1 Chronicles 4

1 The sons of Judah: Perez, Hezron and Carmi and Hur and Shobal.

[the] sons of Judah Perez Hezron and Carmi and Hur and Shobal.

2 And Reaiah, the son of Shobal, was the father of Jahath; and Jahath was the father of Ahumai and Lahad. These are the families of the Zorathites.

And Reaiah [the] son of Shobal he fathered Jahath and Jahath he fathered Ahumai and Lahad these [were] [the] clans of the Zorathite[s].

3 And these were the sons of Hur, the father of Etam: Jezreel and Ishma and Idbash, and the name of their sister was Hazzelelponi;

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

4 And Penuel, the father of Gedor, and Ezer, the father of Hushah. These are the sons of Hur, the oldest son of Ephrathah, the father of Beth-lehem.

And Penuel [was] [the] father of Gedor and Ezer [was] [the] father of Hushah these [were] [the] descendants of Hur [the] firstborn of Ephrath [the] father of Beth-lehem.

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

And to Ashhur [the] father of Tekoa they belonged two wives Helah and Naarah.

6 And Naarah had Ahuzzam by him, and Hepher and Temeni and Haahashtari. These were the sons of Naarah.

And she bore to him Naarah Ahuzzam and Hepher and Temeni and Haahashtari these [were] [the] sons of Naarah.

7 And the sons of Helah were Zereth, Izhar and Ethnan.

And [the] sons of Helah Zereth (and Zohar *Q(K)*) and Ethnan.

8 And Koz was the father of Anub and Zobebah, and the families of Aharhel the son of Harum.

And Koz he fathered Anub and the Zobebah [clans] and [the] clans of Aharhel [the] son of Harum.

9 And Jabez was honoured more than his brothers; but his mother had given him the name Jabez, saying, Because I gave birth to him with sorrow.

And he was Jabez honored more than brothers his and mother his she had called name his Jabez saying for I gave birth in pain.

10 And Jabez made a prayer to the God of Israel, saying, If only you would truly give me a blessing, and make wider the limits of my land, and let your hand be with me, and keep me from evil, so that I may not be troubled by it! And God gave him his desire.

And he called Jabez to [the] God of Israel saying if really you will bless me and you will increase territory my and it will be hand your with me and you will act from harm to not to hurt me and he brought God [that] which he had asked for.

11 And Chelub, the brother of Shuhah, was the father of Mehir, who was the father of Eshton.

And Kelub [the] brother of Shuhah he fathered Mehir he [was] [the] father of Eshton.

12 And Eshton was the father of Bethrapha and Paseah and Tehinnah, the father of Ir-nahash. These are the men of Recah.

And Eshton he fathered Beth-Rapha and Paseah and Tehinnah [the] father of Ir-nahash these [were] [the] men of Recah.

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

And [the] sons of Kenaz Othniel and Seraiah and [the] sons of Othniel Hathath. (And Meonothai. *X*)

14 And Meonothai was the father of Ophrah; and Seraiah was the father of Joab, the father of Ge-harashim; they were expert workmen.

And Meonothai he fathered Ophrah and Seraiah he fathered Joab [the] father of Ge Harashim for craftsmen they were.

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

And [the] sons of Caleb [the] son of Jephunneh Iru Elah and Naam and [the] sons of Elah and Kenaz.

16 And the sons of Jehallelel: Ziph and Ziphah, Tiria and Asarel.

And [the] sons of Jehallelel Ziph and Ziphah Tiria and Asarel.

17 And the sons of Ezrah: Jether and Mered and Epher and Jalon; and these are the sons of Bithiah, the daughter of Pharaoh, the wife of Mered. And she became the mother of Miriam and Shammai and Ishbah, the father of Eshtemoa.

And [the] son of Ezrah Jether and Mered and Epher and Jalon and she conceived Miriam and Shammai and Ishbah [the] father of Eshtemoa.

18 And his wife, a woman of the tribe of Judah, became the mother of Jered, the father of Gedor, and Heber, the father of Soco, and Jekuthiel, the father of Zanoah.

And wife his Judahitess she bore Jared [the] father of Gedor and Heber [the] father of Socoh and Jekuthiel [the] father of Zanoah and these [were] [the] sons of Bithiah [the] daughter of Pharaoh whom he had taken Mered.

19 And the sons of the wife of Hodiah, the sister of Naham, were the father of Keilah the Garmite, and Eshtemoa the Maacathite.

And [the] sons of [the] wife of Hodiah [the] sister of Naham [were] [the] father of Keilah Garmite and Eshtemoa the Maacathite.

20 And the sons of Shimon: Amnon and Rinnah, Ben-hanan and Tilon. And the sons of Ishi: Zoheth; and the son of Zoheth. ...

