Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Chronicles 6:63
Unto the sons of Merari [were given] by lot, throughout their families, out of the tribe of Reuben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities.
63. twelve cities ] The total number of Levitic cities (1Ch 6:60 thirteen, 1Ch 6:61 ten, 1Ch 6:62 thirteen, 1Ch 6:63 twelve) was forty-eight (so Jos 21:41), of which the Kohathites, as the largest division (cp. 1Ch 15:5, note), received twenty-three or nearly half.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
[See comments on 1Ch 6:54].
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
(63) This verse is word for word the same as Jos. 21:7, omitting the one term by lot.
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
Merari: 1Ch 6:77-81, Gen 46:11, Num 3:20, Jos 21:7, Jos 21:34-40
Reciprocal: 1Ch 9:14 – of the sons Pro 18:18 – General