Returning to Ancestral Lands
Commentators emphasize that this verse begins a list of towns resettled by the tribe of Judah. Many of these places, like Kiriath-arba (the ancient name for Hebron) and Jekabzeel, were part of Judah's original inheritance described in the book of Joshua. This resettlement demonstrates God's faithfulness in restoring His people to their specific, ancestral lands after the exile.