1 Chronicles 4
1 Sons of Judah: Perez, Hezron, and Carmi, and Hur, and Shobal.
The sons of Judah: Perez, Hezron, Carmi, Hur, and Shobal.
2 And Reaiah son of Shobal begot Jahath, and Jahath begot Ahumai and Lahad; these [are] families of the Zorathite.
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 these [are] of the father of Etam: Jezreel, and Ishma, and Idbash; and the name of their sister [is] Hazzelelponi;
These were the sons of Etam: Jezreel, Ishma, and Idbash. Their sister was called Hazzelelponi.
4 and Penuel [is] father of Gedor, and Ezer father of Hushah. These [are] sons of Hur, firstborn of Ephratah, father of Beth-Lehem.
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 to Ashhur father of Tekoa were two wives, Helah and Naarah;
Ashhur was the father of Tekoa and had two wives, Helah and Naarah.
6 and Naarah bears to him Ahuzzam, and Hepher, and Temeni, and Haahashtari: these [are] sons of Naarah.
Naarah was the mother of Ahuzzam, Hepher, Temeni, and Haahashtari. These were the sons of Naarah.
7 And sons of Helah: Zereth, and Zohar, and Ethnan.
The sons of Helah: Zereth, Zohar, Ethnan,
8 And Coz begot Anub, and Zobebah, and the families of Aharhel son of Harum.
and Koz, who was the father of Anub and Hazzobebah and of the families of Aharhel, son of Harum.
9 And Jabez is honored above his brothers, and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, “Because I have brought forth with grief.”
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 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.
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 Chelub brother of Shuah begot Mehir; he [is] father of Eshton.
Kelub, Shuhah's brother, was the father of Mehir, who in turn was the father of Eshton.
12 And Eshton begot Beth-Rapha, and Paseah, and Tehinnah father of Ir-Nahash; these [are] men of Rechah.
Eshton was the father of Beth Rapha, Paseah, and Tehinnah, the father of Ir Nahash. These were the men of Recah.
13 And sons of Kenaz: Othniel and Seraiah; and sons of Othniel: Hathath.
The sons of Kenaz: Othniel and Seraiah. The sons of Othniel: Hathath and Meonothai.
14 And Meonothai begot Ophrah, and Seraiah begot Joab father of the Valley of the Craftsmen, for they were craftsmen.
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 sons of Caleb son of Jephunneh: Iru, Elah, and Naam; and sons of Elah: even Kenaz.
The sons of Caleb son of Jephunneh: Iru, Elah, and Naam. The son of Elah: Kenaz.
16 And sons of Jehaleleel: Ziph and Ziphah, Tiria, and Asareel.
The sons of Jehallelel: Ziph, Ziphah, Tiria, and Asarel.
17 And sons of Ezra: Jether, and Mered, and Epher, and Jalon. And she bears Miriam, and Shammai, and Ishbah father of Eshtemoa.
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 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,
(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 sons of the wife of Hodiah sister of Nahom: Abi-Keilah the Garmite, and Eshtemoa the Maachathite.
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 And sons of Shimon: Amnon, and Rinnah, Ben-Hanon, and Tilon; and sons of Ishi: Zoheth, and Ben-Zoheth.
The sons of Shimon: Amnon, Rinnah, Ben-Hanan, and Tilon. The sons of Ishi: Zoheth and Ben-Zoheth.
21 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;
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 Jokim, and the men of Chozeba, and Joash, and Saraph, who ruled over Moab and Jashubi-Lehem; and these things [are] ancient.
Jokim, the men of Cozeba, and Joash and Saraph, who ruled over Moab and Jashubi Lehem. (These are old records.)
23 They [are] the potters and inhabitants of Netaim and Gedera; they dwelt there with the king in his work.
They were potters, inhabitants of Netaim and Gederah, who lived there and worked for the king.
24 Sons of Simeon: Nemuel, and Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, Shaul;
The sons of Simeon: Nemuel, Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, and Shaul.
25 Shallum his son, Mibsam his son, Mishma his son.
Shallum was the son of Shaul, Mibsam his son, and Mishma his son.
26 And sons of Mishma: Hammuel his son, Zacchur his son, Shimei his son.
The sons of Mishma: Hammuel his son, Zaccur his son, and Shimei his son.
27 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.
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 dwell in Beer-Sheba, and Moladah, and Hazar-Shaul,
They lived in Beersheba, Moladah, Hazar Shual,
29 and in Bilhah, and in Ezem, and in Tolad,
Bilhah, Ezem, Tolad,
30 and in Bethuel, and in Hormah, and in Ziklag,
Bethuel, Hormah, Ziklag,
31 and in Beth-Marcaboth, and in Hazar-Susim, and in Beth-Birei, and in Shaarim; these [are] their cities until the reigning of David.
Beth Marcaboth, Hazar Susim, Beth Biri, and Shaaraim. These were their towns until David became king.
32 And their villages [are] Etam, and Ain, Rimmon, and Tochen, and Ashan—five cities,
They also lived in Etam, Ain, Rimmon, Token, and Ashan—a total of five towns,
33 and all their villages that [are] around these cities to Ba‘al; these [are] their dwellings, and they have their genealogy:
along with all the surrounding villages as far as Baal. These were the places where they lived and they recorded their genealogy.
34 even Meshobab, and Jamlech, and Joshah son of Amaziah,
Meshobab, Jamlech, Joshah, son of Amaziah,
35 and Joel, and Jehu son of Josibiah, son of Seraiah, son of Asiel,
Joel, Jehu, son of Joshibiah, son of Seraiah, son of Asiel,
36 and Elioenai, and Jaakobah, and Jeshohaiah, and Asaiah, and Adiel, and Jesimiel, and Benaiah,
Elioenai, Jaakobah, Jeshohaiah, Asaiah, Adiel, Jesimiel, 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 who are coming in by name [are] princes in their families, and the house of their fathers has broken forth into a multitude;
These were the names of the leaders of their families whose lineage increased significantly.
39 and they go to the entrance of Gedor, to the east of the valley, to seek pasture for their flock,
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 find pasture, fat and good, and the land broad of sides, and quiet, and safe, for those dwelling there before are of Ham.
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 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.
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 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,
Some of these Simeonites invaded Mount Seir—five hundred men led by Pelatiah, Neariah, Rephaiah, and Uzziel, the sons of Ishi.
43 and they strike the remnant of those escaped of Amalek, and dwell there to this day.
They destroyed the rest of the Amalekites who had escaped. They have lived there to this very day.
