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class="padleft"><div class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/1_chronicles/4.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/1_chronicles/4.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Their surrounding villages were Etam, Ain, Rimmon, Token and Ashan—five towns—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/1_chronicles/4.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Their descendants also lived in Etam, Ain, Rimmon, Token, and Ashan—five towns<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/1_chronicles/4.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And their villages were Etam, Ain, Rimmon, Tochen, and Ashan, five cities,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/1_chronicles/4.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />And their villages were Etam, Ain, Rimmon, Tochen, and Ashan—five towns—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/1_chronicles/4.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And their villages <i>were</i>, Etam, and Ain, Rimmon, and Tochen, and Ashan, five cities:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/1_chronicles/4.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And their villages <i>were</i> Etam, Ain, Rimmon, Tochen, and Ashan—five cities—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/1_chronicles/4.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Their villages <i>were</i> Etam, Ain, Rimmon, Tochen, and Ashan, five cities,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/1_chronicles/4.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Their villages were Etam, Ain, Rimmon, Tochen and Ashan, five cities;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/1_chronicles/4.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And their villages <i>were</i> Etam, Ain, Rimmon, Tochen, and Ashan, five cities;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/1_chronicles/4.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Their villages <i>were</i> Etam, Ain, Rimmon, Tochen, and Ashan, five cities;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/1_chronicles/4.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br /><i>These were</i> their villages: Etam, Ain, Rimmon, Tochen, and Ashan—five cities—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/1_chronicles/4.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Their villages were Etam, Ain, Rimmon, Tochen, and Ashan—five cities,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/1_chronicles/4.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Their villages were Etam, Ain, Rimmon, Tochen, and Ashan—five cities, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/1_chronicles/4.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And their villages were Etam, and Ain, Rimmon, and Tochen, and Ashan, five cities;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/1_chronicles/4.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />They also lived in the five villages of Etam, Ain, Rimmon, Tochen, and Ashan, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/1_chronicles/4.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And their villages were Etam, and Ain, Rimmon, and Tochen, and Ashan, five cities:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/1_chronicles/4.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Their five cities were Etam, Ain, Rimmon, Tochen, and Ashan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/1_chronicles/4.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />They also lived in five other places: Etam, Ain, Rimmon, Tochen, and Ashan, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/1_chronicles/4.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Their cities were Etam, Ain, Rimmon, Tochen, and Ashan, for a total of five cities, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/1_chronicles/4.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />And their villages were Etam, Ain, Rimmon, Tochen, and Ashan?five towns?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/1_chronicles/4.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Their settlements also included Etam, Ain, Rimmon, Tochen, and Ashan--five towns.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/1_chronicles/4.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Their villages were Etam, and Ain, Rimmon, and Token, and Ashan, five cities;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/1_chronicles/4.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And their villages were, Etam, and Ain, Rimmon, and Tochen, and Ashan, five cities:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/1_chronicles/4.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Their villages were Etam, Ain, Rimmon, Tochen, and Ashan, five cities; <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/1_chronicles/4.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And their villages [are] Etam, and Ain, Rimmon, and Tochen, and Ashan—five cities,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/1_chronicles/4.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And their villages are Etam, and Ain, Rimmon, and Tochen, and Ashan, five cities,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/1_chronicles/4.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And their villages Etam and Ain, Rimmon and Tochen, and Ashan; five cities.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/1_chronicles/4.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Their towns also were Etam, and Aen, Remmon, and Thochen, and Asan, five cities. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/1_chronicles/4.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And their towns were Etam, and Ain, Rimmon, and Tochen, and Ashan, five cities,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/1_chronicles/4.