Chronicles I 4

1 And the sons of Juda; Phares, Esrom, and Charmi, and Or, Subal,

The sons of Juda: Phares, Hesron, and Charmi, and Hur, and Sobal.

2 and Rada his son; and Subal begot Jeth; and Jeth begot Achimai, and Laad: these [are] the generations of the Arathites.

And Raia the son of Sobal beget Jahath, of whom were born Ahumai, and Laad. These are the families of Sarathi.

3 And these [are] the sons of Aetam; Jezrael and Jesman, and Jebdas: and their sister's name [was] Eselebbon.

And this is the posterity of Etam: Jezrahel, and Jesema, and Jedebos: and the name of their sister was Asalelphuni.

4 And Phanuel the father of Gedor, and Jazer the father of Osan: these [are] the sons of Or, the firstborn of Ephratha, the father of Baethalaen.

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.

5 And Asur the father of Thecoe had two wives, Aoda and Thoada.

And Assur the father of Thecua had two wives, Halaa and Naara:

6 And Aoda bore to him Ochaia, and Ephal, and Thaeman, and Aasther: all these [were] the sons of Aoda.

And Naara bore him Ozam, and Hepher, and Themani, and Ahasthari: these are the sons of Naara.

7 And the sons of Thoada; Sereth, and Saar, and Esthanam.

And the sons of Halaa, Sereth, Isaar, and Ethnan.

8 And Coe begot Enob, and Sabatha, and the progeny of the brother of Rechab, the son of Jarin.

And Cos begot Anob, and Soboba, the kindred of Aharehel the son of Arum.

9 And Igabes was more famous than his brethren; and his mother called his name Igabes, saying, I have born as a sorrowful one.

And Jabes was more honourable than any of his brethren, and his mother called his name Jabes, saying: Because I bore him with sorrow.

10 And Igabes called on the God of Israel, saying, O that you would indeed bless me, and enlarge my coasts, and that your hand might be with me, and that you would make me know that you will not grieve me! And God granted him all that he asked.

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.

11 And Chaleb the father of Ascha begot Machir; he [was] the father of Assathon.

And Caleb the brother of Sua beget Mahir, who was the father of Esthon.

12 He begot Bathraias, and Bessee, and Thaeman the founder of the city of Naas the brother of Eselom the Kenezite: these [were] the men of Rechab.

And Esthon beget Bethrapha, and Phesse, and Tehinna father of the city of Naas: these are the men of Recha.

13 And the sons of Kenez; Gothoniel, and Saraia: and the sons of Gothoniel; Athath.

And the sons of Cenez were Othoniel, and Saraia. And the sons of Othoniel, Hathath, and Maonathi.

14 And Manathi begot Gophera: and Saraia begot Jobab, the father of Ageaddair, for they were artificers.

Maonathi beget Ophra, and Saraia begot Joab the father of the Valley of artificers: for artificers were there.

15 And the sons of Chaleb the son of Jephonne; Er, Ada, and Noom: and the sons of Ada, Kenez.

And the sons of Caleb the son of Jephone, were Hir, and Ela, and Naham. And the sons of Ela: Cenez.

16 And the sons of Aleel, Zib, and Zepha, and Thiria, and Eserel.

The sons also of Jaleleel: Ziph, and Zipha, Thiria, and Asrael.

17 And the sons of Esri; Jether, Morad, and Apher, and Jamon: and Jether begot Maron, and Semei, and Jesba the father of Esthaemon.

And the sons of Esra, Jether, and Mered, and Epher, and Jalon, and he beget Mariam, and Sammai, and Jesba the father of Esthamo.

18 And his wife, that [is] Adia, bore Jared the father of Gedor, and Aber the father of Sochon, and Chetiel the father of Zamon: and these [are] the sons of Betthia the daughter of Pharao, whom Mored took.

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.

19 And the sons of the wife of Iduia the sister of Nachaim the father of Keila; Garmi, and Esthaemon the Nochathite.

And the sons of his wife Odaia the sister of Naham the father of Celia, Garmi, and Esthamo, who was of Machathi.

