refuge for the slayer; and Gezer with her suburbs,

Joshua 16:10

  • And they drave not out the Canaanites that dwelt in Gezer: but the Canaanites dwell among the Ephraimites unto this day, and serve under tribute.

Genesis 33:18

  • And Jacob came to Shalem, a city of Shechem, which [is] in the land of Canaan, when he came from Padanaram; and pitched his tent before the city.

Joshua 20:7

  • ¶ And they appointed Kedesh in Galilee in mount Naphtali, and Shechem in mount Ephraim, and Kirjatharba, which [is] Hebron, in the mountain of Judah.

Joshua 12:12

  • The king of Eglon, one; the king of Gezer, one;

1 Kings 9:16

  • [For] Pharaoh king of Egypt had gone up, and taken Gezer, and burnt it with fire, and slain the Canaanites that dwelt in the city, and given it [for] a present unto his daughter, Solomon's wife.

Genesis 35:4

  • And they gave unto Jacob all the strange gods which [were] in their hand, and [all their] earrings which [were] in their ears; and Jacob hid them under the oak which [was] by Shechem.

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Commentary for 1 Chronicles 6:67

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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:

Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)

  1. Strong's Number: H5414
    There are 1816 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: נָתַן
    Transliteration: nâthan
    Pronunciation: naw-than'
    Description: a primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.); add, apply, appoint, ascribe, assign, [idiom] avenge, [idiom] be (healed), bestow, bring (forth, hither), cast, cause, charge, come, commit, consider, count, [phrase] cry, deliver (up), direct, distribute, do, [idiom] doubtless, [idiom] without fail, fasten, frame, [idiom] get, give (forth, over, up), grant, hang (up), [idiom] have, [idiom] indeed, lay (unto charge, up), (give) leave, lend, let (out), [phrase] lie, lift up, make, [phrase] O that, occupy, offer, ordain, pay, perform, place, pour, print, [idiom] pull, put (forth), recompense, render, requite, restore, send (out), set (forth), shew, shoot forth (up), [phrase] sing, [phrase] slander, strike, (sub-) mit, suffer, [idiom] surely, [idiom] take, thrust, trade, turn, utter, [phrase] weep, [phrase] willingly, [phrase] withdraw, [phrase] would (to) God, yield.
  2. Strong's Number: H5892
    There are 937 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: עִיר
    Transliteration: ʻîyr
    Pronunciation: eer
    Description: or (in the plural) עָר; or עָיַר; (Judges 10:4), from עוּר; a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post); Ai (from margin), city, court (from margin), town.
  3. Strong's Number: H4733
    There are 20 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: מִקְלָט
    Transliteration: miqlâṭ
    Pronunciation: mik-lawt'
    Description: from קָלַט in the sense of taking in; an asylum (as a receptacle); refuge.
  4. Strong's Number: H7927
    There are 54 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: שְׁכֶם
    Transliteration: Shᵉkem
    Pronunciation: shek-em'
    Description: the same as שְׁכֶם; ridge; Shekem, a place in Palestine; Shechem.
  5. Strong's Number: H2022
    There are 485 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: הַר
    Transliteration: har
    Pronunciation: har
    Description: a shortened form of הָרָר; a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively); hill (country), mount(-ain), [idiom] promotion.
  6. Strong's Number: H669
    There are 313 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: אֶפְרַיִם
    Transliteration: ʼEphrayim
    Pronunciation: ef-rah'-yim
    Description: dual of masculine form of אֶפְרָת; double fruit; Ephrajim, a son of Joseph; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory; Ephraim, Ephraimites.
  7. Strong's Number: H4054
    There are 67 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: מִגְרָשׁ
    Transliteration: migrâsh
    Pronunciation: mig-rawsh'
    Description: also (in plural) feminine (Ezekiel 27:28) מִגְרָשָׁה; from גָּרַשׁ; a suburb (i.e. open country whither flocks are driven from pasture); hence, the area around abuilding, or the margin of the sea; cast out, suburb.
  8. Strong's Number: H1507
    There are 14 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: גֶּזֶר
    Transliteration: Gezer
    Pronunciation: gheh'-zer
    Description: the same as גֶּזֶר; Gezer, a place in Palestine; Gazer, Gezer.