Home›Bible›Joshua›Joshua 19›Joshua 19:7
Joshua 19:7 KJV
Joshua · chapter 19 · verse 7
Ain, Remmon, and Ether, and Ashan; four cities and their villages:Joshua 19:7 · King James Version
Joshua 19:7 in context
5And Ziklag, and Bethmarcaboth, and Hazarsusah,
6And Bethlebaoth, and Sharuhen; thirteen cities and their villages:
7Ain, Remmon, and Ether, and Ashan; four cities and their villages:
8And all the villages that were round about these cities to Baalathbeer, Ramath of the south. This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Simeon according to their families.
9Out 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.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- RemmonRimmôwnRimmon, the name of a Syrian deity, also of five places in PalestineH7417 →
- citiesʻîyra city in the widest senseH5892 →
- EtherʻEtherEther, a place in PalestineH6281 →
- AshanʻÂshânAshan, a place in PalestineH6228 →
- fourʼarbaʻfourH702 →
- AinʻAyinAjin, the name of two places in PalestineH5871 →
Keep reading in TheWay Bible App
Read, study, memorize, journal, and pray — tap any word for its Greek or Hebrew definition, save verses to memorize, and keep a journal. Free on the web and iOS.
Simeon's lot was drawn after Judah's, Joseph's, and Benjamin's, because Jacob had put that tribe under disgrace; yet it is put before the two younger sons of Leah and the three sons of the handmaids. Not one person of note, neither judge nor prophet, was of this tribe, that we know of. I.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-9