Their villages were Etam, Ain, Rimmon, Tochen, and Ashan, five cities,
Parallel translations
- WEB Their villages were Etam, Ain, Rimmon, Tochen, and Ashan, five cities;
- KJV And their villages were, Etam, and Ain, Rimmon, and Tochen, and Ashan, five cities:
- BSB And their villages were Etam, Ain, Rimmon, Tochen, and Ashan—five towns—
- NKJV And their villages were Etam, Ain, Rimmon, Tochen, and Ashan—five cities—
- NLT Their descendants also lived in Etam, Ain, Rimmon, Token, and Ashan—five towns
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Quick answer
Five additional villages belonging to Simeon are listed, including Etam and Rimmon. It rounds out the tribe's settlements.
Overview
Alongside their main towns, Simeon held these smaller villages within Judah's southern lands. The careful enumeration shows the Chronicler's thoroughness in documenting each tribe's possessions. These records affirmed the enduring inheritance God granted to his people.
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- Josh 19:7Ain, Rimmon, Ether, and Ashan; four cities with their villages;
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