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-title = "1 Chronicles 4:24–43"
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-### [Read the passage.](https://biblia.com/bible/esv/1Chronicles4.24-43)
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-_Ed.: I'm chronically running short on sleep, so length and frequency of posts
-are probably going to go down. My wife is also going to have a baby any day
-now, so I don't see a lot of sleep in my forseeable future._
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-The genealogy finally turns away from the tribe of Judah and begins listing the
-other tribes. This is interesting because the exiles were mostly from the
-tribes of Judah and Benjamin, being from the southern kingdom of Judah. The ten
-northern tribes were exiled earlier by the Assyrians and dispersed throughout
-that empire, and did not maintain their cultural identity the way the Jews did
-in Babylon.
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-The tribe of Simeon was often associated with Judah, however, and many of the
-cities listed here were given to the tribe of Judah in the time of King David,
-so it makes sense for the Chronicler to remind the people of what their
-territory would be as they returned to the land. When the land allotments were
-first given, Simeon settled in an enclave within Judah's territory. We are told
-here that they did not multiply very much like Judah did, despite Shimei's
-twenty-two children. Over time, they probably mixed with the surrounding
-Judahites and ceased being a separate tribe.
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-Even though they had few numbers, the Simeonites expanded their borders and
-grew rich. Their herds and flocks increased on the good pasture land. Some
-historical markers are given for the timeframe of this expansion, as it is
-linked with the reign of King Hezekiah.
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-You have glorified Yourself and will continue to do so throughout history.