1 Chronicles 4
4
The Descendants of Judah
1These are some of the descendants of Judah: Perez, Hezron, Carmi, Hur, and Shobal. 2Shobal was the father of Reaiah, who was the father of Jahath, the father of Ahumai and Lahad, the ancestors of the people who lived in Zorah.
3-4Hur was the eldest son of his father Caleb's wife Ephrath, and his descendants founded the city of Bethlehem. Hur had three sons: Etam, Penuel, and Ezer. Etam had three sons:#4.3–4 Some ancient translations sons; Hebrew fathers. Jezreel, Ishma, and Idbash, and one daughter, Hazzelelponi. Penuel founded the city of Gedor, and Ezer founded Hushah.
5Ashhur, who founded the town of Tekoa, had two wives, Helah and Naarah. 6He and Naarah had four sons: Ahuzzam, Hepher, Temeni, and Haahashtari. 7Ashhur and Helah had three sons: Zereth, Izhar, and Ethnan.
8Koz was the father of Anub and Zobebah, and the ancestor of the clans descended from Aharhel son of Harum.
9There was a man named Jabez, who was the most respected member of his family. His mother had given him the name Jabez,#4.9 Jabez: This name sounds like the Hebrew for “pain”. because his birth had been very painful. 10But Jabez prayed to the God of Israel, “Bless me, God, and give me much land. Be with me and keep me from anything evil that might cause me pain.” And God gave him what he prayed for.
Other Family Lists
11Caleb, the brother of Shuhah, had a son, Mehir. Mehir was the father of Eshton, 12who had three sons: Bethrapha, Paseah, and Tehinnah. Tehinnah was the founder of the city of Nahash. The descendants of these men lived in Recah.
13Kenaz had two sons, Othniel and Seraiah. Othniel also had two sons, Hathath and Meonothai.#4.13 Some ancient translations Meonothai; Hebrew does not have this name. 14Meonothai was the father of Ophrah.
Seraiah was the father of Joab, the founder of the Valley of Craftsmen, where all the people were skilled workmen.
15Caleb son of Jephunneh had three sons: Iru, Elah, and Naam. And Elah was the father of Kenaz.
16Jehallelel had four sons: Ziph, Ziphah, Tiria, and Asarel.
17-18Ezrah had four sons: Jether, Mered, Epher, and Jalon. Mered married Bithiah, a daughter of the king of Egypt, and they had a daughter, Miriam, and two sons, Shammai and Ishbah. Ishbah founded the town of Eshtemoa. Mered also married a woman from the tribe of Judah, and they had three sons: Jered, who founded the town of Gedor; Heber, founder of the town of Soco; and Jekuthiel, founder of the town of Zanoah.
19Hodiah married the sister of Naham. Their descendants founded the clan of Garm, which lived in the town of Keilah, and the clan of Maacath, which lived in the town of Eshtemoa.#4.19 Verse 19 in Hebrew is unclear.
20Shimon had four sons: Amnon, Rinnah, Benhanan, and Tilon.
Ishi had two sons: Zoheth and Benzoheth.
The Descendants of Shelah
21Shelah was one of Judah's sons. His descendants included Er, who founded the town of Lecah; Laadah, founder of the town of Mareshah; the clan of linen weavers, who lived in the town of Beth Ashbea; 22Jokim and the people who lived in the town of Cozeba; and Joash and Saraph, who married Moabite women and then settled in Bethlehem.#4.22 Probable text settled in Bethlehem; Hebrew unclear. (These traditions are very old.) 23They were potters in the service of the king and lived in the towns of Netaim and Gederah.
The Descendants of Simeon
24Simeon had five sons: Nemuel, Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, and Shaul. 25Shaul's son was Shallum, his grandson was Mibsam, and his great-grandson was Mishma. 26Then from Mishma the line descended through Hammuel, Zaccur, and Shimei. 27Shimei had sixteen sons and six daughters, but his relatives had fewer children, and the tribe of Simeon did not grow as much as the tribe of Judah did.
28 #
Josh 19.2–8
Down to the time of King David the descendants of Simeon lived in the following towns: Beersheba, Moladah, Hazarshual, 29Bilhah, Ezem, Tolad, 30Bethuel, Hormah, Ziklag, 31Beth Marcaboth, Hazarsusim, Bethbiri, and Shaaraim. 32They also lived in five other places: Etam, Ain, Rimmon, Tochen, and Ashan, 33and the surrounding villages, as far south-west as the town of Baalath. These are the records which they kept of their families and of the places where they lived.
34-38The following men were the heads of their clans:
Meshobab, Jamlech, Joshah son of Amaziah, Joel,
Jehu (the son of Joshibiah, the son of Seraiah, the son of Asiel),
Elioenai, Jaakobah, Jeshohaiah, Asaiah, Adiel, Jesimiel, Benaiah,
Ziza (the son of Shiphi, the son of Allon, a descendant of Jedaiah, Shimri, and Shemaiah).
Because their families continued to grow, 39they spread out westwards almost to Gerar#4.39 Some ancient translations Gerar; Hebrew Gedor. and pastured their sheep on the eastern side of the valley in which that city is located. 40They found plenty of fertile pasture lands there in a stretch of open country that was quiet and peaceful. The people who had lived there before were Hamites.
41In the time of King Hezekiah of Judah, the men named above went to Gerar and destroyed the tents and huts of the people who lived there.#4.41 the tents and huts… there; or the tents of the people who lived there, and the Meunites also. They drove the people out and settled there permanently because there was plenty of pasture for their sheep. 42500 other members of the tribe of Simeon went east to Edom. They were led by the sons of Ishi: Pelatiah, Neariah, Rephaiah, and Uzziel. 43There they killed the surviving Amalekites, and they have lived there ever since.
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1 Chronicles 4
4
Judah’s Descendants
1Judah’s sons: # 1Ch 2:5,18,50 Perez, 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: # LXX; MT reads father Jezreel, 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, # Alt Hb tradition reads Izhar and Ethnan. 8Koz fathered Anub, Zobebah, # Or Hazzobebah and the families of Aharhel son of Harum.
9Jabez # In Hb, the name Jabez sounds like “he causes pain.” was 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.” # LXX reads and act in knowledge which doesn’t hurt me # Or so that I will not experience pain And 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. # LXX, Vg; MT omits and Meonothai
14Meonothai fathered Ophrah,
and Seraiah fathered Joab, the ancestor of those in the Valley of Craftsmen, # Or the Ge-harashim for 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 # Lit house of linen workers at Beth-ashbea, 22Jokim, the men of Cozeba; and Joash and Saraph, who married Moabites # Or who ruled over Moab and 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: # Gn 46:10 Nemuel, 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, # Jdg 18:7-10 for some Hamites had lived there previously.
41These # 1Ch 4:33-38 who 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, # Nm 21:3; Dt 2:34; 7:2; 13:15; Jos 6:17-21 as 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. # Gn 36:8-9 43They struck down # 1Sm 15:7-8; 30:17 the remnant of the Amalekites who had escaped, and they still live there today.
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