Land for the tribe of Simeon

19 The second/next tribe that was allotted land was the tribe of Simeon. Each clan in that tribe was allotted some land that was inside the area that had been allotted to the tribe of Judah.

2 Their land included the towns of Beersheba (which is also named Sheba), Moladah, 3 Hazar-Shual, Balah, Ezem, 4 Eltolad, Bethul, Hormah, 5 Ziklag, Beth-Marcaboth. Hazar-Susah, 6 Beth-Lebaoth, and Sharuhen. Altogether there were 13 towns and the surrounding villages.

7 The land allotted to them also included the four cities of Ain, Rimmon, Ether, and Ashan, and their surrounding villages. 8 They were also allotted some very small villages in an area that extended south to Baalath-Beer (which is also named Ramah, in the southern desert). That was the land allotted to the clans of the tribe of Simeon.

9 The tribe of Judah had been allotted much more land than they needed, so part of their land was given to the tribe of Simeon.