1 Chronicles 4
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Descendants of Judah

11The sonsH1121 of JudahH3063 were PerezH6557, HezronH2696, CarmiH3756, HurH2354, and ShobalH7732. 2ReaiahH7211 the sonH1121 of ShobalH7732 fatheredH3205 JahathH3189, and JahathH3189 fatheredH3205 AhumaiH267 and LahadH3855. TheseH428 were the familiesH4940 of the ZorathitesH6882. 3TheseH428 were the 2sons of EtamH5862: JezreelH3157, IshmaH3457, and IdbashH3031; and the nameH8034 of their sisterH269 was HazzelelponiH6753. 4PenuelH6439 was the fatherH1 of GedorH1446, and EzerH5829 the fatherH1 of HushahH2364. TheseH428 were the sonsH1121 of HurH2354, the firstbornH1060 of EphrathahH672, the fatherH1 of BethlehemH1035. 5AshhurH806, the fatherH1 of TekoaH8620, hadH1961 twoH8147 wivesH802, HelahH2458 and NaarahH5292. 6NaarahH5292 boreH3205 to him AhuzzamH275, HepherH2660, TemeniH8488, and HaahashtariH326. TheseH428 were the sonsH1121 of NaarahH5292. 7The sonsH1121 of HelahH2458 were ZerethH6889, 3IzharH3328, and EthnanH869. 8KozH6976 fatheredH3205 AnubH6036 and ZobebahH6637, and the familiesH4940 of AharhelH316, the sonH1121 of HarumH2037. 9JabezH3258 wasH3513 moreH4480 honorableH3513 thanH4480 his brothersH251, and his motherH517 namedH7121H8034 him JabezH3258, sayingH559, “BecauseH3588 I gaveH3205 birthH3205 to him in painH6090.” 10Now JabezH3258 calledH7121 on the GodH430 of IsraelH3478, sayingH559, “OhH518 thatH518 You would greatlyH1288 blessH1288 me and extendH7235 my borderH1366, and that Your handH3027 might be with me, and that You would 4keepH6213 me from harmH7463 so that it would not hurtH6087 me!” And GodH430 broughtH935 aboutH935 whatH834 he requestedH7592.

11ChelubH3620 the brotherH251 of ShuhahH7746 fatheredH3205 MehirH4243, whoH1931 was the fatherH1 of EshtonH850. 12EshtonH850 fatheredH3205 Beth-raphaH1051 and PaseahH6454, and TehinnahH8468 the fatherH1 of 5Ir-nahashH5904. TheseH428 are the menH376 of RecahH7397.

13Now the sonsH1121 of KenazH7073 were OthnielH6274 and SeraiahH8304. And the sonsH1121 of OthnielH6274 were HathathH2867 and MeonothaiH4587. 14MeonothaiH4587 fatheredH3205 OphrahH6084, and SeraiahH8304 fatheredH3205 JoabH3097 the fatherH1 of 6Ge-harashimH1516H2798, for they were craftsmenH2796. 15The sonsH1121 of CalebH3612 the sonH1121 of JephunnehH3312 were IruH5900, ElahH425, and NaamH5277; and the 7sonH1121 of ElahH425 was 8KenazH7073. 16The sonsH1121 of JehallelelH3094 were ZiphH2128 and ZiphahH2129, TiriaH8493 and AsarelH840. 17The 9sonsH1121 of EzrahH5834 were JetherH3500, MeredH4778, EpherH6081, and JalonH3210. And Mered’s wife conceivedH2029 and gave birth to 10MiriamH4813, ShammaiH8060, and IshbahH3431 the fatherH1 of EshtemoaH851. 18(His JewishH3057 wifeH802 gaveH3205 birthH3205 to JeredH3382, the fatherH1 of GedorH1446, HeberH2268 the fatherH1 of SocoH7755, and JekuthielH3354 the fatherH1 of ZanoahH2182.) 11TheseH428 were the sonsH1121 of BithiaH1332 the daughterH1323 of PharaohH6547, whomH834 MeredH4778 12marriedH3947. 19The sonsH1121 of the wifeH802 of HodiahH1941, the sisterH269 of NahamH5163, were the 13fathersH1 of KeilahH7084 the GarmiteH1636 and EshtemoaH851 the MaacathiteH4602. 20The sonsH1121 of ShimonH7889 were AmnonH550 and RinnahH7441, and BenhananH1135 and TilonH8436. And the sonsH1121 of IshiH3469 were ZohethH2105 and Ben-zohethH1132. 21The sonsH1121 of ShelahH7956 the sonH1121 of JudahH3063 were ErH6147 the fatherH1 of LecahH3922 and LaadahH3935 the fatherH1 of MareshahH4762, and the familiesH4940 of the houseH1004 of the linenH948 workersH5656 at Beth-ashbeaH1004H791; 22and JokimH3137, the menH376 of CozebaH3578, JoashH3060, SaraphH8315, whoH834 ruledH1166 in MoabH4124, and Jashubi-lehemH3433. And the 14recordsH1697 are ancientH6267. 23TheseH1992 were the pottersH3335 and the inhabitantsH3427 of NetaimH5196 and GederahH1449; they livedH3427 thereH8033 with the kingH4428 for his workH4399.

