1 Chronicles 4:1-23
World English Bible
4 The sons of Judah: Perez, Hezron, Carmi, Hur, and Shobal. 2 Reaiah the son of Shobal became the father of Jahath; and Jahath became the father of Ahumai and Lahad. These are the families of the Zorathites. 3 These were the sons of the father of Etam: Jezreel, Ishma, and Idbash. The name of their sister was Hazzelelponi. 4 Penuel was the father of Gedor and Ezer the father of Hushah. These are the sons of Hur, the firstborn of Ephrathah, the father of Bethlehem. 5 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, Izhar, and Ethnan. 8 Hakkoz became the father of Anub, Zobebah, and the families of Aharhel the son of Harum.
9 Jabez was more honorable than his brothers. His mother named him Jabez,[a] saying, “Because I bore him with sorrow.”
10 Jabez called on the God[b] of Israel, saying, “Oh that you would bless me indeed, and enlarge my border! May your hand be with me, and may you keep me from evil, that I may not cause pain!”
God granted him that which he requested. 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, Paseah, and Tehinnah the father of Ir Nahash. These are the men of Recah. 13 The sons of Kenaz: Othniel and Seraiah. The sons of Othniel: Hathath. 14 Meonothai became the father of Ophrah: and Seraiah became the father of Joab the father of Ge Harashim; for they were craftsmen. 15 The sons of Caleb the 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; and she bore Miriam, Shammai, and Ishbah the father of Eshtemoa. 18 His wife the Jewess bore Jered the father of Gedor, Heber the father of Soco, and Jekuthiel the father of Zanoah. These are the sons of Bithiah the daughter of Pharaoh, whom Mered took. 19 The sons of the wife of Hodiah, the sister of Naham, were the father of Keilah the Garmite, and Eshtemoa the Maacathite. 20 The sons of Shimon: Amnon, Rinnah, Ben Hanan, and Tilon. The sons of Ishi: Zoheth, and Ben Zoheth. 21 The sons of Shelah the son of Judah: Er the father of Lecah, Laadah the father of Mareshah, and the families of the house of those who worked fine linen, of the house of Ashbea; 22 and Jokim, and the men of Cozeba, and Joash, and Saraph, who had dominion in Moab, and Jashubilehem. These 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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1 Chronicles 4:1-23
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Genealogy of Judah
4 Judah’s descendants were Perez, Hezron, Carmi, Hur, and Shobal.
2 Shobal’s son Reaiah fathered Jahath, and Jahath fathered Ahumai and Lahad. These were the families of the Zorathites.
3 These were the descendants of[a] the ancestor of Etam: Jezreel, Ishma, and Idbash; and their sister’s name was Hazzelelponi.
4 Penuel fathered Gedor and Ezer fathered Hushah.
These were the descendants of Hur, Ephrathah’s firstborn, who fathered Bethlehem: 5 Tekoa’s father Ashhur had two wives, Helah and Naarah. 6 Naarah bore him these sons: Ahuzzam, Hepher, Temeni, and Haahashtari.[b]
7 The sons of Helah were Zereth, Izhar,[c] and Ethnan.
8 Koz fathered Anub, Zobebah, and the families of Harum’s son Aharhel.
9 Jabez enjoyed more honor than his relatives—his mother named him Jabez, she said, “because I bore him in pain.”[d]
10 Later on, Jabez called on the God of Israel, asking him,[e] “…whether you would bless me again and again, enlarge my territory, keep your power[f] with me, keep me from evil, and keep me from harm!” And God granted what he had requested.
11 Chelub, Shuhah’s brother, fathered Mehir, who fathered Eshton. 12 Eshton fathered Beth-rapha, Paseah, and Tehinnah, who fathered Ir-nahash. These are the men of Recah.
13 Kenaz’s descendants were Othniel and Seraiah.
Othniel’s descendants were Hathath 14 and Meonothai, who fathered Ophrah.
Seraiah fathered Joab, who fathered the Ge-harashim,[g] because they became artisans.
15 The descendants of Jephunneh’s son Caleb were Iru, Elah, and Naam.
Elah’s son[h] was Kenaz.
16 Jehallelel’s descendants were Ziph, Ziphah, Tiria, and Asarel.
17 Ezrah’s descendants were Jether, Mered, Epher, and Jalon.
Mered’s wife[i] conceived Miriam, Shammai, and Ishbah, who fathered Eshtemoa. 18 Then his Judean wife bore Jered, who fathered Gedor and then Heber, who fathered Soco and Jekuthiel, who fathered Zanoah. These are the descendants of Bithiah, daughter of Pharaoh, whom Mered married.
19 The descendants of Hodiah’s wife, Naham’s sister, fathered Keilah the Garmite and Eshtemoa the Maacathite.
20 Shimon’s descendants were Amnon, Rinnah, Ben-hanan, and Tilon.
Ishi’s descendants were Zoheth and Ben-zoheth.
21 The descendants of Judah’s son Shelah were Er, who fathered Lecah, Laadah (who fathered Mareshah and the families who belonged to the guild[j] of linen workers at Beth-ashbea), 22 Jokim, the men who lived in Cozeba, Joash, and Saraph (who married Moabite families),[k] and Jashubi-lehem.[l] (The records are ancient.)[m] 23 These people[n] were potters who lived in Netaim and Gederah in service to their king, who lived there.
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- 1 Chronicles 4:3 The Heb. lacks the descendants of; MT reads fathers
- 1 Chronicles 4:6 Or the Ahastarite
- 1 Chronicles 4:7 Or Zohar
- 1 Chronicles 4:9 The name Jabez is related to MT word pain
- 1 Chronicles 4:10 The Heb. lacks him
- 1 Chronicles 4:10 Lit. hand
- 1 Chronicles 4:14 Lit. Valley of the Artists
- 1 Chronicles 4:15 Lit. sons
- 1 Chronicles 4:17 The Heb. lacks Mered’s wife
- 1 Chronicles 4:21 Lit. house
- 1 Chronicles 4:22 Lit. married into Moab
- 1 Chronicles 4:22 Or and returned to Lehem
- 1 Chronicles 4:22 Or missing
- 1 Chronicles 4:23 The Heb. lacks people
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