1 Chronicles 4:1-10

English Standard Version

Descendants of Judah

4 ^(A)The sons of Judah: ^(B)Perez, Hezron, ^(C)Carmi, Hur, and Shobal. ^2 (D)Reaiah the son of Shobal fathered Jahath, and Jahath fathered Ahumai and Lahad. These were the clans of the ^(E)Zorathites. ³ These were the sons^[a] of Etam: Jezreel, Ishma, and Idbash; and the name of their sister was Hazzelelponi, ⁴ and ^(F)Penuel fathered ^(G)Gedor, and Ezer fathered Hushah. These were the sons of Hur, the firstborn of ^(H)Ephrathah, the father of Bethlehem. ^5 (I)Ashhur, the father of Tekoa, had two wives, Helah and Naarah; ⁶ Naarah bore him Ahuzzam, Hepher, Temeni, and Haahashtari. These were the sons of Naarah. ⁷ The sons of Helah: Zereth, Izhar, and Ethnan. ⁸ Koz fathered Anub, Zobebah, and the clans of Aharhel, the son of Harum. ⁹ Jabez was ^(J)more honorable than his brothers; and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, “Because I bore him in pain.”^{[b] 10} Jabez called upon the God of Israel, saying, “Oh that you would bless me and enlarge my border, and that your hand might be with me, and that you would keep me from harm^[c] so that it might not bring me pain!” And God granted what he asked.