Joshua 19:1
And the second lot came forth for the children of Simeon by their kindreds: and their inheritance was
Douay-Rheims 1899
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In Context
2In the midst of the possession of the children of Juda: Bersabee and Sabee and Molada,
Cross References
Genesis 49:5Simeon and Levi brethren: vessels of iniquity, waging war.
Joshua 15:21And the cities from the uttermost parts of the children of Juda by the borders of Edom to the south, were Cabseel and Eder and Jagur,
Joshua 19:9In the possession and lot of the children of Juda: because it was too great, and therefore the children of Simeon had their possession in the midst of their inheritance.
Ezekiel 48:24And over against the border of Benjamin, from the east side to the west side, one portion for Simeon.
Matthew Henry on Joshua 19:1
In the description of the lots of Judah and Benjamin we have an account both of the borders that surrounded them and of the cities contained in them. In that of Ephraim and Manasseh we have the borders, but not the cities; in this chapter Simeon and Dan are described by their cities only, and not their borders, because they lay very much within Judah, especially the former; the rest have both their borders described and their cities names, especially frontiers. Here is, I. The lot of Simeon, ver. 1-9 . II. Of… Read the whole commentary →