1 Chronicles 4

1 The sons of Juda: Phares, Hesron, and Charmi, and Hur, and Sobal.

The sons of Judah; Pharez, Hezron, and Carmi, and Hur, and Shobal.

2 And Raia the son of Sobal beget Jahath, of whom were born Ahumai, and Laad. These are the families of Sarathi.

And Reaiah the son of Shobal begat Jahath; and Jahath begat Ahumai, and Lahad. These [are] the families of the Zorathites.

3 And this is the posterity of Etam: Jezrahel, and Jesema, and Jedebos: and the name of their sister was Asalelphuni.

And these [were of] the father of Etam; Jezreel, and Ishma, and Idbash: and the name of their sister [was] Hazelelponi:

4 And Phanuel the father of Gedor, and Ezar the father of Hosa, these are the sons of Hur the firstborn of Ephratha the father of Bethlehem.

And Penuel the father of Gedor, and Ezer the father of Hushah. These [are] the sons of Hur, the first-born of Ephratah, the father of Beth-lehem.

5 And Assur the father of Thecua had two wives, Halaa and Naara:

And Ashur the father of Tekoa had two wives, Helah and Naarah.

6 And Naara bore him Ozam, and Hepher, and Themani, and Ahasthari: these are the sons of Naara.

And Naarah bore him Ahuzam, and Hepher, and Temeni, and Haahashtari. These [were] the sons of Naarah.

7 And the sons of Halaa, Sereth, Isaar, and Ethnan.

And the sons of Helah [were], Zereth, and Jezoar, and Ethnan.

8 And Cos begot Anob, and Soboba, the kindred of Aharehel the son of Arum.

And Coz begat Anub, and Zobebah, and the families of Aharhel the son of Harum.

9 And Jabes was more honourable than any of his brethren, and his mother called his name Jabes, saying: Because I bore him with sorrow.

And Jabez was more honorable than his brethren: and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, Because I bore him with sorrow.

10 And Jabes called upon the God of Israel, saying: If blessing thou wilt bless me, and wilt enlarge my borders, and thy hand be with me, and thou save me from being oppressed by evil. And God granted him the things he prayed for.

And Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, Oh that thou wouldst bless me indeed, and enlarge my border, and that thy hand might be with me, and that thou wouldst keep [me] from evil, that it may not grieve me! And God granted him that which he requested.

11 And Caleb the brother of Sua beget Mahir, who was the father of Esthon.

And Chelub the brother of Shuah begat Mehir, who [was] the father of Eshton.

12 And Esthon beget Bethrapha, and Phesse, and Tehinna father of the city of Naas: these are the men of Recha.

And Eshton begat Beth-rapha, and Paseah, and Tehinnah the father of Ir-nahash. These [are] the men of Rechah.

13 And the sons of Cenez were Othoniel, and Saraia. And the sons of Othoniel, Hathath, and Maonathi.

And the sons of Kenaz; Othniel, and Seraiah: and the sons of Othniel; Hathath.

14 Maonathi beget Ophra, and Saraia begot Joab the father of the Valley of artificers: for artificers were there.

And Meonothai begat Ophrah: and Seraiah begat Joab, the father of the valley of Charashim; for they were artificers.

15 And the sons of Caleb the son of Jephone, were Hir, and Ela, and Naham. And the sons of Ela: Cenez.

And the sons of Caleb the son of Jephunneh; Iru, Elah, and Naam: and the sons of Elah, even Kenaz.

16 The sons also of Jaleleel: Ziph, and Zipha, Thiria, and Asrael.

And the sons of Jehaleleel; Ziph, and Ziphah, Tiria, and Asareel.

17 And the sons of Esra, Jether, and Mered, and Epher, and Jalon, and he beget Mariam, and Sammai, and Jesba the father of Esthamo.

And the sons of Ezra [were], Jethur, and Mered, and Epher, and Jalon: and she bore Miriam, and Shammai, and Ishbah the father of Eshtemoa.

18 And his wife Judaia, bore Jared the father of Gedor, and Heber the father of Socho, and Icuthiel the father of Zanoe. And these are the sons of Bethia the daughter of Pharao, whom Mered took to wife.

And his wife Jehudijah bore Jered the father of Gedor, and Heber the father of Socho, and Jekuthiel the father of Zanoah. And these [are] the sons of Bithiah the daughter of Pharaoh whom Mered took.

19 And the sons of his wife Odaia the sister of Naham the father of Celia, Garmi, and Esthamo, who was of Machathi.

And the sons of [his] wife Hodiah the sister of Naham, the father of Keilah the Garmite, and Eshtemoa the Maachathite.

20 The sons also of Simon, Amnon, and Rinna the son of Hanan, and Thilon. And the sons of Jesi Zoheth, and Benzoheth.

And the sons of Shimon [were], Amnon, and Rinnah, Ben-hanan, and Tilon. And the sons of Ishi [were], Zoheth, and Benzoheth.

