The inheritance of Simeon was taken out of the portion of Judah, which proved to be larger than the population of that tribe required. The Simeonit…

Their inheritance was within the inheritance of the children of Judah. —The southern part of the inheritance of Judah was given up…

And all the villages that [were] round about these cities
Not only the suburbs adjoining to those cities which are m…

The men of Judah did not oppose taking away the cities within their border, when convinced that they had more than was right. If a true believer ha…