Joshua 19:9 — Meaning and Application

Ain, Remmon, and Ether, and Ashan; four cities and their villages:

And all the villages that {were} round about these cities to Baalathbeer, Ramath of the south. This {is} the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Simeon according to their families.

Out of the portion of the children of Judah {was} the inheritance of the children of Simeon: for the part of the children of Judah was too much for them: therefore the children of Simeon had their inheritance within the inheritance of them.

And the third lot came up for the children of Zebulun according to their families: and the border of their inheritance was unto Sarid:

And their border went up toward the sea, and Maralah, and reached to Dabbasheth, and reached to the river that {is} before Jokneam;