1 Chronicles 4
4
Other Family Groups of Judah
1Judah’s descendants were Perez, Hezron, Carmi, Hur, and Shobal.
2Reaiah was Shobal’s son. Reaiah was the father of Jahath, and Jahath was the father of Ahumai and Lahad. They were the family groups of the Zorathite people.
3-4Hur was the oldest son of Caleb and his wife Ephrathah. Hur was the leader of Bethlehem. His three sons were Etam, Penuel, and Ezer. Etam’s sons were Jezreel, Ishma, and Idbash. They had a sister named Hazzelelponi. Penuel was the father of Gedor, and Ezer was the father of Hushah.
5Tekoa’s father was Ashhur. Ashhur had two wives named Helah and Naarah.
6The sons of Ashhur and Naarah were Ahuzzam, Hepher, Temeni, and Haahashtari. These were the descendants of Naarah.
7Helah’s sons were Zereth, Zohar, Ethnan, 8and Koz. Koz was the father of Anub, Hazzobebah, and the Aharhel family group. Aharhel was the son of Harum.
9There was a man named Jabez, who was respected more than his brothers. His mother named him Jabez because she said, “I was in much pain when I gave birth to him.” 10Jabez prayed to the God of Israel, “Please do good things for me and give me more land. Stay with me, and don’t let anyone hurt me. Then I won’t have any pain.” And God did what Jabez had asked.
11Kelub, Shuhah’s brother, was the father of Mehir. Mehir was the father of Eshton. 12Eshton was the father of Beth Rapha, Paseah, and Tehinnah. Tehinnah was the father of the people from the town of Nahash. These people were from Recah.
13The sons of Kenaz were Othniel and Seraiah.
Othniel’s sons were Hathath and Meonothai. 14Meonothai was the father of Ophrah.
Seraiah was the father of Joab. Joab was the ancestor of the people from Craftsmen’s Valley, named that because the people living there were craftsmen.
15Caleb was Jephunneh’s son. Caleb’s sons were Iru, Elah, and Naam. Elah’s son was Kenaz.
16Jehallelel’s sons were Ziph, Ziphah, Tiria, and Asarel.
17-18Ezrah’s sons were Jether, Mered, Epher, and Jalon. Mered married Bithiah, the daughter of the king of Egypt. The children of Mered and Bithiah were Miriam, Shammai, and Ishbah. Ishbah was the father of Eshtemoa. Mered also had a wife from Judah, who gave birth to Jered, Heber, and Jekuthiel. Jered became the father of Gedor. Heber became the father of Soco. And Jekuthiel became the father of Zanoah.
19Hodiah’s wife was Naham’s sister. The sons of Hodiah’s wife were Eshtemoa and the father of Keilah. Keilah was from the Garmite people, and Eshtemoa was from the Maacathite people.
20Shimon’s sons were Amnon, Rinnah, Ben-Hanan, and Tilon.
Ishi’s sons were Zoheth and Ben-Zoheth.
21-22Shelah was Judah’s son. Shelah’s sons were Er, Laadah, Jokim, the men from Cozeba, Joash, and Saraph. Er was the father of Lecah. Laadah was the father of Mareshah and the family groups of linen workers at Beth Ashbea. Joash and Saraph ruled in Moab and Jashubi Lehem. The writings about this family are very old. 23These sons of Shelah were potters. They lived in Netaim and Gederah and worked for the king.
Simeon’s Children
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 sixteen sons and six daughters, but his brothers did not have many children, so there were not as many people in their family group as there were in Judah.
28Shimei’s children lived in Beersheba, Moladah, Hazar Shual, 29Bilhah, Ezem, Tolad, 30Bethuel, Hormah, Ziklag, 31Beth Marcaboth, Hazar Susim, Beth Biri, and Shaaraim. They lived in these cities until David became king. 32The five villages near these cities were Etam, Ain, Rimmon, Token, and Ashan. 33There were also other villages as far away as Baalath. This is where they lived. And they wrote the history of their family.
34-38The men in this list were leaders of their family groups: Meshobab, Jamlech, Joshah son of Amaziah, Joel, Jehu son of Joshibiah (Joshibiah was the son of Seraiah, who was the son of Asiel), Elioenai, Jaakobah, Jeshohaiah, Asaiah, Adiel, Jesimiel, Benaiah, and Ziza. (Ziza was the son of Shiphi, who was the son of Allon. Allon was the son of Jedaiah, who was the son of Shimri. And Shimri was the son of Shemaiah.)
These families grew very large. 39They went outside the city of Gedor to the east side of the valley to look for pasture for their flocks. 40They found good pastures with plenty of grass, and the land was open country and peaceful and quiet. Ham’s descendants had lived there in the past.
41These men who were listed came to Gedor while Hezekiah was king of Judah. They fought against the Hamites, destroying their tents, and also against the Meunites who lived there, and completely destroyed them. So there are no Meunites there even today. Then these men began to live there, because there was pasture for their flocks. 42Ishi’s sons, Pelatiah, Neariah, Rephaiah, and Uzziel, led five hundred of the Simeonites and attacked the people living in the mountains of Edom. 43They killed the few Amalekites who were still alive. From that time until now these Simeonites have lived in Edom.
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1 Chronicles 4
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The Descendants of Judah
1Judah was the father of five sons: Perez, Hezron, Carmi, Hur, and Shobal. 2Shobal was the father of Reaiah, the grandfather of Jahath, and the great-grandfather of Ahumai and Lahad. These men all belonged to the Zorathite clan.
