1 Chronicles 4

Judah’s Descendants

4Judah’s sons: ^wPerez, Hezron, Carmi, Hur, and Shobal.

²Reaiah son of Shobal fathered Jahath, and Jahath fathered Ahumai and Lahad.

These were the families of the Zorathites.

³These were Etam’s sons: ^xJezreel, Ishma, and Idbash, and their sister was named Hazzelelponi.

⁴Penuel fathered Gedor, and Ezer fathered Hushah.

These were the sons of Hur, Ephrathah’s firstborn and the father of Bethlehem:

⁵Ashhur fathered Tekoa and had two wives, Helah and Naarah.

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

⁷Helah’s sons: Zereth, Zohar, ^yand Ethnan. ⁸Koz fathered Anub, Zobebah, ^zand the families of Aharhel son of Harum.

⁹Jabez ^awas more honorable than his brothers. His mother named him Jabez and said, “I gave birth to him in pain.”

¹⁰Jabez called out to the God of Israel: “If only You would bless me, extend my border, let Your hand be with me, and keep me from harm, so that I will not cause any pain.” ^bcAnd God granted his request.

¹¹Chelub brother of Shuhah fathered Mehir, who was the father of Eshton. ¹²Eshton fathered Beth-rapha, Paseah, and Tehinnah the father of Irnahash. These were the men of Recah.

¹³Kenaz’s sons: Othniel and Seraiah.

Othniel’s sons: Hathath and Meonothai. ^d

¹⁴Meonothai fathered Ophrah,

and Seraiah fathered Joab, the ancestor of those in the Valley of Craftsmen, ^efor they were craftsmen.

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

Elah’s son: Kenaz.

¹⁶Jehallelel’s sons: Ziph, Ziphah, Tiria, and Asarel.

¹⁷Ezrah’s sons: Jether, Mered, Epher, and Jalon. Mered’s wife Bithiah gave birth to Miriam, Shammai, and Ishbah the father of Eshtemoa. ¹⁸These were the sons of Pharaoh’s daughter Bithiah; Mered had married her. His Judean wife gave birth to Jered the father of Gedor, Heber the father of Soco, and Jekuthiel the father of Zanoah. ¹⁹The sons of Hodiah’s wife, the sister of Naham: the father of Keilah the Garmite and the father of Eshtemoa the Maacathite.

²⁰Shimon’s sons: Amnon, Rinnah, Ben-hanan, and Tilon.

Ishi’s sons: Zoheth and Ben-zoheth.

²¹The sons of Shelah son of Judah: Er the father of Lecah, Laadah the father of Mareshah, the families of the guild ^fof linen workers at Beth-ashbea, ²²Jokim, the men of Cozeba; and Joash and Saraph, who married Moabites ^gand returned to Lehem. These names are from ancient records. ²³They were the potters and residents of Netaim and Gederah. They lived there in the service of the king.

Simeon’s Descendants

²⁴Simeon’s sons: ^hNemuel, Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, and Shaul;

²⁵Shaul’s sons: his son Shallum, his son Mibsam, and his son Mishma.

²⁶Mishma’s sons: his son Hammuel, his son Zaccur, and his son Shimei.

²⁷Shimei had 16 sons and six daughters, but his brothers did not have many children, so their whole family did not become as numerous as the Judeans. ²⁸They lived in Beer-sheba, 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 villages were Etam, Ain, Rimmon, Tochen, and Ashan—five cities, ³³and all their surrounding villages as far as Baal. These were their settlements, and they kept a genealogical record for themselves.

³⁴Meshobab, Jamlech, Joshah son of Amaziah,

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

³⁶Elioenai, Jaakobah, Jeshohaiah, Asaiah, Adiel, Jesimiel, Benaiah, ³⁷and Ziza son of Shiphi, son of Allon, son of Jedaiah, son of Shimri, son of Shemaiah—

³⁸these mentioned by name were leaders in their families. Their ancestral houses increased greatly. ³⁹They went to the entrance of Gedor, to the east side of the valley to seek pasture for their flocks. ⁴⁰They found rich, good pasture, and the land was broad, peaceful, and quiet, ⁱfor some Hamites had lived there previously.

⁴¹These ^jwho were recorded by name came in the days of King Hezekiah of Judah, attacked the Hamites’ tents and the Meunites who were found there, and set them apart for destruction, ^kas they are today. Then they settled in their place because there was pasture for their flocks. ⁴²Now 500 men from these sons of Simeon went with Pelatiah, Neariah, Rephaiah, and Uzziel, the sons of Ishi, as their leaders to Mount Seir. ^l43They struck down ^mthe remnant of the Amalekites who had escaped, and they still live there today.