1 Chronicles 4
New King James Version
The Family of Judah
4 The sons of Judah were (A)Perez, Hezron, [a]Carmi, Hur, and Shobal. 2 And [b]Reaiah the son of Shobal begot Jahath, and Jahath begot Ahumai and Lahad. These were the families of the Zorathites. 3 These were the sons of the father of Etam: Jezreel, Ishma, and Idbash; and the name of their sister was Hazelelponi; 4 and Penuel was the father of Gedor, and Ezer was the father of Hushah.
These were the sons of (B)Hur, the firstborn of Ephrathah the father of Bethlehem.
5 And (C)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 were Zereth, Zohar, and Ethnan; 8 and Koz begot Anub, Zobebah, and the families of Aharhel the son of Harum.
9 Now Jabez was (D)more honorable than his brothers, and his mother called his name [c]Jabez, saying, “Because I bore him in pain.” 10 And Jabez called on the God of Israel saying, “Oh, that You would bless me indeed, and enlarge my [d]territory, that Your hand would be with me, and that You would keep me from evil, that I may not cause pain!” So God granted him what he requested.
11 Chelub the brother of (E)Shuhah begot Mehir, who was the father of Eshton. 12 And Eshton begot Beth-Rapha, Paseah, and Tehinnah the father of [e]Ir-Nahash. These were the men of Rechah.
13 The sons of Kenaz were (F)Othniel and Seraiah. The sons of Othniel were [f]Hathath, 14 and Meonothai who begot Ophrah. Seraiah begot Joab the father of (G)Ge Harashim,[g] for they were craftsmen. 15 The sons of (H)Caleb the son of Jephunneh were Iru, Elah, and Naam. The son of Elah was [h]Kenaz. 16 The sons of Jehallelel were Ziph, Ziphah, Tiria, and Asarel. 17 The sons of Ezrah were Jether, Mered, Epher, and Jalon. And [i]Mered’s wife bore Miriam, Shammai, and Ishbah the father of Eshtemoa. 18 ([j]His wife Jehudijah bore Jered the father of Gedor, Heber the father of Sochoh, and Jekuthiel the father of Zanoah.) And these were the sons of Bithiah the daughter of Pharaoh, whom Mered took.
19 The sons of Hodiah’s wife, the sister of Naham, were the fathers of Keilah the Garmite and of Eshtemoa the (I)Maachathite. 20 And the sons of Shimon were Amnon, Rinnah, Ben-Hanan, and Tilon. And the sons of Ishi were Zoheth and Ben-Zoheth.
21 The sons of (J)Shelah (K)the son of Judah were Er the father of Lecah, Laadah the father of Mareshah, and the families of the house of the linen workers of the house of Ashbea; 22 also Jokim, the men of Chozeba, and Joash; Saraph, who ruled in Moab, and Jashubi-Lehem. Now the [k]records are ancient. 23 These were the potters and those who dwell at [l]Netaim and [m]Gederah; there they dwelt with the king for his work.
The Family of Simeon(L)
24 The (M)sons of Simeon were [n]Nemuel, Jamin, [o]Jarib, [p]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, (N)nor did any of their families multiply as much as the children of Judah.
28 They dwelt at Beersheba, Moladah, Hazar Shual, 29 [q]Bilhah, Ezem, [r]Tolad, 30 Bethuel, Hormah, Ziklag, 31 Beth Marcaboth, [s]Hazar Susim, Beth Biri, and at Shaaraim. These were their cities until the reign of David. 32 And their villages were [t]Etam, Ain, Rimmon, Tochen, and Ashan—five cities— 33 and all the villages that were around these cities as far as [u]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 (O)attacked[v] their tents and the Meunites who were found there, and (P)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 [w]defeated (Q)the rest of the Amalekites who had escaped. They have dwelt there to this day.