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />and their villages. Etam, also, and Ain, Rimmon, Tochen, and Ashan—five cities,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/1_chronicles/4.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />And their villages were Etam, Ain, Rimmon, Tochen, and Ashan, five towns,<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/1_chronicles/4.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And their villages were Akim, Ekin, Rimmon, Athchen, and Ashan, five cities;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/1_chronicles/4.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And in Alha and in Etsrem and in Elathlad.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/1_chronicles/4.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And their villages were Etam, and Ain, Rimmon, and Tochen, and Ashan, five cities;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/1_chronicles/4.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And their villages <i>were</i> Aetan, and En, Remnon, and Thocca, and Aesar, five cities.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/1_chronicles/4-32.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/wtNNY-qpWWI?start=1228" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/1_chronicles/4.htm">More Descendants of Judah</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">31</span>Beth-marcaboth, Hazar-susim, Beth-biri, and Shaaraim. These were their cities until the reign of David. <span class="reftext">32</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/2691.htm" title="2691: wə·ḥaṣ·rê·hem (Conj-w:: N-cpc:: 3mp) -- A yard, a hamlet.">And their villages</a> <a href="/hebrew/5862.htm" title="5862: ‘ê·ṭām (N-proper-fs) -- Three places in Isr. From ayit; hawk-ground; Etam, a place in Palestine.">were Etam,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5871.htm" title="5871: wā·‘a·yin (Conj-w:: N-proper-fs) -- Ain -- a spring (of water). The same as ayin; fountain; Ajin, the name of two places in Palestine.">Ain,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7417.htm" title="7417: rim·mō·wn (N-proper-fs) -- Or Rimmon; or Rimmownow; the same as rimmown; Rimmon, the name of a Syrian deity, also of five places in Palestine.">Rimmon,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8507.htm" title="8507: wə·ṯō·ḵen (Conj-w:: N-proper-fs) -- Measurement, a city in Simeon. The same as token; Token, a place in Palestine.">Tochen,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6228.htm" title="6228: wə·‘ā·šān (Conj-w:: N-proper-fs) -- A place in Judah and later in Simeon. The same as ashan; Ashan, a place in Palestine.">and Ashan—</a> <a href="/hebrew/2568.htm" title="2568: ḥā·mêš (Number-fs) -- Five. Masculine chamishshah; a primitive numeral; five.">five</a> <a href="/hebrew/5892.htm" title="5892: ‘ā·rîm (N-fp) -- Excitement. Or par; or ayar; from uwr a city in the widest sense.">towns—</a> </span><span class="reftext">33</span>and all their surrounding villages as far as Baal. These were their settlements, and they kept a genealogical record:…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/19-1.htm">Joshua 19:1-9</a></span><br />The second lot came out for the clans of the tribe of Simeon: Their inheritance lay within the territory of Judah / and included Beersheba (or Sheba), Moladah, / Hazar-shual, Balah, Ezem, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/15-20.htm">Joshua 15:20-32</a></span><br />This is the inheritance of the clans of the tribe of Judah. / These were the southernmost cities of the tribe of Judah in the Negev toward the border of Edom: Kabzeel, Eder, Jagur, / Kinah, Dimonah, Adadah, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/34-1.htm">Numbers 34:1-12</a></span><br />Then the LORD said to Moses, / “Command the Israelites and say to them: When you enter the land of Canaan, it will be allotted to you as an inheritance with these boundaries: / Your southern border will extend from the Wilderness of Zin along the border of Edom. On the east, your southern border will run from the end of the Salt Sea, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/21-1.htm">Joshua 21:1-42</a></span><br />Now the family heads of the Levites approached Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the heads of the other tribes of Israel / at Shiloh in the land of Canaan and said to them, “The LORD commanded through Moses that we be given cities in which to live, together with pasturelands for our livestock.” / So by the command of the LORD, the Israelites gave the Levites these cities and their pasturelands out of their own inheritance: ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/30-26.htm">1 Samuel 30:26-31</a></span><br />When David arrived in Ziklag, he sent some of the plunder to his friends, the elders of Judah, saying, “Here is a gift for you from the plunder of the LORD’s enemies.” / He sent gifts to those in Bethel, Ramoth Negev, and Jattir; / to those in Aroer, Siphmoth, and Eshtemoa; ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/2-1.htm">2 Samuel 2:1-4</a></span><br />Some time later, David inquired of the LORD, “Should I go up to one of the towns of Judah?” “Go up,” the LORD answered. Then David asked, “Where should I go?” “To Hebron,” replied the LORD. / So David went there with his two wives, Ahinoam of Jezreel and Abigail the widow of Nabal of Carmel. / David also took the men who were with him, each with his household, and they settled in the towns near Hebron. