1 Chronicles 4

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

Sons of Judah: Perez, Hezron, and Carmi, and Hur, and Shobal.

2 And Reaiah the son of Shobal begot Jahath; and Jahath begot Ahumai and Lahad. These are the families of the Zoreathites.

And Reaiah son of Shobal begot Jahath, and Jahath begot Ahumai and Lahad; these [are] families of the Zorathite.

3 And these [were of] the father of Etam: Jizreel, and Jishma, and Jidbash; and the name of their sister was Hazlelponi;

And these [are] of the father of Etam: Jezreel, and Ishma, and Idbash; and the name of their sister [is] Hazzelelponi;

4 and Penuel the father of Gedor, and Ezer the father of Hushah: these were the sons of Hur, the firstborn of Ephratah, [and] father of Bethlehem.

and Penuel [is] father of Gedor, and Ezer father of Hushah. These [are] sons of Hur, firstborn of Ephratah, father of Beth-Lehem.

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

And to Ashhur father of Tekoa were two wives, Helah and Naarah;

6 And Naarah bore him Ahuzzam, and Hepher, and Temeni, and Ahashtari: these were the sons of Naarah.

and Naarah bears to him Ahuzzam, and Hepher, and Temeni, and Haahashtari: these [are] sons of Naarah.

7 And the sons of Helah: Zereth, and Zohar, and Ethnan.

And sons of Helah: Zereth, and Zohar, and Ethnan.

8 And Koz begot Anub, and Hazzobebah, and the families of Aharhel the son of Harum.

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

9 And Jabez was more honoured than his brethren; and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, Because I bore him with pain.

And Jabez is honored above his brothers, and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, “Because I have brought forth with grief.”

10 And Jabez called on the God of Israel saying, Oh that thou wouldest richly bless me, and enlarge my border, and that thy hand might be with me, and that thou wouldest keep me from evil, that it may not grieve me! And God brought about what he had requested.

And Jabez calls to the God of Israel, saying, “If blessing You bless me, then You have made my border great, and Your hand has been with me, and You have kept [me] from evil—not to grieve me”; and God brings in that which he asked.

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

And Chelub brother of Shuah begot Mehir; he [is] father of Eshton.

12 And Eshton begot Bethrapha, and Paseah, and Tehinnah the father of the city of Nahash: these were the men of Rechah.

And Eshton begot Beth-Rapha, and Paseah, and Tehinnah father of Ir-Nahash; these [are] men of Rechah.

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

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

14 And Meonothai begot Ophrah: and Seraiah begot Joab, the father of the valley of craftsmen; for they were craftsmen.

And Meonothai begot Ophrah, and Seraiah begot Joab father of the Valley of the Craftsmen, for they were craftsmen.

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

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

16 — And the sons of Jehalleleel: Ziph and Ziphah, Tiria and Asareel.

And sons of Jehaleleel: Ziph and Ziphah, Tiria, and Asareel.

17 — And the sons of Ezra: Jether, and Mered, and Epher, and Jalon; and she conceived [and bore] Miriam, and Shammai, and Jishbah the father of Eshtemoa.

And sons of Ezra: Jether, and Mered, and Epher, and Jalon. And she bears Miriam, and Shammai, and Ishbah father of Eshtemoa.

18 And his wife the Jewess 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.

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

19 — And the sons of the wife of Hodijah, the sister of Naham: the father of Keilah the Garmite, and Eshtemoa the Maachathite.

and sons of the wife of Hodiah sister of Nahom: Abi-Keilah the Garmite, and Eshtemoa the Maachathite.

20 — And the sons of Shimon: Amnon and Rinnah, Ben-hanan and Tilon. — And the sons of Jishi: Zoheth and Ben-Zoheth.

And sons of Shimon: Amnon, and Rinnah, Ben-Hanon, and Tilon; and sons of Ishi: Zoheth, and Ben-Zoheth.

21 The sons of Shelah the son of Judah: Er the father of Lechah, and Laadah the father of Mareshah, and the families of the house of byssus-workers, of the house of Ashbea,

Sons of Shelah son of Judah: Er father of Lecah, and Laadah father of Mareshah, and the families of the house of the service of fine linen, of the house of Ashbea;

22 and Jokim, and the men of Chozeba, and Joash, and Saraph, who ruled over Moab, and Jashubi-lehem. And these are ancient things.

and Jokim, and the men of Chozeba, and Joash, and Saraph, who ruled over Moab and Jashubi-Lehem; and these things [are] ancient.

23 These were the potters, and those that abode among plantations and enclosures: there they dwelt with the king for his work.

They [are] the potters and inhabitants of Netaim and Gedera; they dwelt there with the king in his work.

24 The sons of Simeon: Nemuel and Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, [and] Saul;

Sons of Simeon: Nemuel, and Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, Shaul;

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

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

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

And sons of Mishma: Hammuel his son, Zacchur his son, Shimei his son.

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

And to Shimei [are] sixteen sons and six daughters, and to his brothers there are not many sons, and none of their families have multiplied as much as the sons of Judah.

28 And they abode at Beer-sheba, and Moladah, and Hazar-Shual,

And they dwell in Beer-Sheba, and Moladah, and Hazar-Shaul,

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 Hazar-susim, and at Beth-biri, and at Shaaraim. These were their cities until the reign of David.

and in Beth-Marcaboth, and in Hazar-Susim, and in Beth-Birei, and in Shaarim; these [are] their cities until the reigning of David.

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

And their villages [are] Etam, and Ain, Rimmon, and Tochen, and Ashan—five cities,

33 and all their villages that were round about these cities, as far as Baal. These were their habitations and their genealogical register.

and all their villages that [are] around these cities to Ba‘al; these [are] their dwellings, and they have their genealogy:

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

even Meshobab, and Jamlech, and Joshah son of Amaziah,

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

and Joel, and Jehu son of Josibiah, son of Seraiah, 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 son of Shiphi, son of Allon, son of Jedaiah, son of Shimri, son of Shemaiah.

38 these mentioned by name were princes in their families; and their fathers' houses increased greatly.

These who are coming in by name [are] princes in their families, and the house of their fathers has broken forth into a multitude;

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

and they go to the entrance of Gedor, to the east of the valley, to seek pasture for their flock,

40 And they found fat and good pasture, and a land widely extended and quiet and fertile, for they who had dwelt there formerly were of Ham.

and they find pasture, fat and good, and the land broad of sides, and quiet, and safe, for those dwelling there before are of Ham.

41 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 unto this day, and dwelt in their stead; for there was pasture there for their flocks.

And these who are written by name come in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah, and strike their tents, and the habitations that have been found there, and devote them to destruction to this day, and dwell in their stead, because pasture for their flock [is] there.

42 And five hundred men of them, of the sons of Simeon, went to mount Seir, having at their head Pelatiah, and Neariah, and Rephaiah, and Uzziel, the sons of Jishi,

And of them, of the sons of Simeon, five hundred men have gone to Mount Seir, and Pelatiah, and Neariah, and Rephaiah, and Uzziel, sons of Ishi, at their head,

43 and they smote the rest of the Amalekites that had escaped; and they dwelt there unto this day.

and they strike the remnant of those escaped of Amalek, and dwell there to this day.