1 Chronicles 4:28-43
Beer Sheba <0884> [Beer-sheba.]
Beer-sheba was situated twenty miles south of Hebron, according to Eusebius and Jerome, in whose time it was occupied by a Roman garrison.
Moladah <04137> [Moladah.]
Probably the same as Malatha, so often mentioned by Eusebius; from whom it appears it was situated about twenty miles from Hebron.
Bilhah <01090> [Bilhah.]
[Balah-Azem. Tolad.]
[Eltolad.]
Bethuel <01328> [Bethuel.]
[Bethul. Ziklag.]
Hazar Susim <02702> [and Hazar-susim.]
[Hazar-susah, Beth-lebaoth, Sharuhen.]
Etam <05862> [Etam.]
Ether, or Etham, was situated near Malatha, according to Eusebius.
[Ether, Remmon. Ashan.]
Eusebius say Beth-ashan was sixteen miles west of Jerusalem.
Baal <01168> [Baal.]
[Baalath-beer. their genealogy. or, as they divided themselves by nations among them.]
named <08034 0935> [mentioned by their names. Heb. coming by names.]
<03212> [they went.]
This expedition of the Simeonites took place in the days of Hezekiah, and, as Calmet conjectures, near the time of the captivity of the ten tribes; when the remnant of Simeon would feel themselves obliged to retire more southward into Arabia Petr‘a, for fear of the Jews, and to seek pasture for their flocks.
Gedor <01446> [Gedor.]
[Geder.]
land <0776> [the land.]
Hamites <02526> [Ham.]
These were probably either Philistines or Egyptians, who dwelt at Gedor.
listed <03789> [these written.]
<03169> [Hezekiah.]
<04583> [the habitations.]
Or, the Meunnim, or Maonites.
pasture <04829> [pasture.]
hill country ... Seir <08165 02022> [mount Seir.]
rest <07611> [the rest.]
That is, those who escaped in the war which Saul, and afterwards David, made against them.
day <03117> [unto this day.]
