1 Chronicles 4

1 Judah's descendants were Perez, Hezron, Karmi, Hur, and Shobal.

And the sons of Juda; Phares, Esrom, and Charmi, and Or, Subal,

2 Shobal was the father of Reaiah. Reaiah was the father of Jahath. Jahath was the father of Ahumai and Lahad. These were of the clans of the Zorathites.

and Rada his son; and Subal begot Jeth; and Jeth begot Achimai, and Laad: these [are] the generations of the Arathites.

3 These were the ancestors of the clans in the city of Etam: Jezreel, Ishma, and Idbash. Their sister's name was Hazzelelponi.

And these [are] the sons of Aetam; Jezrael and Jesman, and Jebdas: and their sister's name [was] Eselebbon.

4 Peniel was the ancestor of the clans in the city of Gedor. Ezer was the originator of the clans in Hushah. These were descendants of Hur, the firstborn of Ephrathah and the originator of Bethlehem.

And Phanuel the father of Gedor, and Jazer the father of Osan: these [are] the sons of Or, the firstborn of Ephratha, the father of Baethalaen.

5 Ashhur the father of Tekoa had two wives, Helah and Naarah.

And Asur the father of Thecoe had two wives, Aoda and Thoada.

6 Naarah bore him Ahuzzam, Hepher, Temeni, and Haahashtari. These were Naarah's sons.

And Aoda bore to him Ochaia, and Ephal, and Thaeman, and Aasther: all these [were] the sons of Aoda.

7 Helah's sons were Zereth, Zohar, Ethnan,

And the sons of Thoada; Sereth, and Saar, and Esthanam.

8 and Koz, who became the father of Anub and Hazzobebah, and of the clans descended from Aharhel son of Harum.

And Coe begot Enob, and Sabatha, and the progeny of the brother of Rechab, the son of Jarin.

9 Jabez was more respected than his brothers. His mother called him Jabez. She said, “Because I bore him in pain.”

And Igabes was more famous than his brethren; and his mother called his name Igabes, saying, I have born as a sorrowful one.

10 Jabez called out to the God of Israel and said, “If only you would truly bless me, expand my territory, and your hand will be with me. When you do this you will keep me from harm, so that I may be free from pain!” So God granted him his prayer.

And Igabes called on the God of Israel, saying, O that you would indeed bless me, and enlarge my coasts, and that your hand might be with me, and that you would make me know that you will not grieve me! And God granted him all that he asked.

11 Kelub brother of Shuhah became the father of Mehir, who was the father of Eshton.

And Chaleb the father of Ascha begot Machir; he [was] the father of Assathon.

12 Eshton became the father of Beth Rapha, Paseah, and Tehinnah, the father of Ir Nahash. These were men who lived in Rekah.

He begot Bathraias, and Bessee, and Thaeman the founder of the city of Naas the brother of Eselom the Kenezite: these [were] the men of Rechab.

13 Kenaz's sons were Othniel and Seraiah. Othniel's sons were Hathath and Meonothai.

And the sons of Kenez; Gothoniel, and Saraia: and the sons of Gothoniel; Athath.

14 Meonothai became the father of Ophrah, and Seraiah became the father of Joab, the originator of Ge-Harashim, whose people were craftsmen.

And Manathi begot Gophera: and Saraia begot Jobab, the father of Ageaddair, for they were artificers.

15 The sons of Caleb son of Jephunneh were Iru, Elah and Naam. Elah's son was Kenaz.

And the sons of Chaleb the son of Jephonne; Er, Ada, and Noom: and the sons of Ada, Kenez.

16 Jehallelel's sons were Ziph, Ziphah, Tiria, and Asarel.

And the sons of Aleel, Zib, and Zepha, and Thiria, and Eserel.

17 Ezrah's sons were Jether, Mered, Epher, and Jalon. Mered's Egyptian wife bore Miriam, Shammai, and Ishbah, who became the father of Eshtemoa.

And the sons of Esri; Jether, Morad, and Apher, and Jamon: and Jether begot Maron, and Semei, and Jesba the father of Esthaemon.

18 These were the sons of Bithiah, daughter of Pharaoh, whom Mered married. Mered's Judahite wife bore Jered, who became the father of Gedor; Heber, who became the father of Soko; and Jekuthiel, who became the father of Zanoah.

And his wife, that [is] Adia, bore Jared the father of Gedor, and Aber the father of Sochon, and Chetiel the father of Zamon: and these [are] the sons of Betthia the daughter of Pharao, whom Mored took.

19 Of the two sons of Hodiah's wife, sister of Naham, one became the father of Keilah the Garmite. The other was Eshtemoa the Maakathite.

And the sons of the wife of Iduia the sister of Nachaim the father of Keila; Garmi, and Esthaemon the Nochathite.

