Joshua 19:9

As the inheritance of the Judahites was too large for them, the Simeonites held their inheritance within the Judahite territory.

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In The King James Version

Out of the portion of the children of Judah was the inheritance of the children of Simeon: for the part of the children of Judah was too much for them: therefore the children of Simeon had their inheritance within the inheritance of them.

In Context

8and all the villages around these towns down to Baalath-beer, Ramah in the south. Such was the inheritance of the tribe of the Simeonites.

10The third lot fell to the Zebulunites according to their clans. Their frontier reached as far as Sarid,

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Cross References

Genesis 49:7Accursed is their anger that it is so fierce, and their wrath because it is so cruel; I will divide them in Jacob and scatter them in Israel.

2 Corinthians 8:14On this occasion what you can spare will supply what they need, at another time what they can spare may supply your need, and so things will be equal.

Matthew Henry on Joshua 19:2-10

The Lot of Simeon. ( b. c. 1444.) 1 And the second lot came forth to Simeon, even for the tribe of the children of Simeon according to their families: and their inheritance was within the inheritance of the children of Judah. 2 And they had in their inheritance Beer-sheba, or Sheba, and Moladah, 3 And Hazar-shual, and Balah, and Azem, 4 And Eltolad, and Bethul, and Hormah, 5 And Ziklag, and Beth-marcaboth, and Hazar-susah, 6 And Beth-lebaoth, and Sharuhen; thirteen cities and their villages: 7 Ain, Remmon, and… Read the whole commentary →

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