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Joshua 19:9 Cross-References
Explore 2 cross-references for Joshua 19:9 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Joshua chapter 19 verse 9 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Out of the portion of the children of Judah was the inheritance of the children of Simeon: for the part of the children of Judah was too much for them: therefore the children of Simeon had their inheritance within the inheritance of them.”
Joshua 19:9 (KJV)
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Commentary on Joshua 19:9
Out of the portion of the children of Judah was the inheritance of the children of Simeon: for the part of the children of Judah was too much for them: therefore the children of Simeon had their inheritance within the inheritance of them.This verse provides explicit theological explanation for Simeon's unusual arrangement. The phrase the part of the children of Judah was too much for them (rav chelqo-Yehudah mehem, רַב חֶלְקוֹ־יְהוּדָה מֵהֶם) is striking—Judah's allotment exceeded their capacity to settle. Rather than waste land through under-population, God's wisdom redistributed the surplus ...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Joshua 19:9
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“that their abundance also may become a supply for your lack; that there may be equality.”
“he who gathered much had nothing over”