1 Chronicles 4:24-43
1599 Geneva Bible
24 ¶ (A)The sons of Simeon were Nemuel, and Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, and [a]Shaul.
25 Whose son was Shallum, and his son Mibsam, and his son Mishma.
26 And the sons of Mishma, Hamuel was his son, Zacchur his son, and Shimei his son.
27 And Shimei had sixteen sons, and six daughters, but his brethren had not many children, neither was all their family like to the children of Judah in multitude.
28 And they dwelt at [b]Beersheba, and at Moladah, and at Hazar Shual,
29 And at Bilhah, and at Ezem, and at Tolad,
30 And at Bethuel, and at Hormah, and at Ziklag,
31 And at Beth Marcaboth, and at Hazar Susim, at Beth Biri, and at Shaaraim: these were their cities unto the reign of [c]David.
32 And their towns were Etam, and Ain, Rimmon, and Tochen, and Ashan, five cities.
33 And all their towns that were round about these cities unto Baal, these are their habitations and the declaration of their genealogy,
34 And Meshobab, and Jamlech, and Joshah the son of Amaziah,
35 And Joel and Jehu the son of Joshibiah, the son of Seraiah, the son of Asiel,
36 And Elioenai, and Jaakobah, and Jeshohaiah, and Asaiah, and Adiel, and Jesimiel, and 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 famous Princes in their families, and increased greatly their father’s houses.
39 And they [d]went to the entering in of Gedor, even unto the East side of the valley, to seek pasture for their sheep.
40 And they found fat pasture and good, and a wide land both quiet and fruitful: for they of Ham had dwelt there before.
41 And these described by name, came in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah, and smote their tents, and the inhabitants that were found there, and destroyed them utterly unto this day, and dwelt in their room, because there was pasture there for their sheep.
42 And besides these, five hundred men of the sons of Simeon went to mount Seir, and Pelatiah, and Neariah, and Rephaiah, and Uzziel the sons of Ishi were their captains.
43 And they smote the rest of Amalek that had [e]escaped, and they dwelt there unto this day.
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- 1 Chronicles 4:24 His son Ohad is here omitted.
- 1 Chronicles 4:28 These cities belonged of Judah, Josh. 19:2, and were given to the tribe of Simeon.
- 1 Chronicles 4:31 Then David restored them to the tribe of Judah.
- 1 Chronicles 4:39 For the tribe of Simeon was so great in number, that in the time of Hezekiah they sought new dwellings unto Gedor, which is in the tribe of Dan.
- 1 Chronicles 4:43 And were not slain by Saul and David.
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