1 Chronicles 4:24–39

The Family Line of Simeon

²⁴The family line of Simeon included

Nemuel, Jamin, Jarib, Zerah and Shaul.

²⁵Shallum was Shaul’s son. Mibsam was Shallum’s son. Mishma was Mibsam’s son.

²⁶The family line of Mishma included Hammuel. Hammuel was Mishma’s son. Zaccur was Hammuel’s son. Shimei was Zaccur’s son.

²⁷Shimei had 16 sons and six daughters. But his brothers didn’t have many children. So their whole family group didn’t have as many people as Judah had. ²⁸Shimei’s family group lived in Beersheba, Moladah, Hazar Shual, ²⁹Bilhah, Ezem, Tolad, ³⁰Bethuel, Hormah, Ziklag, ³¹Beth Marcaboth, Hazar Susim, Beth Biri and Shaaraim. Those were their towns until David became king. ³²Five of the villages that were around those towns were Etam, Ain, Rimmon, Token and Ashan. ³³The territory of all of the villages that were around those towns reached all the way to Baalath. Those were their settlements. The tribe of Simeon kept its own family history.

³⁴Simeon’s family line included Meshobab, Jamlech and Joshah. Joshah was the son of Amaziah. ³⁵Simeon’s family line also included Joel and Jehu. Jehu was the son of Joshibiah. Joshibiah was the son of Seraiah. Seraiah was the son of Asiel. ³⁶And the family line included Elioenai, Jaakobah, Jeshohaiah, Asaiah, Adiel, Jesimiel, Benaiah ³⁷and Ziza. Ziza was the son of Shiphi. Shiphi was the son of Allon. Allon was the son of Jedaiah. Jedaiah was the son of Shimri. And Shimri was the son of Shemaiah.

³⁸The men whose names are listed above were leaders of their family groups. Their families greatly increased their numbers.

³⁹They spread out all the way to the edge of Gedor east of the valley. They looked for grasslands for their flocks.