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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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

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…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

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

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

Next followed the lot of the tribe of Simeon, not as a mark of honor, but rather as a mark of disgrace. Jacob had declared with regard to Simeon an…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Out of the portion of the children of Judah [was] the
inheritance of the children of Simeon

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

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…

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