1Then came near the heads of the fathers of the Levites unto Eleazar the priest, and unto Joshua the son of Nun, and unto the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel;
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Matthew Henry
(vv. 1-8)Here is, I. The Levites’ petition presented to this general convention of the states, now sitting at Shiloh, Josh. 21:1 , 2 . Observe, 1. They had not their lot assigned them till they made their claim. There is an inheritance provided for all the saints, that royal priesthood, but then they must petition for it. Ask, and it shall be given you . Joshua had quickened the rest of the tribes who were...
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