4. The Kohath family groups were descendants of Aaron the priest from the tribe of Levi. Part of the Kohath family was given 13 towns in the areas that belonged to Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin.
5. The other Kohath families were given ten towns in the areas that belonged to Ephraim, Dan, and half of Manasseh.
6. The people from the Gershon family were given 13 towns. These towns were in the areas that belonged to Issachar, Asher, Naphtali, and the half of Manasseh that was in Bashan.
7. The people from the Merari family were given 12 towns. These towns came from the areas that belonged to Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun.
8. So the Israelites gave the Levites these towns and the fields around them, just as the Lord had told Moses.
9. These are the names of the towns that were in the areas that belonged to Judah and Simeon.
34-39. The other Levite group was the Merari family group. They were given these towns: The tribe of Zebulun gave them Jokneam, Kartah, Dimnah, and Nahalal. In all, Zebulun gave them four towns and some land around each town for their animals. The tribe of Reuben gave them Bezer, Jahaz, Kedemoth, and Mephaath. In all, Reuben gave them four towns and some land around each town for their animals. The tribe of Gad gave them Ramoth in Gilead. (Ramoth was a city of safety.) They also gave them Mahanaim, Heshbon, and Jazer. In all, Gad gave them four towns and some land around each town for their animals.
40. In all, the last family of Levites, the Merari family, got 12 towns.
41. So the Levites were given a total of 48 towns and some land around each town for their animals. All these towns were in areas that belonged to the other tribes.
42. Each of these towns had some land in it for their animals. That was true for every town.
43. So the Lord kept the promise that he had made to the Israelites and gave the people all the land that he had promised. The people took the land and lived there.
44. And the Lord allowed them to have peace on all sides of their land, just as he had promised their ancestors. None of their enemies defeated them. The Lord allowed the Israelites to defeat every enemy.
45. The Lord kept every promise that he made to the Israelites. There were no promises that he failed to keep. Every promise came true.