1 Chronicles 4
1 The sons of Judah: Perez, Hezron, Carmi, Hur, and Shobal.
Sons of Judah: Pharez, Hezron, and Carmi, and Hur, and Shobal.
2 Reaiah, son of Shobal, was the father of Jahath. Jahath was the father of Ahumai and Lahad. These were the families of the Zorathites.
And Reaiah son of Shobal begat Jahath, and Jahath begat Ahumai and Lahad; these [are] families of the Zorathite.
3 These were the sons of Etam: Jezreel, Ishma, and Idbash. Their sister was called Hazzelelponi.
And these [are] of the father of Etam: Jezreel, and Ishma, and Idbash; and the name of their sister [is] Hazzelelponi,
4 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.
and Penuel [is] father of Gedor, and Ezer father of Hushah. These [are] sons of Hur, first-born of Ephratah, father of Beth-Lehem.
5 Ashhur was the father of Tekoa and had two wives, Helah and Naarah.
And to Ashhur father of Tekoa were two wives, Helah and Naarah;
6 Naarah was the mother of Ahuzzam, Hepher, Temeni, and Haahashtari. These were the sons of Naarah.
and Naarah beareth to him Ahuzzam, and Hepher, and Temeni, and Haahashtari: these [are] sons of Naarah.
7 The sons of Helah: Zereth, Zohar, Ethnan,
And sons of Helah: Zereth, and Zohar, and Ethnan.
8 and Koz, who was the father of Anub and Hazzobebah and of the families of Aharhel, son of Harum.
And Coz begat Anub, and Zobebah, and the families of Aharhel son of Harum.
9 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.”
And Jabez is honoured above his brethren, and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, 'Because I have brought forth with grief.'
10 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.
And Jabez calleth to the God of Israel, saying, 'If blessing Thou dost bless me, then Thou hast made great my border, and Thy hand hath been with me, and Thou hast kept [me] from evil — not to grieve me;' and God bringeth in that which he asked.
11 Kelub, Shuhah's brother, was the father of Mehir, who in turn was the father of Eshton.
And Chelub brother of Shuah begat Mehir; he [is] father of Eshton.
12 Eshton was the father of Beth Rapha, Paseah, and Tehinnah, the father of Ir Nahash. These were the men of Recah.
And Eshton begat Beth-Rapha, and Paseah, and Tehinnah father of Ir-Nahash; these [are] men of Rechah.
13 The sons of Kenaz: Othniel and Seraiah. The sons of Othniel: Hathath and Meonothai.
And sons of Kenaz: Othniel, and Seraiah; and sons of Othniel: Hathath.
14 Meonothai was the father of Ophrah. Seraiah was the father of Joab, the father of Ge Harashim, so called because craftsmen lived there.
And Meonothai begat Ophrah, and Seraiah begat Joab father of the valley of artificers, for they were artificers.
15 The sons of Caleb son of Jephunneh: Iru, Elah, and Naam. The son of Elah: Kenaz.
And sons of Caleb son of Jephunneh: Iru, Elah, and Naam; and sons of Elah, even Kenaz.
16 The sons of Jehallelel: Ziph, Ziphah, Tiria, and Asarel.
And sons of Jehaleleel: Ziph and Ziphah, Tiria, and Asareel.
17 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.
And sons of Ezra [are] Jether, and Mered, and Epher, and Jalon: and she beareth Miriam, and Shammai, and Ishbah father of Eshtemoa.
18 (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.
And his wife Jehudijah bare 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 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.
and sons of the wife of Hodiah sister of Nahom: Abi-Keilah the Garmite, and Eshtemoa the Maachathite.
20 The sons of Shimon: Amnon, Rinnah, Ben-Hanan, and Tilon. The sons of Ishi: Zoheth and Ben-Zoheth.
And sons of Shimon [are] Amnon, and Rinnah, Ben-Hanon, and Tilon; and sons of Ishi: Zoheth, and Ben-Zoheth.
