1 Chronicles 4:28

28 Down to the time of King David the descendants of Simeon lived in the following towns: Beersheba, Moladah, Hazarshual, ¹

1 Chronicles 4:28 Meaning and Commentary

1 Chronicles 4:28

And they dwelt at Beersheba
posterity of Simeon; and this and the other places of their habitation are mentioned in the same order, and with very little variation of names to the end of ( 1 Chronicles 4:31 ) , as in ( Joshua 19:2-6 ) and here, at ( 1 Chronicles 4:31 ) it is added,

these were their cities unto the reign of David;
when, according to Kimchi, and other Jewish writers, he expelled them from thence, and restored them to the tribe of Judah.

1 Chronicles 4:28 In-Context

26 Then from Mishma the line descended through Hammuel, Zaccur, and Shimei.

27 Shimei had sixteen sons and six daughters, but his relatives had fewer children, and the tribe of Simeon did not grow as much as the tribe of Judah did.

28 Down to the time of King David the descendants of Simeon lived in the following towns: Beersheba, Moladah, Hazarshual,

29 Bilhah, Ezem, Tolad,

30 Bethuel, Hormah, Ziklag,

Cross References

• 1. 4.28-33Joshua 19.2-8.