3-4Hur was the oldest son of Caleb and Ephrath. Some of his descendants settled the town of Bethlehem. Hur's other descendants included Etam, Penuel, and Ezer. Etam's sons#4.3,4 Etam's sons: Some manuscripts of one ancient translation; Hebrew “Etam's ancestors.” were Jezreel, Ishma, and Idbash, and his daughter was Hazzelelponi. Penuel settled the town of Gedor, and Ezer settled the town of Hushah.
5Ashhur, who settled the town of Tekoa, had two wives: Helah and Naarah. 6Ashhur and Naarah were the parents of Ahuzzam, Hepher, Temeni, and Haahashtari. 7Ashhur and Helah were the parents of Zereth, Izhar, and Ethnan.
8Koz, the father of Anub and Zobebah, was also the ancestor of the clans of Aharhel, the son of Harum.
9Jabez was a man who got his name because of the pain he caused his mother during birth.#4.9 Jabez … pain … birth: In Hebrew “Jabez” sounds like “pain.” But he was still the most respected son in his family. 10One day he prayed to Israel's God, “Please bless me and give me a lot of land. Be with me so I will be safe from harm.”#4.10 I … harm: Or “keep me from harm, so I won't cause any pain.” And God did just what Jabez had asked.
11Chelub was the brother of Shuhah and the father of Mehir. Later, Mehir had a son, Eshton, 12whose three sons were Bethrapha, Paseah, and Tehinnah. It was Tehinnah who settled the town of Nahash.#4.12 who settled the town of Nahash: Or “who was the father of Irnahash.” These men and their families lived in the town of Recah.
13Kenaz was the father of Othniel and Seraiah. Othniel had two sons: Hathath and Meonothai,#4.13 and Meonothai: Two ancient translations; these words are not in the Hebrew text. 14who was the father of Ophrah. Seraiah was the father of Joab, who settled a place called “Valley of Crafts”#4.14 Valley of Crafts: Hebrew “Geharashim.” because the people who lived there were experts in making things.
15Caleb son of Jephunneh had three sons: Iru, Elah, and Naam. Elah was the father of Kenaz.
16Jehallelel was the father of Ziph, Ziphah, Tiria, and Asarel.
17-18Ezrah was the father of Jether, Mered, Epher, and Jalon. Mered was married to Bithiah the daughter of the king of Egypt. They had a daughter named Miriam and two sons: Shammai and Ishbah. It was Ishbah who settled the town of Eshtemoa. Mered was also married to a woman from the tribe of Judah, and their sons were Jered, Heber, and Jekuthiel. Jered settled the town of Gedor; Heber settled the town of Soco; and Jekuthiel settled the town of Zanoah.
19A man named Hodiah was married to the sister of Naham. Hodiah's descendants included Keilah of the Garmite clan and Eshtemoa of the Maacathite clan.
20Shimon was the father of Amnon, Rinnah, Benhanan, and Tilon.
Ishi was the father of Zoheth and Benzoheth.
21-22Judah also had a son named Shelah, whose descendants included Jokim and the people of the town of Cozeba, as well as Er who settled the town of Lecah and Laadah who settled the town of Mareshah. The people who lived in Beth-Ashbea were also descendants of Shelah, and they were experts in weaving cloth. Shelah was the ancestor of Joash and Saraph, two men who married Moabite women and then settled near Bethlehem#4.21,22 who married Moabite women and then settled near Bethlehem: Or “who ruled in Moab and Jashubi-Lahem” or “who ruled in Moab but then returned to Lehem.”—but these family records are very old. 23The members of these clans were the potters who lived in the towns of Netaim and Gederah and worked for the king.
The Descendants of Simeon
24Simeon had five sons: Nemuel, Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, and Shaul. 25The descendants of Shaul included his son Shallum, his grandson Mibsam, and his great-grandson Mishma. 26The descendants of Mishma included his son Hammuel, his grandson Zaccur, and his great-grandson Shimei. 27Shimei had 16 sons and 6 daughters. But his brothers did not have as many children, so the Simeon tribe was smaller than the Judah tribe.
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Js 19.2-8. Before David became king, the people of the Simeon tribe lived in the following towns: Beersheba, Moladah, Hazar-Shual, Bilhah, Ezem, Tolad, Bethuel, Hormah, Ziklag, Beth-Marcaboth, Hazarsusim, Bethbiri, and Shaaraim. 32They also lived in the five villages of Etam, Ain, Rimmon, Tochen, and Ashan, 33as well as in the nearby villages as far as the town of Baal. These are the places where Simeon's descendants had settled, according to their own family records.
34-38As their families and clans became larger, the people of Simeon had the following leaders: Meshobab, Jamlech, Joshah son of Amaziah, Joel, Jehu,#4.34-38 Jehu: Hebrew “Jehu son of Joshibiah son of Seraiah son of Asiel.” Elioenai, Jaakobah, Jeshohaiah, Asaiah, Adiel, Jesimiel, Benaiah, and Ziza.#4.34-38 Ziza: Hebrew “Ziza son of Shiphi son of Allon son of Jedaiah son of Shimri son of Shemaiah.” 39When the people needed more pastureland for their flocks and herds, they looked as far as the eastern side of the valley where the town of Gerar#4.39 Gerar: One ancient translation; Hebrew “Gedor.” is located, 40and they found a lot of good pastureland that was quiet and undisturbed. This had once belonged to the Hamites, 41but when Hezekiah was king of Judah, the descendants of Simeon attacked and forced the Hamites and Meunites off the land, then settled there.
42Some time later, 500 men from the Simeon tribe went into Edom#4.42 Edom: The Hebrew text has “Mount Seir,” a common name for the nation of Edom. under the command of Pelatiah, Neariah, Rephaiah, and Uzziel the sons of Ishi. 43They killed the last of the Amalekites and lived there from then on.
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