1 Chronicles 4

1 Sons of Judah: Perez, Hezron, and Carmi, and Hur, and Shobal.

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

2 And Reaiah son of Shobal begot Jahath, and Jahath begot Ahumai and Lahad; these [are] families of the Zorathite.

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

3 And these [are] of the father of Etam: Jezreel, and Ishma, and Idbash; and the name of their sister [is] Hazzelelponi;

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

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.

5 And to Ashhur father of Tekoa were two wives, Helah and Naarah;

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

6 and Naarah bears to him Ahuzzam, and Hepher, and Temeni, and Haahashtari: these [are] sons of Naarah.

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

7 And sons of Helah: Zereth, and Zohar, and Ethnan.

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

8 And Coz begot Anub, and Zobebah, and the families of Aharhel son of Harum.

And Koz begat 'Anub and Hazzobebah, and the families of Acharchel the 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.”

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

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.

11 And Chelub brother of Shuah begot Mehir; he [is] father of Eshton.

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

12 And Eshton begot Beth-Rapha, and Paseah, and Tehinnah father of Ir-Nahash; these [are] men of Rechah.

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

13 And sons of Kenaz: Othniel and Seraiah; and sons of Othniel: Hathath.

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

14 And Meonothai begot Ophrah, and Seraiah begot Joab father of the Valley of the Craftsmen, for they were craftsmen.

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

15 And sons of Caleb son of Jephunneh: Iru, Elah, and Naam; and sons of Elah: even Kenaz.

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

16 And sons of Jehaleleel: Ziph and Ziphah, Tiria, and Asareel.

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

17 And sons of Ezra: Jether, and Mered, and Epher, and Jalon. And she bears Miriam, and Shammai, and Ishbah father of Eshtemoa.

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'.

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,

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].

19 and sons of the wife of Hodiah sister of Nahom: Abi-Keilah the Garmite, and Eshtemoa the Maachathite.

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

20 And sons of Shimon: Amnon, and Rinnah, Ben-Hanon, and Tilon; and sons of Ishi: Zoheth, and Ben-Zoheth.

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

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 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'.

22 and Jokim, and the men of Chozeba, and Joash, and Saraph, who ruled over Moab and Jashubi-Lehem; and these things [are] ancient.

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

23 They [are] the potters and inhabitants of Netaim and Gedera; they dwelt there with the king in his work.

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

24 Sons of Simeon: Nemuel, and Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, Shaul;

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

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

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

26 And sons of Mishma: Hammuel his son, Zacchur his son, Shimei his son.

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

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.

28 And they dwell in Beer-Sheba, and Moladah, and Hazar-Shaul,

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

29 and in Bilhah, and in Ezem, and in Tolad,

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

30 and in Bethuel, and in Hormah, and in Ziklag,

And at Bethuel, and at Chormah, and at 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.

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

32 And their villages [are] Etam, and Ain, Rimmon, and Tochen, and Ashan—five cities,

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

33 and all their villages that [are] around these cities to Ba‘al; these [are] their dwellings, and they have their genealogy:

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.

34 even Meshobab, and Jamlech, and Joshah son of Amaziah,

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

35 and Joel, and Jehu son of Josibiah, son of Seraiah, son of Asiel,

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

36 and Elioenai, and Jaakobah, and Jeshohaiah, and Asaiah, and Adiel, and Jesimiel, and Benaiah,

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

37 and Ziza son of Shiphi, son of Allon, son of Jedaiah, son of Shimri, son of Shemaiah.

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

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

39 and they go to the entrance of Gedor, to the east of the valley, to seek pasture for their flock,

And they went to the entrance of Gedur, as far as the east side of the valley, to seek 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.

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.

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.

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.

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,

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.

43 and they strike the remnant of those escaped of Amalek, and dwell there to this day.

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