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id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/1_chronicles/6.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/1_chronicles/6.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />from the tribe of Reuben across the Jordan east of Jericho they received Bezer in the wilderness, Jahzah,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/1_chronicles/6.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />From the territory of Reuben, east of the Jordan River opposite Jericho, they received Bezer (a desert town), Jahaz,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/1_chronicles/6.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />and beyond the Jordan at Jericho, on the east side of the Jordan, out of the tribe of Reuben: Bezer in the wilderness with its pasturelands, Jahzah with its pasturelands,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/1_chronicles/6.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />From the tribe of Reuben east of the Jordan opposite Jericho they were given Bezer in the wilderness, Jahzah,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/1_chronicles/6.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And on the other side Jordan by Jericho, on the east side of Jordan, <i>were given them</i> out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer in the wilderness with her suburbs, and Jahzah with her suburbs,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/1_chronicles/6.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And on the other side of the Jordan, across from Jericho, on the east side of the Jordan, <i>they were given</i> from the tribe of Reuben: Bezer in the wilderness with its common-lands, Jahzah with its common-lands,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/1_chronicles/6.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />and beyond the Jordan at Jericho, on the east side of the Jordan, <i>were given them,</i> from the tribe of Reuben: Bezer in the wilderness with its pasture lands, Jahzah with its pasture lands,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/1_chronicles/6.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />and beyond the Jordan at Jericho, on the east side of the Jordan, were given them, from the tribe of Reuben: Bezer in the wilderness with its pasture lands, Jahzah with its pasture lands,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/1_chronicles/6.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />and beyond the Jordan at Jericho, on the east side of the Jordan, <i>were given them,</i> from the tribe of Reuben: Bezer in the wilderness with its pasture lands, Jahzah with its pasture lands,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/1_chronicles/6.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />and beyond the Jordan at Jericho, on the east side of the Jordan, <i>were given them</i>, from the tribe of Reuben: Bezer in the wilderness with its pasture lands, Jahzah with its pasture lands,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/1_chronicles/6.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />and on the other side of the Jordan at Jericho, on the east side of the Jordan <i>the Levites were given,</i> from the tribe of Reuben: Bezer in the wilderness and Jahzah with their pasture lands,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/1_chronicles/6.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />From the tribe of Reuben across the Jordan at Jericho, to the east of the Jordan, they received Bezer in the desert and its pasturelands, Jahzah and its pasturelands,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/1_chronicles/6.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />From the tribe of Reuben across the Jordan at Jericho, to the east of the Jordan, they received Bezer in the desert and its pasturelands, Jahzah and its pasturelands, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/1_chronicles/6.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />and beyond the Jordan at Jericho, on the east side of the Jordan, were given them, out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer in the wilderness with its suburbs, and Jahzah with its suburbs,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/1_chronicles/6.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />and beyond the Jordan at Jericho, on the east side of Jordan, were given them, out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer in the wilderness with her suburbs, and Jahzah with her suburbs,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/1_chronicles/6.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />From the tribe of Reuben, Merari's descendants received land east of the Jordan River and across from Jericho: Bezer in the wilderness with its pastureland, Jahzah with its pastureland, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/1_chronicles/6.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />In the territory of Reuben, east of the Jordan River beyond Jericho: Bezer on the plateau, Jahzah, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/1_chronicles/6.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />across the Jordan from Jericho, that is, on the east side of the Jordan, from the tribe of Reuben were allotted Bezer in the steppe with its surrounding suburbs, Jahzah with its surrounding suburbs, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/1_chronicles/6.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />From the tribe of Reuben east of the Jordan opposite Jericho they were given Bezer in the wilderness, Jahzah,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/1_chronicles/6.