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Sons of Judah

(A)The sons of Judah were Perez, Hezron, Carmi, Hur, and Shobal.

Reaiah the son of Shobal [a]became the father of Jahath,
and Jahath became the father of Ahumai and Lahad. These were the families of the Zorathites.
These were the [b]sons of Etam: Jezreel, Ishma, and Idbash; and the name of their sister was Hazzelelponi.
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.
Ashhur, the father of Tekoa, had two wives, Helah and Naarah.
Naarah bore him Ahuzzam, Hepher, Temeni, and Haahashtari. These were the sons of Naarah.
The sons of Helah were Zereth, [c]Izhar, and Ethnan.
Koz became the father of Anub and Zobebah, and the families of Aharhel the son of Harum.
Now Jabez was more honorable than his brothers, and his mother named him Jabez saying, “Because I bore him with pain.”
10 Then Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, “Oh that You would bless me indeed and enlarge my border, and that Your hand might be with me, and that You would keep me from harm that it may not pain me!” And God brought about what he asked.
11 Chelub the brother of Shuhah became the father of Mehir, who was the father of Eshton.
12 Eshton became the father of Beth-rapha and Paseah, and Tehinnah the father of [d]Ir-nahash.
These are the men of Recah.
13 Now the sons of Kenaz were Othniel and Seraiah.
And the sons of Othniel were Hathath and Meonothai.
14 Meonothai became the father of Ophrah,
and Seraiah became the father of Joab the father of [e]Ge-harashim, for they were craftsmen.
15 The sons of Caleb the son of Jephunneh were Iru, Elah, and Naam;
and the [f]son of Elah was [g]Kenaz.
16 The sons of Jehallelel were Ziph and Ziphah, Tiria and Asarel.
17 The [h]sons of Ezrah were Jether, Mered, Epher, and Jalon. ([i]And these are the sons of Bithia the daughter of Pharaoh, whom Mered took) and she conceived and bore Miriam, Shammai, and Ishbah the father of Eshtemoa.
18 His Jewish wife bore Jered the father of Gedor, and 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 [j]fathers of Keilah the Garmite and Eshtemoa the Maacathite.
20 The sons of Shimon were Amnon and Rinnah, Benhanan 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 house of the fine linen workers at Beth-ashbea;
22 and Jokim, the men of Cozeba, Joash, Saraph, who ruled in Moab, and Jashubi-lehem. And the [k]records are ancient.
23 These were the potters and the inhabitants of Netaim and Gederah; they lived there with the king for his work.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Chronicles 4:2 Lit begot, so in ch
  2. 1 Chronicles 4:3 As in some ancient versions; Heb father
  3. 1 Chronicles 4:7 Or Zohar
  4. 1 Chronicles 4:12 Or the city of Nahash
  5. 1 Chronicles 4:14 Lit valley of craftsmen
  6. 1 Chronicles 4:15 Lit sons
  7. 1 Chronicles 4:15 Lit and Kenaz
  8. 1 Chronicles 4:17 Lit son
  9. 1 Chronicles 4:17 In the Heb the words in () are at the end of v 18
  10. 1 Chronicles 4:19 Lit father
  11. 1 Chronicles 4:22 Lit words

More Information About the Clans of Judah

The descendants[a] of Judah were Perez, Hezron, Carmi, Hur, and Shobal.

Reaiah son of Shobal became the father of Jahath, and Jahath became the father of Ahumai and Lahad. These are the clans of the Zorathites.

These were the sons[b] of Etam: Jezre’el, Ishma, and Idbash. The name of their sister was Hazzelelponi.

Penuel was the father of Gedor, and Ezer was the father of Hushah. These are the sons of Hur, the firstborn of Ephrathah, the father of Bethlehem.

Ashhur, the father of Tekoa, had two wives, Helah and Na’arah. Na’arah gave birth to Ahuzzam, Hepher, Temeni, and Ha’ahashtari. These were the sons of Na’arah. The sons of Helah were Zereth, Izhar, and Ethnan.

Koz became the father of Anub, Zobebah, and the clans of Aharhel, the son of Harum.

Jabez was more honorable than his brothers. His mother named him Jabez because she said, “I gave birth to him with pain.”[c] 10 Jabez called to the God of Israel, saying, “Oh that you would bless me and enlarge my borders! Let your hand be with me, and keep me from evil,[d] so that I will not experience pain!” God granted him what he requested.

11 Kelub, the brother of Shuhah, became the father of Mehir, who was the father of Eshton. 12 Eshton became the father of Beth Rapha and Paseah and Tehinnah, the father of Ir Nahash. These are the men of Rekah.

13 The sons of Kenaz were Othniel and Seraiah. The sons of Othniel were Hathath and Meonothai.[e]

14 Meonothai became the father of Ophrah, and Seraiah became the father of Joab, who was the father of Ge Harashim,[f] because they were craftsmen.
15 The sons of Caleb son of Jephunneh were Iru, Elah, and Na’am.
The son of Elah was Kenaz.
16 The sons of Jehallelel were Ziph, Ziphah, Tiria, and Asarel.
17 The sons of Ezrah were Jether, Mered, Epher, and Jalon. Mered’s wife gave birth to Miriam, Shammai, and Ishbah, the father of Eshtemoa. These are the sons of Bithiah, the daughter of Pharaoh, whom Mered took.[g]
18     His Judean wife gave birth to Jered the father of Gedor, Heber the father of Soko, and Jekuthiel the father of Zanoah.

19 The sons of Hodiah’s wife, who was the sister of Naham, were the fathers of Keilah the Garmite and Eshtemoa the Ma’akathite.[h]

20 The sons of Shimon were Amnon, Rinnah, Ben Hanan, and Tilon.

The sons of Ishi were Zoheth and Ben Zoheth.

21 The sons of Shelah, the son of Judah, were Er the father of Lekah, La’adah the father of Mareshah, and the families of the house of those who worked fine linen at Beth Ashbea, 22 also Jokim and the men of Kozeba, also Joash and Saraph, who were rulers in Moab, and Jashubi Lehem.[i] These records are ancient. 23 These were the potters and the inhabitants of Netaim and Gederah. They lived there with the king, to work for him.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Chronicles 4:1 Literally sons. The five sons here are five generations. Carmi seems to be the same person as Caleb in chapter 2.
  2. 1 Chronicles 4:3 The translation follows the Greek and Latin texts. The Hebrew text reads these were the father of Etam.
  3. 1 Chronicles 4:9 The name Jabez sounds like the Hebrew word for pain.
  4. 1 Chronicles 4:10 Or harm
  5. 1 Chronicles 4:13 The words and Meonothai are not present in the Hebrew text but are present in the Greek and Latin texts.
  6. 1 Chronicles 4:14 Ge Harashim means Valley of Craftsmen.
  7. 1 Chronicles 4:17 The Hebrew text of verse 17 simply reads she gave birth to without naming the wife. The wife is first named near the end of verse 18. That reference has been moved to verse 17 for clarity.
  8. 1 Chronicles 4:19 The text and translation of this verse are uncertain.
  9. 1 Chronicles 4:22 The verse is very difficult and translations are numerous, for example: 1) both of whom ruled in Moab and in Jashubi Lehem (Jashubi Lehem is the name of a place); 2) both of whom ruled in Moab, and Jashubi Lehem. . . (Jashubi Lehem is a person); 3) who ruled in Moab and returned to [Beth]Lehem (here yashubi is a verb meaning returned); 4) who married into Moab but returned to Lehem.