21 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,
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 Jokim, the men of Cozeba, and Joash and Saraph, who ruled over Moab and Jashubi Lehem. (These are old records.)
and Jokim, and the men of Chozeba, and Joash, and Saraph, who ruled over Moab and Jashubi-Lehem; and these things [are] ancient.
23 They were potters, inhabitants of Netaim and Gederah, who lived there and worked for the king.
They [are] the potters and inhabitants of Netaim and Gedera; with the king in his work they dwelt there.
24 The sons of Simeon: Nemuel, Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, and Shaul.
Sons of Simeon: Nemuel, and Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, Shaul;
25 Shallum was the son of Shaul, Mibsam his son, and Mishma his son.
Shallum his son, Mibsam his son, Mishma his son.
26 The sons of Mishma: Hammuel his son, Zaccur his son, and Shimei his son.
And sons of Mishma: Hammuel his son, Zacchur his son, Shimei his son.
27 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.
And to Shimei [are] sixteen sons and six daughters, and to his brethren there are not many sons, and none of their families have multiplied as much as the sons of Judah.
28 They lived in Beersheba, Moladah, Hazar Shual,
And they dwell in Beer-Sheba, and Moladah, and Hazar-Shaul,
29 Bilhah, Ezem, Tolad,
and in Bilhah, and in Ezem, and in Tolad,
30 Bethuel, Hormah, Ziklag,
and in Bethuel, and in Hormah, and in Ziklag,
31 Beth Marcaboth, Hazar Susim, Beth Biri, and Shaaraim. These were their towns until David became king.
and in Beth-Marcaboth, and in Hazar-Susim, and in Beth-Birei, and in Shaarim; these [are] their cities till the reigning of David.
32 They also lived in Etam, Ain, Rimmon, Token, and Ashan—a total of five towns,
And their villages [are] Etam, and Ain, Rimmon, and Tochen, and Ashan, five cities,
33 along with all the surrounding villages as far as Baal. These were the places where they lived and they recorded their genealogy.
and all their villages that [are] round about these cities unto Baal; these [are] their dwellings, and they have their genealogy:
34 Meshobab, Jamlech, Joshah, son of Amaziah,
even Meshobab, and Jamlech, and Joshah son of Amaziah,
35 Joel, Jehu, son of Joshibiah, son of Seraiah, son of Asiel,
and Joel, and Jehu son of Josibiah, son of Seraiah, son of Asiel,
36 Elioenai, Jaakobah, Jeshohaiah, Asaiah, Adiel, Jesimiel, Benaiah,
and Elioenai, and Jaakobah, and Jeshohaiah, and Asaiah, and Adiel, and Jesimiel, and Benaiah,
37 and Ziza, son of Shiphi, son of Allon, son of Jedaiah, son of Shimri, son of Shemaiah.
and Ziza son of Shiphi, son of Allon, son of Jedaiah, son of Shimri, son of Shemaiah.
38 These were the names of the leaders of their families whose lineage increased significantly.
These who are coming in by name [are] princes in their families, and the house of their fathers have broken forth into a multitude;
39 They went far as the border of Gedor on the east side of the valley to look for pasture for their flocks.
and they go to the entrance of Gedor, unto the east of the valley, to seek pasture for their flock,
40 They found good pastureland there, and the area was open, quiet, and peaceful, for those who used to live there were Ham's descendants.
and they find pasture, fat and good, and the land broad of sides, and quiet, and safe, for of Ham are those dwelling there before.
41 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.
And these who are written by name come in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah, and smite their tents, and the habitations that have been found there, and devote them to destruction unto this day, and dwell in their stead, because pasture for their flock [is] there.
42 Some of these Simeonites invaded Mount Seir—five hundred men led by Pelatiah, Neariah, Rephaiah, and Uzziel, the sons of Ishi.
And of them, of the sons of Simeon, there have gone to mount Seir, five hundred men, and Pelatiah, and Neariah, and Rephaiah, and Uzziel, sons of Ishi, at their head,
43 They destroyed the rest of the Amalekites who had escaped. They have lived there to this very day.
and they smite the remnant of those escaped of Amalek, and dwell there unto this day.
