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1 Chronicles 4
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1 Chronicles 4
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Chapter 4
1 The descendants of Judah were Perez, Hezron, Carmi, Hur, and Shobal.
2 Reaiah, the son of Shobal, was the father of Jahath, Jahath was the father of Ahumai and Lahad. These were the clans of the Zorathites.
3 These were the sons of Etam: Jezreel, Ishma, Idbash, and their sister Hazzelelponi.
4 Penuel was the father of Gedor, and Ezer the father of Hushah. These were the sons of Hur, the firstborn of Ephrathah, the father of Bethlehem.
5 Ashur, the father of Tekoa, had two wives: Helah and Naarah. 6 Naarah bore him Ahuzzam, Hepher, Temeni, and Haahash-tari. They were the sons of Naarah.
7 The sons of Helah were Zereth, Izhar, and Ethnan.
8 Koz was the father of Anub, Zobebah, and the clans of Aharhel, the son of Harum.
9 [a]Jabez was the most honorable of his brothers. His mother named him Jabez because she said, “I bore him with pain.” 10 Jabez called upon the God of Israel saying, “Oh that you would bless me and enlarge my territory. May your hand be with me, and keep me from harm so that I might be free from grief.” God granted what he requested.
11 Chelub, Shuhah’s brother, was the father of Mehir, who was the father of Eshton.
12 Eshton was the father of Beth-rapha, Paseah, and Tehinnah, the father of Ir-nahash. These were the men of Recah.
13 The sons of Kenaz were Othniel[b] and Seraiah.
The sons of Othniel were Hathath and Meonothai.
14 Meonothai was the father of Ophrah.
Seraiah was the father of Joab, the father of Geharashim, for they were craftsmen.
15 The sons of Caleb, the son of Jephunneh were Ir, Elah, and Naam.
The son of Elah was Kenaz.
16 The sons of Jahallelel were Ziph, Ziphah, Tiria, and Asarel.
17 The sons of Ezrah were Jether, Mered, Epher, and Jalon. A wife of his gave birth to Miriam, Shammai, and Ishbah, the father of Eshtemoa. 18 His wife was from Egypt, and she gave birth to Jered, the father of Gedor, Heber, the father of Soco, and Jekuthiel, the father of Zanoah. These were the sons of Bithiah, Pharaoh’s daughter, whom Mered had married.
19 The sons of Hodiah’s wife, the sister of Naham were the fathers of Keilah the Garmite and Eshtemoa the Maachathite.
20 The sons of Shimon were Amnon, Rinnah, Ben-hanan, and Tilon.
The descendants of Ishi were Zoheth and Ben-zoheth.
21 The sons of Shelah, the son of Judah, were Er, the father of Lecah, Laadah, the father of Mareshah, and the clans of linen workers at Beth-ashbea, 22 Jokim, the men of Cozeba, Joash, and Saraph who ruled in Moab and Jashubi-lahem. These records are from ancient times. 23 They were potters who lived in Netaim and Gederah. They dwelt there and worked for the king.
24 Simeon. The sons of Simeon were Nemuel, Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, and Shaul. 25 Shallum was his son, Mibsam was his son, and Mishma was his son.
26 The descendants of Mishma were Hammuel, his son, Zaccur, his son, and Shimei, his son.
27 Shimei had sixteen sons and six daughters, but his brothers did not have many children so the whole clan did not become very large in Judah. 28 They lived in Beer-sheba, Moladah, Hazar-shual, 29 Bilhah, Ezem, Tolad, 30 Bethuel, Hormah, Ziklag, 31 Beth-marcaboth, Hazar-susim, Beth-biri, and Shaaraim. These were their cities up to the time of the reign of David. 32 Their dependent villages were Etam, Ain, Rimmon, Tochen, Ashan, five of them in all, 33 as well as all of the villages that surrounded these cities up to Baal. These were their settlements and their genealogies.
34 Meshobab, Jamlech, Joshah, the son of Amaziah, 35 Joel, Jehu, the son of Joshibiah, the son of Seraiah, the son of Asiel, 36 as well as Elioenai, Jaakobah, Jeshohaiah, Asaiah, Adiel, Jesimiel, 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 the names of the leaders of their clans. Their families increased greatly. 39 They traveled toward the entrance of Gedor on the east side of the valley, to seek pastures for their flocks. 40 They found good, rich pastures and a spacious land that was quiet and peaceful. Some Hamites[c] had lived there from ancient times.