21 The sons of Sela the son of Juda: Her the father of Lecha, and Laada the father of Maresa, and the families of the house of them that wrought fine linen in the House of oath.

The sons of Shelah the son of Judah [were], Er the father of Lecah, and Laadah the father of Mareshah, and the families of the house of them that wrought fine linen, of the house of Ashbea,

22 And he that made the sun to stand, and the men of Lying, and Secure, and Burning, who were princes in Moab, and who returned into Lahem. Now these are things of old.

And Jokim, and the men of Chozeba, and Joash, and Saraph, who had the dominion in Moab, and Jashubi-lehem. And [these are] ancient things.

23 These are the potters, and they dwelt in Plantations, and Hedges, with the king for his works, and they abode there.

These [were] the potters, and those that dwelt among plants and hedges: there they dwelt with the king for his work.

24 The sons of Simeon: Namuel, and Jamin, Jarib, Zara, Saul:

The sons of Simeon [were] Nemuel, and Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, [and] Shaul:

25 Sellum his son, Mapsam his son, Masma his son.

Shallum his son, Mibsam his son, Mishma his son.

26 The sons of Masma: Hamuel his son, Zachur his son, Semei his son.

And the sons of Mishma; Hamuel his son, Zacchur his son, Shimei his son.

27 The sons of Semei were sixteen, and six daughters: but his brethren had not many sons, and the whole kindred could not reach to the sum of the children of Juda.

And Shimei had sixteen sons and six daughters; but his brethren had not many children, neither did all their family multiply, like the children of Judah.

28 And they dwelt in Bersabee, and Molada, and Hasarsuhal,

And they dwelt at Beer-sheba, and Moladah, and Hazar-shual,

29 And in Bala, and in Asom, and in Tholad,

And at Bilhah, and at Ezem, and at Tolad,

30 And in Bathuel, and in Horma, and in Siceleg,

And at Bethuel, and at Hormah, and at Ziklag,

31 And in Bethmarchaboth, and in Hasarsusim, and in Bethberai, and in Saarim. These were their cities unto the reign of David.

And at Beth-marcaboth, and Hazar-susim, and at Beth-birei, and at Shaaraim. These [were] their cities to the reign of David.

32 Their towns also were Etam, and Aen, Remmon, and Thochen, and Asan, five cities.

And their villages [were], Etam, and Ain, Rimmon, and Tochen, and Ashan, five cities:

33 And all their villages round about these cities as far as Baal. This was their habitation, and the distribution of their dwellings.

And all their villages that [were] around the same cities to Baal. These [were] their habitations, and their genealogy.

34 And Mosabab and Jemlech, and Josa, the son of Amasias,

And Meshobab, and Jamlech, and Joshah the son of Amaziah,

35 And Joel, and Jehu the son of Josabia the son of Saraia, the son of Asiel,

And Joel, and Jehu the son of Josibiah, the son of Seraiah, the son of Asiel,

36 And Elioenai, and Jacoba, and Isuhaia, and Asaia, and Adiel, and Ismiel, and Banaia,

And Elioenai, and Jaakobah, and Jeshohaiah, and Asaiah, and Adiel, and Jesimiel, and Benaiah,

37 Ziza also the son of Sephei the son of Allon the son of Idaia the son of Semri the son of Samaia.

And Ziza the son of Shiphi, the son of Allon, the son of Jedaiah, the son of Shimri, the son of Shemaiah;

38 These were named princes in their kindreds, and in the houses of their families were multiplied exceedingly.

These mentioned by [their] names [were] princes in their families: and the house of their fathers increased greatly.

39 And they went forth to enter into Gador as far as to the east side of the valley, to seek pastures for their flocks.

And they went to the entrance of Gedor, [even] to the east side of the valley, to seek pasture for their flocks.

40 And they found fat pastures, and very good, and a country spacious, and quiet, and fruitful, in which some of the race of Cham had dwelt before.

And they found rich pasture and good, and the land [was] wide, and quiet, and peaceable; for [they] of Ham had dwelt there of old.

41 And these whose names are written above, came in the days of Ezechias king of Juda: and they beat down their tents, and slew the inhabitants that were found there, and utterly destroyed them unto this day: and they dwelt in their place, because they found there fat pastures.

And these written by name came in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah, and smote their tents, and the habitations that were found there, and destroyed them utterly to this day, and dwelt in their room: because [there was] pasture there for their flocks.

42 Some also of the children of Simeon, five hundred men, went into mount Seir, having for their captains Phaltias and Naaria and Raphaia and Oziel the sons of Jesi:

And [some] of them, [even] of the sons of Simeon, five hundred men, went to mount Seir, having for their captains Pelatiah, and Neariah, and Rephaiah, and Uzziel, the sons of Ishi.

43 And they slew the remnant of the Amalecites, who had been able to escape, and they dwelt there in their stead unto this day.

And they smote the rest of the Amalekites that had escaped, and have dwelt there to this day.