as well as all the villages around these towns as far as Baalath-beer (or Ramah of the Negev). This was the land allotted to the tribe of Simeon, by families.
along with all the surrounding villages as far as Baal. These were the places where they lived and they recorded their genealogy.
Also: Ain, Rimmon, Ether, and Ashan—four towns with their associated villages,
The allocation of the tribe of Simeon was part of that given to the tribe of Judah, since what the tribe of Judah had received was too large for them.
David sent it to those who lived in Bethuel, Ramoth Negev, Jattir,