Joshua 15:31

31 Ziklag, Madmannah, Sansannah,

Joshua 15:31 Meaning and Commentary

Joshua 15:31

And Ziklag
Ziklag was also given to the tribe of Simeon, ( Joshua 19:5 ) , it was in the bands of the king of Gath, in the times of David, who gave it to him; it bordered on the Amalekites, and is placed by Jerom ^F3 in Daroma, on the south of the lot of Judah or Simeon.

and Madmannah,
according to the same writer ^F4, was in his time called Menois, a town near the city Gaza;

and Sansannah,
of which no mention is made elsewhere.

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FOOTNOTES:

F3 De loc. Heb. fol. 94. I.
F4 Ibid. fol. 93. E.

Joshua 15:31 In-Context

29 Baalah, Iim, Ezem,

30 Eltolad, Kesil, Hormah,

31 Ziklag, Madmannah, Sansannah,

32 Lebaoth, Shilhim, Ain and Rimmon. The total number of towns was 29. Some of them had villages near them.

33 Towns were also given to Judah in the western hills. Here is a list of those towns. Eshtaol, Zorah, Ashnah,