Bethuel, Hormah, Ziklag,
Parallel translations
- WEB at Bethuel, at Hormah, at Ziklag,
- KJV And at Bethuel, and at Hormah, and at Ziklag,
- NKJV Bethuel, Hormah, Ziklag,
- NASB Bethuel, Hormah, Ziklag,
- NLT Bethuel, Hormah, Ziklag,
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Quick answer
The list of Simeon's towns continues with Bethuel, Hormah, and Ziklag. It records more of the tribe's inheritance.
Overview
These towns lay in the Negev region associated with Simeon. Ziklag is notable as the city later given to David during his flight from Saul (1 Samuel 27:6). The mention quietly connects Simeon's territory to the wider story of David's rise to the throne.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 6
- 1 Sam 30:1On the third day David and his men arrived in Ziklag, and the Amalekites had raided the Negev, attacked Ziklag, and burned it down.
- 1 Sam 27:6That day Achish gave him Ziklag, and to this day it still belongs to the kings of Judah.
- Neh 11:28in Ziklag; in Meconah and its villages;
- Josh 19:4–5Eltolad, Bethul, Hormah,
- Josh 15:31Ziklag, Madmannah, Sansannah,
- 1 Chr 12:1Now these were the men who came to David at Ziklag, while he was still banished from the presence of Saul son of Kish (they were among the mighty men who helped him in battle;
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