41 The men whose names are written here arrived during the days of Hezekiah, the king of Judah. They attacked those living there as well as the Meunites who were found there. They wiped them out, as is still true today. They dwelt in their place for there were pastures for their flocks there.
42 About five hundred of the Simeonites invaded the hill country of Seir led by Pelatiah, Neariah, Rephaiah, and Uzziel, the sons of Ishi. 43 They killed the rest of the Amalekites who had escaped, and they have lived there up to the present.
Footnotes
- 1 Chronicles 4:9 The prayer of Jabez has been immortalized throughout history as a request for protection and rich blessings in this life.
- 1 Chronicles 4:13 Othniel: after winning Achsah as his wife by conquering Kiriath-sepher, he serves as the first judge of Israel (Jdg 1:9-15).
- 1 Chronicles 4:40 Hamites: non-Israelite inhabitants of southern Palestine; sometimes they are called “Egyptians” (see Gen 21:9).
1 Chronicles 4
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1 Chronicles 4
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Chapter 4
1 [a]The sons of Judah were: Perez, Hezron, Carmi, Hur, and Shobal.(A) 2 Reaiah, the son of Shobal, became the father of Jahath, and Jahath became the father of Ahumai and Lahad. These were the clans of the Zorathites.
3 These were the sons of Hareph, the father of Etam: Jezreel, Ishma, and Idbash; their sister was named Hazzelelponi. 4 Penuel was the father of Gedor, and Ezer the father of Hushah. These were the sons of Hur, the firstborn of Ephrathah, the father of Bethlehem.
5 Ashhur, the father of Tekoa, had two wives, Helah and Naarah.(B) 6 Naarah bore him Ahuzzam, Hepher, the Temenites, and the Ahashtarites. These were the sons of Naarah. 7 The sons of Helah were Zereth, Izhar, Ethnan, and Koz. 8 Koz became the father of Anub and Zobebah, as well as of the clans of Aharhel, son of Harum. 9 Jabez was the most distinguished of his brothers. His mother had named him Jabez, saying, “I bore him with pain.” 10 Jabez prayed to the God of Israel: “Oh, that you may truly bless me and extend my boundaries! May your hand be with me and make me free of misfortune, without pain!” And God granted his prayer.
11 Chelub, the brother of Shuhah, became the father of Mehir, who was the father of Eshton. 12 Eshton became the father of Bethrapha, Paseah, and Tehinnah, the father of the city of Nahash. These were the men of Recah.
13 The sons of Kenaz were Othniel and Seraiah. The sons of Othniel were Hathath and Meonothai;(C) 14 Meonothai became the father of Ophrah. Seraiah became the father of Joab, the father of Geharashim, so called because they were artisans. 15 The sons of Caleb, son of Jephunneh, were Ir, Elah, and Naam. The sons of Elah: Kenaz.(D) 16 The sons of Jehallelel were Ziph, Ziphah, Tiria, and Asarel. 17 The sons of Ezrah were Jether, Mered, Epher, and Jalon. Jether became the father of Miriam, Shammai, and Ishbah, the father of Eshtemoa.(E) 18 Mered’s Egyptian wife bore Jered, the father of Gedor, Heber, the father of Soco, and Jekuthiel, the father of Zanoah. These were the sons of Bithiah, the daughter of Pharaoh, whom Mered married. 19 The sons of his Jewish wife, the sister of Naham, the father of Keilah, were Shimon the Garmite and Ishi the Maacathite. 20 The sons of Shimon were Amnon, Rinnah, Benhanan, and Tilon. The son of Ishi was Zoheth and the son of Zoheth….
21 The sons of Shelah, son of Judah, were: Er, the father of Lecah; Laadah, the father of Mareshah; the clans of the linen weavers’ guild in Bethashbea;(F) 22 Jokim; the people of Cozeba; and Joash and Saraph, who held property in Moab, but returned to Bethlehem. (These are events of old.) 23 They were potters and inhabitants of Netaim and Gederah, where they lived in the king’s service.
Simeon. 24 The sons of Simeon were Nemuel, Jamin, Jachin, Zerah, and Shaul,(G) 25 whose son was Shallum, whose son was Mibsam, whose son was Mishma. 26 The sons of Mishma were his son Hammuel, whose son was Zaccur, whose son was Shimei. 27 Shimei had sixteen sons and six daughters. His brothers, however, did not have many sons, and as a result all their clans did not equal the number of the Judahites.
