Joshua 19:9
“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.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And the third lot came up for the children of Zebulun,
according to their families,.... Who, though younger than…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870Joshua 19:1-9
The inheritance of Simeon was taken out of the portion of Judah, which proved on experience to be larger than the…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Joshua 19:1-9
Simeon's lot was drawn after Judah's, Joseph's, and Benjamin's, because Jacob had put that tribe under disgrace; yet it…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
of the children of Simeon In this "Negeb" or "land of the south," Simeon now took up his abode. Like Reuben on the east…