²⁴ by the border of Benjamin, from the east side to the west, ^(A)Simeon shall have one section;

Simeon’s Inheritance with Judah

19 The ^(A)second lot came out for Simeon, for the tribe of the children of Simeon according to their families. ^(B)And their inheritance was within the inheritance of the children of Judah. ^2 (C)They had in their inheritance Beersheba (Sheba), Moladah, ³ Hazar Shual, Balah, Ezem, ⁴ Eltolad, Bethul, Hormah, ⁵ Ziklag, Beth Marcaboth, Hazar Susah, ⁶ Beth Lebaoth, and Sharuhen: thirteen cities and their villages; ⁷ Ain, Rimmon, Ether, and Ashan: four cities and their villages; ⁸ and all the villages that were all around these cities as far as Baalath Beer, ^(D)Ramah of the South. This was the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Simeon according to their families.

⁹ The inheritance of the children of Simeon was included in the share of the children of Judah, for the share of the children of Judah was ^[a]too much for them. ^(E)Therefore the children of Simeon had their inheritance within the inheritance of ^[b]that people.

³³ Then she conceived again and bore a son, and said, “Because the Lord has heard that I am ^[a]unloved, He has therefore given me this son also.” And she called his name ^[b]Simeon.