Bible Verses About The Tribe Of Simeon

And the second lot came out to Simeon, euen for the tribe of the children of Simeon according to their families: and their inheritance was in the middes of the inheritance of the children of Iudah.

Nowe they had in their inheritance, Beersheba, and Sheba, and Moladah,

And Hazur-shual, and Balah, and Azem,

And Eltolad, and Bethul, and Hormah,

And Ziklag, and Beth-marcaboth, and Hazar-susah,

And Beth-lebaoth, and Sharuhen: thirteene cities with their villages.

Ain, Remmon, and Ether, and Ashan: foure cities with their villages.

And all the villages that were round about these cities, vnto Baalathbeer, and Ramath Southward: this is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Simeon according to their families.

And Iudah said vnto Simeon his brother, Come vp with me into my lot, that we may fight against the Canaanites: and I likewise will goe with thee into thy lot: so Simeon went with him.

But Iudah went with Simeon his brother, and they slewe the Canaanites that inhabited Zephath, and vtterly destroied it, and called the name of the citie Hormah.

And they dwelt at Beer-sheba, and at Moladah, and at Hazar Shual,

And at Bilhah, and at Ezem, and at Tolad,

And at Bethuel, and at Hormah, and at Ziklag,

And at Beth-marcaboth, and at Hazar Susim, at Beth-birei, and at Shaaraim, these were their cities vnto the reigne of Dauid.

And their townes were Etam, and Ain, Rimmon, and Tochen, and Ashan, fiue cities.

And all their townes that were rounde about these cities vnto Baal, These are their habitations and the declaration of their genealogie,

And they went to the entring in of Gedor, euen vnto the East side of the valley, to seeke pasture for their sheepe.

And they found fat pasture and good, and a wide land, both quiet and fruitfull: for they of Ham had dwelt there before.

And these described by name, came in the dayes of Hezekiah king of Iudah, and smote their tents, and the inhabitants that were found there, and destroyed them vtterly vnto this day, and dwelt in their roume, because there was pasture there for their sheepe.

And besides these, fiue hundreth men of the sonnes of Simeon went to mount Seir, and Pelatiah, and Neariah, and Rophaiah, and Vzziel the sonnes of Ishi were their captaines,

And they smote the rest of Amalek that had escaped, and they dwelt there vnto this day.

Of the children of Simeon valiant men of warre, seuen thousand and an hundreth.

Moreouer the rulers ouer the tribes of Israel were these: ouer the Reubenites was ruler, Eliezer the sonne of Zichri: ouer the Shimeonites, Shephatiah the sonne of Maachah:

And he gathered all Iudah and Beniamin, and the strangers with them out of Ephraim, and Manasseh, and out of Simeon: for there fell many to him out of Israel, when they sawe that the Lord his God was with him.

And in the cities of Manasseh, and Ephraim, and Simeon, euen vnto Naphtali, with their maules they brake all round about.