What Does the Bible Say About Simeon?

“And she conceived again, and bare a son; and said, Because the LORD hath heard that I was hated, he hath therefore given me this son also: and she called his name Simeon. Simeon: that is, Hearing”

“And Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, Ye have troubled me to make me to stink among the inhabitants of the land, among the Canaanites and the Perizzites: and I being few in number, they shall gather themselves together against me, and slay me; and I shall be destroyed, I and my house.”

“The sons of Leah; Reuben, Jacob's firstborn, and Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and Zebulun:”

“And he turned himself about from them, and wept; and returned to them again, and communed with them, and took from them Simeon, and bound him before their eyes.”

“And Jacob their father said unto them, Me have ye bereaved of my children: Joseph is not, and Simeon is not, and ye will take Benjamin away: all these things are against me.”

“And he said, Peace be to you, fear not: your God, and the God of your father, hath given you treasure in your sacks: I had your money. And he brought Simeon out unto them. I had: Heb. your money came to me”

“And the sons of Simeon; Jemuel, and Jamin, and Ohad, and Jachin, and Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaanitish woman. Jemuel: or, Nemuel Jachin: or, Jarib Zohar: or, Zerah”

“Simeon and Levi are brethren; instruments of cruelty are in their habitations. instruments: or, their swords are weapons of violence”

“Now these are the names of the children of Israel, which came into Egypt; every man and his household came with Jacob.”

“Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah,”

“And the sons of Simeon; Jemuel, and Jamin, and Ohad, and Jachin, and Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaanitish woman: these are the families of Simeon.”

“Of the children of Simeon, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, those that were numbered of them, according to the number of the names, by their polls, every male from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;”

“Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Simeon, were fifty and nine thousand and three hundred.”

“And those which pitch by him shall be the tribe of Simeon: and the captain of the children of Simeon shall be Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.”

“And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were fifty and nine thousand and three hundred.”

“And the standard of the camp of Reuben set forward according to their armies: and over his host was Elizur the son of Shedeur.”

“And over the host of the tribe of the children of Simeon was Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.”

“The sons of Simeon after their families: of Nemuel, the family of the Nemuelites: of Jamin, the family of the Jaminites: of Jachin, the family of the Jachinites:”

“These are the families of the Simeonites, twenty and two thousand and two hundred.”

“These shall stand upon mount Gerizim to bless the people, when ye are come over Jordan; Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and Joseph, and Benjamin:”

“And the second lot came forth to Simeon, even for the tribe of the children of Simeon according to their families: and their inheritance was within the inheritance of the children of Judah.”

“And Judah said unto Simeon his brother, Come up with me into my lot, that we may fight against the Canaanites; and I likewise will go with thee into thy lot. So Simeon went with him.”

“And, behold, there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon; and the same man was just and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel: and the Holy Ghost was upon him.”

“And it was revealed unto him by the Holy Ghost, that he should not see death, before he had seen the Lord's Christ.”

“And he came by the Spirit into the temple: and when the parents brought in the child Jesus, to do for him after the custom of the law,”

“Then took he him up in his arms, and blessed God, and said,”

“Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace, according to thy word:”

“For mine eyes have seen thy salvation,”

“Which thou hast prepared before the face of all people;”

“A light to lighten the Gentiles, and the glory of thy people Israel.”

“And Joseph and his mother marvelled at those things which were spoken of him.”

“And Simeon blessed them, and said unto Mary his mother, Behold, this child is set for the fall and rising again of many in Israel; and for a sign which shall be spoken against;”

“(Yea, a sword shall pierce through thy own soul also,) that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed.”

“Which was the son of Simeon, which was the son of Juda, which was the son of Joseph, which was the son of Jonan, which was the son of Eliakim,”

“Now there were in the church that was at Antioch certain prophets and teachers; as Barnabas, and Simeon that was called Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene, and Manaen, which had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul. which: or, Herod's foster brother”

“Simeon hath declared how God at the first did visit the Gentiles, to take out of them a people for his name.”