1 Chronicles 4:24-43
The sons of Simeon This genealogy differs in many particulars from those in the parallel places; probably being occasioned by the same person's having several names. Nemuel Gen 46:10; Exod 6:15, Jemuel Jarib Num 26:12-14, Jachin Zerah Gen 46:10, Zohar like to Heb. unto, Num 2:4, Num 2:13, Num 26:14, Num 26:22 Beersheba Beer-sheba was situated twenty miles south of Hebron, according to Eusebius and Jerome, in whose time it was occupied by a Roman garrison. Josh 15:28-29, Josh 19:2-3, Josh 19:9 Moladah Probably the same as Malatha, so often mentioned by Eusebius; from whom it appears it was situated about twenty miles from Hebron. Bilhah Josh 19:3, Balah-Azem Tolad Josh 19:4, Eltolad Bethuel Josh 19:4, Bethul Ziklag 1Chr 12:1; Josh 15:31, Josh 19:5; 1Sam 27:6, 1Sam 30:1; Neh 11:28 and Hazarsusim Josh 19:5-6, Hazar-susah, Beth-lebaoth, Sharuhen Etam Ether, or Etham, was situated near Malatha, according to Eusebius. Josh 19:7, Ether, Remmon Ashan Eusebius say Beth-ashan was sixteen miles west of Jerusalem. Baal Josh 19:8, Baalath-beer their genealogy or, as they divided themselves by nations among them mentioned by their names Heb. coming by names, 1Chr 5:24; Gen 6:4 they went This expedition of the Simeonites took place in the days of Hezekiah, and, as Calmet conjectures, near the time of the captivity of the ten tribes; when the remnant of Simeon would feel themselves obliged to retire more southward into Arabia Petrea, for fear of the Jews, and to seek pasture for their flocks. Gedor 1Chr 4:4, 1Chr 4:18; Josh 12:13, Geder, Josh 15:58 the land Judg 18:7-10 Ham These were probably either Philistines or Egyptians, who dwelt at Gedor. Gen 9:22-29, Gen 10:6; Ps 78:51, Ps 105:23 these written 1Chr 4:33-38 Hezekiah 2Kgs 18:8-12; Isa 14:28-32 the habitations Or, the Meunnim, or Maonites. Judg 10:12; Jer 49:20; Acts 17:26 pasture Num 32:1-4 mount Seir Gen 36:8-9; Deut 1:2 the rest That is, those who escaped in the war which Saul, and afterwards David, made against them. Exod 17:14-16; Deut 25:17-19; 1Sam 15:7-8, 1Sam 30:17; 2Sam 8:12 unto this day Deut 34:6; Judg 1:26; 2Chr 5:9; Jer 44:6; Matt 27:8, Matt 28:15
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