²⁰ As for Ishmael, I have heard you; behold, I have blessed him and will make him fruitful and ^(A)multiply him greatly. He ^(B)shall father twelve princes, and ^(C)I will make him into a great nation.

¹⁸ Up! Lift up the boy, and hold him fast with your hand, for I will make him into a great nation.”

¹³ And I will make ^(A)a nation of the son of the slave woman also, because he is your offspring.”

¹² These are the generations of Ishmael, Abraham's son, ^(A)whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah's servant, bore to Abraham. ^13 (B)These are the names of the sons of Ishmael, named in the order of their birth: ^(C)Nebaioth, the firstborn of Ishmael; and ^(D)Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam, ¹⁴ Mishma, Dumah, Massa, ¹⁵ Hadad, ^(E)Tema, ^(F)Jetur, ^(G)Naphish, and Kedemah. ¹⁶ These are the sons of Ishmael and these are their names, by their villages and by their encampments, ^(H)twelve princes according to their tribes. ¹⁷ (These are the years of the life of Ishmael: 137 years. He ^(I)breathed his last and died, and was gathered to his people.) ^18 (J)They settled from Havilah to ^(K)Shur, which is opposite Egypt in the direction of Assyria. He settled^[a] over against all his kinsmen.

¹⁰ The angel of the Lord also said to her, ^(A)“I will surely multiply your offspring so that they cannot be numbered for multitude.” ¹¹ And the angel of the Lord said to her,