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1 Chronicles 4:31

Beth Marcaboth, Hazar Susim, Beth Biri, and Shaaraim. They lived in these towns until David became king.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Beth-Birei;   Beth-Lebaoth;   Beth-Marcaboth;   Hazar-Susah;   Shaaraim;   Simeon;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Simeon, the Tribe of;  

Dictionaries:

- Easton Bible Dictionary - Sansannah;   Shaaraim;   Simeon, the Tribe of;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Beth-Birei;   Bethlebaoth;   Bethmarcaboth;   Hazarsusah;   Sansannah;   Shaaraim;   Sharuhen;   Shilhim;   Simeon;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Beth-Biri;   Beth-Lebaoth;   Hazar-Susah;   Sansannah;   Shaaraim;   Sharuhen;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Beth-Biri;   Beth-Marcaboth;   Chronicles, I;   Hazar-Susah;   Shaaraim;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Bethbirei ;   Bethmarcaboth ;   Hazarsusah, or Hazarsusim ;   Shaaraim ;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Shaaraim;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Simeon;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Beth-Bir'e-I;   Beth-Leb'aoth;   Beth-Mar'caboth;   Sha-Ara'im;   Sim'eon;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Beth-Biri;   Beth-Lebaoth;   Beth-Marcaboth;   Hazar;   Lebaoth;   Negeb;   Reign;   Sansannah;   Shaaraim;   Sharuhen;   Simeon (1);   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Hazar-Susah;   Palestine;   Saadia ben Naḥmani;   Simeon, Tribe of;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Beth-marcaboth, Hazar-susim, Beth-biri, and Shaaraim. These were their cities until David became king.
Hebrew Names Version
and at Beit-Markavot, and Hatzar-Susim, and at Beit-Bir'i, and at Sha`arayim. These were their cities to the reign of David.
King James Version
And at Bethmarcaboth, and Hazarsusim, and at Bethbirei, and at Shaaraim. These were their cities unto the reign of David.
English Standard Version
Beth-marcaboth, Hazar-susim, Beth-biri, and Shaaraim. These were their cities until David reigned.
New Century Version
Beth Marcaboth, Hazar Susim, Beth Biri, and Shaaraim. They lived in these cities until David became king.
New English Translation
Beth Marcaboth, Hazar Susim, Beth Biri, and Shaaraim. These were their towns until the reign of David.
Amplified Bible
Beth-marcaboth, Hazar-susim, Beth-biri, and at Shaaraim. These were their cities until the reign of David.
New American Standard Bible
Beth-marcaboth, Hazar-susim, Beth-biri, and Shaaraim. These were their cities until the reign of David.
World English Bible
and at Beth-marcaboth, and Hazar-susim, and at Beth-biri, and at Shaaraim. These were their cities to the reign of David.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And at Beth-marcaboth, and at Hazar Susim, at Beth-birei, & at Shaaraim, these were their cities vnto the reigne of Dauid.
Legacy Standard Bible
Beth-marcaboth, Hazar-susim, Beth-biri, and Shaaraim. These were their cities until the reign of David.
Berean Standard Bible
Beth-marcaboth, Hazar-susim, Beth-biri, and Shaaraim. These were their cities until the reign of David.
Complete Jewish Bible
Beit-Markavot, Hatzar-Susim, Beit-Bir'i and Sha‘arayim. These were their cities until the reign of David.
Darby Translation
and at Beth-marcaboth, and Hazar-susim, and at Beth-biri, and at Shaaraim. These were their cities until the reign of David.
George Lamsa Translation
And in Marmeranah and Samsalah. These were their cities until the reign of David.
Good News Translation
Beth Marcaboth, Hazarsusim, Bethbiri, and Shaaraim.
Lexham English Bible
Beth-Marcaboth, Hazar-Susim, Beth-Biri, and Shaaraim. These were their cities until David reigned.
Literal Translation
and at Beth-marcaboth, and at Hazar-susim, and at Beth-birei, and at Shaaraim. These were their cities until the reign of David.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Beth Marchaboth, Hazarsussim, Beth Birei, and Saraim: these were their cities vntyll ye tyme of kynge Dauid.
American Standard Version
and at Beth-marcaboth, and Hazar-susim, and at Beth-biri, and at Shaaraim. These were their cities unto the reign of David.
Bible in Basic English
And at Beth-marcaboth, and at Hazarsusim, and at Beth-biri, and at Shaaraim. These were their towns till David became king.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
At Bethmarcaboth, Hazer, Susim, at Bethbirei, & at Saaraim: These were their cities vnto the raigne of Dauid.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
and at Beth-marcaboth, and Hazar-susim, and at Beth-biri, and at Shaaraim. These were their cities unto the reign of David.
King James Version (1611)
And at Beth-marcaboth, and Hazar-Susim, and at Bethbirei, and at Shaaraim. These were their cities, vnto the reigne of Dauid.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
and in Baethmarimoth, and Hemisuseosin, and the house of Baruseorim: these were their cities until the time of king David.
English Revised Version
and at Beth–marcaboth, and Hazar–susim, and at Beth–biri, and at Shaaraim. These were their cities unto the reign of David.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
and in Sicheloch, and in Betmarchaboth, and in Archasusym, and in Bethbaray, and in Saarym; these weren the citees of hem, `til to the kyng Dauid.
Update Bible Version
and at Beth-marcaboth, and Hazar-susim, and at Beth-biri, and at Shaaraim. These were their cities to the reign of David.
Webster's Bible Translation
And at Beth-marcaboth, and Hazar-susim, and at Beth-birei, and at Shaaraim. These [were] their cities to the reign of David.
New King James Version
Beth Marcaboth, Hazar Susim, Beth Biri, and at Shaaraim. These were their cities until the reign of David.
New Living Translation
Beth-marcaboth, Hazar-susim, Beth-biri, and Shaaraim. These towns were under their control until the time of King David.
New Life Bible
Beth-marcaboth, Hazar-susim, Beth-biri, and Shaaraim. These were their cities until David ruled.
New Revised Standard
Beth-marcaboth, Hazar-susim, Beth-biri, and Shaaraim. These were their towns until David became king.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
and in Beth-marcaboth, and in Hazar-susim, and in Beth-biri, and in Shaaraim. These, were their cities unto the reign of David.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And in Bethmarchaboth, and in Hasarsusim, and in Bethberai, and in Saarim. These were their cities unto the reign of David.
Revised Standard Version
Beth-mar'caboth, Ha'zar-su'sim, Beth-biri, and Sha-ara'im. These were their cities until David reigned.
Young's Literal Translation
and in Beth-Marcaboth, and in Hazar-Susim, and in Beth-Birei, and in Shaarim; these [are] their cities till the reigning of David.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Beth-marcaboth, Hazar-susim, Beth-biri and Shaaraim. These were their cities until the reign of David.