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/19-3.htm">1 Kings 19:3</a></span><br />And Elijah was afraid and ran for his life. When he came to Beersheba in Judah, he left his servant there,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/11-5.htm">2 Chronicles 11:5-10</a></span><br />Rehoboam lived in Jerusalem, and he built up cities for defense in Judah. / He built up Bethlehem, Etam, Tekoa, / Beth-zur, Soco, Adullam, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/11-25.htm">Nehemiah 11:25-30</a></span><br />As for the villages with their fields, some of the people of Judah lived in Kiriath-arba, Dibon, Jekabzeel, and their villages; / in Jeshua, Moladah, and Beth-pelet; / in Hazar-shual; in Beersheba and its villages; ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/48-1.htm">Ezekiel 48:1-29</a></span><br />“Now these are the names of the tribes: At the northern frontier, Dan will have one portion bordering the road of Hethlon to Lebo-hamath and running on to Hazar-enan on the border of Damascus with Hamath to the north, and extending from the east side to the west side. / Asher will have one portion bordering the territory of Dan from east to west. / Naphtali will have one portion bordering the territory of Asher from east to west. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/1-1.htm">Matthew 1:1-17</a></span><br />This is the record of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham: / Abraham was the father of Isaac, Isaac the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers. / Judah was the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar, Perez the father of Hezron, and Hezron the father of Ram. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/3-23.htm">Luke 3:23-38</a></span><br />Jesus Himself was about thirty years old when He began His ministry. He was regarded as the son of Joseph, the son of Heli, / the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Melchi, the son of Jannai, the son of Joseph, / the son of Mattathias, the son of Amos, the son of Nahum, the son of Esli, the son of Naggai, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/13-17.htm">Acts 13:17-23</a></span><br />The God of the people of Israel chose our fathers. He made them into a great people during their stay in Egypt, and with an uplifted arm He led them out of that land. / He endured their conduct for about forty years in the wilderness. / And having vanquished seven nations in Canaan, He gave their land to His people as an inheritance. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/9-4.htm">Romans 9:4-5</a></span><br />the people of Israel. Theirs is the adoption as sons; theirs the divine glory and the covenants; theirs the giving of the law, the temple worship, and the promises. / Theirs are the patriarchs, and from them proceeds the human descent of Christ, who is God over all, forever worthy of praise! Amen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/3-16.htm">Galatians 3:16</a></span><br />The promises were spoken to Abraham and to his seed. The Scripture does not say, “and to seeds,” meaning many, but “and to your seed,” meaning One, who is Christ.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And their villages were, Etam, and Ain, Rimmon, and Tochen, and Ashan, five cities:</p><p class="hdg">Etam.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joshua/19-7.htm">Joshua 19:7</a></b></br> Ain, Remmon, and Ether, and Ashan; four cities and their villages:</p><p class="hdg">Ether, Remmon.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/joshua/21-16.htm">Ain</a> <a href="/joshua/21-16.htm">A'in</a> <a href="/1_samuel/30-30.htm">Ashan</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/4-31.htm">Cities</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/4-3.htm">Etam</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/3-20.htm">Five</a> <a href="/2_kings/5-18.htm">Rimmon</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/4-27.htm">Small</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/2-23.htm">Surrounding</a> <a href="/1_samuel/17-18.htm">Token</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/4-31.htm">Towns</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/2-23.htm">Villages</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/119-121.htm">Ain</a> <a href="/numbers/34-11.htm">A'in</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/6-59.htm">Ashan</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/4-33.htm">Cities</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/11-6.htm">Etam</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/4-42.htm">Five</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/6-69.htm">Rimmon</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/4-33.htm">Small</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/6-55.htm">Surrounding</a> <a href="/psalms/86-17.htm">Token</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/4-33.htm">Towns</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/4-33.htm">Villages</a><div class="vheading2">1 Chronicles 4</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_chronicles/4-1.htm">The posterity of Judah by Caleb, the son of Hur.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_chronicles/4-5.htm">Of Ashur, the posthumous son Hezron.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_chronicles/4-9.htm">Of Jabez, and his prayer.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_chronicles/4-11.htm">The other families of the same stock.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">21. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_chronicles/4-21.htm">The sons of Shelah.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">24. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_chronicles/4-24.htm">The posterity and cities of Simeon.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">39. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_chronicles/4-39.htm">Their conquest of Gedor, and of the Amalekites in mount Seir.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_chronicles/4.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_chronicles/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/1_chronicles/4.