Joshua 19:4

Joshua 19:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Eltolad, and Bethul, and Hormah,
• New International Version (NIV)Eltolad, Bethul, Hormah,
• English Standard Version (ESV)Eltolad, Bethul, Hormah,
• New King James Version (NKJV)Eltolad, Bethul, Hormah,

Context of Joshua 19:4

2So they had as their inheritance Beersheba or Sheba and Moladah, 3and Hazar-shual and Balah and Ezem, and Eltolad and Bethul and Hormah, 5and Ziklag and Beth-marcaboth and Hazar-susah, 6and Beth-lebaoth and Sharuhen; thirteen cities with their villages;

Joshua 19:4 word by word

וְאֶלְתּוֹלַ֥ד וּבְת֖וּל וְחָרְמָֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Eltoladאֶלְתּוֹלַד'eltôlad · EltoladH513
• and Bethulבְּתוּלbethûl · BethulH1329
• and Hormahחׇרְמָהchormâh · HormahH2767

Cross-references for Joshua 19:4

• Joshua 15:30and Eltolad and Chesil and Hormah,
• Judges 1:17Then [the warriors of the tribe of] Judah went with [the warriors of the tribe of] Simeon his brother, and they struck the Canaanites living in Zephath and utterly destroyed it. So the city was called Hormah (destruction).

Commentaries on Joshua 19:4

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-9Verses 1-9 The inheritance of Simeon was taken out of the portion of Judah, which proved on experience to be larger than the numbers of that tribe required. The Simeonite territory is described by its towns, of which fourteen were in the Negeb, and four others Joshua 19:7 partly in the Negeb and partly in “the valley.” On the narrow confines here assigned to Simeon, and its insignificant position altogether among the Twelve tribes, see Deuteronomy 33:6…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2-9Some of the towns given to the tribe of Simeon were also part of Judah’s land. This happened because Judah’s territory was too large for them (compare 17:14–18). Most of Simeon's territory became part of Judah before the end of the Old Testament period.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-91. the second lot came forth to Simeon--The next lot that was drawn at Shiloh, gave the tribe of Simeon his inheritance within the territory, which had been assigned to that of Judah. The knowledge of Canaan possessed by the Israelites, when the division of the land commenced, was but very general, being derived from the rapid sweep they had made over it during the course of conquest; and it was on the ground of that rough survey alone that the…Read the comment

Topics related to Joshua 19:4

• Amam
• Bethul
• Chesil
• Eltolad
• Hormah
• Simeon

In the dictionaries

• Bethuel
• Lot
• Simeon, The tribe of
• Bethel
• Bethuel (2)
• Chesil
• Divination
• Eltolad
• Genealogy
• Hormah

Commentaries on Joshua 19

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings