1 Chronicles 4
1 Chronicles 4:1 Judah’s sons: Perez, Hezron, Carmi, Hur, and Shobal.
1 Chronicles 4:2 Reaiah, son of Shobal, fathered Jahath, and Jahath fathered Ahumai and Lahad. These were the clans of the Zorathites.
1 Chronicles 4:3 These were Etam’s sons: Jezreel, Ishma, and Idbash. Their sister was Hazzelelponi.
1 Chronicles 4:4 Penuel fathered Gedor, and Ezer fathered Hushah. These were the sons of Hur, Ephrathah’s firstborn and the father of Bethlehem:
1 Chronicles 4:5 Ashhur fathered Tekoa and had two wives, Helah and Naarah.
1 Chronicles 4:6 Naarah bore Ahuzzam, Hepher, Temeni, and Haahashtari to him. These were Naarah’s sons.
1 Chronicles 4:7 Helah’s sons: Zereth, Zohar, and Ethnan.
1 Chronicles 4:8 Koz fathered Anub, Zobebah, and the clans of Aharhel, son of Harum.
1 Chronicles 4:9 Jabez was more honored than his brothers. His mother named him Jabez and said, “I gave birth to him in pain.”
1 Chronicles 4:10 Jabez cried out to the God of Israel: “If only you would empower[1] me, extend my border, let your hand be with me, and keep me from harm so that I will not experience pain.” And God granted his request.
1 Chronicles 4:11 Chelub, brother of Shuhah, fathered Mehir, who was the father of Eshton.
1 Chronicles 4:12 Eshton fathered Beth-Rapha, Paseah, and Tehinnah, the father of Irnahash. These were the men of Recah.
1 Chronicles 4:13 Kenaz’s sons: Othniel and Seraiah. Othniel’s sons: Hathath and Meonothai.
1 Chronicles 4:14 Meonothai fathered Ophrah, and Seraiah fathered Joab, the ancestor of those in the Craftsmen’s Valley, for they were craftsmen.
1 Chronicles 4:15 The sons of Caleb son of Jephunneh: Iru, Elah, and Naam. Elah’s son: Kenaz.
1 Chronicles 4:16 Jehallelel’s sons: Ziph, Ziphah, Tiria, and Asarel.
1 Chronicles 4:17 Ezrah’s sons: Jether, Mered, Epher, and Jalon. Mered’s wife, Bithiah, gave birth to Miriam, Shammai, and Ishbah, the father of Eshtemoa.
1 Chronicles 4:18 These 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.
1 Chronicles 4:19 The sons of Hodiah’s wife, the sister of Naham: the father of Keilah the Garmite and the father of Eshtemoa the Maacathite.
1 Chronicles 4:20 Shimon’s sons: Amnon, Rinnah, Ben-hanan, and Tilon. Ishi’s sons: Zoheth and Ben-zoheth.
1 Chronicles 4:21 The sons of Shelah son of Judah: Er the father of Lecah, Laadah, the father of Mareshah, the clans of the house of linen workers at Beth-ashbea,
1 Chronicles 4:22 Jokim, the men of Cozeba; and Joash and Saraph, who married Moabites and returned to Lehem. These names are from ancient records.
1 Chronicles 4:23 They were the potters and residents of Netaim and Gederah. They lived there in the service of the king.
1 Chronicles 4:24 Simeon’s sons: Nemuel, Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, and Shaul;
1 Chronicles 4:25 Shaul’s sons: his son Shallum, his son Mibsam, and his son Mishma.
1 Chronicles 4:26 Mishma’s sons: his son Hammuel, his son Zaccur, and his son Shimei.
1 Chronicles 4:27 Shimei had sixteen sons and six daughters, but his brothers did not have many children, so their whole clan did not become as numerous as the Judeans.
1 Chronicles 4:28 They lived in Beer-sheba, Moladah, Hazar-shual,
1 Chronicles 4:29 Bilhah, Ezem, Tolad,
1 Chronicles 4:30 Bethuel, Hormah, Ziklag,
1 Chronicles 4:31 Beth-marcaboth, Hazar-susim, Beth-biri, and Shaaraim. These were their cities until David became king.
1 Chronicles 4:32 Their villages were Etam, Ain, Rimmon, Tochen, and Ashan– five cities,
1 Chronicles 4:33 and all their surrounding villages as far as Baal. These were their settlements, and they kept a genealogical record for themselves.
1 Chronicles 4:34 Meshobab, Jamlech, Joshah, son of Amaziah,
1 Chronicles 4:35 Joel, Jehu, son of Joshibiah, son of Seraiah, son of Asiel,
1 Chronicles 4:36 Elioenai, Jaakobah, Jeshohaiah, Asaiah, Adiel, Jesimiel, Benaiah,
1 Chronicles 4:37 and Ziza the son of Shiphi, son of Allon, son of Jedaiah, son of Shimri, son of Shemaiah–
1 Chronicles 4:38 these mentioned by name were leaders in their clans. Their ancestral houses increased greatly.
1 Chronicles 4:39 They went to the entrance of Gedor, to the east side of the valley, to seek pasture for their flocks.
1 Chronicles 4:40 They found rich, good pasture, and the land was broad, peaceful, and quiet, for some Hamites had lived there before.
1 Chronicles 4:41 These who were recorded by name came in the days of King Hezekiah of Judah, struck down the Hamites’ tents and the Meunites who were found there, and set them apart for destruction,[2] as they are today. Then they settled in their place because there was pasture for their flocks.
1 Chronicles 4:42 Now five hundred men from these sons of Simeon went with Pelatiah, Neariah, Rephaiah, and Uzziel, the descendants of Ishi, as their leaders to Mount Seir.
1 Chronicles 4:43 They struck down the remnant of the Amalekites who had escaped, and they still live there today.
[1] בָּרָךְ = empower, endorse, praise. 1 Chronicles 4:10; 13:14; 16:2, 36, 43; 17:27; 18:10; 23:13; 26:5; 29:10, 20.
[2] חָרָם = set apart for destruction. 1 Chronicles 4:41.
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