1 Chronicles 4
Revised Geneva Translation
4 The sons of Judah were Perez, Hezron and Carmi and Hur and Shobal.
2 And Reaiah, the son of Shobal, begat Jahath. And Jahath begat Ahumai and Lahad. These are the families of the Zorathites.
3 And these were from the father of Etam: Jezreel and Ishma and Idbash. And the name of their sister was Hazelelponi.
4 And Penuel was the father of Gedor, and Ezer the father of Hushah. These are the sons of Hur, the eldest son of Ephrathah, the father of Bethlehem.
5 But Ashhur, the father of Tekoa, had two wives, Helah and Naarah.
6 And Naarah bore him Ahuzzam and Hepher and Temeni and Haahashtari. These were the sons of Naarah.
7 And the sons of Helah were Zereth, Zohar and Ethnan.
8 Also, Koz begat Anub and Zobebah and the families of Aharhel, the son of Harum.
9 But Jabez was more honorable than his brethren. And his mother called his name Jabez, saying, “Because I bore him in sorrow.”
10 And Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, “Oh, that You would bless me indeed, and enlarge my territory, and that Your Hand were with me, and that You would deliver me from evil, so that I am not hurt!” And God granted the thing that he asked.
11 And Chelub, the brother of Shuhah, begat Mehir, who was the father of Eshton.
12 And Eshton begat Beth-Rapha and Paseah and Tehinnah, the father of the city of Ir-Nahash. These are the men of Rechah.
13 And the sons of Kenaz were Othniel and Seraiah. And the son of Othniel was Hathath.
14 And Meonothai begat Ophrah. And Seraiah begat Joab, the father of the valley of craftsmen. For they were craftsmen.
15 And the sons of Caleb, the son of Jephunneh, were Iru, Elah and Naam. And the son of Elah was Kenaz.
16 And the sons of Jehallelel were Ziph and Ziphah, Tiria and Asarel.
17 And the sons of Ezrah were Jether and Mered and Epher and Jalon. And he begat Miriam and Shammai and Ishbah, the father of Eshtemoa.
18 Also his wife, Jehudijah, bore Jered, the father of Gedor, and Heber, the father of Sochoh, and Jekuthiel, the father of Zanoah. And these are the sons of Bithiah, the daughter of Pharaoh, whom Mered took.
19 And the sons of the wife of Hodiah, the sister of Naham, the father of Keilah, were the Garmites and Eshtemoa the Maachathite.
20 And the sons of Shimon were Amnon and Rinnah, Ben-Hanan and Tilon. And the sons of Ishi were Zoheth and Ben-Zoheth.
21 The sons of Shelah, the son of Judah, were Er, the father of Lecah, and Laadah, the father of Mareshah, and the families of the households of those who worked fine linen in the House of Ashbea
22 and Jokim and the men of Chozeba and Joash and Saraph, who had the dominion in Moab, and Jashubi-Lehem. These are also ancient things.
23 These were gatekeepers and dwelt among plants and hedges. They dwelt there with the king for his work.
24 The sons of Simeon were Nemuel and Jamin, Jarib, Zerah and Shaul,
25 whose son was Shallum. And his son was Mibsam. And his son was Mishma.
26 And the sons of Mishma were Hamuel his son, Zacchur his son, and Shimei his son.
27 And Shimei had sixteen sons and six daughters. But his brethren did not have many children, nor was any of their family like the children of Judah in multitude.
28 And they dwelt at Beersheba, and at Moladah, and at Hazar Shual,
29 and at Bilhah, and at Ezem, and at Tolad,
30 and at Bethuel, and at Hormah, and at Ziklag,
31 and at Beth Marcaboth, and at Hazar Susim, at Beth Biri, and at Shaaraim. These were their cities until the reign of David.
32 And their towns were Etam and Ain, Rimmon and Tochen and Ashan (five cities)
33 and all their towns that were all around these cities, up to Baal. These are their habitations and the declaration of their genealogy.
34 And Meshobab and Jamlech and Joshah, the son of Amaziah,
35 and Joel and Jehu, the son of Joshibiah, the son of Seraiah, the son of Asiel,
36 and Elioenai and Jaakobah and Jeshohaiah and Asaiah and Adiel and Jesimiel and Benaiah
37 and Ziza, the son of Shiphi, the son of Allon, the son of Jedaiah, the son of Shimri, the son of Shemaiah,
38 these were famous princes in their families and increased greatly their father’s Houses.
39 And they went to the entrance of Gedor, to the eastern side of the valley, to seek pasture for their sheep.
40 And they found abundant, rich pasture with and a wide, quiet and fruitful land. For the Hamites had dwelt there before.
41 And those described here by name came in the days of Hezekiah, king of Judah, and struck their tents, and the inhabitants who were found there, and destroyed them utterly to this day, and dwelt in their space, because there was pasture there for their sheep.
42 And besides these, five hundred men of the sons of Simeon went to Mount Seir. And Pelatiah and Neariah and Rephaiah and Uzziel, the sons of Ishi, were their captains.
43 And they struck the rest of Amalek who had escaped. And they dwell there to this day.
1 Chronicles 4
Amplified Bible, Classic Edition
4 The sons of Judah: Perez, Hezron, Carmi, Hur, and Shobal.
2 Reaiah son of Shobal was the father of Jahath, and Jahath of Ahumai and Lahad. These were the families of the Zorathites.
