Ain with its pasture lands, Juttah with its pasture lands, and Beth Shemesh with its pasture lands: nine cities out of those two tribes.
ExplanationCommentary
Verse 16. Ain and Jeta. Septuagint of Grabe agrees with the Vulg. But the Vatican copy ( Bible.) has, “Asa … and Tanu.” In 1 Chronicles 6:59, only Asan and Bethsemes are mentioned. Several other variations may also be observed, which may be attributed either to the changes which were afterwards made when the Chanaanites kept their hold, (Rabbins) or to the different places having two names, or to the mistakes of transcribers, and so forth See Calmet. 15:62. Only eleven cities are specified in the Book of Paralipomenon, though it observes that there were thirteen. Calmet.—As hath, and so forth words added by S. Jerom, or rather expressing more fully the Hebrew “those” two tribes. Bible.