Joshua 19:9

Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

The inheritance of the tribe of Simeon formed part of the territory of Judah; because the portion of the tribe of Judah was too large for them, the tribe of Simeon obtained an inheritance in the midst of their inheritance.

Cross References

Genesis 49:7

Cursed be their anger, for it is fierce; and their wrath, for it is cruel! I will divide them in Jacob and scatter them in Israel.

Exodus 16:18

But when they measured it with an omer, he that gathered much had nothing over, and he that gathered little had no lack; each gathered according to what he could eat.

Ezekiel 48:7

Adjoining the territory of Reuben, from the east side to the west, Judah, one portion.

Numbers 26:54

To a large tribe you shall give a large inheritance, and to a small tribe you shall give a small inheritance; every tribe shall be given its inheritance according to its numbers.

Joshua 19:10

The third lot came up for the tribe of Zebulun, according to its families. And the territory of its inheritance reached as far as Sarid;

Joshua 19:8

together with all the villages round about these cities as far as Baalath-beer, Ramah of the Negeb. This was the inheritance of the tribe of Simeon according to its families.