Nehemiah 11:36
And some divisions of the Levites of Judah settled in Benjamin.
BSB
ASV
And of the Levites, certain courses in Judah were joined to Benjamin.
KJV
And of the Levites were divisions in Judah, and in Benjamin.
And of the Levites were divisions in Judah, and in Benjamin. They were scattered about, some here and some there, in both these tribes, for the better instruction of the people.
Thus were they settled free and easy, tho' few and poor. And they might have been happy, but for that general lukewarmness, with which they are charged by the prophet Malachi, who prophesied about this time and in whom prophecy ceased for some ages, 'till it revived in the great prophet.
And of the Levites were divisions - The Levites had their dwellings in the divisions of Judah and Benjamin. This is probably the meaning: the Syriac says, They had the half of Judah and Benjamin; which is not likely. That the people whose hearts were now turned towards the Lord, would make the best provision for the support of God’s work, and all those engaged in it, we may naturally suppose; but this could not be very great, as the complete service was not yet established, and the Levites themselves were few in number.
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Genesis 49:7Cursed be their anger, for it is strong, and their wrath, for it is cruel! I will disperse them in Jacob and scatter them in Israel.
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The second lot came out for the clans of the tribe of Simeon:
They assigned by lot the cities named above from the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin.
The descendants of Simeon: Nemuel, Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, and Shaul.
Then Amnon hated Tamar with such intensity that his hatred was greater than the love he previously had. “Get up!” he said to her. “Be gone!”
And Absalom never said a word to Amnon, either good or bad, because he hated Amnon for disgracing his sister Tamar.