Joshua 15:30

30 Elto'lad, 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-shu'al, Beer-sheba, Biziothi'ah,

29 Ba'alah, I'im, Ezem,

30 Elto'lad, Chesil, Hormah,

31 Ziklag, Madman'nah, Sansan'nah,

32 Leba'oth, Shilhim, A'in, and Rimmon: in all, twenty-nine cities, with their villages.