4The descendants of Judah: Perez, Hezron, Carmi, Hur and Shobal.H1121H3063H6557H2696H3756H2354H7732

2Reaiah son of Shobal was the father of Jahath, and Jahath the father of Ahumai and Lahad. These were the clans of the Zorathites.H7211H1121H7732H3205H3189H3189H3205H267H3855H4940H6882

3These were the sons of Etam: Jezreel, Ishma and Idbash. Their sister was named Hazzelelponi.H1H5862H3157H3457H3031H8034H269H6753

4Penuel was the father of Gedor, and Ezer the father of Hushah. These were the descendants of Hur, the firstborn of Ephrathah and father of Bethlehem.H6439H1H1446H5829H1H2364H1121H2354H1060H672H1H1035

5Ashhur the father of Tekoa had two wives, Helah and Naarah.H806H1H8620H8147H802H2458H5292

6Naarah bore him Ahuzzam, Hepher, Temeni and Haahashtari. These were the descendants of Naarah.H5292H3205H275H2660H8488H326H1121H5292

7The sons of Helah: Zereth, Zohar, Ethnan,H1121H2458H6889H6714H3328H869

8and Koz, who was the father of Anub and Hazzobebah and of the clans of Aharhel son of Harum.H6976H3205H6036H6637H4940H316H1121H2037

9Jabez was more honorable than his brothers. His mother had named him Jabez, saying, "I gave birth to him in pain."H3258H3513H251H517H7121H8034H3258H559H3205H6090

10Jabez cried out to the God of Israel, "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." And God granted his request.H3258H7121H430H3478H559H518H1288H1288H7235H1366H3027H6213H7451H6087H430H935H7592

11Kelub, Shuhah's brother, was the father of Mehir, who was the father of Eshton.H3620H251H7746H3205H4243H1H850

12Eshton was the father of Beth Rapha, Paseah and Tehinnah the father of Ir Nahash. These were the men of Recah.H850H3205H1051H6454H8468H1H5904H582H7397

13The sons of Kenaz: Othniel and Seraiah. The sons of Othniel: Hathath and Meonothai.H1121H7073H6274H8304H1121H6274H2867

14Meonothai was the father of Ophrah. Seraiah was the father of Joab, the father of Ge Harashim. It was called this because its people were craftsmen.H4587H3205H6084H8304H3205H3097H1H1516H2798H2791

15The sons of Caleb son of Jephunneh: Iru, Elah and Naam. The son of Elah: Kenaz.H1121H3612H1121H3312H5900H425H5277H1121H425H7073

16The sons of Jehallelel: Ziph, Ziphah, Tiria and Asarel.H1121H3094H2128H2129H8493H840

17The sons of Ezrah: Jether, Mered, Epher and Jalon. One of Mered's wives gave birth to Miriam, Shammai and Ishbah the father of Eshtemoa.H1121H5834H3500H4778H6081H3210H2029H4813H8060H3431H1H851

18(His Judean wife gave birth to Jered the father of Gedor, Heber the father of Soco, and Jekuthiel the father of Zanoah.) These were the children of Pharaoh's daughter Bithiah, whom Mered had married.H802H3057H3205H3382H1H1446H2268H1H7755H3354H1H2182H1121H1332H1323H6547H4778H3947

19The sons of Hodiah's wife, the sister of Naham: the father of Keilah the Garmite, and Eshtemoa the Maacathite.H1121H802H1940H269H5163H1H7084H1636H851H4602

20The sons of Shimon: Amnon, Rinnah, Ben-Hanan and Tilon. The descendants of Ishi: Zoheth and Ben-Zoheth.H1121H7889H550H7441H1135H8436H1121H3469H2105H1132

21The sons of Shelah son of Judah: Er the father of Lecah, Laadah the father of Mareshah and the clans of the linen workers at Beth Ashbea,H1121H7956H1121H3063H6147H1H3922H3935H1H4762H4940H1004H5656H948H1004H791

22Jokim, the men of Cozeba, and Joash and Saraph, who ruled in Moab and Jashubi Lehem. (These records are from ancient times.)H3137H582H3578H3101H8315H1166H4124H3433H6267H1697

23They were the potters who lived at Netaim and Gederah; they stayed there and worked for the king.H3335H3427H5196H1448H3427H4428H4399

24The descendants of Simeon: Nemuel, Jamin, Jarib, Zerah and Shaul;H1121H8095H5241H3226H3402H2226H7586

25Shallum was Shaul's son, Mibsam his son and Mishma his son.H7967H1121H4017H1121H4927H1121

26The descendants of Mishma: Hammuel his son, Zaccur his son and Shimei his son.H1121H4927H2536H1121H2139H1121H8096H1121

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.H8096H8337H6240H1121H8337H1323H251H7227H1121H4940H7235H1121H3063

28They lived in Beersheba, Moladah, Hazar Shual,H3427H884H4137H2705

29Bilhah, Ezem, Tolad,H1090H6107H8434

30Bethuel, Hormah, Ziklag,H1328H2767H6860

31Beth Marcaboth, Hazar Susim, Beth Biri and Shaaraim. These were their towns until the reign of David.H1024H2702H1011H8189H5892H4427H1732

32Their surrounding villages were Etam, Ain, Rimmon, Token and Ashan--five towns--H2691H5862H5871H7417H8507H6228H2568H5892

33and all the villages around these towns as far as Baalath. These were their settlements. And they kept a genealogical record.H2691H5439H5892H1168H4186H3187

34Meshobab, Jamlech, Joshah son of Amaziah,H4877H3230H3144H1121H558

35Joel, Jehu son of Joshibiah, the son of Seraiah, the son of Asiel,H3100H3058H1121H3143H1121H8304H1121H6221

36also Elioenai, Jaakobah, Jeshohaiah, Asaiah, Adiel, Jesimiel, Benaiah,H454H3291H3439H6222H5717H3450H1141

37and Ziza son of Shiphi, the son of Allon, the son of Jedaiah, the son of Shimri, the son of Shemaiah.H2124H1121H8230H1121H438H1121H3042H1121H8113H1121H8098

38The men listed above by name were leaders of their clans. Their families increased greatly,H935H8034H5387H4940H1004H1H6555H7230

39and they went to the outskirts of Gedor to the east of the valley in search of pasture for their flocks.H3212H3996H1446H4217H1516H1245H4829H6629

40They found rich, good pasture, and the land was spacious, peaceful and quiet. Some Hamites had lived there formerly.H4672H8082H4829H2896H776H7342H3027H8252H7961H2526H3427H6440

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 them, as is evident to this day. Then they settled in their place, because there was pasture for their flocks.H3789H8034H935H3117H3169H4428H3063H5221H168H4583H4672H2763H3117H3427H4829H6629

42And five hundred of these Simeonites, led by Pelatiah, Neariah, Rephaiah and Uzziel, the sons of Ishi, invaded the hill country of Seir.H1121H8095H2568H3967H582H1980H2022H8165H7218H6410H5294H7509H5816H1121H3469

43They killed the remaining Amalekites who had escaped, and they have lived there to this day.H5221H7611H6002H6413H3427H3117