King James Version
What Does 1 Chronicles 4:29 Mean?
“And at Bilhah, and at Ezem, and at Tolad, Bilhah: or, Balah Tolad: or, Eltolad”
Context
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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
28
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
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And at Bethuel, and at Hormah, and at Ziklag,
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And at Bethmarcaboth, and Hazarsusim, and at Bethbirei, and at Shaaraim. These were their cities unto the reign of David. Hazarsusim: or, Hazarsusah
Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(29) Many of the places assigned to Simeon in this list are reckoned among the towns of the extreme south of Judah in Joshua 15:26, *et seq.* Bilhah, or Balah, is, perhaps, Baalah (Joshua 15:29); Ezem (Authorised Version, Azem) and Eltolad are also mentioned there. Their sites are unknown.
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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