1 Chronicles 4

The Descendants of Judah

1The descendantsH1121 of JudahH3063:

PerezH6557, HezronH2696, CarmiH3756, HurH2354, and ShobalH7732. 2ReaiahH7211 sonH1121 of ShobalH7732 was the father ofH3205 JahathH3189, and JahathH3189 was the father ofH3205 AhumaiH267 and LahadH3855. TheseH428 were the clansH4940 of the ZorathitesH6882. 3TheseH428 were the sonsH11 of EtamH5862: JezreelH3157, IshmaH3457, and IdbashH3031. And their sisterH269 was namedH8034 HazzelelponiH6753. 4PenuelH6439 was the fatherH12 of GedorH1446, and EzerH5829 was the father ofH1 HushahH2364. TheseH428 were the descendantsH1121 of HurH2354, the firstbornH1060 of EphrathahH672 and the fatherH1 of BethlehemH1035. 5AshhurH806 the father ofH1 TekoaH8620 hadH1961 twoH8147 wivesH802, HelahH2458 and NaarahH5292. 6NaarahH5292 boreH3205 to him AhuzzamH275, HepherH2660, TemeniH8488, andH853 HaahashtariH326. TheseH428 were the descendantsH1121 of NaarahH5292. 7The sonsH1121 of HelahH2458 were ZerethH6889, ZoharH3328,3 EthnanH869, 8and KozH6976, who was the father ofH3205 AnubH6036 andH853 ZobebahH6637 and of the clansH4940 of AharhelH316 sonH1121 of HarumH2037.

The Prayer of Jabez

9Now JabezH3258 wasH1961 more honorableH3513 than his brothersH251. His motherH517 had named himH7121H8034 JabezH3258,4 sayingH559, “BecauseH3588 I boreH3205 him in painH6090.” 10And JabezH3258 called outH7121 to the GodH430 of IsraelH3478H559, “If onlyH518 You would bless meH1288 and enlargeH7235 my territoryH1366! May Your handH3027 beH1961 with meH5973 and keep meH6213 from harmH7451, so that I will be freeH1115 from painH6087.” And GodH430 grantedH935 the requestH7592 ofH853 Jabez.

More Descendants of Judah

11ChelubH3620 the brotherH251 of ShuhahH7746 was the father ofH3205 MehirH4243, whoH1931 was the fatherH1 of EshtonH850. 12EshtonH850 was the father ofH3205 Beth-raphaH1051, of PaseahH6454, and of TehinnahH8468 the fatherH1 of Ir-nahashH5892H5904. TheseH428 were the menH582 of RecahH7397. 13The sonsH1121 of KenazH7073: OthnielH6274 and SeraiahH8304. The sonsH1121 of OthnielH6274: Hathath and MeonothaiH2867.5 14MeonothaiH4587 was the father ofH3205 OphrahH6084, and SeraiahH8304 was the father ofH3205 JoabH3097, the fatherH1 of those living inH1516 Ge-harashimH2798, which was given this name becauseH3588 its people wereH1961 craftsmenH2796.6 15The sonsH1121 of CalebH3612 sonH1121 of JephunnehH3312: IruH5900, ElahH425, and NaamH5277. The sonH11217 of ElahH425: KenazH7073. 16The sonsH1121 of JehallelelH3094: ZiphH2128, ZiphahH2129, TiriaH8493, and AsarelH840. 17The sonsH1121 of EzrahH5834: JetherH3500, MeredH4778, EpherH6081, and JalonH3210. 18And Mered’s wife Bithiah gave birthH20298 to MiriamH4813, ShammaiH8060, and IshbahH3431 the fatherH1 of EshtemoaH851. TheseH428 were the childrenH1121 of Pharaoh’sH6547 daughterH1323 BithiahH1332.9 Mered alsoH4778 tookH3947 a JudeanH305710 wifeH802, who gave birth toH3205 JeredH3382 the fatherH1 of GedorH1446, HeberH2268 the fatherH1 of SocoH7755, and JekuthielH3354 the fatherH1 of ZanoahH2182. 19The sonsH1121 of Hodiah’sH1941 wifeH802, the sisterH269 of NahamH5163, were the fathersH1 of KeilahH7084 the GarmiteH1636 and of EshtemoaH851 the MaacathiteH4602.11 20The sonsH1121 of ShimonH7889: AmnonH550, RinnahH7441, Ben-hananH1135, and TilonH8436. The descendantsH1121 of IshiH3469: ZohethH2105 and Ben-zohethH1132. 21The sonsH1121 of ShelahH7956 sonH1121 of JudahH3063: 22ErH6147 the fatherH1 of LecahH3922, LaadahH3935 the fatherH1 of MareshahH4762 and the clansH4940 of the linenH948H1004 workersH5656 at Beth-ashbeaH1004H791, JokimH3137, the menH582 of CozebaH3578, and JoashH3101 and SaraphH8315, whoH834 ruledH1166 in MoabH4124 and Jashubi-lehemH3433. (These names are from ancientH6267 recordsH1697.) 23TheseH1992 were the pottersH3335 who livedH3427 at NetaimH5196 and GederahH1449H5973. They livedH3427 thereH8033 in the serviceH4399 of the kingH4428.

