1. The second lot fell to Simeon. The heritage of the tribe of Simeonites by their clans lay within that of the Judahites.
2. For their heritage they received Beer-sheba, Shema, Moladah,
3. Hazar-shual, Balah, Ezem,
4. Eltolad, Bethul, Hormah,
5. Ziklag, Bethmar-caboth, Hazar-susah,
6. Beth-lebaoth, and Sharuhen; thirteen cities and their villages.
7. Also Ain, Rimmon, Ether, and Ashan; four cities and their villages,
8. besides all the villages around these cities as far as Baalath-beer (that is, Ramoth-negeb). This was the heritage of the tribe of the Simeonites by their clans.
9. This heritage of the Simeonites was within the confines of the Judahites; for since the portion of the latter was too large for them, the Simeonites obtained their heritage within it.
10. The third lot fell to the Zebulunites by their clans. The boundary of their heritage was at Sarid.
11. Their boundary went up west and through Mareal, reaching Dabbesheth and the wadi that is near Jokneam.
12. From Sarid eastward it ran to the district of Chisloth-tabor, on to Daberath, and up to Japhia.