3 These were the sons of [Hur] the father of Etam: Jezreel, Ishma, and Idbash. And their sister was Hazzelelponi.
4 And Penuel was the father of Gedor, and Ezer the father of Hushah. These were the sons of Hur, the eldest of Ephrathah (Ephrath), the father of Bethlehem.
5 Ashur the father of Tekoa had two wives, Helah and Naarah.
6 Naarah bore him Ahuzzam, Hepher, Temeni, and Haahashtari. These were Naarah’s sons.
7 The sons of Helah: Zereth, Izhar, and Ethnan.
8 Koz was the father of Anub, Zobebah, and the families of Aharhel son of Harum.
9 Jabez was honorable above his brothers; but his mother named him Jabez [sorrow maker], saying, Because I bore him in pain.
10 Jabez cried to the God of Israel, saying, Oh, that You would bless me and enlarge my border, and that Your hand might be with me, and You would keep me from evil so it might not hurt me! And God granted his request.
11 Chelub the brother of Shuhah was the father of Mehir, the father of Eshton.
12 Eshton was the father of Beth-rapha, Paseah, and Tehinnah the father of Ir-nahash. These are the men of Recah.
13 The sons of Kenaz: Othniel and Seraiah. The sons of Othniel: Hathath [and Meonothai].
14 Meonothai was father of Ophrah, and Seraiah of Joab the father of Ge-harashim [the Valley of Craftsmen], so named because they were craftsmen.
15 The sons of Caleb [Joshua’s companion] son of Jephunneh: Iru, Elah, and Naam. The son of Elah: Kenaz.
16 The sons of Jehallelel: Ziph, Ziphah, Tiria, and Asarel.
17 The sons of Ezrah: Jether, Mered, Epher, and Jalon. [a]These are the sons of Bithiah daughter of Pharaoh, whom Mered married: she bore Miriam, Shammai, and Ishbah the father of Eshtemoa.
18 And Mered’s Jewish wife bore Jered the father of Gedor, Heber the father of Soco, and Jekuthiel the father of Zanoah.
19 The sons of the wife of Hodiah, the sister of Naham, were: the father of Keilah the Garmite, and Eshtemoa the Maacathite.
20 The sons of Shimon: Amnon, Rinnah, Ben-hanan, and Tilon. The sons of Ishi: Zoheth and Ben-zoheth.
21 The sons of Shelah son of Judah: Er the father of Lecah, and Laadah the father of Mareshah, and the families of the house of the linen workers at Beth-ashbea,
22 And Jokim, the men of Cozeba, Joash, and Saraph, who ruled in Moab, and returned to [Bethlehem]. These are ancient matters.
23 These were the potters and those who dwelt among plantations and hedges at Netaim and Gederah; there they dwelt with the king for his work.
24 The sons of Simeon: Nemuel, Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, and Shaul;
25 Shallum was his [Shaul’s] son, Mibsam his son, Mishma his son.
26 The sons of Mishma: Hammuel his son, Zaccur his son, Shimei his son.
27 Shimei had sixteen sons and six daughters, but his brothers did not have many children; neither did all their family multiply like the children of Judah.
28 They dwelt at Beersheba, Moladah, Hazar-shual,
29 Bilhah, Ezem, Tolad,
30 Bethuel, Hormah, Ziklag,
31 Beth-marcaboth, Hazar-susim, Beth-biri, and at Shaaraim. These were their towns [and villages] until the reign of David.
32 There were also Etam, Ain, Rimmon, Tochen, and Ashan—five towns—
33 And all their villages that were round about these towns, as far as Baal[-ath-beer]. These were their settlements, and they had their genealogical record.
34 Meshobab, Jamlech, Joshah son of Amaziah,
35 Joel, Jehu son of Joshibiah, the son of Seraiah, the son of Asiel,
36 Also Elioenai, Jaakobah, Jeshohaiah, Asaiah, Adiel, Jesimiel, Benaiah,
37 Ziza son of Shiphi, the son of Allon, the son of Jedaiah, the son of Shimri, the son of Shemaiah.
38 These mentioned by name were princes in their families; and their fathers’ houses increased greatly [so they needed more room].
39 And they journeyed to the entrance of Gedor to the east side of the valley to seek pasture for their flocks.
40 And they found rich, good pasture, and the [cleared] land was wide, quiet, and peaceful, because people of Ham had dwelt there of old [and had left it a better place for those who came after them].
41 And these registered by name came in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah and destroyed their tents and the Meunim [foreigners] who were found there and exterminated them to this day, and they settled in their stead, because there was pasture for their flocks.
42 And some of them from the sons of Simeon, 500 men, went to Mount Seir, having for their leaders Pelatiah, and Neariah, Rephaiah, and Uzziel, the sons of Ishi.
43 They destroyed the remnant of the Amalekites who had escaped, and they have dwelt there to this day.
Footnotes
- 1 Chronicles 4:17 This clause, “These are the sons of Bithiah daughter of Pharaoh, whom Mered married,” has been transposed from I Chron. 4:18 to I Chron. 4:17.
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