Footnotes
- 1 Chronicles 4:1 Chelubai, 1 Chr. 2:9 or Caleb, 1 Chr. 2:18
- 1 Chronicles 4:2 Haroeh, 1 Chr. 2:52
- 1 Chronicles 4:9 Lit. He Will Cause Pain
- 1 Chronicles 4:10 border
- 1 Chronicles 4:12 Lit. City of Nahash
- 1 Chronicles 4:13 LXX, Vg. add and Meonothai
- 1 Chronicles 4:14 Lit. Valley of Craftsmen
- 1 Chronicles 4:15 Or Uknaz
- 1 Chronicles 4:17 Lit. she
- 1 Chronicles 4:18 Or His Judean wife
- 1 Chronicles 4:22 Lit. words
- 1 Chronicles 4:23 Lit. Plants
- 1 Chronicles 4:23 Lit. Hedges
- 1 Chronicles 4:24 Jemuel, Gen. 46:10; Ex. 6:15; Num. 26:12
- 1 Chronicles 4:24 Jachin, Gen. 46:10; Num. 26:12
- 1 Chronicles 4:24 Zohar, Gen. 46:10; Ex. 6:15
- 1 Chronicles 4:29 Balah, Josh. 19:3
- 1 Chronicles 4:29 Eltolad, Josh. 19:4
- 1 Chronicles 4:31 Hazar Susah, Josh. 19:5
- 1 Chronicles 4:32 Ether, Josh. 19:7
- 1 Chronicles 4:33 Baalath Beer, Josh. 19:8
- 1 Chronicles 4:41 Lit. struck
- 1 Chronicles 4:43 Lit. struck
1 Cronica 4
Ang Biblia, 2001
Ang mga Anak ni Juda
4 Ang mga anak ni Juda ay sina Perez, Hesron, Carmi, Hur, at Sobal.
2 At naging anak ni Reaya na anak ni Sobal si Jahat. Naging anak ni Jahat sina Ahumai at Laad. Ito ang mga angkan ng mga Soratita.
3 Si Etam ang ama ng mga ito: sina Jezreel, Isma, at Idbas, at ang pangalan ng kanilang kapatid na babae ay Haslelponi;
4 at si Penuel na ama ni Gedor, at si Eser na ama ni Husa. Ito ang mga anak ni Hur, na panganay ng Efrata, na ama ng Bethlehem.
5 Si Ashur na ama ni Tekoa ay nag-asawa ng dalawa: sina Hela at Naara.
6 At ipinanganak sa kanya ni Naara sina Ahuzam, Hefer, Themeni, at Ahastari. Ito ang mga anak ni Naara.
7 Ang mga anak ni Hela ay sina Zeret, Izar at Ethnan.
8 Naging anak ni Koz sina Anob, at Zobeba; at ang mga angkan ni Aharhel na anak ni Harum.
9 Si Jabez ay higit na kagalang-galang kaysa kanyang mga kapatid; at tinawag ng kanyang ina ang kanyang pangalan na Jabez,[a] na sinasabi, “Sapagkat ipinanganak ko siya nang may kahirapan.”
10 At si Jabez ay dumalangin sa Diyos ng Israel, na nagsasabi, “O ako nawa'y iyong pagpalain, at palawakin ang aking nasasakupan na ang iyong kamay ay sumaakin, at ingatan mo ako sa kasamaan, upang huwag akong maghirap!” At ipinagkaloob ng Diyos sa kanya ang kanyang hiniling.
11 Naging anak ni Kelub na kapatid ni Sua si Macir, na siyang ama ni Eston.
12 At naging anak ni Eston sina Betrafa, Pasea, Tehina, na ama ni Irnahas. Ito ang mga lalaki ng Reca.
13 At ang mga anak ni Kenaz: sina Otniel at Seraya; at ang anak ni Otniel ay si Hatat.
14 Naging anak ni Meonathi si Ofra; naging anak ni Seraya si Joab, na ama ng Geharasim;[b] sapagkat sila'y mga manggagawa.
15 Ang mga anak ni Caleb na anak ni Jefone ay sina Iru, Ela, at Naham; at ang anak[c] ni Ela ay si Kenaz.
16 Ang mga anak ni Jehalelel ay sina Zif, Zifa, Tirias, at Asarel.
17 Ang mga anak ni Ezra ay sina Jeter, Mered, Efer, at Jalon; at ipinanganak niya sina Miriam, Shammai, at Isba, na ama ni Estemoa.
18 At ipinanganak ng kanyang asawang Judio si Jered, na ama ni Gedor, at si Eber na ama ni Soco, at si Jekutiel na ama ni Zanoa. At ito ang mga anak ni Bethia na anak na babae ni Faraon, na naging asawa ni Mered.
19 Ang mga anak ng asawa ni Hodias, na kapatid na babae ni Naham, ay ang ama ni Keila na Garmita, at ni Estemoa na Maacatita.