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>And their villages were Etam</b><br>Etam is mentioned in several places in the Old Testament, including as a place fortified by Rehoboam in <a href="/2_chronicles/11-6.htm">2 Chronicles 11:6</a>. It is often associated with the region of Judah. The name Etam means "lair of wild beasts," which may indicate its rugged terrain. This location is significant as it reflects the expansion and settlement patterns of the tribe of Simeon within the territory of Judah.<p><b>Ain</b><br>Ain, meaning "spring" or "fountain," suggests a location with a water source, which would have been crucial for sustaining life in ancient times. This village is also listed among the cities of the tribe of Simeon in <a href="/joshua/19-7.htm">Joshua 19:7</a>. The presence of a spring would have made Ain a valuable settlement for agriculture and livestock.<p><b>Rimmon</b><br>Rimmon, meaning "pomegranate," is another village associated with the tribe of Simeon. The pomegranate is a symbol of fertility and abundance in the Bible, often used in the decoration of the temple (<a href="/1_kings/7-18.htm">1 Kings 7:18</a>). This village's name may reflect the agricultural richness of the area or the presence of pomegranate trees.<p><b>Tochen</b><br>Tochen is a lesser-known village, with limited references in the Bible. Its inclusion in this list highlights the comprehensive nature of the genealogical records in Chronicles, emphasizing the importance of each settlement in the tribal inheritance. The name Tochen may mean "measured" or "balanced," possibly indicating a well-planned or strategically located village.<p><b>and Ashan</b><br>Ashan, meaning "smoke" or "cloud," is another village of the Simeonites. It is mentioned in <a href="/joshua/15-42.htm">Joshua 15:42 and 19</a>:7, indicating its role in the tribal allotments. The name could suggest a location known for its high elevation or a place where sacrifices were made, producing smoke.<p><b>five towns—</b><br>The mention of five towns underscores the completeness and sufficiency of the Simeonite settlements within Judah's territory. The number five can symbolize grace or God's provision in biblical numerology. This enumeration reflects the fulfillment of God's promise to provide land for His people, as seen in the broader narrative of the conquest and settlement of Canaan.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/e/etam.htm">Etam</a></b><br>A village mentioned in the territory of the tribe of Simeon. It is also referenced in other parts of the Bible, indicating its historical significance.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/a/ain.htm">Ain</a></b><br>Another village within the Simeonite territory. Its name means "spring" or "fountain," suggesting a place of water and life.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/r/rimmon.htm">Rimmon</a></b><br>A town that is also mentioned in the context of the tribe of Simeon. The name means "pomegranate," a symbol of abundance and blessing.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/tochen.htm">Tochen</a></b><br>A lesser-known village, with limited biblical references, but part of the Simeonite inheritance.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/a/ashan.htm">Ashan</a></b><br>A town that was part of the inheritance of the tribe of Simeon, also mentioned in the context of the Levitical cities.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_our_inheritance.htm">Understanding Our Inheritance</a></b><br>Just as the tribe of Simeon received specific towns as their inheritance, believers today have a spiritual inheritance in Christ. Reflect on what it means to live in the fullness of that inheritance.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/significance_of_place.htm">Significance of Place</a></b><br>The mention of specific towns reminds us that God values places and communities. Consider how God has placed you in your current community for a purpose.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/historical_continuity.htm">Historical Continuity</a></b><br>The towns listed have historical significance, showing the continuity of God's plan through generations. Reflect on how your life is part of a larger account that God is weaving.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_names.htm">Symbolism of Names</a></b><br>The meanings of the town names (e.g., Ain as "spring") can inspire us to seek spiritual refreshment and abundance in our walk with God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_and_belonging.htm">Community and Belonging</a></b><br>The listing of these towns within the Simeonite territory emphasizes the importance of community and belonging. Reflect on how you contribute to and benefit from your spiritual community.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_1_chronicles_4.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 1 Chronicles 4</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/are_1_chronicles_4_groups_verified.htm">Is there any external verification for the groups listed in 1 Chronicles 4--especially those not mentioned elsewhere--suggesting they might be legendary or symbolic?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/are_1_chronicles_4_lifespans_plausible.htm">Are the lifespans and generational spans implied in 1 Chronicles 4 scientifically plausible, or do they represent mythical or symbolic timelines?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_1_chr_4_1-8_with_ot_lineages.htm">How do we reconcile the genealogies in 1 Chronicles 4:1-8 with other Old Testament passages that record different names and lineages?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/1_chron_18_4_vs_2_sam_8_4__7,000_or_1,700.htm">In 1 Chronicles 18:4, how do we reconcile the figure of 7,000 horsemen with 2 Samuel 8:4, which mentions 1,700 instead?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/1_chronicles/4.