“And all the villages that were round about these cities to Baalath–beer, Ramath of the south. This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Simeon according to their families.”
Ziklag, Beth-marcaboth, Hazar-susah, Beth-lebaoth, Sharuhen—thirteen cities with their villages — The 'thirteen cities' (shlosh-esreh 'arim) enumeration concludes Simeon's inheritance. Ziklag will later become David's refuge during his flight from Saul (1 Samuel 27). The city list grounds the tribe's existence in specific, geographically knowable territory. The phrase 'with their villages' indicates a complete territorial network.
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