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Within the territory of the tribe of Reuben across the Jordan River east of Jericho: Bezer in the desert and its pasturelands, Jahzah and its pasturelands,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/1_chronicles/6.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />And beyond the Jordan at Jericho, on the east side of the Jordan, were given them, out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer in the wilderness with its suburbs, and Jahzah with its suburbs,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/1_chronicles/6.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And on the other side of Jordan by Jericho, on the east side of Jordan, were given them out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer in the wilderness with its suburbs, and Jahzah with its suburbs,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/1_chronicles/6.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />and beyond the Jordan at Jericho, on the east side of the Jordan, were given them out of the tribe of Reuben: Bezer in the wilderness with its pasture lands, Jahzah with its pasture lands, <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/1_chronicles/6.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and from beyond the Jordan by Jericho, at the east of the Jordan, from the tribe of Reuben: Bezer in the wilderness and its outskirts, and Jahzah and its outskirts,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/1_chronicles/6.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and from beyond the Jordan by Jericho, at the east of the Jordan, from the tribe of Reuben, Bezer in the wilderness and its suburbs, and Jahzah and its suburbs,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/1_chronicles/6.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And from beyond Jordan of Jericho to the sunrising of Jordan, from the tribe of Reuben, Bezer in the desert and her areas, and Jahzah and her areas,<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/1_chronicles/6.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Beyond the Jordan also over against Jericho, on the east side of the Jordan, out of the tribe of Ruben, Bosor in the wilderness with its suburbs, and Jassa with its suburbs; <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/1_chronicles/6.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />and also, across the Jordan opposite Jericho, facing the east of the Jordan, from the tribe of Reuben: Bezer in the wilderness with its suburbs, and Jahzah with its suburbs;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/1_chronicles/6.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Across the Jordan at Jericho (that is, east of the Jordan) they received from the tribe of Reuben: Bezer in the desert with its pasture lands, Jahzah with its pasture lands,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/1_chronicles/6.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />and across the Jordan from Jericho, on the east side of the Jordan, out of the tribe of Reuben: Bezer in the steppe with its pasture lands, Jahzah with its pasture lands,<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/1_chronicles/6.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And on the other side of the Jordan by Jericho, on the east side of the Jordan, were given them out of the tribe of Reuben: Bozer in the wilderness with its suburbs, Mepophat with its suburbs, Jahaz with its suburbs.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/1_chronicles/6.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And at the crossing of Jordan of Yerikho, from the east of the Jordan, from the tribe of the house of Rubil: Butsar in the wilderness and its hamlets, Mepuphath and its hamlets, Yahats and its hamlets<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/1_chronicles/6.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />and beyond the Jordan at Jericho, on the east side of the Jordan, were given them, out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer in the wilderness with the open land about it, and Jahaz with the open land about it,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/1_chronicles/6.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />out of <i>the country</i> beyond Jordan; Jericho westward of Jordan: out of the tribe of Ruben; Bosor in the wilderness and her suburbs, and Jasa and her suburbs,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/1_chronicles/6-78.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/wtNNY-qpWWI?start=2125" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/1_chronicles/6.htm">Territories for the Levites</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">77</span>The Merarites (the rest of the Levites) received the following: From the tribe of Zebulun they were given Rimmono and Tabor, together with their pasturelands. <span class="reftext">78</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/4294.htm" title="4294: mim·maṭ·ṭêh (Prep-m:: N-msc) -- Or mattah; from natah; a branch; figuratively, a tribe; also a rod, whether for chastising, ruling, throwing, or walking.">From the tribe</a> <a href="/hebrew/7205.htm" title="7205: rə·’ū·ḇên (N-proper-ms) -- From the imperative of ra'ah and ben; see ye a son; Reuben, a son of Jacob.">of Reuben</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5676.htm" title="5676: ū·mê·‘ê·ḇer (Conj-w, Prep-m:: N-msc) -- Region across or beyond, side. From abar; properly, a region across; but used only adverbially on the opposite side."