1 Chronicles 4:24–39

The Family of Simeon

²⁴The ^lsons of Simeon were ⁵Nemuel, Jamin, ⁶Jarib, ⁷Zerah, and Shaul, ²⁵Shallum his son, Mibsam his son, and Mishma his son. ²⁶And the sons of Mishma were Hamuel his son, Zacchur his son, and Shimei his son. ²⁷Shimei had sixteen sons and six daughters; but his brothers did not have many children, ^mnor did any of their families multiply as much as the children of Judah.

²⁸They dwelt at Beersheba, Moladah, Hazar Shual, ²⁹⁸Bilhah, Ezem, ⁹Tolad, ³⁰Bethuel, Hormah, Ziklag, ³¹Beth Marcaboth, ¹Hazar Susim, Beth Biri, and at Shaaraim. These were their cities until the reign of David. ³²And their villages were ²Etam, Ain, Rimmon, Tochen, and Ashan—five cities—³³and all the villages that were around these cities as far as ³Baal. These were their dwelling places, and they maintained their genealogy: ³⁴Meshobab, Jamlech, and Joshah the son of Amaziah; ³⁵Joel, and Jehu the son of Joshibiah, the son of Seraiah, the son of Asiel; ³⁶Elioenai, Jaakobah, Jeshohaiah, Asaiah, Adiel, Jesimiel, and Benaiah; ³⁷Ziza the son of Shiphi, the son of Allon, the son of Jedaiah, the son of Shimri, the son of Shemaiah—³⁸these mentioned by name were leaders in their families, and their father’s house increased greatly.

³⁹So they went to the entrance of Gedor, as far as the east side of the valley, to seek pasture for their flocks.