1 Chronicles 4:24-5:10

New King James Version

The Family of Simeon^(A)

²⁴ The ^(B)sons of Simeon were ^[a]Nemuel, Jamin, ^[b]Jarib, ^[c]Zerah, and Shaul, ²⁵ Shallum his son, Mibsam his son, and Mishma his son. ²⁶ And the sons of Mishma were Hamuel his son, Zacchur his son, and Shimei his son. ²⁷ Shimei had sixteen sons and six daughters; but his brothers did not have many children, ^(C)nor did any of their families multiply as much as the children of Judah.

²⁸ They dwelt at Beersheba, Moladah, Hazar Shual, ^29 [d]Bilhah, Ezem, ^[e]Tolad, ³⁰ Bethuel, Hormah, Ziklag, ³¹ Beth Marcaboth, ^[f]Hazar Susim, Beth Biri, and at Shaaraim. These were their cities until the reign of David. ³² And their villages were ^[g]Etam, Ain, Rimmon, Tochen, and Ashan—five cities— ³³ and all the villages that were around these cities as far as ^[h]Baal. These were their dwelling places, and they maintained their genealogy: ³⁴ Meshobab, Jamlech, and Joshah the son of Amaziah; ³⁵ Joel, and Jehu the son of Joshibiah, the son of Seraiah, the son of Asiel; ³⁶ Elioenai, Jaakobah, Jeshohaiah, Asaiah, Adiel, Jesimiel, and Benaiah; ³⁷ Ziza the 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 leaders in their families, and their father’s house increased greatly.

³⁹ So they went to the entrance of Gedor, as far as the east side of the valley, to seek pasture for their flocks. ⁴⁰ And they found rich, good pasture, and the land was broad, quiet, and peaceful; for some Hamites formerly lived there.

⁴¹ These recorded by name came in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah; and they ^(D)attacked^[i] their tents and the Meunites who were found there, and ^(E)utterly destroyed them, as it is to this day. So they dwelt in their place, because there was pasture for their flocks there. ⁴² Now some of them, five hundred men of the sons of Simeon, went to Mount Seir, having as their captains Pelatiah, Neariah, Rephaiah, and Uzziel, the sons of Ishi. ⁴³ And they ^[j]defeated ^(F)the rest of the Amalekites who had escaped. They have dwelt there to this day.

The Family of Reuben^(G)

5 Now the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel—^(H)he was indeed the firstborn, but because he ^(I)defiled his father’s bed, ^(J)his birthright was given to the sons of Joseph, the son of Israel, so that the genealogy is not listed according to the birthright; ² yet ^(K)Judah prevailed over his brothers, and from him came a ^(L)ruler, although ^[k]the birthright was Joseph’s— ³ the sons of ^(M)Reuben the firstborn of Israel were Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.

⁴ The sons of Joel were Shemaiah his son, Gog his son, Shimei his son, ⁵ Micah his son, Reaiah his son, Baal his son, ⁶ and Beerah his son, whom ^[l]Tiglath-Pileser king of Assyria ^(N)carried into captivity. He was leader of the Reubenites. ⁷ And his brethren by their families, ^(O)when the genealogy of their generations was registered: the chief, Jeiel, and Zechariah, ⁸ and Bela the son of Azaz, the son of Shema, the son of Joel, who dwelt in ^(P)Aroer, as far as Nebo and Baal Meon. ⁹ Eastward they settled as far as the ^[m]entrance of the wilderness this side of the River Euphrates, because their cattle had ^[n]multiplied ^(Q)in the land of Gilead.

¹⁰ Now in the days of Saul they made war ^(R)with the Hagrites, who fell by their hand; and they dwelt in their tents throughout the entire area east of Gilead.