1 Chronicles 4

1 Judah's descendants were Perez, Hezron, Karmi, Hur, and Shobal.

The sons of Judah: Perez, Hezron and Carmi and Hur and Shobal.

2 Shobal was the father of Reaiah. Reaiah was the father of Jahath. Jahath was the father of Ahumai and Lahad. These were of the clans of the Zorathites.

And Reaiah, the son of Shobal, was the father of Jahath; and Jahath was the father of Ahumai and Lahad. These are the families of the Zorathites.

3 These were the ancestors of the clans in the city of Etam: Jezreel, Ishma, and Idbash. Their sister's name was Hazzelelponi.

And these were the sons of Hur, the father of Etam: Jezreel and Ishma and Idbash, and the name of their sister was Hazzelelponi;

4 Peniel was the ancestor of the clans in the city of Gedor. Ezer was the originator of the clans in Hushah. These were descendants of Hur, the firstborn of Ephrathah and the originator of Bethlehem.

And Penuel, the father of Gedor, and Ezer, the father of Hushah. These are the sons of Hur, the oldest son of Ephrathah, the father of Beth-lehem.

5 Ashhur the father of Tekoa had two wives, Helah and Naarah.

And Ashhur, the father of Tekoa, had two wives, Helah and Naarah.

6 Naarah bore him Ahuzzam, Hepher, Temeni, and Haahashtari. These were Naarah's sons.

And Naarah had Ahuzzam by him, and Hepher and Temeni and Haahashtari. These were the sons of Naarah.

7 Helah's sons were Zereth, Zohar, Ethnan,

And the sons of Helah were Zereth, Izhar and Ethnan.

8 and Koz, who became the father of Anub and Hazzobebah, and of the clans descended from Aharhel son of Harum.

And Koz was the father of Anub and Zobebah, and the families of Aharhel the son of Harum.

9 Jabez was more respected than his brothers. His mother called him Jabez. She said, “Because I bore him in pain.”

And Jabez was honoured more than his brothers; but his mother had given him the name Jabez, saying, Because I gave birth to him with sorrow.

10 Jabez called out to the God of Israel and said, “If only you would truly bless me, expand my territory, and your hand will be with me. When you do this you will keep me from harm, so that I may be free from pain!” So God granted him his prayer.

And Jabez made a prayer to the God of Israel, saying, If only you would truly give me a blessing, and make wider the limits of my land, and let your hand be with me, and keep me from evil, so that I may not be troubled by it! And God gave him his desire.

11 Kelub brother of Shuhah became the father of Mehir, who was the father of Eshton.

And Chelub, the brother of Shuhah, was the father of Mehir, who was the father of Eshton.

12 Eshton became the father of Beth Rapha, Paseah, and Tehinnah, the father of Ir Nahash. These were men who lived in Rekah.

And Eshton was the father of Bethrapha and Paseah and Tehinnah, the father of Ir-nahash. These are the men of Recah.

13 Kenaz's sons were Othniel and Seraiah. Othniel's sons were Hathath and Meonothai.

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

14 Meonothai became the father of Ophrah, and Seraiah became the father of Joab, the originator of Ge-Harashim, whose people were craftsmen.

And Meonothai was the father of Ophrah; and Seraiah was the father of Joab, the father of Ge-harashim; they were expert workmen.

15 The sons of Caleb son of Jephunneh were Iru, Elah and Naam. Elah's son was Kenaz.

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

16 Jehallelel's sons were Ziph, Ziphah, Tiria, and Asarel.

And the sons of Jehallelel: Ziph and Ziphah, Tiria and Asarel.

17 Ezrah's sons were Jether, Mered, Epher, and Jalon. Mered's Egyptian wife bore Miriam, Shammai, and Ishbah, who became the father of Eshtemoa.

And the sons of Ezrah: Jether and Mered and Epher and Jalon; and these are the sons of Bithiah, the daughter of Pharaoh, the wife of Mered. And she became the mother of Miriam and Shammai and Ishbah, the father of Eshtemoa.

18 These were the sons of Bithiah, daughter of Pharaoh, whom Mered married. Mered's Judahite wife bore Jered, who became the father of Gedor; Heber, who became the father of Soko; and Jekuthiel, who became the father of Zanoah.

And his wife, a woman of the tribe of Judah, became the mother of Jered, the father of Gedor, and Heber, the father of Soco, and Jekuthiel, the father of Zanoah.

19 Of the two sons of Hodiah's wife, sister of Naham, one became the father of Keilah the Garmite. The other was Eshtemoa the Maakathite.