The Descendants of Simeon

24The descendantsH1121 of SimeonH8095:

NemuelH5241, JaminH3226, JaribH3402, ZerahH2226,12 and ShaulH7586. 25The sons ofH1121 Shaul: ShallumH7967, MibsamH4017, and MishmaH4927. 26The sonsH1121 of MishmaH4927: HammuelH2536, ZaccurH2139, and ShimeiH8096. 27ShimeiH8096 had sixteenH8337H6240 sonsH1121 and sixH8337 daughtersH1323, but his brothersH251 did notH369 have manyH7227 childrenH1121, so their wholeH3605 clanH4940 did notH3808 become as numerousH7235 asH5704 the sonsH1121 of JudahH3063. 28They livedH3427 in BeershebaH884, MoladahH4137, Hazar-shualH2705, 29BilhahH1090, EzemH6107, ToladH8434, 30BethuelH1328, HormahH2767, ZiklagH6860, 31Beth-marcabothH1024, Hazar-susimH2702, Beth-biriH1011, and ShaaraimH8189. TheseH428 were their citiesH5892 untilH5704 the reignH4427 of DavidH1732. 32And their villagesH2691 were EtamH5862, AinH5871, RimmonH7417, TochenH8507, and AshanH6228—fiveH2568 towns— 33and allH3605 their surroundingH5439H5892H428 villagesH2691 asH5704 far as BaalH1168.13 TheseH2063 were their settlementsH4186, and they kept a genealogical recordH3187: 34MeshobabH4877, JamlechH3230, JoshahH3144 sonH1121 of AmaziahH558, 35JoelH3100, JehuH3058 sonH1121 of JoshibiahH3143 (sonH1121 of SeraiahH8304, sonH1121 of AsielH6221), 36ElioenaiH454, JaakobahH3291, JeshohaiahH3439, AsaiahH6222, AdielH5717, JesimielH3450, BenaiahH1141, 37and ZizaH2124 sonH1121 of ShiphiH8230 (sonH1121 of AllonH438, sonH1121 of JedaiahH3042, sonH1121 of ShimriH8113, sonH1121 of ShemaiahH8098). 38These menH428 listedH935 by nameH8034 were the leadersH5387 of their clansH4940. Their familiesH1H1004 increasedH6555 greatlyH7230, 39and they journeyedH1980 to the entranceH3996 of GedorH1446H5704, to the east sideH4217 of the valleyH1516, in search ofH1245 pastureH4829 for their flocksH6629. 40There they foundH4672 richH8082, goodH2896 pastureH4829, and the landH776 was spaciousH7342H3027, peacefulH8252, and quietH7961; forH3588 someH4480 HamitesH2526 had livedH3427 thereH8033 formerlyH6440. 41TheseH428 who were notedH3789 by nameH8034 cameH935 in the daysH3117 of HezekiahH2396 king ofH4428 JudahH3063. They attackedH5221 the Hamites in their dwellingsH168 as well asH853 the MeunitesH4586 whoH834 wereH4672 thereH8033, devoting them to destructionH276314 even toH5704 thisH2088 dayH3117. Then they settledH3427 in their placeH8478, becauseH3588 there was pastureH4829H8033 for their flocksH6629. 42And fiveH2568 hundredH3967 of these SimeonitesH4480H1121H8095 led byH7218 PelatiahH6410, NeariahH5294, RephaiahH7509, and UzzielH5816, the sonsH1121 of IshiH3469, wentH1980 to MountH2022 SeirH8165 43and struck downH5221 the remnantH7611 of the AmalekitesH6002 who had escapedH6413. And they have livedH3427 thereH8033 toH5704 thisH2088 dayH3117.