Joshua 15:30

30 And Eltolad, and Chesil, and Hormah;

Joshua 15:30 Meaning and Commentary

Joshua 15:30

And Eltolad
The first of these cities is called Tolad, ( 1 Chronicles 4:29 ) ;

and Chesil
seems to be the same with Bethul and Bethuel, ( Joshua 19:4 ) ( 1 Chronicles 4:30 ) ; and here the Greek version calls it Baithel;

and Hormah
is the same with Zephath, ( Judges 1:17 ) . All these three cities were given to the tribe of Simeon, ( Joshua 19:4 ) .

Joshua 15:30 In-Context

28 And Hazar-shual, and Beer-sheba, and Biziothiah;

29 Baalah, and Iim, and Ezem;

30 And Eltolad, and Chesil, and Hormah;

31 And Ziklag, and Madmannah, and Sansannah;

32 And Lebaoth, and Shilhim, and Ain, and Rimmon; all the towns are twenty-nine, with their unwalled places.