Joshua 19:1-9
1599 Geneva Bible
19 1 The portion of Simeon, 10 Of Zebulun, 17 Of Issachar, 24 Of Asher, 32 Of Naphtali, 40 Of Dan. 49 The possession of Joshua.
1 And the second lot came out to Simeon, even for the tribe of the children of Simeon, according to their families: and their inheritance was in the [a]midst of the inheritance of the children of Judah.
2 Now they had in their inheritance Beersheba, and Sheba, and Moladah,
3 And Hazar Shual, and Balah, and Ezem,
4 And Eltolad, and Bethul, and Hormah,
5 And Ziklag, and Beth Marcaboth, and Hazar Susah,
6 And Beth Lebaoth, and Sharuhen: thirteen cities with their villages.
7 Ain, Rimmon, and Ether, and Ashan: four cities with their villages.
8 And all the villages that were round about these cities, unto Baalath Beer, and [b]Ramah, Southward: this is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Simeon, according to their families.
9 Out of the portion of the children of Judah came the inheritance of the children of Simeon: for the part of the children of Judah was too [c]much for them: therefore the children of Simeon had their inheritance within their inheritance.
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- Joshua 19:1 According to Jacob’s prophecy, that he should be scattered among the other tribes, Gen. 49:7.
- Joshua 19:8 Or, Ramath Negeb.
- Joshua 19:9 But this large portion was given them by God’s providence to declare their increase in time to come.
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