Joshua 21:17
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“And from the tribe of Benjamin they gave them Gibeon, Geba,”
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BSBPD
“And from the tribe of Benjamin they gave them Gibeon, Geba,”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“And out of the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon with her suburbs, Geba with her suburbs,”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“And out of the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon with its suburbs, Geba with its suburbs,”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“And out of the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon and its suburbs, Geba and its suburbs,”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Joshua 21:17 — 6 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Joshua 9:3But the people of Gibeon, having heard what Joshua had done to Jericho and Ai,
- Joshua 18:24Chephar-ammoni, Ophni, and Geba—twelve cities, along with their villages.
- 1 Chronicles 6:60And 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.
- 1 Chronicles 8:6These were the descendants of Ehud who were the heads of the families living in Geba and were exiled to Manahath:
- Nehemiah 12:29from Beth-gilgal, and from the fields of Geba and Azmaveth, for they had built villages for themselves around Jerusalem.
- Zechariah 14:10All the land from Geba to Rimmon south of Jerusalem will be turned into a plain, but Jerusalem will be raised up and will remain in her place, from the Benjamin Gate to the site of the First Gate to the Corner Gate, and from the Tower of Hananel to the royal winepresses.
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