Joshua 19:1
The second lot cast went to the tribe of Simeon, by families. The land was within the land allotted to the tribe of Judah.
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2Their allocation included Beersheba, Sheba, Moladah,
Cross References
Genesis 49:5Simeon and Levi are two of the same kind—they use their weapons for destructive violence.
Joshua 15:21The towns for the tribe of Judah in the far south on the border with Edom: Kabzeel, Eder, Jagur,
Joshua 19:9The allocation of the tribe of Simeon was part of that given to the tribe of Judah, since what the tribe of Judah had received was too large for them.
Ezekiel 48:24Simeon's allocation borders that of Benjamin from east to west.
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 →