And the sons of the wife of Hodiah, the sister of Naham, were the father of Keilah the Garmite, and Eshtemoa the Maacathite.

20 The sons of Shimon were Amnon, Rinnah, Ben-Hanan, and Tilon. The sons of Ishi were Zoheth and Ben-Zoheth.

And the sons of Shimon: Amnon and Rinnah, Ben-hanan and Tilon. And the sons of Ishi: Zoheth; and the son of Zoheth. ...

21 The descendants of Shelah son of Judah, were Er father of Lekah, Laadah father of Mareshah and the clans of the linen workers at Beth Ashbea,

The sons of Shelah, the son of Judah: Er, the father of Lecah, and Laadah, the father of Mareshah, and the families of those who made delicate linen, of the family of Ashbea;

22 Jokim, the men of Kozeba, and Joash and Saraph, who ruled in Moab and Jashubi Lehem. (This information is from ancient records.)

And Jokim, and the men of Cozeba, and Joash and Saraph, who were rulers in Moab, and went back to Beth-lehem. And the records are very old.

23 These were the potters who lived in Netaim and Gederah and worked for the king.

These were the potters, and the people living among planted fields with walls round them; they were there to do the king's work.

24 Simeon's descendants were Nemuel, Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, and Shaul.

The sons of Simeon: Nemuel and Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, Shaul;

25 Shallum was Shaul's son, Mibsam was Shallum's son, and Mishma was Mibsam's son.

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

26 Mishma's descendants were Hammuel his son, Zakkur his grandson, and Shimei his great-grandson.

And the sons of Mishma: Hammuel his son, Zaccur his son, Shimei his son.

27 Shimei had sixteen sons and six daughters. His brothers did not have many children, so their clans did not increase greatly in numbers as the people of Judah did.

And Shimei had sixteen sons and six daughters, but his brothers had only a small number of children, and their family was not as fertile as the children of Judah.

28 They lived at Beersheba, Moladah, and at Hazar Shual.

And they were living at Beer-sheba and Moladah and Hazar-shual,

29 They also live at Bilhah, Ezem, Tolad,

And at Bilhah, and at Ezem, and at Tolad,

30 Bethuel, Hormah, Ziklag,

And at Bethuel, and at Hormah, and at Ziklag,

31 Beth Markaboth, Hazar Susim, Beth Biri, and Shaaraim. These were their cities until the reign of David.

And at Beth-marcaboth, and at Hazarsusim, and at Beth-biri, and at Shaaraim. These were their towns till David became king.

32 Their five villages were Etam, Ain, Rimmon, Token, and Ashan,

And their small towns were Etam, Ain, Rimmon, and Tochen and Ashan, five towns;

33 together with the outlying villages as far as Baalath. These were their settlements, and they kept the genealogical records.

And all the small places round these towns, as far as Baalath-beer, the high place of the South. These were their living-places, and they have lists of their generations.

34 Clan leaders were Meshobab, Jamlech, Joshah son of Amaziah,

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

35 Joel, Jehu son of Joshibiah son of Seraiah son of Asiel,

And Joel and Jehu, the son of Joshibiah, the son of Seraiah, the 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, the son of Shiphi, the son of Allon, the son of Jedaiah, the son of Shimri, the son of Shemaiah;

38 These mentioned by name were leaders in their clans, and their clans increased greatly.

These, whose names are given, were chiefs in their families, and their families became very great in number.

39 They went near Gedor, on the east side of the valley, to seek pasture for their flocks.

And they went to the opening into Gedor, as far as the east side of the valley, in search of grass-land for their flocks.

40 They found abundant and good pasture. The land was broad, quiet, and peaceable. The Hamites had formerly lived there.

And they came to some good fertile grass-land, in a wide quiet country of peace-loving people; for the people who were living there before were of the offspring of Ham.

41 These just listed by name came in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah, and attacked the Hamite settlements and the Meunites, who were there also. They destroyed them completely and lived there because they found pasture for their flocks.

And these whose names are given came in the days of Hezekiah, king of Judah, and made an attack on the Meunim who were living there, and put an end to them to this day, and took their place, because there was grass there for their flocks.

42 From them, from the sons of Simeon, five hundred men went to Mount Seir with Pelatiah, Neariah, Rephaiah, and Uzziel, the sons of Ishi, as their leader.

And some of them, five hundred of the sons of Simeon, went to the hill-country of Seir, with Pelatiah and Neariah and Rephaiah and Uzziel, the sons of Ishi, at their head.

43 They defeated the rest of the Amalekite refugees, and have lived there to this day.

And they put to death the rest of the Amalekites who had got away safely, and made it their living-place to this day.