Out of the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead with its pasture lands, the city of refuge for the man slayer, and Mahanaim with its pasture lands,
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Out of the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead with its pasture lands, the city of refuge for the man slayer, and Mahanaim with its pasture lands,
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And out of the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead with her suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Mahanaim with her suburbs,
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And out of the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead with the open land about it, the city of refuge for the manslayer, and Mahanaim with the open land about it;
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Passages linked to Joshua 21:38 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Genesis 32:2 When he saw them, Jacob said, “This is God’s army.” He called the name of that place Mahanaim.
- Deuteronomy 4:43 Bezer in the wilderness, in the plain country, for the Reubenites; and Ramoth in Gilead for the Gadites; and Golan in Bashan for the Manassites.
- Joshua 20:8 Beyond the Jordan at Jericho eastward, they assigned Bezer in the wilderness in the plain out of the tribe of Reuben, Ramoth in Gilead out of the tribe of Gad, and Golan in Bashan out of the tribe of Manasseh.
- 2 Samuel 17:24 Then David came to Mahanaim. Absalom passed over the Jordan, he and all the men of Israel with him.
- 2 Samuel 19:32 Now Barzillai was a very aged man, even eighty years old. He had provided the king with sustenance while he stayed at Mahanaim; for he was a very great man.
- 1 Kings 22:3 The king of Israel said to his servants, “You know that Ramoth Gilead is ours, and we do nothing, and don’t take it out of the hand of the king of Syria?”
- 1 Chronicles 6:80 and out of the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead with its pasture lands, Mahanaim with its pasture lands,
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And out of the tribe of Gad,.... Which also,…
And out of the tribe of Gad,.... Which also, as that of Reuben, lay on the other side Jordan:
Ramoth in Gilead with her suburbs; of which see Jos 20:8,
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to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and is the sixth and last city of refuge in this account:
and Mahanaim with her suburbs; here it was the angels met Jacob, which gave rise to the name of the place, Gen 32:1; afterwards a city was built here, and was on the borders of the tribe of Gad, and belonged to it, Jos 13:26; mention is made of it in other places, Sa2 2:8 Kg1 2:8.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 38. Ramoth in Gilead] See ch. Jos_20:8; Mahanaim, ch.…
38. Ramoth in Gilead] See ch. Jos_20:8; Mahanaim, ch. Jos_13:26.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain To be a city of refuge (see above, ver.…
To be a city of refuge (see above, ver. 13). Mahanaim. (see Jos_13:26) Perhaps the unquestionable entente cordiale between David and the sacerdotal party may have determined him to fix on this as his refuge when fleeing from Absalom, in addition to its situation beyond Jordan, and near the fords. (2Sa_17:22, 2Sa_17:24)
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