Descendants of Simeon

24The sonsH1121 of SimeonH8095 were 15NemuelH5241 and JaminH3226, 16JaribH3402, 17ZerahH2226, and ShaulH7586; 25ShallumH7967 was his sonH1121, MibsamH4017 his sonH1121, and MishmaH4927 his sonH1121. 26The sonsH1121 of MishmaH4927 were HammuelH2536 his sonH1121, ZaccurH2139 his sonH1121, and ShimeiH8096 his sonH1121. 27Now ShimeiH8096 had sixteenH8337H6240 sonsH1121 and sixH8337 daughtersH1323; but his brothersH251 did not haveH369 manyH7227 sonsH1121, norH3808 did allH3605 their familyH4940 increaseH7235 likeH5704 the sonsH1121 of JudahH3063. 28They livedH3427 in BeershebaH884, MoladahH4137, and Hazar-shualH2705, 29in BilhahH1090, EzemH6107, ToladH8434, 30BethuelH1328, HormahH2767, ZiklagH6860, 31Beth-marcabothH1024, Hazar-susimH2702, Beth-biriH1011, and ShaaraimH8189. TheseH428 were their citiesH5892 untilH5704 the reignH4427 of DavidH1732. 32Their villagesH2691 were EtamH5862, AinH5871, RimmonH7417, TochenH8507, and AshanH6228, fiveH2568 citiesH5892, 33and allH3605 their settlementsH2691 that were aroundH5439 the sameH428 citiesH5892 as farH5704 as 18BaalH1168. TheseH2088 were their dwellingsH4186, and they haveH3187 their genealogyH3187.

34MeshobabH4877, JamlechH3230, JoshahH3144 the sonH1121 of AmaziahH558, 35JoelH3100, JehuH3058 the sonH1121 of JoshibiahH3143, the sonH1121 of SeraiahH8304, the sonH1121 of AsielH6221, 36and ElioenaiH454, JaakobahH3291, JeshohaiahH3439, AsaiahH6222, AdielH5717, JesimielH3450, BenaiahH1141, 37and ZizaH2124 the sonH1121 of ShiphiH8230, the sonH1121 of AllonH438, the sonH1121 of JedaiahH3042, the sonH1121 of ShimriH8113, the sonH1121 of ShemaiahH8098-- 38theseH428 19mentionedH935 by nameH8034 were leadersH5387 in their familiesH4940; and their fathers’H1 housesH1004 spreadH6555 outH6555 greatlyH7230. 39They wentH1980 to the entranceH3996 of GedorH1446, as farH5704 as the eastH4217 sideH4217 of the valleyH1516, to seekH1245 pastureH4829 for their flocksH6629. 40They foundH4672 pastureH4829 that was richH8082 and goodH2896, and 20the landH776 was spreadH7342 outH7342 on bothH3027 sidesH3027, and peacefulH8252 and undisturbedH7961; for those who livedH3427 thereH8033 previouslyH6440 were HamitesH4480H2526. 4121TheseH428 people, recordedH3789 by nameH8034, cameH935 in the daysH3117 of HezekiahH2396 kingH4428 of JudahH3063, and they 22attackedH5221 their tentsH168 and the MeunitesH4586 whoH834 were foundH4672 thereH8033, and utterlyH2763 destroyedH2763 them to thisH2088 dayH3117; and they livedH3427 inH8478 their placeH8478, becauseH3588 there was pastureH4829 thereH8033 for their flocksH6629. 42From them, from the sonsH1121 of SimeonH8095, fiveH2568 hundredH3967 menH376 wentH1980 to 23MountH2022 SeirH8165, with PelatiahH6410, NeariahH5294, RephaiahH7509, and UzzielH5816, the sonsH1121 of IshiH3469, as their leadersH7218. 4324They 25destroyedH5221 the remnantH7611 of the AmalekitesH6002 whoH6413 escapedH6413, and they have livedH3427 thereH8033 to thisH2088 dayH3117.

Notes

  1. 1. 1 Chronicles 4:1 1 Chr 2:3 ↩
  2. 2. 1 Chronicles 4:3 As in some ancient versions; MT father ↩
  3. 3. 1 Chronicles 4:7 Another reading is Zohar ↩
  4. 4. 1 Chronicles 4:10 Lit take action ↩
  5. 5. 1 Chronicles 4:12 Or the city of Nahash ↩
  6. 6. 1 Chronicles 4:14 Or valley of craftsmen ↩
  7. 7. 1 Chronicles 4:15 Lit sons ↩
  8. 8. 1 Chronicles 4:15 Lit and Kenaz ↩
  9. 9. 1 Chronicles 4:17 Lit son ↩
  10. 10. 1 Chronicles 4:17 LXX Maron ↩
  11. 11. 1 Chronicles 4:18 I.e., those listed at the end of v 17 ↩
  12. 12. 1 Chronicles 4:18 Lit took ↩
  13. 13. 1 Chronicles 4:19 Lit father ↩
  14. 14. 1 Chronicles 4:22 Lit words ↩
  15. 15. 1 Chronicles 4:24 In Gen 46:10 and Ex 6:15, Jemuel ↩
  16. 16. 1 Chronicles 4:24 In Num 26:12, Jachin ↩
  17. 17. 1 Chronicles 4:24 In Gen 46:10 and Ex 6:15, Zohar ↩
  18. 18. 1 Chronicles 4:33 In Josh 19:8, Baalath ↩
  19. 19. 1 Chronicles 4:38 Lit coming ↩
  20. 20. 1 Chronicles 4:40 Judg 18:7-10 ↩
  21. 21. 1 Chronicles 4:41 1 Chr 4:33-38 ↩
  22. 22. 1 Chronicles 4:41 Lit struck ↩
  23. 23. 1 Chronicles 4:42 Gen 36:8, 9 ↩
  24. 24. 1 Chronicles 4:43 1 Sam 15:7, 8; 30:17 ↩
  25. 25. 1 Chronicles 4:43 Lit struck ↩

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