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4217.htm" title="4217: lə·miz·raḥ (Prep-l:: N-msc) -- Place of sunrise, the east. From zarach; sunrise, i.e. The east.">east</a> <a href="/hebrew/3383.htm" title="3383: lə·yar·dên (Prep-l:: N-proper-fs) -- The principal river of Pal. From yarad; a descender; Jarden, the principal river of Palestine.">of the Jordan</a> <a href="/hebrew/3405.htm" title="3405: yə·rê·ḥōw (N-proper-fs) -- Or Yrechow; or variation Yriychoh; perhaps from yareach; its month; or else from ruwach; fragrant; Jericho or Jerecho, a place in Palestine.">opposite Jericho</a> <a href="/hebrew/3383.htm" title="3383: hay·yar·dên (Art:: N-proper-fs) -- The principal river of Pal. From yarad; a descender; Jarden, the principal river of Palestine."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1221.htm" title="1221: be·ṣer (N-proper-fs) -- The same as betser, an inaccessible spot; Betser, a place in Palestine; also an Israelite.">they were given Bezer</a> <a href="/hebrew/4057.htm" title="4057: bam·miḏ·bār (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- A pasture, a desert, speech. From dabar in the sense of driving; a pasture; by implication, a desert; also speech.">in the wilderness,</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’eṯ- (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4054.htm" title="4054: miḡ·rā·še·hā (N-mpc:: 3fs) -- Also feminine migrashah; from garash; a suburb; hence, the area around a building, or the margin of the sea."></a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’eṯ- (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3096.htm" title="3096: yah·ṣāh (N-proper-fs:: 3fs) -- Or Yahtsah; or Yahtsah; from an unused root meaning to stamp; perhaps threshing-floor; Jahats or Jahtsah, a place East of the Jordan.">Jahzah,</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’eṯ- (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4054.htm" title="4054: miḡ·rā·še·hā (N-mpc:: 3fs) -- Also feminine migrashah; from garash; a suburb; hence, the area around a building, or the margin of the sea."></a> </span><span class="reftext">79</span>Kedemoth, and Mephaath, together with their pasturelands.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/21-32.htm">Joshua 21:32</a></span><br />And from the tribe of Naphtali they were given Kedesh in Galilee (a city of refuge for the manslayer), Hammoth-dor, and Kartan—three cities, together with their pasturelands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/21-27.htm">Joshua 21:27-33</a></span><br />This is what the Levite clans of the Gershonites were given: From the half-tribe of Manasseh they were given Golan in Bashan, a city of refuge for the manslayer, and Beeshterah—two cities, together with their pasturelands. / From the tribe of Issachar they were given Kishion, Daberath, / Jarmuth, and En-gannim—four cities, together with their pasturelands. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/35-6.htm">Numbers 35:6-8</a></span><br />Six of the cities you give the Levites are to be appointed as cities of refuge, to which a manslayer may flee. In addition to these, give the Levites forty-two other cities. / The total number of cities you give the Levites will be forty-eight, with their corresponding pasturelands. / The cities that you apportion from the territory of the Israelites should be given to the Levites in proportion to the inheritance of each tribe: more from a larger tribe and less from a smaller one.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/4-41.htm">Deuteronomy 4:41-43</a></span><br />Then Moses set aside three cities across the Jordan to the east / to which a manslayer could flee after killing his neighbor unintentionally without prior malice. To save one’s own life, he could flee to one of these cities: / Bezer in the wilderness on the plateau belonging to the Reubenites, Ramoth in Gilead belonging to the Gadites, or Golan in Bashan belonging to the Manassites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/20-7.htm">Joshua 20:7-9</a></span><br />So they set apart Kedesh in Galilee in the hill country of Naphtali, Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim, and Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron) in the hill country of Judah. / And beyond the Jordan, east of Jericho, they designated Bezer on the wilderness plateau from the tribe of Reuben, Ramoth in Gilead from the tribe of Gad, and Golan in Bashan from the tribe of Manasseh. / These are the cities appointed for all the Israelites and foreigners among them, so that anyone who kills a person unintentionally may flee there and not die by the hand of the avenger of blood prior to standing trial before the assembly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/6-54.htm">1 Chronicles 6:54-81</a></span><br />Now these were the territories assigned to the descendants of Aaron from the Kohathite clan for their settlements, because the first lot fell to them: / They were given Hebron in the land of Judah and its surrounding pasturelands. / But the fields and villages around the city were given to Caleb son of Jephunneh. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/6-66.htm">1 Chronicles 6:66-70</a></span><br />And some of the clans of the Kohathites were given cities from the tribe of Ephraim for their territory: / They were given Shechem (a city of refuge) with its pasturelands in the hill country of Ephraim, and Gezer, / Jokmeam, Beth-horon, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/6-71.htm">1 Chronicles 6:71-76</a></span><br />The Gershomites received the following: From the clan of the half-tribe of Manasseh they were given Golan in Bashan and also Ashtaroth, together with their pasturelands. / From the tribe of Issachar they were given Kedesh, Daberath, / Ramoth, and Anem, together with their pasturelands. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/6-77.htm">1 Chronicles 6:77-81</a></span><br />The Merarites (the rest of the Levites) received the following: From the tribe of Zebulun they were given Rimmono and Tabor, together with their pasturelands. / From the tribe of Reuben east of the Jordan opposite Jericho they were given Bezer in the wilderness, Jahzah, / Kedemoth, and Mephaath, together with their pasturelands. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/6-62.htm">1 Chronicles 6:62</a></span><br />The Gershomites, according to their clans, were allotted thirteen cities from the tribes of Issachar, Asher, Naphtali, and Manasseh in Bashan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/6-64.htm">1 Chronicles 6:64</a></span><br />So the Israelites gave to the Levites these cities and their pasturelands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/6-65.htm">1 Chronicles 6:65</a></span><br />They assigned by lot the cities named above from the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/6-60.htm">1 Chronicles 6:60</a></span><br />And from the tribe of Benjamin they were given Gibeon, Geba, Alemeth, and Anathoth, together with their pasturelands. So they had thirteen cities in all among their families.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/6-61.htm">1 Chronicles 6:61</a></span><br />To the rest of the Kohathites, ten cities were allotted from the half-tribe of Manasseh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/7-11.htm">Hebrews 7:11-17</a></span><br />Now if perfection could have been attained through the Levitical priesthood (for on this basis the people received the law), why was there still need for another priest to appear—one in the order of Melchizedek and not in the order of Aaron? / For when the priesthood is changed, the law must be changed as well. / He of whom these things are said belonged to a different tribe, from which no one has ever served at the altar. ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And on the other side Jordan by Jericho, on the east side of Jordan, were given them out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer in the wilderness with her suburbs, and Jahzah with her suburbs,</p><p class="hdg">Bezer.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/4-41.htm">Deuteronomy 4:41-43</a></b></br> Then Moses severed three cities on this side Jordan toward the sunrising; … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joshua/20-8.htm">Joshua 20:8</a></b></br> And on the other side Jordan by Jericho eastward, they assigned Bezer in the wilderness upon the plain out of the tribe of Reuben, and Ramoth in Gilead out of the tribe of Gad, and Golan in Bashan out of the tribe of Manasseh.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joshua/21-36.htm">Joshua 21:36</a></b></br> And out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer with her suburbs, and Jahazah with her suburbs,</p><p class="hdg">Jahzah.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_chronicles/6-78.htm">1 Chronicles 6:78</a></b></br> And on the other side Jordan by Jericho, on the east side of Jordan, <i>were given them</i> out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer in the wilderness with her suburbs, and Jahzah with her suburbs,</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joshua/13-18.htm">Joshua 13:18</a></b></br> And Jahazah, and Kedemoth, and Mephaath,</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/48-21.htm">Jeremiah 48:21</a></b></br> And judgment is come upon the plain country; upon Holon, and upon Jahazah, and upon Mephaath,</p><p class="hdg">Jahazah.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/joshua/21-36.htm">Bezer</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/5-9.htm">Desert</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/5-10.htm">East</a> <a href="/judges/11-20.htm">Jahaz</a> <a href="/joshua/21-36.htm">Jahzah</a> <a href="/2_kings/25-5.htm">Jericho</a> <a href="/2_kings/10-33.htm">Jordan</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/6-76.htm">Lands</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/6-77.htm">Open</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/6-76.htm">Outskirts</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/6-77.htm">Pasture</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/6-77.htm">Received</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/6-63.htm">Reuben</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/5-10.htm">Side</a> <a href="/job/39-6.htm">Steppe</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/6-77.htm">Suburbs</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/6-77.htm">Tribe</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/5-9.htm">Waste</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/5-9.htm">Wilderness</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_chronicles/7-37.htm">Bezer</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/21-29.htm">Desert</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/7-28.htm">East</a> <a href="/isaiah/15-4.htm">Jahaz</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-21.htm">Jahzah</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/19-5.htm">Jericho</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/12-15.htm">Jordan</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/6-79.htm">Lands</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/6-79.htm">Open</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/6-79.htm">Outskirts</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/6-79.htm">Pasture</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/6-80.htm">Received</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/12-37.htm">Reuben</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/9-18.htm">Side</a> <a href="/job/39-6.htm">Steppe</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/6-79.htm">Suburbs</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/6-80.htm">Tribe</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/17-9.htm">Waste</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/12-8.htm">Wilderness</a><div class="vheading2">1 Chronicles 6</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_chronicles/6-1.htm">The sons of Levi.