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 <div class="label">4</div><div class="s2">Other Clans of Judah</div><div class="li1"> 1The descendants of Judah:</div><div class="li2">Perez, Hezron, Karmi, Hur and Shobal.</div><div class="li1"> 2Reaiah son of Shobal was the father of Jahath, and Jahath the father of Ahumai and Lahad. These were the clans of the Zorathites.</div><div class="li1"> 3These were the sons#4:3 Some Septuagint manuscripts (see also Vulgate); Hebrew father of Etam:</div><div class="li2">Jezreel, Ishma and Idbash. Their sister was named Hazzelelponi. 4Penuel was the father of Gedor, and Ezer the father of Hushah.</div><div class="li1">These were the descendants of Hur, the firstborn of Ephrathah and father#4:4 Father may mean civic leader or military leader; also in verses 12, 14, 17, 18 and possibly elsewhere. of Bethlehem.</div><div class="li1"> 5Ashhur the father of Tekoa had two wives, Helah and Naarah.</div><div class="li1"> 6Naarah bore him Ahuzzam, Hepher, Temeni and Haahashtari. These were the descendants of Naarah.</div><div class="li1"> 7The sons of Helah:</div><div class="li2">Zereth, Zohar, Ethnan, 8and Koz, who was the father of Anub and Hazzobebah and of the clans of Aharhel son of Harum.</div><div class="b"></div><div class="p"> 9Jabez was more honorable than his brothers. His mother had named him Jabez,#4:9 Jabez sounds like the Hebrew for pain. saying, &#8220;I gave birth to him in pain.&#8221; 10Jabez cried out to the God of Israel, &#8220;Oh, that you would bless me and enlarge my territory! Let your hand be with me, and keep me from harm so that I will be free from pain.&#8221; And God granted his request.</div><div class="b"></div><div class="li1"> 11Kelub, Shuhah&#8217;s brother, was the father of Mehir, who was the father of Eshton. 12Eshton was the father of Beth Rapha, Paseah and Tehinnah the father of Ir Nahash.#4:12 Or of the city of Nahash These were the men of Rekah.</div><div class="b"></div><div class="li1"> 13The sons of Kenaz:</div><div class="li2">Othniel and Seraiah.</div><div class="li1">The sons of Othniel:</div><div class="li2">Hathath and Meonothai.#4:13 Some Septuagint manuscripts and Vulgate; Hebrew does not have and Meonothai. 14Meonothai was the father of Ophrah.</div><div class="li1">Seraiah was the father of Joab,</div><div class="li2">the father of Ge Harashim.#4:14 Ge Harashim means valley of skilled workers. It was called this because its people were skilled workers.</div><div class="li1"> 15The sons of Caleb son of Jephunneh:</div><div class="li2">Iru, Elah and Naam.</div><div class="li1">The son of Elah:</div><div class="li2">Kenaz.</div><div class="li1"> 16The sons of Jehallelel:</div><div class="li2">Ziph, Ziphah, Tiria and Asarel.</div><div class="li1"> 17The sons of Ezrah:</div><div class="li2">Jether, Mered, Epher and Jalon. One of Mered&#8217;s wives gave birth to Miriam, Shammai and Ishbah the father of Eshtemoa. 18(His wife from the tribe of Judah gave birth to Jered the father of Gedor, Heber the father of Soko, and Jekuthiel the father of Zanoah.) These were the children of Pharaoh&#8217;s daughter Bithiah, whom Mered had married.</div><div class="li1"> 19The sons of Hodiah&#8217;s wife, the sister of Naham:</div><div class="li2">the father of Keilah the Garmite, and Eshtemoa the Maakathite.</div><div class="li1"> 20The sons of Shimon:</div><div class="li2">Amnon, Rinnah, Ben-Hanan and Tilon.</div><div class="li1">The descendants of Ishi:</div><div class="li2">Zoheth and Ben-Zoheth.</div><div class="li1"> 21The sons of Shelah son of Judah:</div><div class="li2">Er the father of Lekah, Laadah the father of Mareshah and the clans of the linen workers at Beth Ashbea, 22Jokim, the men of Kozeba, and Joash and Saraph, who ruled in Moab and Jashubi Lehem. (These records are from ancient times.) 23They were the potters who lived at Netaim and Gederah; they stayed there and worked for the king.</div><div class="s1">Simeon</div><div class="li1"> 24The descendants of Simeon:</div><div class="li2">Nemuel, Jamin, Jarib, Zerah and Shaul;</div><div class="li2"> 25Shallum was Shaul&#8217;s son, Mibsam his son and Mishma his son.</div><div class="li1"> 26The descendants of Mishma:</div><div class="li2">Hammuel his son, Zakkur his son and Shimei his son.</div><div class="p"> 27Shimei had sixteen sons and six daughters, but his brothers did not have many children; so their entire clan did not become as numerous as the people of Judah. 28They lived in Beersheba, Moladah, Hazar Shual, 29Bilhah, Ezem, Tolad, 30Bethuel, Hormah, Ziklag, 31Beth Markaboth, Hazar Susim, Beth Biri and Shaaraim. These were their towns until the reign of David. 32Their surrounding villages were Etam, Ain, Rimmon, Token and Ashan&#8212;five towns&#8212; 33and all the villages around these towns as far as Baalath.#4:33 Some Septuagint manuscripts (see also Joshua 19:8); Hebrew Baal These were their settlements. And they kept a genealogical record.</div><div class="b"></div><div class="mi"> 34Meshobab, Jamlech, Joshah son of Amaziah, 35Joel, Jehu son of Joshibiah, the son of Seraiah, the son of Asiel, 36also Elioenai, Jaakobah, Jeshohaiah, Asaiah, Adiel, Jesimiel, Benaiah, 37and Ziza son of Shiphi, the son of Allon, the son of Jedaiah, the son of Shimri, the son of Shemaiah.</div><div class="b"></div><div class="p"> 38The men listed above by name were leaders of their clans. Their families increased greatly, 39and they went to the outskirts of Gedor to the east of the valley in search of pasture for their flocks. 40They found rich, good pasture, and the land was spacious, peaceful and quiet. Some Hamites had lived there formerly.</div><div class="p"> 41The men whose names were listed came in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah. They attacked the Hamites in their dwellings and also the Meunites who were there and completely destroyed#4:41 The Hebrew term refers to the irrevocable giving over of things or persons to the Lord, often by totally destroying them. them, as is evident to this day. Then they settled in their place, because there was pasture for their flocks. 42And five hundred of these Simeonites, led by Pelatiah, Neariah, Rephaiah and Uzziel, the sons of Ishi, invaded the hill country of Seir. 43They killed the remaining Amalekites who had escaped, and they have lived there to this day.</div>
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