4These are some of the descendants of Judah: Perez, Hezron, Carmi, Hur, and Shobal.H1121H3063H6557H2696H3756H2354H7732 2Shobal was the father of Reaiah, who was the father of Jahath, the father of Ahumai and Lahad, the ancestors of the people who lived in Zorah.H7211H1121H7732H3205H3189H3189H3205H267H3855H4940H6882 3Hur was the oldest son of his father Caleb's wife Ephrath, and his descendants founded the city of Bethlehem. Hur had three sons: Etam, Penuel, and Ezer.H1H5862H3157H3457H3031H8034H269H6753 4Etam had three sons: Jezreel, Ishma, and Idbash, and one daughter, Hazzelelponi. Penuel founded the city of Gedor, and Ezer founded Hushah.H6439H1H1446H5829H1H2364H1121H2354H1060H672H1H1035 5Ashhur, who founded the town of Tekoa, had two wives, Helah and Naarah.H806H1H8620H8147H802H2458H5292 6He and Naarah had four sons: Ahuzzam, Hepher, Temeni, and Haahashtari.H5292H3205H275H2660H8488H326H1121H5292 7Ashhur and Helah had three sons: Zereth, Izhar, and Ethnan.H1121H2458H6889H6714H3328H869 8Koz was the father of Anub and Zobebah, and the ancestor of the clans descended from Aharhel son of Harum.H6976H3205H6036H6637H4940H316H1121H2037 9There was a man named Jabez, who was the most respected member of his family. His mother had given him the name Jabez, because his birth had been very painful.H3258H3513H251H517H7121H8034H3258H559H3205H6090 10But Jabez prayed to the God of Israel, "Bless me, God, and give me much land. Be with me and keep me from anything evil that might cause me pain." And God gave him what he prayed for.H3258H7121H430H3478H559H518H1288H1288H7235H1366H3027H6213H7451H6087H430H935H7592 11Caleb, the brother of Shuhah, had a son, Mehir. Mehir was the father of Eshton,H3620H251H7746H3205H4243H1H850 12who had three sons: Bethrapha, Paseah, and Tehinnah. Tehinnah was the founder of the city of Nahash. The descendants of these men lived in Recah.H850H3205H1051H6454H8468H1H5904H582H7397 13Kenaz had two sons, Othniel and Seraiah. Othniel also had two sons, Hathath and Meonothai.H1121H7073H6274H8304H1121H6274H2867 14Meonothai was the father of Ophrah. Seraiah was the father of Joab, the founder of Handcraft Valley, where all the people were skilled workers.H4587H3205H6084H8304H3205H3097H1H1516H2798H2791 15Caleb son of Jephunneh had three sons: Iru, Elah, and Naam. And Elah was the father of Kenaz.H1121H3612H1121H3312H5900H425H5277H1121H425H7073 16Jehallelel had four sons: Ziph, Ziphah, Tiria, and Asarel.H1121H3094H2128H2129H8493H840 17Ezrah had four sons: Jether, Mered, Epher, and Jalon. Mered married Bithiah, a daughter of the king of Egypt, and they had a daughter, Miriam, and two sons, Shammai and Ishbah.H1121H5834H3500H4778H6081H3210H2029H4813H8060H3431H1H851 18Ishbah founded the town of Eshtemoa. Mered also married a woman from the tribe of Judah, and they had three sons: Jered, who founded the town of Gedor; Heber, founder of the town of Soco; and Jekuthiel, founder of the town of Zanoah.H802H3057H3205H3382H1H1446H2268H1H7755H3354H1H2182H1121H1332H1323H6547H4778H3947 19Hodiah married the sister of Naham. Their descendants founded the clan of Garm, which lived in the town of Keilah, and the clan of Maacath, which lived in the town of Eshtemoa.H1121H802H1940H269H5163H1H7084H1636H851H4602 20Shimon had four sons: Amnon, Rinnah, Benhanan, and Tilon. Ishi had two sons: Zoheth and Benzoheth.H1121H7889H550H7441H1135H8436H1121H3469H2105H1132 21Shelah was one of Judah's sons. His