1 Chronicles 4

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

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

2 Reaiah the son of Shobal became the father of Jahath; and Jahath became the father of Ahumai and Lahad. These are the families of the Zorathites.

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

3 These were the sons of the father of Etam: Jezreel, Ishma, and Idbash. The name of their sister was Hazzelelponi.

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

4 Penuel was the father of Gedor and Ezer the father of Hushah. These are the sons of Hur, the firstborn of Ephrathah, the father of Bethlehem.

and Penuel [is] father of Gedor, and Ezer father of Hushah. These [are] sons of Hur, firstborn of Ephratah, father of Beth-Lehem.

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

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

6 Naarah bore him Ahuzzam, Hepher, Temeni, and Haahashtari. These were the sons of Naarah.

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

7 The sons of Helah were Zereth, Izhar, and Ethnan.

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

8 Hakkoz became the father of Anub, Zobebah, and the families of Aharhel the son of Harum.

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

9 Jabez was more honorable than his brothers. His mother named him Jabez, saying, “Because I bore him with sorrow.”

And Jabez is honored above his brothers, and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, “Because I have brought forth with grief.”

10 Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, “Oh that you would bless me indeed, and enlarge my border! May your hand be with me, and may you keep me from evil, that I may not cause pain!” God granted him that which he requested.

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.

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

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

12 Eshton became the father of Beth Rapha, Paseah, and Tehinnah the father of Ir Nahash. These are the men of Recah.

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

13 The sons of Kenaz: Othniel and Seraiah. The sons of Othniel: Hathath.

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

14 Meonothai became the father of Ophrah: and Seraiah became the father of Joab the father of Ge Harashim, for they were craftsmen.

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

15 The sons of Caleb the son of Jephunneh: Iru, Elah, and Naam. The son of Elah: Kenaz.

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

16 The sons of Jehallelel: Ziph, Ziphah, Tiria, and Asarel.

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

17 The sons of Ezrah: Jether, Mered, Epher, and Jalon; and Mered’s wife bore Miriam, Shammai, and Ishbah the father of Eshtemoa.

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

18 His wife the Jewess bore Jered the father of Gedor, Heber the father of Soco, and Jekuthiel the father of Zanoah. These are the sons of Bithiah the daughter of Pharaoh, whom Mered took.

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,

19 The sons of the wife of Hodiah, the sister of Naham, were the fathers of Keilah the Garmite and Eshtemoa the Maacathite.

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

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

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

21 The sons of Shelah the son of Judah: Er the father of Lecah, Laadah the father of Mareshah, and the families of the house of those who worked fine linen, of the house of Ashbea;

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;

22 and Jokim, and the men of Cozeba, and Joash, and Saraph, who had dominion in Moab, and Jashubilehem. These records are ancient.

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

23 These were the potters, and the inhabitants of Netaim and Gederah; they lived there with the king for his work.

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

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

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

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

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

26 The sons of Mishma: Hammuel his son, Zaccur his son, Shimei his son.

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

27 Shimei had sixteen sons and six daughters; but his brothers didn’t have many children, and all their family didn’t multiply like the children of Judah.

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.

28 They lived at Beersheba, Moladah, Hazarshual,

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

29 at Bilhah, at Ezem, at Tolad,

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

30 at Bethuel, at Hormah, at Ziklag,

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

31 at Beth Marcaboth, Hazar Susim, at Beth Biri, and at Shaaraim. These were their cities until David’s reign.

and in Beth-Marcaboth, and in Hazar-Susim, and in Beth-Birei, and in Shaarim; these [are] their cities until the reigning of David.

32 Their villages were Etam, Ain, Rimmon, Tochen, and Ashan, five cities;

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

33 and all their villages that were around the same cities, as far as Baal. These were their settlements, and they kept their genealogy.

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

34 Meshobab, Jamlech, Joshah the son of Amaziah,

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

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

and Joel, and Jehu son of Josibiah, son of Seraiah, 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 the son of Shiphi, the son of Allon, the son of Jedaiah, the son of Shimri, the son of Shemaiah—

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

38 these mentioned by name were princes in their families. Their fathers’ houses increased greatly.

These who are coming in by name [are] princes in their families, and the house of their fathers has broken forth into a multitude;

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

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

40 They found rich, good pasture, and the land was wide, and quiet, and peaceful, for those who lived there before were descended from Ham.

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.

41 These written by name came in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah, and struck their tents and the Meunim who were found there; and they destroyed them utterly to this day, and lived in their place, because there was pasture there for their flocks.

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.

42 Some of them, even of the sons of Simeon, five hundred men, went to Mount Seir, having for their captains Pelatiah, Neariah, Rephaiah, and Uzziel, the sons of Ishi.

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,

43 They struck the remnant of the Amalekites who escaped, and have lived there to this day.

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