1 Chronicles 4

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

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

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

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

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

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

4 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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10 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.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

17 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'.

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

18 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].

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.

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

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

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

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.

21 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'.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

27 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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

33 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

37 And Ziza the son of Shiph'i, the son of Allon, the son of Jedayah, the son of Shimri, the son of Shema'yah:

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

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

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

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

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

40 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.

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.

41 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.

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.

42 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.

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.

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

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