Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Chronicles 6:66
And [the residue] of the families of the sons of Kohath had cities of their coasts out of the tribe of Ephraim.
66 70 (= Jos 21:20-25). The [ten] cities of the non-Aaronite Kohathites
66. the residue of the families ] R.V. some of the families.
of their coasts ] R.V. of their borders.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
Of their coasts, or, of their borders, i.e. of their country contained within its borders, as that word is oft used, as hath been noted before.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
[See comments on 1Ch 6:54].
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
(66) And the residue of the families.The Hebrew text can hardly mean this; and Jos. 21:20 shows that it is incorrect. The original text must have been, And to the families of the sons of Kohath:and the cities of their border were of the tribe of Ephraim. The construction breaks off, and a new start is made by the words and the cities, &c. The verse is abridged as compared with Joshua, 50100
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
And the residue. Supply Figure of speech Ellipsis (App-6) thus: “[as for some] of the families”, &c.
cities of their coasts = the cities of their lot. Compare Jos 21:20.
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
1Ch 6:66-70
1Ch 6:66-70
“And some of the families of the sons of Kohath had cities of their borders out of the tribe of Ephraim. And they gave unto them the cities of refuge, Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim with its suburbs; Gezer also with its suburbs, and Jokmeam with its uburbs, and Beth-boron with its suburbs, and Aijalon with its suburbs, and Gath-rimmon with its suburbs; and out of the half-tribe of Mansasseh, Aner with its suburbs, and Bileam with its suburbs, for the rest of the family of the sons of Kohath.”
E.M. Zerr:
1Ch 6:57-81. It will be just as well to comment on this group of verses as a whole. On the west side of the Jordan River there were cities selected from the various families of the tribe of Levi, three of which were cities of refuge. They were Hebron (1Ch 6:57), Gezer (1Ch 6:67) and Golan (1Ch 6:71). These several cities were scattered throughout the land in general, hence were taken from the different tribes. This long paragraph is a list of the various cities given to the Levites, showing from whose possessions they had been appropriated.
Fuente: Old and New Testaments Restoration Commentary
the residue: 1Ch 6:61, Jos 21:20-26
Reciprocal: Jos 21:5 – General 1Ch 7:28 – Gezer 2Ch 11:14 – suburbs
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
1Ch 6:66. Had cities of their coasts Or, of their borders, that is, of their country contained within its borders: these cities were assigned the families of the sons of Kohath, though they were not priests, for their support in a lower ministry.