191 The second lot came out for Simeon, for the tribe of Simeon, according to its families; and its inheritance was in the midst of the inheritance of the tribe of Judah. 2 And it had for its inheritance Beer-sheba, Sheba, Mola'dah, 3 Hazar-shu'al, Balah, Ezem, 4 Elto'lad, Bethul, Hormah, 5 Ziklag, Beth-mar'caboth, Ha'zar-su'sah, 6 Beth-leba'oth, and Sharu'hen--thirteen cities with their villages; 7 En-rimmon, Ether, and Ashan--four cities with their villages; 8 together with all the villages round about these cities as far as Ba'alath-beer, Ramah of the Negeb. This was the inheritance of the tribe of Simeon according to its families. 9 The inheritance of the tribe of Simeon formed part of the territory of Judah; because the portion of the tribe of Judah was too large for them, the tribe of Simeon obtained an inheritance in the midst of their inheritance.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Joshua 19:1-9
Commentary on Joshua 19:1-9
(Read Joshua 19:1-9)
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.