descendants included Er, who founded the town of Lecah; Laadah, founder of the town of Mareshah; the clan of linen weavers, who lived in the town of Beth Ashbea;H1121H7956H1121H3063H6147H1H3922H3935H1H4762H4940H1004H5656H948H1004H791 22Jokim and the people who lived in the town of Cozeba; and Joash and Saraph, who married Moabite women and then settled in Bethlehem. (These traditions are very old.)H3137H582H3578H3101H8315H1166H4124H3433H6267H1697 23They were potters in the service of the king and lived in the towns of Netaim and Gederah.H3335H3427H5196H1448H3427H4428H4399 24Simeon had five sons: Nemuel, Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, and Shaul.H1121H8095H5241H3226H3402H2226H7586 25Shaul's son was Shallum, his grandson was Mibsam, and his great-grandson was Mishma.H7967H1121H4017H1121H4927H1121 26Then from Mishma the line descended through Hammuel, Zaccur, and Shimei.H1121H4927H2536H1121H2139H1121H8096H1121 27Shimei had sixteen sons and six daughters, but his relatives had fewer children, and the tribe of Simeon did not grow as much as the tribe of Judah did.H8096H8337H6240H1121H8337H1323H251H7227H1121H4940H7235H1121H3063 28Down to the time of King David the descendants of Simeon lived in the following towns: Beersheba, Moladah, Hazarshual,H3427H884H4137H2705 29Bilhah, Ezem, Tolad,H1090H6107H8434 30Bethuel, Hormah, Ziklag,H1328H2767H6860 31Beth Marcaboth, Hazarsusim, Bethbiri, and Shaaraim.H1024H2702H1011H8189H5892H4427H1732 32They also lived in five other places: Etam, Ain, Rimmon, Tochen, and Ashan,H2691H5862H5871H7417H8507H6228H2568H5892 33and the surrounding villages, as far southwest as the town of Baalath. These are the records which they kept of their families and of the places where they lived.H2691H5439H5892H1168H4186H3187 34The following men were the heads of their clans:H4877H3230H3144H1121H558 35Meshobab, Jamlech, Joshah son of Amaziah, Joel, Jehu (the son of Joshibiah, the son of Seraiah, the son of Asiel),H3100H3058H1121H3143H1121H8304H1121H6221 36Elioenai, Jaakobah, Jeshohaiah, Asaiah, Adiel, Jesimiel, Benaiah,H454H3291H3439H6222H5717H3450H1141 37Ziza (the son of Shiphi, the son of Allon, a descendant of Jedaiah, Shimri, and Shemaiah).H2124H1121H8230H1121H438H1121H3042H1121H8113H1121H8098 38Because their families continued to grow,H935H8034H5387H4940H1004H1H6555H7230 39they spread out westward almost to Gerar and pastured their sheep on the eastern side of the valley in which that city is located.H3212H3996H1446H4217H1516H1245H4829H6629 40They found plenty of fertile pasture lands there in a stretch of open country that was quiet and peaceful. The people who had lived there before were Hamites.H4672H8082H4829H2896H776H7342H3027H8252H7961H2526H3427H6440 41In the time of King Hezekiah of Judah, the men named above went to Gerar and destroyed the tents and huts of the people who lived there. They drove the people out and settled there permanently because there was plenty of pasture for their sheep.H3789H8034H935H3117H3169H4428H3063H5221H168H4583H4672H2763H3117H3427H4829H6629 42Five hundred other members of the tribe of Simeon went east to Edom. They were led by the sons of Ishi: Pelatiah, Neariah, Rephaiah, and Uzziel.H1121H8095H2568H3967H582H1980H2022H8165H7218H6410H5294H7509H5816H1121H3469 43There they killed the surviving Amalekites, and they have lived there ever since.H5221H7611H6002H6413H3427H3117
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