20 And the sons of Semon; Amnon, and Ana the son of Phana, and Inon: and the sons of Sei, Zoan, and the sons of Zoab.

The sons also of Simon, Amnon, and Rinna the son of Hanan, and Thilon. And the sons of Jesi Zoheth, and Benzoheth.

21 The sons of Selom the son of Juda; Er the father of Lechab, and Laada the father of Marisa, and the offspring of the family of Ephrathabac [belonging to] the house of Esoba.

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.

22 And Joakim, and the men of Chozeba, and Joas, and Saraph, who lived in Moab, and he changed their names to Abederin and Athukiim.

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.

23 These [are] the potters who lived in Ataim and Gadira with the king: they grew strong in his kingdom, and lived there.

These are the potters, and they dwelt in Plantations, and Hedges, with the king for his works, and they abode there.

24 The sons of Semeon; Namuel, and Jamin, Jarib, Zares, Saul:

The sons of Simeon: Namuel, and Jamin, Jarib, Zara, Saul:

25 Salem his son, Mabasam his son, Masma his son:

Sellum his son, Mapsam his son, Masma his son.

26 Amuel his son, Sabud his son, Zacchur his son, Semei his son.

The sons of Masma: Hamuel his son, Zachur his son, Semei his son.

27 Semei [had] sixteen sons, and six daughters; and his brethren had not many sons, neither did all their families multiply as the sons of Juda.

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.

28 And they lived in Bersabee, and Molada, and in Esersual,

And they dwelt in Bersabee, and Molada, and Hasarsuhal,

29 and in Balaa, and in Aesem, and in Tholad,

And in Bala, and in Asom, and in Tholad,

30 and in Bathuel, and in Herma, and in Sikelag,

And in Bathuel, and in Horma, and in Siceleg,

31 and in Baethmarimoth, and Hemisuseosin, and the house of Baruseorim: these [were] their cities until [the time of] king David.

And in Bethmarchaboth, and in Hasarsusim, and in Bethberai, and in Saarim. These were their cities unto the reign of David.

32 And their villages [were] Aetan, and En, Remnon, and Thocca, and Aesar, five cities.

Their towns also were Etam, and Aen, Remmon, and Thochen, and Asan, five cities.

33 And all their villages [were] round about these cities, as far as Baal: this [was] their possession, and their distribution.

And all their villages round about these cities as far as Baal. This was their habitation, and the distribution of their dwellings.

34 And Mosobab, and Jemoloch, and Josia the son of Amasia;

And Mosabab and Jemlech, and Josa, the son of Amasias,

35 and Joel, and Jeu the son of Asabia, the son of Sarau, the son of Asiel;

And Joel, and Jehu the son of Josabia the son of Saraia, the son of Asiel,

36 and Elionai, and Jocaba, and Jasuia, and Asaia, and Jediel, and Ismael, and Banaias;

And Elioenai, and Jacoba, and Isuhaia, and Asaia, and Adiel, and Ismiel, and Banaia,

37 and Zuza the son of Saphai, the son of Alon, the son of Jedia, the son of Semri, the son of Samaias.

Ziza also the son of Sephei the son of Allon the son of Idaia the son of Semri the son of Samaia.

38 These went by the names of princes in their families, and they increased abundantly in their fathers' households.

These were named princes in their kindreds, and in the houses of their families were multiplied exceedingly.

39 And they went till they came to Gerara, to the east of Gai, to seek pasture for their cattle.

And they went forth to enter into Gador as far as to the east side of the valley, to seek pastures for their flocks.

40 And they found abundant and good pastures, and the land before them [was] wide, and [there was] peace and quietness; for [there were] some of the children of Cham who lived there before.

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.

41 And these who are written by name came in the days of Ezekias king of Juda, and they struck the people's houses, and the Minaeans whom they found there, and utterly destroyed them until this day: and they lived in their place, because [there was] pasture there for their cattle.

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.

42 And some of them, [even] of the sons of Symeon, went to mount Seir, [even] five hundred men; and Phalaettia, and Noadia, and Raphaia, and Oziel, sons of Jesi, [were] their rulers.

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:

43 And they struck the remnant that were left of Amalec, until this day.

And they slew the remnant of the Amalecites, who had been able to escape, and they dwelt there in their stead unto this day.