Bible Strands
Joshua 19:5
Ziklag, Beth-marcaboth, Hazar-susah,
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrator records Joshua assigning the final portion of territory to the tribe of Simeon. This verse functions as a geographic inventory within the broader allocation of the Promised Land.
The words — The Hebrew includes צִֽקְלַ֥ג (tziklag) and הַ/מַּרְכָּב֖וֹת (ha./mar.ka.Vot), translated literally as "Ziklag" and "the Marcaboth." These terms operate as proper nouns identifying specific settlements within the Simeonite boundary.
The thread — Ziklag appears in Joshua 15:31 as a Judahite town and later in 1 Samuel 27:6 when Achish grants it to David. The same location is targeted by the Amalekites in 1 Samuel 30:1.
Why it lands — The text presents a raw list of settlements without commentary, requiring the reader to track how these specific names shift between tribal allotments and later historical events. It asks for precise attention to how geographic markers ground the narrative of territorial inheritance.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And Ziklag, and Beth–marcaboth, and Hazar–susah,
Cross-references
- Joshua 15:31 Ziklag, Madmannah, Sansannah,
- 1 Samuel 27:6 That day Achish gave him Ziklag, and to this day it still belongs to the kings of Judah.
- 1 Samuel 30:1 On the third day David and his men arrived in Ziklag, and the Amalekites had raided the Negev, attacked Ziklag, and burned it down.
- 1 Chronicles 4:31 Beth-marcaboth, Hazar-susim, Beth-biri, and Shaaraim. These were their cities until the reign of David.