And at Bethmarcaboth, and Hazarsusim, and at Bethbirei, and at Shaaraim. These were their cities unto the reign of David.
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Barnes' Notes
Unto the reign of David - It is not quite clear why this clause is added. Perhaps the writer is quoting from a document belonging to David’s reign. Or, he may mean that some of the cities, as Ziklag…
Adam Clarke
These were their cities unto the reign of David - It appears that David took some of the cities of the Simeonites, and added them to Judah; Ziklag for instance, Sa1 27:6.
As the tribe of Simeon had…
We have here some of the genealogies of the tribe of Simeon (though it was not a tribe of great note), especially the princes of that tribe, Ch1 4:38. Of this tribe it is said that they increased…
Cambridge Bible
Beth-marcaboth … Hazar-susim These names mean respectively, House of chariots, and Court of horses. They may have been royal chariot-cities, 1Ki 9:19.
Shaaraim 1Sa 17:52.
Thesewere their cities unto…