1 Chronicles 4

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

The sons of Judah: Perez, Chezron, and Carmi, and Chur, and Shobal.

2 Truly, Reaiah, the son of Shobal, conceived Jahath; from him were born Ahumai and Lahad. These are the kindred of the Zorathites.

And Reayah the son of Shobal begat Jachath, and Jachath begat Achumai, and Lahad. These are the families of the Zor'athites.

3 And this is the stock of Etam: Jezreel, and Ishma, and Idbash. And the name of their sister was Hazzelelponi.

And these were [those of] the father of 'Etam, Jizre'el, and Yishma, and Yidbash: and the name of their sister was Hazzelelponi.

4 Now Penuel was the father of Gedor, and Ezer was the father of Hushah. 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 Chushah. These are the sons of Chur, the first-born of Ephratah, the father of Beth-lechem.

5 Truly, for Ashhur, the father of Tekoa, there were two wives: Helah and Naarah.

And Ashchur the father of Thekoa' had two wives. Chelah and Na'arah.

6 And Naarah bore to him: Ahuzzam, and Hepher, and Temeni, and Haahashtari. These are the sons of Naarah.

And Na'arah bore him Achuzzam, and Chepher, and Themeni. and Haachashthari. These were the sons of Na'arah.

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

And the sons of Chelah were, Zereth, and Zochar, and Ethnan.

8 Now Koz conceived Anub, and Zobebah, and the kindred of Aharhel, the son of Harum.

And Koz begat 'Anub and Hazzobebah, and the families of Acharchel the son of Harum.

9 But Jabez was renowned, more so than his brothers, and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, “For I bore him in sorrow.”

And Ja'bez was more honorable than his brothers; and his mother called his name Ja'bez, saying, Because I bore him in pain.

10 Truly, Jabez called upon the God of Israel, saying, “If only, when blessing, you will bless me, and will broaden my borders, and your hand will be with me, and you will cause me not to be oppressed by evil.” And God granted to him the things for which he prayed.

And Ja'bez called on the God of Israel, saying, Oh that thou wouldst bless me indeed, and enlarge my boundary, and that thy hand might be with me, and that thou wouldst act for me against the evil, that it may not give me pain! And God granted him what he had asked for.

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

And Kelub the brother of Shuchah begat Mechir, who was the father of Eshthon.

12 Then Eshton conceived Bethrapha, and Paseah, and Tehinnah, the father of the city of Nahash. These are the men of Recah.

And Eshthon begat Beth-rapha, and Passeach, and Techinnah the father of 'Irnachash. These are the men of Rechah.

13 Now the sons of Kenaz were Othniel and Seraiah. And the sons of Othniel were Hathath and Meonothai.

And the sons of Kenas: 'Othniel and Serayah. And the sons of 'Othniel: Chathath.

14 Meonothai conceived Ophrah, but Seraiah conceived Joab, the father of the Valley of Artisans. For indeed, there were artisans there.

And Me'onothai begat 'Ophrah: and Serayah begat Joab, the father of the valley of the carpenters; for they were carpenters.

15 Truly, the sons of Chelub, the son of Jephunneh, were Iru, and Elah, and Naam. And the sons of Elah: Kenaz.

And the sons of Caleb the son of Jephunneh: 'Iru, Elah, and Na'am. And the sons of Elah: Ukenas.

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

And the sons of Jehalelel: Ziph, and Ziphah, Thireya, and Assarel.

17 And the sons of Ezrah: Jether, and Mered, and Epher, and Jalon; and he conceived Miriam, and Shammai, and Ishbah, the father of Eshtemoa.

And the sons of 'Ezrah: Jether, and Mered, and 'Epher, and Jalon. And she conceived [and bore] Miriam, and Shammai, and Yishbach the father of Eshthemoa'.

18 And then his wife, Judaia, bore Jered, the father of Gedor, and Heber, the father of Soco, and Jekuthiel, the father of Zanoah. Now there were sons of Bithiah, the daughter of Pharaoh, whom Mered married,

And his wife the Jewess bore Jered the father of Gedor, and Cheber the father of Socho, and Jekuthiel the father of Zanoach. And these are the sons of D the daughter of Pharaoh, whom Mered had taken [for wife].

19 and sons of his wife Hodiah, the sister of Naham, the father of Keilah the Garmite, and of Eshtemoa, who was from Maacathi.

And the sons of the wife of Hodiyah the sister of Nacham: The father of Kei'lah the Garmite, and Eshthemoa' the Ma'achathite.