20 The sons of Shimon were Amnon, Rinnah, Ben-Hanan, and Tilon. The sons of Ishi were Zoheth and Ben-Zoheth.

And the sons of Semon; Amnon, and Ana the son of Phana, and Inon: and the sons of Sei, Zoan, and the sons of Zoab.

21 The descendants of Shelah son of Judah, were Er father of Lekah, Laadah father of Mareshah and the clans of the linen workers at Beth Ashbea,

The sons of Selom the son of Juda; Er the father of Lechab, and Laada the father of Marisa, and the offspring of the family of Ephrathabac [belonging to] the house of Esoba.

22 Jokim, the men of Kozeba, and Joash and Saraph, who ruled in Moab and Jashubi Lehem. (This information is from ancient records.)

And Joakim, and the men of Chozeba, and Joas, and Saraph, who lived in Moab, and he changed their names to Abederin and Athukiim.

23 These were the potters who lived in Netaim and Gederah and worked for the king.

These [are] the potters who lived in Ataim and Gadira with the king: they grew strong in his kingdom, and lived there.

24 Simeon's descendants were Nemuel, Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, and Shaul.

The sons of Semeon; Namuel, and Jamin, Jarib, Zares, Saul:

25 Shallum was Shaul's son, Mibsam was Shallum's son, and Mishma was Mibsam's son.

Salem his son, Mabasam his son, Masma his son:

26 Mishma's descendants were Hammuel his son, Zakkur his grandson, and Shimei his great-grandson.

Amuel his son, Sabud his son, Zacchur his son, Semei his son.

27 Shimei had sixteen sons and six daughters. His brothers did not have many children, so their clans did not increase greatly in numbers as the people of Judah did.

Semei [had] sixteen sons, and six daughters; and his brethren had not many sons, neither did all their families multiply as the sons of Juda.

28 They lived at Beersheba, Moladah, and at Hazar Shual.

And they lived in Bersabee, and Molada, and in Esersual,

29 They also live at Bilhah, Ezem, Tolad,

and in Balaa, and in Aesem, and in Tholad,

30 Bethuel, Hormah, Ziklag,

and in Bathuel, and in Herma, and in Sikelag,

31 Beth Markaboth, Hazar Susim, Beth Biri, and Shaaraim. These were their cities until the reign of David.

and in Baethmarimoth, and Hemisuseosin, and the house of Baruseorim: these [were] their cities until [the time of] king David.

32 Their five villages were Etam, Ain, Rimmon, Token, and Ashan,

And their villages [were] Aetan, and En, Remnon, and Thocca, and Aesar, five cities.

33 together with the outlying villages as far as Baalath. These were their settlements, and they kept the genealogical records.

And all their villages [were] round about these cities, as far as Baal: this [was] their possession, and their distribution.

34 Clan leaders were Meshobab, Jamlech, Joshah son of Amaziah,

And Mosobab, and Jemoloch, and Josia the son of Amasia;

35 Joel, Jehu son of Joshibiah son of Seraiah son of Asiel,

and Joel, and Jeu the son of Asabia, the son of Sarau, the son of Asiel;

36 Elioenai, Jaakobah, Jeshohaiah, Asaiah, Adiel, Jesimiel, Benaiah,

and Elionai, and Jocaba, and Jasuia, and Asaia, and Jediel, and Ismael, and Banaias;

37 and Ziza son of Shiphi son of Allon son of Jedaiah son of Shimri son of Shemaiah.

and Zuza the son of Saphai, the son of Alon, the son of Jedia, the son of Semri, the son of Samaias.

38 These mentioned by name were leaders in their clans, and their clans increased greatly.

These went by the names of princes in their families, and they increased abundantly in their fathers' households.

39 They went near Gedor, on the east side of the valley, to seek pasture for their flocks.

And they went till they came to Gerara, to the east of Gai, to seek pasture for their cattle.

40 They found abundant and good pasture. The land was broad, quiet, and peaceable. The Hamites had formerly lived there.

And they found abundant and good pastures, and the land before them [was] wide, and [there was] peace and quietness; for [there were] some of the children of Cham who lived there before.

41 These just listed by name came in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah, and attacked the Hamite settlements and the Meunites, who were there also. They destroyed them completely and lived there because they found pasture for their flocks.

And these who are written by name came in the days of Ezekias king of Juda, and they struck the people's houses, and the Minaeans whom they found there, and utterly destroyed them until this day: and they lived in their place, because [there was] pasture there for their cattle.

42 From them, from the sons of Simeon, five hundred men went to Mount Seir with Pelatiah, Neariah, Rephaiah, and Uzziel, the sons of Ishi, as their leader.

And some of them, [even] of the sons of Symeon, went to mount Seir, [even] five hundred men; and Phalaettia, and Noadia, and Raphaia, and Oziel, sons of Jesi, [were] their rulers.

43 They defeated the rest of the Amalekite refugees, and have lived there to this day.

And they struck the remnant that were left of Amalec, until this day.