1 Samuel 27:4

27:4 When Saul learned that David had fled to Gath, he did not mount a new search for him.

Joshua 11:22

11:22 No Anakites were left in Israelite territory, though some remained in Gaza, Gath, and Ashdod.

Joshua 11:2

11:2 and the northern kings who ruled in ¹  the hill country, the Arabah south of Kinnereth, ²  the lowlands, and the heights of Dor to the west.

Joshua 21:16-22

21:16 Ain, Juttah, and Beth Shemesh, along with the grazing areas of each – a total of nine cities taken from these two tribes. 21:17 From the tribe of Benjamin they assigned ³  Gibeon, Geba, 21:18 Anathoth, and Almon, along with the grazing areas of each – a total of four cities. 21:19 The priests descended from Aaron received thirteen cities and their grazing areas.

21:20 The rest of the Kohathite clans of the Levites were allotted cities from the tribe of Ephraim. 21:21 They assigned them Shechem (a city of refuge for one who committed manslaughter) in the hill country of Ephraim, Gezer, 21:22 Kibzaim, and Beth Horon, along with the grazing areas of each – a total of four cities.

Joshua 21:1

Levitical Cities

21:1 The tribal leaders of the Levites went before Eleazar the priest and Joshua son of Nun and the Israelite tribal leaders

Joshua 20:4-8

20:4 The one who committed manslaughter ⁴  should escape to one of these cities, stand at the entrance of the city gate, and present his case to the leaders of that city. ⁵  They should then bring him into the city, give him a place to stay, and let him live there. ⁶  20:5 When the avenger of blood comes after him, they must not hand over to him the one who committed manslaughter, for he accidentally killed his fellow man without premeditation. ⁷  20:6 He must remain ⁸  in that city until his case is decided by the assembly ⁹  and the high priest dies. ¹⁰  Then the one who committed manslaughter may return home to the city from which he escaped.” ¹¹ 

20:7 So they selected ¹²  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. 20:8 Beyond the Jordan east of Jericho ¹³  they selected ¹⁴  Bezer in the desert on the plain belonging to the tribe of Reuben, Ramoth in Gilead belonging to the tribe of Gad, and Golan in Bashan belonging to the tribe of Manasseh.

¹ tn Heb “and to the kings who [are] from the north in.”

² tn Heb “Chinneroth,” a city and plain located in the territory of Naphtali in Galilee (BDB 490 s.v. כִּנֶּרֶת, כִּנֲרוֹת).

³ tn The words “they assigned” are supplied for clarification (also in vv. 23, 25).

⁴ tn Heb “he”; the referent (the one who accidentally kills another, cf. v. 2) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁵ tn Heb “and speak into the ears of the elders of that city his words.”

⁶ tn Heb “and they should gather him into the city to themselves, give to him a place, and he will live with them.”

⁷ tn Heb “for without knowledge he killed his neighbor, and he was not hating him prior to that.”

⁸ tn Or “live.”

⁹ tn Heb “until he stands before the assembly for judgment.”

¹⁰ tn Heb “until the death of the high priest who is in those days.”

¹¹ tn Heb “may return and enter his city and his house, the city from which he escaped.”

¹² tn Heb “set apart.”

¹³ map For the location of Jericho see Map5-B2; Map6-E1; Map7-E1; Map8-E3; Map10-A2; Map11-A1.

¹⁴ tn Or “set aside.”