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1 Chronicles 4
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1The sons of Judah: Perez, Hezron, and Carmi, and Hur, and Shobal.
1The descendants of Judah were Perez, Hezron, Carmi, Hur, and Shobal.
2And Reaiah the son of Shobal begat Jahath; and Jahath begat Ahumai and Lahad. These are the families of the Zorathites.
2Reaiah, the son of Shobal, was the father of Jahath, and Jahath was the father of Ahumai and Lahad. These were the families of the Zorathites.
3And these were the sons of the father of Etam: Jezreel, and Ishma, and Idbash; and the name of their sister was Hazzelelponi;
3These were the sons of the father of Etam: Jezreel, Ishma, and Idbash. They had a sister named Hazzelelponi.
4and Penuel the father of Gedor, and Ezer the father of Hushah. These are the sons of Hur, the first-born of Ephrathah, the father of Beth-lehem.
4Penuel was the father of Gedor, and Ezer was the father of Hushah. These were the descendants of Hur, the firstborn of Ephrathah and the founder of Bethlehem.
5And Ashhur the father of Tekoa had two wives, Helah and Naarah.
5Ashhur, the founder of Tekoa, had two wives, Helah and Naarah.
6And Naarah bare him Ahuzzam, and Hepher, and Temeni, and Haahashtari. These were the sons of Naarah.
6Naarah gave birth to Ahuzzam, Hepher, Temeni, and Haahashtari. These were the sons of Naarah.
7And the sons of Helah were Zereth, Izhar, and Ethnan.
7The sons of Helah were Zereth, Izhar, and Ethnan.
8And Hakkoz begat Anub, and Zobebah, and the families of Aharhel the son of Harum.
8Koz was the father of Anub and Zobebah, and he was the ancestor of the families of Aharhel, the son of Harum.
9And Jabez was more honorable than his brethren: and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, Because I bare him with sorrow.
9Jabez was more respected than his brothers. His mother named him Jabez, saying, 'I gave birth to him in pain.'
10And Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, Oh that thou wouldest bless me indeed, and enlarge my border, and that thy hand might be with me, and that thou wouldest keep me from evil, that it be not to my sorrow! And God granted him that which he requested.
10Jabez prayed to the God of Israel, 'Please bless me and give me more land! May your hand be with me, and keep me from disaster so that I will be free from pain.' And God gave him what he asked for.
11And Chelub the brother of Shuhah begat Mehir, who was the father of Eshton.
11Chelub, the brother of Shuhah, was the father of Mehir, who was the father of Eshton.
12And Eshton begat Beth-rapha, and Paseah, and Tehinnah the father of Ir-nahash. These are the men of Recah.
12Eshton was the father of Beth-rapha, Paseah, and Tehinnah, the founder of the city of Nahash. These were the men of Recah.
13And the sons of Kenaz: Othniel, and Seraiah. And the sons of Othniel: Hathath.
13The sons of Kenaz were Othniel and Seraiah. The son of Othniel was Hathath.
14And Meonothai begat Ophrah: and Seraiah begat Joab the father of Ge-harashim; for they were craftsmen.
14Meonothai was the father of Ophrah. Seraiah was the father of Joab, the founder of the Valley of Craftsmen, which was named that because they were skilled workers.
15And the sons of Caleb the son of Jephunneh: Iru, Elah, and Naam; and the sons of Elah; and Kenaz.
15The sons of Caleb son of Jephunneh were Iru, Elah, and Naam. The son of Elah was Kenaz.
16And the sons of Jehallelel: Ziph, and Ziphah, Tiria, and Asarel.
16The sons of Jehallelel were Ziph, Ziphah, Tiria, and Asarel.
17And the sons of Ezrah: Jether, and Mered, and Epher, and Jalon; and she bare Miriam, and Shammai, and Ishbah the father of Eshtemoa.
17The sons of Ezrah were Jether, Mered, Epher, and Jalon. Mered's Egyptian wife gave birth to Miriam, Shammai, and Ishbah, the founder of Eshtemoa.
18And his wife the Jewess bare Jered the father of Gedor, and Heber the father of Soco, and Jekuthiel the father of Zanoah. And these are the sons of Bithiah the daughter of Pharaoh, whom Mered took.
18His Judean wife gave birth to Jered the founder of Gedor, Heber the founder of Soco, and Jekuthiel the founder of Zanoah. These were the children of Pharoah’s daughter Bithiah, whom Mered married.
19And the sons of the wife of Hodiah, the sister of Naham, were the father of Keilah the Garmite, and Eshtemoa the Maacathite.
19The sons of Hodiah’s wife, the sister of Naham, were the father of Keilah the Garmite and the father of Eshtemoa the Maacathite.