Contextual Overview

24 Simeon's sons were Nemuel, Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, and Shaul. 25 Shaul's son was Shallum. Shallum's son was Mibsam. Mibsam's son was Mishma. 26 Mishma's son was Hammuel. Hammuel's son was Zaccur. Zaccur's son was Shimei. 27 Shimei had sixteen sons and six daughters, but Shimei's brothers did not have many children. Shimei's brothers did not have large families. Their families were not as large as the other tribes in Judah. 28 Shimei's descendants lived in Beersheba, Moladah, Hazar Shual, 29 Bilhah, Ezem, Tolad, 30 Bethuel, Hormah, Ziklag, 31 Beth Marcaboth, Hazar Susim, Beth Biri, and Shaaraim. They lived in these towns until David became king. 32 The five villages near these towns were Etam, Ain, Rimmon, Token, and Ashan. 33 There were also other villages as far away as Baalath. This is where they lived. And they also wrote the history about their family.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

and Hazarsusim: Joshua 19:5, Joshua 19:6, Hazar-susah, Beth-lebaoth, Sharuhen

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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Barnes' Notes on the Bible

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 1 Samuel 27:6, were lost to Simeon about David’s time.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 31. 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, 1 Samuel 27:6.

As the tribe of Simeon had withdrawn their allegiance from the house of David, the kings of Judah extended their domination as far as possible into the territories of that tribe, so that they were obliged to seek pasture for their flocks at Gedor, and in the mountains of Seir, as we find 1 Chronicles 4:39-42.


 
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