20 And the sons of Shimon: Amnon, and Rinnah, son of Hanan, and Tilon. And the sons of Ishi: Zoheth and Benzoheth.

And the sons of Shimon: Amnon, and Rinnah, Ben-chanan, and Thilon. And the sons of Yish'i were, Zocheth, and Benzocheth.

21 The sons of Shelah, the son of Judah: Er, the father of Lecah, and Laadah, the father of Mareshah, and the kindred of the house of the workers of fine linen in the house of the oath,

The sons of Shelah the son of Judah: 'Er the father of Lechah, and La'dah the father of Mareshah, and the families of the house of those that wrought fine linen, of the house of Ashbea'.

22 and he who caused the sun to stand still, and the men of Lying, and Secure, and Burning, who were leaders in Moab, and who returned into Lehem. Now these words are ancient.

And Jokim, and the men of Cozeba, and Joash, and Saraph, who had dominion in Moab, and Jashubi-lechem. And these are ancient things.

23 These are the potters living in the Plantations and in the Hedges, with a king in his works, and they were dwelling there.

There were the potters, and those that dwelt in plantations and sheepfolds: for the king's sake to do his work they dwelt there.

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

The sons of Simeon: Nemuel, and Jamin, Jarib, Zerach, and Saul.

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

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

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

And the sons of Mishma': Hamuel his son, Zaccur his son, Shim'i his son.

27 The sons of Shimei were sixteen, and there were six daughters. But his brothers did not have many sons, and the entire kindred was not equal to the sum of the sons of Judah.

And Shim'i had sixteen sons and six daughters; but his brethren had not many children, nor did all their family multiply, equal to the children of Judah.

28 Now they lived in Beersheba, and Moladah, and Hazarshual,

And they dwelt at Beer-sheba', and Moladah, and Chazar-shu'al.

29 and in Bilhah, and in Ezem, and in Tolad,

And at Bilhah, and at 'Ezem, and at Tholad,

30 and in Bethuel, and in Hormah, and in Ziklag,

And at Bethuel, and at Chormah, and at Ziklag.

31 and in Beth-marcaboth, and in Hazarsusim, and in Bethbiri, and in Shaaraim. These were their cities until king David.

And at Beth-marcaboth, and Chazar-sussim, and at Beth-biri, and at Sha'arayim. These were their cities until the reign of David.

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

And their villages were 'Etam, and 'Ayin, Rimmon, and Tochen, and 'Ashan, five cities;

33 with all their villages, on every side of these cities, as far as Baal. This is their habitation and the distribution of the settlements.

And all their villages that were round about these same cities as far as Ba'al. These were their dwelling-places, and after them are they recorded.

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

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

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

And Joel, and Jehu the son of Joshibyah, the son of Serayah, the son of 'Assiel.

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

And Elyo'enai and Ja'akobah, and Jeshochayah, and 'Assayah, and Adiel, and Jessimiel, and Benayah.

37 as well as 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 Shiph'i, the son of Allon, the son of Jedayah, the son of Shimri, the son of Shema'yah:

38 These were the names of the leaders in their kindred. And they were multiplied greatly within the houses of their marriages.

These mentioned by their names were princes in their families; and their family divisions spread themselves out greatly.

39 And they set out, so that they might enter into Gedor, as far as the eastern valley, and so that they might seek pastures for their flocks.

And they went to the entrance of Gedur, as far as the east side of the valley, to seek pasture for their flocks.

40 And they found fat and very good pastures, and a very wide and quiet and fruitful land, in which some from the stock of Ham had lived before.

And they found a fat and good pasture, and the land was roomy, and quiet, and peaceable; for descendants of Ham dwelt there before that time.

41 So then, those whose names have been written above, went forth in the days of Hezekiah, the king of Judah. And they struck down the inhabitants who had been found there with their dwellings. And they wiped them out, even to the present day. And they lived in place of them, because they found very fat pastures there.

And then came these written down by name in the days of Hezekiah the king of Judah, and smote their tents, and the habitations that were found there, and destroyed them utterly unto this day, and dwelt in their stead; because there was pasture there for their flocks.

42 Also, some of the sons of Simeon, five hundred men, went away to mount Seir, having as leaders Pelatiah and Neariah and Rephaiah and Uzziel, the sons of Ishi.

And some of them, even of the sons of Simeon, five hundred men, went to mount Se'ir having at their head Pelatyah, and Ne'aryah, and Rephayah, and 'Uzziel, the sons of Yish'i.

43 And they struck down the remnant of the Amalekites, those who had been able to escape, and they lived there in place of them, even to this day.

And they smote the rest of the 'Amalekites that were escaped, and dwelt there unto this day.