1 Chronicles 6:75 lists two towns, Hukok and Rehob, along with the open pasturelands that surround them. The verse is part of a census-style record of where the Levites, the priestly tribe of Israel, were to live once the land was divided among the twelve tribes. It is a geography entry rather than a teaching, and it was written for the people of Israel who would later hear these records read aloud after returning from exile.
Hukok with its suburbs, and Rehob with its suburbs…
1 Chronicles 6:75 (WEB)
What 1 Chronicles 6:75 Means
The verse names two places in the territory of Asher: Hukok and Rehob. Each is followed by the phrase “with its suburbs,” which refers to the grazing land and open ground attached to a city. In the Levitical towns, these suburbs were not decorative. They provided room for livestock, gardens and pasture, so that the Levites could support themselves while serving at the sanctuary.
The verse does not describe the towns themselves, their population, or any event that happened there. It simply records an assignment. Its purpose is to show that the land was distributed carefully and that every family of Levites had a defined place. It makes no promise about prosperity or protection; it confirms that God’s provision was built into the physical arrangement of the nation.
The Context of 1 Chronicles 6:75
First Chronicles is a historical book that retraces Israel’s story from Adam through the genealogies of David’s line, with a particular focus on the temple and its worship. Traditionally it is attributed to Ezra, and it was likely compiled after the return from Babylon, when the community needed to reestablish its identity around the house of God. The first audience would have been returning exiles who wanted to know who belonged where and how worship would be organized again.
The verses just before and after 1 Chronicles 6:75 follow the same pattern. Verses 72 through 74 list the Levitical towns given from Issachar and Asher, and verses 76 through 78 list towns from Naphtali, Zebulun and Reuben. Read in that sequence, the verse is one link in a long chain of allocations, showing that the Levites were scattered across the tribes so that the knowledge of the law and the service of worship would reach every region of the land.
Key Phrases in 1 Chronicles 6:75
Numbers 35:2
“Command the children of Israel to give to the Levites of the inheritance of their possession cities to dwell in. You shall give suburbs for the cities around them to the Levites.
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This verse gives the original command that the Levites should be given towns to live in along with pasturelands for their livestock. Reading it alongside 1 Chronicles 6:75 shows that the list in Chronicles is the fulfillment of a commandment given centuries earlier, and that God’s instructions were carried out faithfully when the nation settled the land.
Joshua 21:41
All the cities of the Levites among the possessions of the children of Israel were forty-eight cities with their suburbs.
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This verse summarizes the total number of Levitical towns given across all the tribes after the conquest. It helps you see 1 Chronicles 6:75 as one detail within a larger act of provision, where every part of the land was accounted for and every family of Levites was given a place to serve.
A Short Prayer From 1 Chronicles 6:75
Lord, thank You that You are a God who plans carefully and who remembers each of Your people by name and by place. When I read lists like this one, I am reminded that nothing in Your care is random, and that the ordinary details of where I live and what I am given matter to You. Help me to see the places You have put me as places where I can serve You faithfully. Teach me to be content with the portion You have given, and to use it for the good of the people around me. Amen.