28 They dwelt in Beer-sheba, Moladah, Hazar-shual, 29 Bilhah, Ezem, Tolad, 30 Bethuel, Hormah, Ziklag, 31 Beth-marcaboth, Hazar-susim, Bethbiri, and Shaaraim. Until the reign of David, these were their cities 32 and their villages. Etam, also, and Ain, Rimmon, Tochen, and Ashan—five cities,(H) 33 together with all their outlying villages as far as Baal. Here is where they dwelt, and so it was inscribed of them in their family records.
34 Meshobab, Jamlech, Joshah, son of Amaziah, 35 Joel, Jehu, son of Joshibiah, son of Seraiah, son of Asiel, 36 Elioenai, Jaakobah, Jeshohaiah, Asaiah, Adiel, Jesimiel, Benaiah, 37 Ziza, son of Shiphi, son of Allon, son of Jedaiah, son of Shimri, son of Shemaiah— 38 these just named were princes in their clans, and their ancestral houses spread out to such an extent(I) 39 that they went to the approaches of Gedor,[b] east of the valley, seeking pasture for their flocks. 40 They found abundant and good pastures, and the land was spacious, quiet, and peaceful—for the Hamites dwelt there formerly. 41 They who have just been listed by name set out during the reign of Hezekiah, king of Judah, and attacked their tents and also the Meunites who were there. They put them under the ban that is still in force to this day and dwelt in their place because they found pasture there for their flocks.(J)
42 Five hundred of them (the Simeonites) went to Mount Seir, with Pelatiah, Neariah, Rephaiah, and Uzziel, sons of Ishi, at their head. 43 They attacked the surviving Amalekites who had escaped, and have lived there to the present day.(K)
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Other Clans of Judah
4 The descendants of Judah:(A)
Perez, Hezron,(B) Karmi, Hur and Shobal.
2 Reaiah son of Shobal was the father of Jahath, and Jahath the father of Ahumai and Lahad. These were the clans of the Zorathites.
3 These were the sons[a] of Etam:
Jezreel, Ishma and Idbash. Their sister was named Hazzelelponi. 4 Penuel was the father of Gedor, and Ezer the father of Hushah.
These were the descendants of Hur,(C) the firstborn of Ephrathah and father[b] of Bethlehem.(D)
5 Ashhur(E) the father of Tekoa had two wives, Helah and Naarah.
6 Naarah bore him Ahuzzam, Hepher, Temeni and Haahashtari. These were the descendants of Naarah.
7 The sons of Helah:
Zereth, Zohar, Ethnan, 8 and Koz, who was the father of Anub and Hazzobebah and of the clans of Aharhel son of Harum.
9 Jabez was more honorable than his brothers. His mother had named him Jabez,[c] saying, “I gave birth to him in pain.” 10 Jabez 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.
11 Kelub, Shuhah’s brother, was the father of Mehir, who was the father of Eshton. 12 Eshton was the father of Beth Rapha, Paseah and Tehinnah the father of Ir Nahash.[d] These were the men of Rekah.
13 The sons of Kenaz:
Othniel(F) and Seraiah.
The sons of Othniel:
Hathath and Meonothai.[e] 14 Meonothai was the father of Ophrah.
Seraiah was the father of Joab,
the father of Ge Harashim.[f] It was called this because its people were skilled workers.
15 The sons of Caleb 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. One of Mered’s wives gave birth to Miriam,(G) Shammai and Ishbah the father of Eshtemoa. 18 (His wife from the tribe of Judah gave birth to Jered the father of Gedor, Heber the father of Soko, and Jekuthiel the father of Zanoah.(H)) These were the children of Pharaoh’s daughter Bithiah, whom Mered had married.
19 The sons of Hodiah’s wife, the sister of Naham:
the father of Keilah(I) the Garmite, and Eshtemoa the Maakathite.(J)
20 The sons of Shimon:
Amnon, Rinnah, Ben-Hanan and Tilon.
The descendants of Ishi:
Zoheth and Ben-Zoheth.