20 Ang mga anak ni Simon ay sina Amnon, Rina, Benhanan, at Tilon. At ang mga anak ni Ishi ay sina Zohet, at Benzohet.
21 Ang mga anak ni Shela na anak ni Juda ay sina Er na ama ni Lecha, at si Laada na ama ni Maresha, at ang mga angkan ng sambahayan ng nagsisigawa ng pinong lino sa Bet-asbea;
22 at si Jokim, at ang mga lalaki ng Cozeba, at si Joas, si Saraf, na siyang nagpasuko sa Moab, at si Jasubilehem. Ang mga talaan nga ay luma na.
23 Ang mga ito'y mga magpapalayok at mga taga-Netaim at Gedera. Doo'y naninirahan sila na kasama ng hari para sa kanyang gawain.
Ang mga Anak ni Simeon
24 Ang mga anak ni Simeon ay sina Nemuel, Jamin, Jarib, Zera, Shaul;
25 si Shallum na kanyang anak, si Mibsam na kanyang anak, si Misma na kanyang anak.
26 Ang mga anak ni Misma ay si Hamuel na kanyang anak, si Zacur na kanyang anak, si Shimei na kanyang anak.
27 At si Shimei ay nagkaanak ng labing-anim na lalaki at anim na babae; ngunit ang kanyang mga kapatid ay hindi nagkaanak ng marami, o dumami man ang buong angkan nila na gaya ng mga anak ni Juda.
28 At(A) sila'y nanirahan sa Beer-seba, sa Molada, sa Hazar-shual;
29 sa Bilha, Ezem, Tolad;
30 sa Betuel, Horma, Siclag;
31 sa Bet-marcabot, Hazar-susim, Bet-beri, at sa Saaraim. Ito ang kanilang mga bayan hanggang sa maghari si David.
32 Ang mga nayon ng mga ito ay Etam, Ain, Rimon, Tocen, at Asan; limang bayan.
33 Ang lahat ng kanilang mga nayon ay nasa palibot ng mga bayang iyon, hanggang sa Baal. Ang mga ito ang naging kanilang mga tahanan, at sila'y mayroong talaan ng kanilang lahi.
34 Sina Mesobab, Jamlec, at si Josha na anak ni Amasias;
35 si Joel, at si Jehu na anak ni Josibias, na anak ni Seraya, na anak ni Aziel;
36 sina Elioenai, Jaacoba, Jesohaia, Asaya, Adiel, Jesimiel, at si Benaya;
37 at si Ziza na anak ni Sifi, na anak ni Allon, na anak ni Jedias, na anak ni Simri, na anak ni Shemaya.
38 Ang mga nabanggit na ito sa pangalan ay mga pinuno sa kanilang mga angkan, at ang mga sambahayan ng kanilang mga magulang ay nadagdagan ng marami.
39 Sila'y nagtungo sa pasukan ng Gedor, hanggang sa dakong silangan ng libis, upang ihanap ng pastulan ang kanilang mga kawan.
40 Sila'y nakatagpo roon ng mabuting pastulan. Ang lupain ay maluwang, tahimik, at payapa, sapagkat ang mga unang nanirahan doon ay nagmula kay Ham.
41 Ang mga nakatalang ito sa pangalan ay dumating sa mga araw ni Hezekias na hari ng Juda, at winasak ang kanilang mga tolda, at ang mga Meunim na natagpuan doon, at nilipol na lubos, hanggang sa araw na ito, at sila'y nanirahang kapalit nila; sapagkat may pastulan doon para sa kanilang mga kawan.
42 At ang iba sa kanila, ang limang daang lalaki sa mga anak ni Simeon, ay pumunta sa bundok ng Seir, ang kanilang mga pinuno ay sina Pelatias, Nearias, Refaias, at si Uziel, na mga anak ni Ishi.
43 Kanilang pinuksa ang nalabi sa mga Amalekita na nakatakas, at nanirahan sila roon hanggang sa araw na ito.
Footnotes
- 1 Cronica 4:9 Ang kahulugan ay Hirap .
- 1 Cronica 4:14 o Libis ng mga Manggagawa .
- 1 Cronica 4:15 Sa Hebreo ay mga anak .
1 Chronicles 4
New Catholic Bible
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).
Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.