And [the] sons of Shimon Amnon and Rinnah Ben-Hanan (and Tilon *Q(K)*) and [the] sons of Ishi Zoheth and Ben Zoheth.

21 The sons of Shelah, the son of Judah: Er, the father of Lecah, and Laadah, the father of Mareshah, and the families of those who made delicate linen, of the family of Ashbea;

[the] sons of Shelah [the] son of Judah Er [the] father of Lecah and Laadah [the] father of Mareshah and [the] clans of [the] House of [the] Work of Fine linen of [the] House of Ashbea.

22 And Jokim, and the men of Cozeba, and Joash and Saraph, who were rulers in Moab, and went back to Beth-lehem. And the records are very old.

And Jokim and [the] men of Kozeba and Joash and Saraph who they ruled to Moab and Jashubi Lehem and the words [are] ancient.

23 These were the potters, and the people living among planted fields with walls round them; they were there to do the king's work.

They [were] the potters and [the] inhabitants of Netaim and Gederah with the king in service his they dwelt there.

24 The sons of Simeon: Nemuel and Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, Shaul;

[the] descendants of Simeon Nemuel and Jamin Jarib Zerah Shaul.

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

Shallum son his Mibsam son his Mishma son his.

26 And the sons of Mishma: Hammuel his son, Zaccur his son, Shimei his son.

And [the] descendants of Mishma Hammuel son his Zaccur son his Shimei son his.

27 And Shimei had sixteen sons and six daughters, but his brothers had only a small number of children, and their family was not as fertile as the children of Judah.

And [belonged] to Shimei sons six-teen and daughters six and [belonged] to brothers his not sons many and all clan their not they increased up to [the] descendants of Judah.

28 And they were living at Beer-sheba and Moladah and Hazar-shual,

And they dwelt in Beer Sheba and Moladah and Hazar Shual.

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

And in Bilhah and in Ezem and in Tolad.

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

And in Bethuel and in Hormah and in Ziklag.

31 And at Beth-marcaboth, and at Hazarsusim, and at Beth-biri, and at Shaaraim. These were their towns till David became king.

And in Beth Marcaboth and in Hazar Susim and in Beth Biri and in Shaaraim these [were] cities their until reigned David.

32 And their small towns were Etam, Ain, Rimmon, and Tochen and Ashan, five towns;

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

33 And all the small places round these towns, as far as Baalath-beer, the high place of the South. These were their living-places, and they have lists of their generations.

And all villages their which [were] around the cities these to Baal this [was] dwelling places their and recording genealogies they [belonged] to them.

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

And Meshobab and Jamlech and Joshah [the] son of Amaziah.

35 And Joel and Jehu, the son of Joshibiah, the son of Seraiah, the son of Asiel,

And Joel and Jehu [the] son of Joshibiah [the] son of Seraiah [the] son of Asiel.

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

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

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

And Ziza [the] son of Shipi [the] son of Allon [the] son of Jedaiah [the] son of Shimri [the] son of Shemaiah.

38 These, whose names are given, were chiefs in their families, and their families became very great in number.

These who came by names [were] leaders in clans their and [the] house of ancestors their they spread out to abundance.

39 And they went to the opening into Gedor, as far as the east side of the valley, in search of grass-land for their flocks.

And they went to [the] entrance of Gedor to to [the] east of the valley to seek pasture for flock[s] their.

40 And they came to some good fertile grass-land, in a wide quiet country of peace-loving people; for the people who were living there before were of the offspring of Ham.

And they found pasture fertile and good and the land [was] broad of both hands and at peace and at ease for [were] from Ham the inhabitants there before.

41 And these whose names are given came in the days of Hezekiah, king of Judah, and made an attack on the Meunim who were living there, and put an end to them to this day, and took their place, because there was grass there for their flocks.

And they came these who were written by names in [the] days of - Hezekiah [the] king of Judah and they struck down tents their and (the Meunites *Q(K)*) who they were found there and they totally destroyed them until the day this and they dwelt in place of them for pasture for flock[s] their [was] there.

42 And some of them, five hundred of the sons of Simeon, went to the hill-country of Seir, with Pelatiah and Neariah and Rephaiah and Uzziel, the sons of Ishi, at their head.

And some of them - of [the] descendants of Simeon they went to [the] mountain of Seir men five hundred and Pelatiah and Neariah and Rephaiah and Uzziel [the] sons of Ishi [were] at head their.

43 And they put to death the rest of the Amalekites who had got away safely, and made it their living-place to this day.

And they struck down [the] remnant of the escaped remnant of Amalek and they have dwelt there until the day this.