21 The sons of Shelah(K) son of Judah:
Er the father of Lekah, Laadah the father of Mareshah and the clans of the linen workers at Beth Ashbea, 22 Jokim, the men of Kozeba, and Joash and Saraph, who ruled in Moab and Jashubi Lehem. (These records are from ancient times.) 23 They were the potters who lived at Netaim and Gederah; they stayed there and worked for the king.
Simeon(L)
24 The descendants of Simeon:(M)
Nemuel, Jamin, Jarib,(N) Zerah and Shaul;
25 Shallum was Shaul’s son, Mibsam his son and Mishma his son.
26 The descendants of Mishma:
Hammuel his son, Zakkur his son and Shimei his son.
27 Shimei 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. 28 They lived in Beersheba,(O) Moladah,(P) Hazar Shual, 29 Bilhah, Ezem,(Q) Tolad, 30 Bethuel, Hormah,(R) Ziklag,(S) 31 Beth Markaboth, Hazar Susim, Beth Biri and Shaaraim.(T) These were their towns until the reign of David. 32 Their surrounding villages were Etam, Ain,(U) Rimmon, Token and Ashan(V)—five towns— 33 and all the villages around these towns as far as Baalath.[g] These were their settlements. And they kept a 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 and Ziza son of Shiphi, the son of Allon, the son of Jedaiah, the son of Shimri, the son of Shemaiah.
38 The men listed above by name were leaders of their clans. Their families increased greatly, 39 and they went to the outskirts of Gedor(W) to the east of the valley in search of pasture for their flocks. 40 They found rich, good pasture, and the land was spacious, peaceful and quiet.(X) Some Hamites had lived there formerly.
41 The 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(Y) who were there and completely destroyed[h] them, as is evident to this day. Then they settled in their place, because there was pasture for their flocks. 42 And five hundred of these Simeonites, led by Pelatiah, Neariah, Rephaiah and Uzziel, the sons of Ishi, invaded the hill country of Seir.(Z) 43 They killed the remaining Amalekites(AA) who had escaped, and they have lived there to this day.
Footnotes
- 1 Chronicles 4:3 Some Septuagint manuscripts (see also Vulgate); Hebrew father
- 1 Chronicles 4:4 Father may mean civic leader or military leader; also in verses 12, 14, 17, 18 and possibly elsewhere.
- 1 Chronicles 4:9 Jabez sounds like the Hebrew for pain.
- 1 Chronicles 4:12 Or of the city of Nahash
- 1 Chronicles 4:13 Some Septuagint manuscripts and Vulgate; Hebrew does not have and Meonothai.
- 1 Chronicles 4:14 Ge Harashim means valley of skilled workers.
- 1 Chronicles 4:33 Some Septuagint manuscripts (see also Joshua 19:8); Hebrew Baal
- 1 Chronicles 4:41 The Hebrew term refers to the irrevocable giving over of things or persons to the Lord, often by totally destroying them.
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Descendientes de Judá
4 Los hijos de Judá fueron Fares, Jesrón, Carmi, Jur y Sobal. 2 Reaía hijo de Sobal fue el padre de Yajat, y Yajat fue el padre de Ajumay y de Lajad. Éstas fueron las familias de los soratitas.
3 Los descendientes de Etam fueron Jezrel, Isma e Ibdas. Su hermana se llamaba Jaslelponí.
4 Penuel fue padre de Gedor, y Ezer fue padre de Jusá. Éstos fueron los hijos de Jur, el primogénito de Efrata, padre de Belén.
5 Asjur, el padre de Tecoa, tuvo dos mujeres, Hela y Nará. 6 Nará dio a luz a Ajusán, Jéfer, Temeni y Ajastari. Éstos fueron los hijos de Nará.
7 Los hijos de Hela fueron Séret, Yesojar y Etnán.
8 Cos fue el padre de Anub, de Sobebá y de la familia de Ajarjel hijo de Harún.
9 Jabés fue el más destacado de sus hermanos. Su madre lo llamó Jabés, porque dijo: «Yo lo di a luz con dolor.»[a] 10 Y Jabés invocó al Dios de Israel. Dijo:
«¡Cómo quisiera que me des tu bendición,
que ensanches mi territorio,
que tu mano esté conmigo
y que me libres del mal,
para que no sufra yo ningún daño!»
Y Dios le concedió lo que pidió.
11 Quelub, el hermano de Sujá, fue el padre de Mehír, que fue el padre de Estón. 12 Estón fue el padre de Bet Rafá, de Paseaj y de Tejiná, el fundador de la ciudad de Najás. Éstos son los varones de Reca.
