King James Version
What Does 1 Chronicles 6:58 Mean?
“And Hilen with her suburbs, Debir with her suburbs, Hilen: or, Holon”
Context
56
But the fields of the city, and the villages thereof, they gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh.
57
And to the sons of Aaron they gave the cities of Judah, namely, Hebron, the city of refuge, and Libnah with her suburbs, and Jattir, and Eshtemoa, with their suburbs,
58
And Hilen with her suburbs, Debir with her suburbs, Hilen: or, Holon
59
And Ashan with her suburbs, and Bethshemesh with her suburbs: Ashan: or, Ain
60
And out of the tribe of Benjamin; Geba with her suburbs, and Alemeth with her suburbs, and Anathoth with her suburbs. All their cities throughout their families were thirteen cities. Alemeth: or, Almon
Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(58) **Hilen.**—Holon, which twice occurs in Joshua 15:51; Joshua 21:15, is a more natural form.
**Debir.**—Oracle, the inmost sanctuary; anciently, Kirjath-sepher (Book Town).
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
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