Bilhah · conjunction + preposition + proper noun, a place name
Ezem
וּבְעֶ֖צֶםu.ve.'E.tzem
H6107
Etsem · conjunction + preposition + proper noun, a place name
Tolad
וּבְתוֹלָֽדu.ve.to.Lad
H8434
Tolad · conjunction + preposition + proper noun, a place name
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Commentary
Matthew Henry on 1 Chronicles 4:24–end
We have here some of the genealogies of the tribe of Simeon (though it was not a tribe of great note), especially the princes of that tribe, Ch1 4:38. Of this tribe it is said that they increased greatly, but not like the children of Judah, Ch1 4:27. Those whom God increases ought to be thankful, though they see others that are more increased. Here observe, 1. The cities allotted them (Ch1 4:28), of which see Jos 19:1, etc. When it is said that they were theirs unto the reign of David (Ch1 4:31) intimation is given that when the ten tribes revolted from the house of David many of the Simeonites quitted these cities, because they lay within Judah, and seated themselves elsewhere. 2. The groun…
his brethren had not many children--(see Num 1:22; Num 26:14).
Adam Clarke on 1 Chronicles 4:27
Neither did all their family multiply - In Num 1:23 the number of all the families of Simeon was fifty-nine thousand three hundred; and that of Judah was, Num 1:27, not less than seventy-four thousand six hundred. When the next census was made, Num. 26, the tribe of Judah amounted to seventy-six thousand five hundred, an increase of one thousand nine hundred; while the tribe of Simeon amounted only to twenty-two thousand two hundred, a decrease of thirty-seven thousand one hundred. It was at that time the smallest tribe in Israel.
John Gill on 1 Chronicles 4:28
And they dwelt at Beersheba,.... posterity of Simeon; and this and the other places of their habitation are mentioned in the same order, and with very little variation of names to the end of 1 Chronicles 4:31, as in Joshua 19:2 and here, at 1 Chronicles 4:31 it is added:
these were their cities unto the reign of David; when, according to Kimchi, and other Jewish writers, he expelled them from thence, and restored them to the tribe of Judah.
Keil & Delitzsch
Dictionary and topics
Baal — Lord. (1.) The name appropriated to the principal male god of the Phoenicians. It is found in several places in the plural BAALIM (Judg. 2:11; 10:10; 1 Kings 18:18; Jer. 2:23; Hos. 2:17). Baal is…
Baalah — Mistress; city. (1.) A city in the south of Judah (Josh. 15:29), elsewhere called Balah (Josh. 19:3) and Bilhah (1 Chr. 4:29). Now Khurbet Zebalah. (2.) A city on the northern border of the tribe of…
Balah — A city in the tribe of Simeon (Josh. 19:3), elsewhere called Bilhah (1 Chr. 4:29) and Baalah (Josh. 15:29).
Bethel — House of God. (1.) A place in Central Palestine, about 10 miles north of Jerusalem, at the head of the pass of Michmash and Ai. It was originally the royal Canaanite city of Luz (Gen. 28:19). The…
Eltolad — (God’s kindred), one of the cities in the south of Judah, (Joshua 15:30) allotted to Simeon, (Joshua 19:4) and in possession of that tribe until the time of David. (1 Chronicles 4:29)
Ezem — (bone), one of the towns of Simeon. (1 Chronicles 4:29)
Simeon — Hearing. (1.) The second son of Jacob by Leah (Gen. 29:33). He was associated with Levi in the terrible act of vengeance against Hamor and the Shechemites (34:25, 26). He was detained by Joseph in…
Simeon, The tribe of — Was “divided and scattered” according to the prediction in Gen. 49:5-7. They gradually dwindled in number, and sank into a position of insignificance among the other tribes. They decreased in the…
Tolad — Productive, a town of Simeon, in the south of Judah (1 Chr. 4:29).
Azem · 15:29;19:3; — 15:29;19:3;
Baalah · .And BILHAH — .And BILHAH
Balah · General references
on 1 Chronicles 4:28-31
And their villages were Etam, and Ain, Rimmon, and Tochen, and Ashan, five cities. There are but four mentioned in Jos 19:7 one might be added since, or new built, namely, Tochen; these, according to Kimchi, were all that remained for them to dwell in, in the times of David; and therefore they were obliged to seek out for new settlements for themselves and flocks, as in Ch1 4:39, &c.
, &c.
1 Chronicles 4:33
ch1 4:33
ch1 4:33
ch1 4:33And all their villages that were round about the same cities, unto Baal,.... The same with Baalathbeer, Jos 19:8.
these were their habitations, and their genealogy; as before described, until the times of David.
Tyndale Open Study Notes on 1 Chronicles 4:24–end
After completing the genealogy of Judah’s descendants (2:3–4:23), the Chronicler turns to the records for the rest of the sons of Israel (cp. 2:1-2).
4:24-43 Simeon was Jacob’s second son; his tribe’s territory was in the southern part of Judah (Josh 19:1-9).
Rashi on 1 Chronicles 4:28
They dwelt in Beersheba The children of Simeon dwelt in those towns of Judah.
Bilhah · 2. A place in the land of Simeon — 2. A place in the land of Simeon
Eltolad · General references — General references
Ezem · 15:29;19:3; — 15:29;19:3;
Simeon · .His — .His
Simeon, The Tribe Of · Bounds of their inheritance with cities and villages — Bounds of their inheritance with cities and villages
Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).