20And the sons of Shimon: Amnon, and Rinnah, Ben-hanan, and Tilon. And the sons of Ishi: Zoheth, and Ben-zoheth.
20The sons of Shimon were Amnon, Rinnah, Ben-hanan, and Tilon. The descendants of Ishi were Zoheth and Ben-zoheth.
21The sons of Shelah the son of Judah: Er the father of Lecah, and Laadah the father of Mareshah, and the families of the house of them that wrought fine linen, of the house of Ashbea;
21The sons of Shelah son of Judah were Er the father of Lecah, Laadah the father of Mareshah, and the families of the linen workers at Beth-ashbea.
22and Jokim, and the men of Cozeba, and Joash, and Saraph, who had dominion in Moab, and Jashubi-lehem. And the records are ancient.
22Also included were Jokim, the men of Cozeba, and Joash and Saraph, who ruled in Moab before returning to Lehem. (These records are from ancient times.)
23These were the potters, and the inhabitants of Netaim and Gederah: there they dwelt with the king for his work.
23They were the potters who lived in Netaim and Gederah. They stayed there to work for the king.
24The sons of Simeon: Nemuel, and Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, Shaul;
24The sons of Simeon were Nemuel, Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, and Shaul.
25Shallum his son, Mibsam his son, Mishma his son.
25Shaul’s son was Shallum, his son was Mibsam, and his son was Mishma.
26And the sons of Mishma: Hammuel his son, Zaccur his son, Shimei his son.
26The descendants of Mishma were his son Hammuel, his son Zaccur, and his son Shimei.
27And Shimei had sixteen sons and six daughters; but his brethren had not many children, neither did all their family multiply like to the children of Judah.
27Shimei had sixteen sons and six daughters, but his brothers did not have many children. Their entire tribe did not grow as large as the tribe of Judah.
28And they dwelt at Beer-sheba, and Moladah, and Hazar-shual,
28They lived in Beersheba, Moladah, Hazar-shual,
31and at Beth-marcaboth, and Hazar-susim, and at Beth-biri, and at Shaaraim. These were their cities unto the reign of David.
31Beth-marcaboth, Hazar-susim, Beth-biri, and Shaaraim. These were their cities until the reign of King David.
32And their villages were Etam, and Ain, Rimmon, and Tochen, and Ashan, five cities;
32Their surrounding villages were Etam, Ain, Rimmon, Tochen, and Ashan—five towns in all.
33and all their villages that were round about the same cities, unto Baal. These were their habitations, and they have their genealogy.
33This included all the villages around these towns as far as Baal. These were their settlements, and they kept a record of their family history.
34And Meshobab, and Jamlech, and Joshah the son of Amaziah,
34Other leaders included Meshobab, Jamlech, Joshah son of Amaziah,
35and Joel, and Jehu the son of Joshibiah, the son of Seraiah, the son of Asiel,
35Joel, Jehu son of Joshibiah (the son of Seraiah and grandson of Asiel),
36and Elioenai, and Jaakobah, and Jeshohaiah, and Asaiah, and Adiel, and Jesimiel, and Benaiah,
36Elioenai, Jaakobah, Jeshohaiah, Asaiah, Adiel, Jesimiel, Benaiah,
37and Ziza the son of Shiphi, the son of Allon, the son of Jedaiah, the son of Shimri, the son of Shemaiah—
37and Ziza son of Shiphi (the son of Allon, grandson of Jedaiah, great-grandson of Shimri, and great-great-grandson of Shemaiah).
38these mentioned by name were princes in their families: and their fathers’ houses increased greatly.
38These men listed by name were leaders of their families. Their clans grew very large.
39And they went to the entrance of Gedor, even unto the east side of the valley, to seek pasture for their flocks.
39They traveled to the entrance of Gedor, to the east side of the valley, looking for pasture for their flocks.
40And they found fat pasture and good, and the land was wide, and quiet, and peaceable; for they that dwelt there aforetime were of Ham.
40They found rich, good pastureland. The land was spacious, quiet, and peaceful. Some descendants of Ham had lived there in the past.
41And these written by name came in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah, and smote their tents, and the Meunim that were found there, and destroyed them utterly unto this day, and dwelt in their stead; because there was pasture there for their flocks.
41The men listed here arrived during the reign of Hezekiah king of Judah. They attacked the people there and destroyed their tents and the Meunites who were there. They completely wiped them out, as is still true today, and settled in their place because there was pasture for their flocks.
42And some of them, even of the sons of Simeon, five hundred men, went to mount Seir, having for their captains Pelatiah, and Neariah, and Rephaiah, and Uzziel, the sons of Ishi.
42Five hundred of these men from the tribe of Simeon went to the hill country of Seir. They were led by Pelatiah, Neariah, Rephaiah, and Uzziel, the sons of Ishi.