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(32) <span class= "bld">And their villages.</span>--This belongs to <a href="/1_chronicles/4-31.htm" title="And at Bethmarcaboth, and Hazarsusim, and at Bethbirei, and at Shaaraim. These were their cities to the reign of David.">1Chronicles 4:31</a>. The verb should be cancelled.<p><span class= "bld">Etam, and Ain, Rimmon</span> <span class= "bld">. . .</span>--Why are these five cities separated from the former thirteen? The old Jewish expositors Rashi and Kimchi assert, that whereas the thirteen were lost to the Simeonites from the time of David, these five remained in their possession. The separation is made in Joshua 19 as well as here. (Many MSS. read "and Rimmon.")<p><span class= "bld">Five cities.</span>--<a href="/joshua/19-7.htm" title="Ain, Remmon, and Ether, and Ashan; four cities and their villages:">Joshua 19:7</a> : "Ain, Rimmon, and Ether, and Ashan; four cities and their villages." Etam may be a mistake for Ether. But there were two Etams, one in the hills of Judah, south of Bethlehem (see <a href="/1_chronicles/4-3.htm" title="And these were of the father of Etam; Jezreel, and Ishma, and Idbash: and the name of their sister was Hazelelponi:">1Chronicles 4:3</a>, Note; <a href="/2_chronicles/11-6.htm" title="He built even Bethlehem, and Etam, and Tekoa,">2Chronicles 11:6</a>), and one in the south of Judah (<a href="/judges/15-8.htm" title="And he smote them hip and thigh with a great slaughter: and he went down and dwelled in the top of the rock Etam.">Judges 15:8</a>)--perhaps the place intended here. Ether occurs in <a href="/joshua/15-42.htm" title="Libnah, and Ether, and Ashan,">Joshua 15:42</a> along with Ashan. Both were in the lowlands of Judah. Ain and Rimmon are spoken of as one place (<a href="/nehemiah/11-29.htm" title="And at Enrimmon, and at Zareah, and at Jarmuth,">Nehemiah 11:29</a>): they must have been close to each other (comp. Buda-Pesth). Tochen only here. . . . <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/1_chronicles/4-32.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">And their villages</span><br /><span class="heb">וְחַצְרֵיהֶם֙</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḥaṣ·rê·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - common plural construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2691.htm">Strong's 2691: </a> </span><span class="str2">A yard, a hamlet</span><br /><br /><span class="word">were Etam,</span><br /><span class="heb">עֵיטָ֣ם</span> <span class="translit">(‘ê·ṭām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5862.htm">Strong's 5862: </a> </span><span class="str2">Etam -- three places in Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Ain,</span><br /><span class="heb">וָעַ֔יִן</span> <span class="translit">(wā·‘a·yin)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5871.htm">Strong's 5871: </a> </span><span class="str2">Ain -- a spring (of water)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Rimmon,</span><br /><span class="heb">רִמּ֥וֹן</span> <span class="translit">(rim·mō·wn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7417.htm">Strong's 7417: </a> </span><span class="str2">A Syrian god</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Tochen,</span><br /><span class="heb">וְתֹ֖כֶן</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ṯō·ḵen)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8507.htm">Strong's 8507: </a> </span><span class="str2">Tochen -- 'measurement', a city in Simeon</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and Ashan—</span><br /><span class="heb">וְעָשָׁ֑ן</span> <span class="translit">(wə·‘ā·šān)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6228.htm">Strong's 6228: </a> </span><span class="str2">Ashan -- a place in Judah and later in Simeon</span><br /><br /><span class="word">five</span><br /><span class="heb">חָמֵֽשׁ׃</span> <span class="translit">(ḥā·mêš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2568.htm">Strong's 2568: </a> </span><span class="str2">Five</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[towns]—</span><br /><span class="heb">עָרִ֖ים</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·rîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5892.htm">Strong's 5892: </a> </span><span class="str2">Excitement</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_chronicles/4-32.htm">1 Chronicles 4:32 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/1_chronicles/4-32.htm">1 Chronicles 4:32 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/1_chronicles/4-32.htm">1 Chronicles 4:32 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/1_chronicles/4-32.htm">1 Chronicles 4:32 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/1_chronicles/4-32.htm">1 Chronicles 4:32 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/1_chronicles/4-32.htm">1 Chronicles 4:32 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_chronicles/4-32.htm">1 Chronicles 4:32 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_chronicles/4-32.htm">1 Chronicles 4:32 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/1_chronicles/4-32.htm">1 Chronicles 4:32 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/1_chronicles/4-32.htm">1 Chronicles 4:32 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/1_chronicles/4-32.htm">OT History: 1 Chronicles 4:32 Their villages were Etam and Ain Rimmon (1 Chron. 1Ch iCh i Ch 1 chr 1chr)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_chronicles/4-31.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Chronicles 4:31"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Chronicles 4:31" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_chronicles/4-33.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Chronicles 4:33"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Chronicles 4:33" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>