²⁴Simeon’s sons were Nemuel, Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, and Shaul. ²⁵Shaul’s son was Shallum. Shallum’s son was Mibsam. Mibsam’s son was Mishma. ²⁶Mishma’s son was Hammuel. Hammuel’s son was Zaccur. Zaccur’s son was Shimei. ²⁷Shimei had 16 sons and 6 daughters. But his brothers didn’t have many children, so their entire family didn’t become as large as the people of Judah.

²⁸Simeon’s descendants lived in Beersheba, Moladah, Hazar Shual, ²⁹Bilhah, Ezem, Tolad, ³⁰Bethuel, Hormah, Ziklag, ³¹Beth Marcaboth, Hazar Susim, Beth Biri, and Shaaraim. These were their cities until David became king. ³²Their five cities were Etam, Ain, Rimmon, Tochen, and Ashan. ³³They also had all the villages around these cities as far as the city of Baal. These places were where they lived, and they had their own genealogical records:

³⁴Meshobab, Jamlech, Joshah (son of Amaziah), ³⁵Joel, Jehu (son of Joshibiah, grandson of Seraiah, and great-grandson of Asiel), ³⁶Elioenai, Jaakobah, Jeshohaiah, Asaiah, Adiel, Jesimiel, Benaiah, and ³⁷Ziza (son of Shiphi, grandson of Allon, great-grandson of Jedaiah, a descendant of Shimri and Shemaiah). ³⁸These who are mentioned by name were leaders in their families, and the number of people in their households increased.

³⁹They moved to the outskirts of Gedor, on the east side of the valley, to find pasture for their flocks.

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