1 Chronicles 4
1 The sons of Juda: Phares, Hesron, and Charmi, and Hur, and Sobal.
The sons of Judah: Perez, Hezron, Carmi, 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.
Reaiah, son of Shobal, was the father of Jahath. Jahath was the father of Ahumai and Lahad. These were 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.
These were the sons of Etam: Jezreel, Ishma, and Idbash. Their sister was called Hazzelelponi.
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.
Penuel was the father of Gedor, and Ezer was the father of Hushah. These were the descendants of Hur, Ephrathah's firstborn and father of Bethlehem.
5 And Assur the father of Thecua had two wives, Halaa and Naara:
Ashhur was the father of Tekoa and had two wives, Helah and Naarah.
6 And Naara bore him Ozam, and Hepher, and Themani, and Ahasthari: these are the sons of Naara.
Naarah was the mother of Ahuzzam, Hepher, Temeni, and Haahashtari. These were the sons of Naarah.
7 And the sons of Halaa, Sereth, Isaar, and Ethnan.
The sons of Helah: Zereth, Zohar, Ethnan,
8 And Cos begot Anob, and Soboba, the kindred of Aharehel the son of Arum.
and Koz, who was the father of Anub and Hazzobebah and of the families of Aharhel, 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.
Jabez was more faithful to God than his brothers. His mother had given him the name Jabez, saying, “I gave birth to him in pain.”
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.
Jabez begged the God of Israel, “Please bless me and expand my borders! Be with me and keep me safe from harm so I won't have pain.” And God gave him what he asked for.
11 And Caleb the brother of Sua beget Mahir, who was the father of Esthon.
Kelub, Shuhah's brother, was the father of Mehir, who in turn 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.
Eshton was the father of Beth Rapha, Paseah, and Tehinnah, the father of Ir Nahash. These were the men of Recah.
13 And the sons of Cenez were Othoniel, and Saraia. And the sons of Othoniel, Hathath, and Maonathi.
The sons of Kenaz: Othniel and Seraiah. The sons of Othniel: Hathath and Meonothai.
14 Maonathi beget Ophra, and Saraia begot Joab the father of the Valley of artificers: for artificers were there.
Meonothai was the father of Ophrah. Seraiah was the father of Joab, the father of Ge Harashim, so called because craftsmen lived there.
15 And the sons of Caleb the son of Jephone, were Hir, and Ela, and Naham. And the sons of Ela: Cenez.
The sons of Caleb son of Jephunneh: Iru, Elah, and Naam. The son of Elah: Kenaz.
16 The sons also of Jaleleel: Ziph, and Zipha, Thiria, and Asrael.
The sons of Jehallelel: Ziph, Ziphah, Tiria, and Asarel.
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.
The sons of Ezrah: Jether, Mered, Epher, and Jalon. One wife of Mered was the mother of Miriam, 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.
(Another wife who came from Judah was the mother of Jered the father of Gedor, Heber the father of Soco, and Jekuthiel the father of Zanoah.) These were the sons of Bithiah, Pharaoh's daughter, whom Mered had married.
19 And the sons of his wife Odaia the sister of Naham the father of Celia, Garmi, and Esthamo, who was of Machathi.
The sons of Hodiah's wife, Nathan's sister: one son was the father of Keilah the Garmite, and another the father of Eshtemoa the Maacathite.
20 The sons also of Simon, Amnon, and Rinna the son of Hanan, and Thilon. And the sons of Jesi Zoheth, and Benzoheth.
The sons of Shimon: Amnon, Rinnah, Ben-Hanan, and Tilon. The sons of Ishi: Zoheth and Ben-Zoheth.
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 son of Judah: Er, who was the father of Lecah, Laadah, who was the father of Mareshah, the families of the linen workers at Beth 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.
Jokim, the men of Cozeba, and Joash and Saraph, who ruled over Moab and Jashubi Lehem. (These are old records.)
23 These are the potters, and they dwelt in Plantations, and Hedges, with the king for his works, and they abode there.
They were potters, inhabitants of Netaim and Gederah, who lived there and worked for the king.
24 The sons of Simeon: Namuel, and Jamin, Jarib, Zara, Saul:
The sons of Simeon: Nemuel, Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, and Shaul.
25 Sellum his son, Mapsam his son, Masma his son.
Shallum was the son of Shaul, Mibsam his son, and Mishma his son.
26 The sons of Masma: Hamuel his son, Zachur his son, Semei his son.
The sons of Mishma: Hammuel his son, Zaccur his son, and 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.
Shimei had sixteen sons and six daughters, but his brothers did not have many children; so their tribe was not as large as that of Judah.
28 And they dwelt in Bersabee, and Molada, and Hasarsuhal,
They lived in Beersheba, Moladah, Hazar Shual,
29 And in Bala, and in Asom, and in Tholad,
Bilhah, Ezem, Tolad,
30 And in Bathuel, and in Horma, and in Siceleg,
Bethuel, Hormah, Ziklag,
31 And in Bethmarchaboth, and in Hasarsusim, and in Bethberai, and in Saarim. These were their cities unto the reign of David.
Beth Marcaboth, Hazar Susim, Beth Biri, and Shaaraim. These were their towns until David became king.
32 Their towns also were Etam, and Aen, Remmon, and Thochen, and Asan, five cities.
They also lived in Etam, Ain, Rimmon, Token, and Ashan—a total of five towns,
33 And all their villages round about these cities as far as Baal. This was their habitation, and the distribution of their dwellings.
along with all the surrounding villages as far as Baal. These were the places where they lived and they recorded their genealogy.
34 And Mosabab and Jemlech, and Josa, the son of Amasias,
Meshobab, Jamlech, Joshah, son of Amaziah,
35 And Joel, and Jehu the son of Josabia the son of Saraia, the son of Asiel,
Joel, Jehu, son of Joshibiah, son of Seraiah, son of Asiel,
36 And Elioenai, and Jacoba, and Isuhaia, and Asaia, and Adiel, and Ismiel, and Banaia,
Elioenai, Jaakobah, Jeshohaiah, Asaiah, Adiel, Jesimiel, 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, son of Shiphi, son of Allon, son of Jedaiah, son of Shimri, son of Shemaiah.
38 These were named princes in their kindreds, and in the houses of their families were multiplied exceedingly.
These were the names of the leaders of their families whose lineage increased significantly.
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.
They went far as the border of Gedor on the east side of the valley to look for 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.
They found good pastureland there, and the area was open, quiet, and peaceful, for those who used to live there were Ham's descendants.
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.
In the time of Hezekiah, king of Judah, the leaders listed above by name came and attacked these descendants of Ham where they lived, along with the Meunites there and totally destroyed them, as is clear to this very day. Then they settled there, because there was pastureland 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:
Some of these Simeonites invaded Mount Seir—five hundred men led by Pelatiah, Neariah, 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.
They destroyed the rest of the Amalekites who had escaped. They have lived there to this very day.
