Matthew Henry on Joshua 19:1-9

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The men of Judah did not oppose taking away the cities within their border, when convinced that they had more than was right. If a true believer has obtained an unintended and improper advantage in any thing, he will give it up without murmuring.

Love seeketh not her own, and doth not behave unseemly; it will induce those in whom it richly dwells, to part with their own to supply what is lacking to their brethren.

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commentaryThe Lot of Simeon. (b. c. 1444.)THE LOT OF SIMEON. (B. C. 1444.) Simeon's lot was drawn after Judah's, Joseph's, and Benjamin's, because Jacob had put that tribe under disgrace; yet it is put before the two younger sons of Leah and the three sons of t…Matthew Henry commentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Joshua 19:1And their inheritance was within the inheritance of the children of Judah. Literally, in the midst of. ἀνὰ μέσον, LXX.; in medio, Vulgate (cf. Joshua 19:9). Simeon, at the last census (Numbers 26:14), was the smalles…Joseph S. Exell and contributors commentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Joshua 19:1-51EXPOSITION THE LOT OF THE REMAINING TRIBES.Joseph S. Exell and contributors commentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Joshua 19:1-51The completion of the work. The reflections suggested by this chapter are identical with those which have already occurred to us. They are, perhaps, emphasised by Joshua 19:51, in which the solemn public division of the…Joseph S. Exell and contributors commentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Joshua 19:2Beersheba. A locality well known in Scripture, from Genesis 21:31 onwards. And Sheba. Some would translate here, or Sheba (see below). No doubt the city, of which nothing further is known, derived its name from Beer-she…Joseph S. Exell and contributors commentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Joshua 19:3Hazar-shual. The "hamlet of jackals." The word Hazar is translated "village" in our version (see note on Joshua 15:32). So also with Hazar-susah or Hazar-susim, "the hamlet of horses" (1 Chronicles 4:31) below.Joseph S. Exell and contributors commentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Joshua 19:9Therefore the children of Simeon had their inheritance. Of the later history of the children of Simeon we find a little recorded in 1 Chronicles 4:39-42, and some suppose that the event recorded there is a fulfilment of…Joseph S. Exell and contributors commentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Joshua 19:9Brotherhood. I. THE IDEA OF BROTHERHOOD MUST BE RECOGNISED IN ORDER THAT TRUE PRINCIPLES OF JUSTICE MAY BE ESTABLISHED. Justice does not imply equality. To deal equally with all is often unjust, since different men have…Joseph S. Exell and contributors