King James Version
What Does 1 Chronicles 4:28 Mean?
“And they dwelt at Beersheba, and Moladah, and Hazarshual,”
Context
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And the sons of Mishma; Hamuel his son, Zacchur his son, Shimei his son.
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And Shimei had sixteen sons and six daughters; but his brethren had not many children, neither did all their family multiply, like to the children of Judah. like: Heb. unto
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And they dwelt at Beersheba, and Moladah, and Hazarshual,
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And at Bilhah, and at Ezem, and at Tolad, Bilhah: or, Balah Tolad: or, Eltolad
30
And at Bethuel, and at Hormah, and at Ziklag,
Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers**II.—THE SEATS OF THE SIMEONITES UNTIL THE REIGN OF DAVID** (1Chronicles 4:28-33).
This list is parallel to Joshua 19:2-8. There are some variations, partly accidental.
(28) **Beer-sheba, and Moladah, and Hazar-shual.**—Joshua 19:2 adds Sheba after Beer-sheba—an obviously mistaken repetition, making fourteen towns in all, whereas 1Chronicles 4:6 concludes, “thirteen cities and their villages.” Beer-sheba is *Bir-esseba;* Moladah, *Tel-Milh,* south of Hebron; Hazar-shual (fox-village) is unknown.
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
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