1The second lot came out for Simeon, for the tribe of the sons of Simeon according to their families, and their inheritance lay within the inheritance of the sons of Judah.2Their inheritance included Beersheba, Sheba, and Moladah.3It also included Hazar-shual, Balah, and Ezem.4It also included Eltolad, Bethul, and Hormah.5It also included Ziklag, Beth-marcaboth, and Hazar-susah.6It also included Beth-lebaoth and Sharuhen—thirteen cities together with their villages.7It also included Ain, Rimmon, Ether, and Ashan—four cities together with their villages.8All the villages surrounding these cities extended as far as Baalath-beer and Ramah of the Negeb; this was the inheritance of the tribe of the sons of Simeon according to their families.9The inheritance of the sons of Simeon came from the territory of the sons of Judah, because the portion of the sons of Judah was too large for them, so the sons of Simeon received their inheritance within the inheritance of the sons of Judah.