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_chronicles/6-4.htm">The line of Eleazar unto the captivity.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_chronicles/6-16.htm">The families of Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">49. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_chronicles/6-49.htm">The office of Aaron, and his line unto Ahimaaz.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">54. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_chronicles/6-54.htm">The cities of the priests and Levites.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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Reuben's tribe settled on the east side of the Jordan River, which was a decision made during the time of Moses (Numbers 32). This location was chosen because of its suitability for livestock, which was a primary occupation of the Reubenites. The tribe's history is marked by a lack of significant leadership and influence compared to other tribes, fulfilling Jacob's prophecy in <a href="/genesis/49-4.htm">Genesis 49:4</a> about Reuben's instability.<p><b>east of the Jordan</b><br>The phrase "east of the Jordan" refers to the Transjordan region, which includes the territories of Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh. This area was conquered by the Israelites before they crossed the Jordan River into the Promised Land (Numbers 32). The Transjordan was known for its fertile land and strategic location, serving as a buffer zone against eastern invaders. It also held significant trade routes, contributing to the economic stability of the tribes residing there.<p><b>opposite Jericho</b><br>Jericho is one of the oldest inhabited cities in the world and was the first city conquered by the Israelites under Joshua's leadership (Joshua 6). Its location opposite the Jordan River made it a key entry point into Canaan. The mention of Jericho highlights the geographical proximity of the Reubenite territory to this significant city, emphasizing the strategic importance of their land.<p><b>they were given Bezer in the wilderness</b><br>Bezer was designated as one of the cities of refuge, as outlined in <a href="/deuteronomy/4-43.htm">Deuteronomy 4:43</a> and <a href="/joshua/20-8.htm">Joshua 20:8</a>. These cities provided asylum for individuals who committed unintentional manslaughter, offering them protection from the avenger of blood. The location "in the wilderness" suggests a remote area, which aligns with the purpose of a city of refuge being accessible yet isolated enough to ensure safety and justice.<p><b>Jahzah</b><br>Jahzah, also known as Jahaz, was a city in the territory of Reuben. It is historically significant as the site of a major battle where the Israelites, led by Moses, defeated King Sihon of the Amorites (<a href="/numbers/21-23.htm">Numbers 21:23-24</a>). This victory was crucial for the Israelites as it secured their passage into the Promised Land. The city's mention here underscores its importance in Israel's military and spiritual history.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/tribe_of_reuben.htm">Tribe of Reuben</a></b><br>One of the twelve tribes of Israel, descended from Reuben, the firstborn son of Jacob and Leah. The tribe settled east of the Jordan River.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/b/bezer.htm">Bezer</a></b><br>A city of refuge located in the wilderness, designated for the tribe of Reuben. It served as a place of asylum for those who accidentally committed manslaughter.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/jahzah.htm">Jahzah</a></b><br>A location given to the Levites from the tribe of Reuben. It is mentioned in the context of the distribution of cities to the Levites.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/e/east_of_the_jordan.htm">East of the Jordan</a></b><br>Refers to the territory allocated to the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh. This area was significant for its strategic location and fertile land.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/o/opposite_jericho.htm">Opposite Jericho</a></b><br>Indicates the geographical positioning of the cities relative to Jericho, a well-known city in biblical history, especially in the context of the Israelites' conquest of Canaan.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_provision_and_justice.htm">God's Provision and Justice</a></b><br>The allocation of cities like Bezer as places of refuge demonstrates God's provision for justice and mercy within the community. It reflects His concern for both the protection of the innocent and the administration of justice.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_obedience.htm">The Importance of Obedience</a></b><br>The distribution of land and cities was in accordance with God's commands. This underscores the importance of obedience to God's instructions and the blessings that follow.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_and_responsibility.htm">Community and Responsibility</a></b><br>The establishment of cities of refuge highlights the communal responsibility to uphold justice and provide for the needs of all members, including those who are vulnerable or in distress.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/geographical_and_spiritual_significance.htm">Geographical and Spiritual Significance</a></b><br>The location of these cities, particularly east of the Jordan, signifies both a physical and spiritual boundary. It reminds believers of the importance of being strategically positioned in life to fulfill God's purposes.