13 Los hijos de Cenaz fueron Otoniel y Seraías.
Los hijos de Otoniel fueron Jatat 14 y Meonotay, que fue el padre de Ofrá.
Seraías fue el padre de Joab, antepasado de los habitantes del valle de Jarasín,[b] los cuales eran artífices.
15 Los hijos de Caleb hijo de Yefune fueron Iru, Elá y Noam.
El hijo de Elá fue Cenaz.
16 Los hijos de Yalelel fueron Zif, Zifa, Tirías y Asareel.
17 Los hijos de Esdras fueron Jéter, Mered, Efer y Jalón. Esdras fue también padre de María, de Samay y de Isbaj, el padre de Estemoa.
18 Jehudaía, su mujer, dio a luz a Jered, el padre de Gedor, a Jéber, el padre de Soco, y a Jecutiel, el padre de Zanoaj. Éstos fueron los hijos de Bitia, la hija de Faraón, con la cual se casó Mered.
19 Los hijos de la mujer de Hodías, la hermana de Naján, fueron el padre de Keila el garmita y Estemoa el macatita.
20 Los hijos de Simón fueron Amnón, Rina, Ben Janán y Tilón.
Los hijos de Isguí fueron Zojet y Ben Zojet.
21 Los hijos de Sela, el hijo de Judá fueron Er, el padre de Leca; Laada, el padre de Maresa, las familias de los que trabajan el lino en Bet Asbea, 22 Joacín, y Joás y Saraf, los varones de Cozeba, que según los registros antiguos dominaron en Moab y volvieron a Lehem. 23 Éstos eran alfareros, y habitaban en medio de plantíos y cercados, y estaban al servicio del rey.
Descendientes de Simeón
24 Los hijos de Simeón fueron Nemuel, Jamín, Jarib, Zeraj, Saúl, 25 su hijo Salún, su hijo Mibsán, y su hijo Misma.
26 Los hijos de Misma fueron Jamuel, Zacur y Simey.
27 Simey tuvo dieciséis hijos y seis hijas, pero sus hermanos no tuvieron muchos hijos, ni su familia se multiplicó como los hijos de Judá. 28 Habitaron en Berseba, Molada, Jasar Súal, 29 Bilá, Esén, Tolad, 30 Betuel, Jormá, Siclag, 31 Bet Marcabot, Jasar Susín, Bet Biray y Sagarayin. Éstas fueron sus ciudades, hasta el reinado de David. 32 Sus aldeas fueron Etam, Ayin, Rimón, Toquén y Asán, es decir, cinco pueblos, 33 y todas las aldeas que rodeaban estas ciudades, hasta Baal. Éste fue su lugar de residencia, y ésta fue su descendencia.(A)
34 Mesobab, Jamlec, Josías hijo de Amasías, 35 Joel, Jehú hijo de Josibías, hijo de Seraías, hijo de Asiel, 36 Elioguenay, Jacoba, Yesojaías, Asaías, Adiel, Jesimiel, Benaías, 37 Ziza hijo de Sifi, hijo de Alón, hijo de Jedaías, hijo de Simerí, hijo de Semaías. 38 Todos ellos, por sus nombres, eran jefes entre sus familias; y las casas de sus padres fueron multiplicadas en gran manera. 39 Llegaron hasta la entrada de Gedor y hasta el oriente del valle, en busca de pastos para sus ganados, 40 y hallaron pastos gruesos y buenos, y una tierra ancha y espaciosa, quieta y reposada, porque anteriormente la habitaban los de Cam. 41 Éstos, cuyos nombres han quedado registrados, llegaron en los días de Ezequías, rey de Judá, y desbarataron las tiendas y las cabañas que encontraron allí, y las destruyeron, como hasta el día de hoy se ve, y habitaron allí en lugar de ellos, porque allí había pastos para sus ganados. 42 Además, quinientos hombres de los hijos de Simeón fueron al monte de Seir, capitaneados por Pelatías, Nearías, Refaías y Uziel, hijos de Isguí, 43 y acabaron con los amalecitas que habían quedado, y allí se quedaron a vivir, hasta el día de hoy.
Footnotes
- 1 Crónicas 4:9 Heb. oseb, dolor.
- 1 Crónicas 4:14 Es decir, de los artífices.
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