Joshua 15:30

30 Eltolad, Chesil, 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 Hazar-shual, Beer-sheba and its dependent cities,

29 Baalah, Iim, Ezem,

30 Eltolad, Chesil, Hormah,

31 Ziklag, Madmannah, Sansannah,

32 Lebaoth, Shilhim, Ain, and Rimmon. In total: twenty-nine cities and their surrounding areas.