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_1_chronicles_6.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 1 Chronicles 6</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_1_chr_16_and_2_sam_6_differ.htm">Why does 1 Chronicles 16 differ from 2 Samuel 6 in describing the Ark's journey and the people's offerings?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_1_chronicles_6_1-15_historically_reliable.htm">How can the genealogy in 1 Chronicles 6:1-15 be historically reliable if external archaeological sources do not confirm these priestly generations?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_1_chr_6_16-30_and_ex_6_16-19_differ.htm">Why does 1 Chronicles 6:16-30 list names that differ from other biblical genealogies (compare Exodus 6:16-19), and how can these discrepancies be reconciled?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_1_chr_6_50-53_alter_names.htm">Why does 1 Chronicles 6:50-53 omit or alter certain names compared to other lists (compare Ezra 7:1-5), and what does this suggest about its trustworthiness?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_chronicles/6.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 78.</span> - Bezer. The full description of the place is "Bezer in the wilderness, in the land of the Mishor" (<a href="/deuteronomy/4-43.htm">Deuteronomy 4:43</a>), and "Bezer in the wilderness, in the Mishor," <span class="accented">i.e.</span> "the plain," or as some, "the downs" (<a href="/joshua/20-8.htm">Joshua 20:8</a>). This, as mentioned above, was one of the three cities of refuge east of the Jordan. Jahzah (Authorized Version, <a href="/joshua/21-36.htm">Joshua 21:36</a>, <span class="accented">Jahazah</span>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/1_chronicles/6-78.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">From the tribe</span><br /><span class="heb">מִמַּטֵּ֣ה</span> <span class="translit">(mim·maṭ·ṭêh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4294.htm">Strong's 4294: </a> </span><span class="str2">A staff, rod, shaft, branch, a tribe</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Reuben</span><br /><span class="heb">רְאוּבֵ֔ן</span> <span class="translit">(rə·’ū·ḇên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7205.htm">Strong's 7205: </a> </span><span class="str2">Reuben -- 'behold a son!' oldest son of Jacob, also his desc</span><br /><br /><span class="word">east</span><br /><span class="heb">לְמִזְרַ֣ח</span> <span class="translit">(lə·miz·raḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4217.htm">Strong's 4217: </a> </span><span class="str2">Place of sunrise, the east</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the Jordan</span><br /><span class="heb">לְיַרְדֵּ֣ן</span> <span class="translit">(lə·yar·dên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3383.htm">Strong's 3383: </a> </span><span class="str2">Jordan -- the principal river of Palestine</span><br /><br /><span class="word">opposite Jericho</span><br /><span class="heb">יְרֵחוֹ֮</span> <span class="translit">(yə·rê·ḥōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3405.htm">Strong's 3405: </a> </span><span class="str2">Jericho -- a city in the Jordan Valley captured by Joshua</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[they were given] Bezer</span><br /><span class="heb">בֶּ֥צֶר</span> <span class="translit">(be·ṣer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1221.htm">Strong's 1221: </a> </span><span class="str2">Bezer -- 'fortress', a city in Reuben, also a descendant of Asher</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the wilderness,</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּמִּדְבָּ֖ר</span> <span class="translit">(bam·miḏ·bār)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4057.htm">Strong's 4057: </a> </span><span class="str2">A pasture, a desert, speech</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Jahzah,</span><br /><span class="heb">יַ֖הְצָה</span> <span class="translit">(yah·ṣāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3096.htm">Strong's 3096: </a> </span><span class="str2">Jahaz -- a place in Moab</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_chronicles/6-78.htm">1 Chronicles 6:78 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/1_chronicles/6-78.htm">1 Chronicles 6:78 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/1_chronicles/6-78.htm">1 Chronicles 6:78 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/1_chronicles/6-78.htm">1 Chronicles 6:78 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/1_chronicles/6-78.htm">1 Chronicles 6:78 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/1_chronicles/6-78.htm">1 Chronicles 6:78 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_chronicles/6-78.htm">1 Chronicles 6:78 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_chronicles/6-78.htm">1 Chronicles 6:78 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/1_chronicles/6-78.htm">1 Chronicles 6:78 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/1_chronicles/6-78.htm">1 Chronicles 6:78 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/1_chronicles/6-78.htm">OT History: 1 Chronicles 6:78 And beyond the Jordan at Jericho (1 Chron. 1Ch iCh i Ch 1 chr 1chr)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_chronicles/6-77.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Chronicles 6:77"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Chronicles 6:77" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_chronicles/6-79.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Chronicles 6:79"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Chronicles 6:79" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>