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These were the clans of the Zorathites. <A name="4"></a><p class="list1stline"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/4-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>These were the sons<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">a</a></span> of Etam: Jezreel, Ishma, and Idbash. And their sister was named Hazzelelponi. <A name="5"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/4-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>Penuel was the father<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">b</a></span> of Gedor, and Ezer was the father of Hushah. <p class="list1stline"> These were the descendants of Hur, the firstborn of Ephrathah and the father of Bethlehem. <A name="6"></a><p class="list1stline"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/4-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>Ashhur the father of Tekoa had two wives, Helah and Naarah. <A name="7"></a><p class="list2"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/4-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>Naarah bore to him Ahuzzam, Hepher, Temeni, and Haahashtari. These were the descendants of Naarah. <A name="8"></a><p class="list2"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/4-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>The sons of Helah were Zereth, Zohar,<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">c</a></span> Ethnan, <A name="9"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/4-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>and Koz, who was the father of Anub and Zobebah and of the clans of Aharhel son of Harum. <A name="10"></a><p class="hdg">The Prayer of Jabez<p class="list1stline"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/4-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>Now Jabez was more honorable than his brothers. His mother had named him Jabez,<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">d</a></span> saying, “Because I bore him in pain.” <A name="11"></a><p class="list1stline"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/4-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>And Jabez called out to the God of Israel, “If only You would bless me and enlarge my territory! May Your hand be with me and keep me from harm, so that I will be free from pain.” <p class="list1stline"> And God granted the request of Jabez. <A name="12"></a><p class="hdg">More Descendants of Judah<p class="list1stline"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/4-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>Chelub the brother of Shuhah was the father of Mehir, who was the father of Eshton. <A name="13"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/4-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>Eshton was the father of Beth-rapha, of Paseah, and of Tehinnah the father of Ir-nahash. These were the men of Recah. <A name="14"></a><p class="list1stline"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/4-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>The sons of Kenaz: <p class="list2"> Othniel and Seraiah. <p class="list1stline"> The sons of Othniel: <p class="list2"> Hathath and Meonothai.<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">e</a></span> <A name="15"></a><p class="list1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/4-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>Meonothai was the father of Ophrah, and Seraiah was the father of Joab, the father of those living in Ge-harashim, which was given this name because its people were craftsmen.<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">f</a></span> <A name="16"></a><p class="list1stline"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/4-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>The sons of Caleb son of Jephunneh: <p class="list2"> Iru, Elah, and Naam. <p class="list1stline"> The son<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">g</a></span> of Elah: <p class="list2"> Kenaz. <A name="17"></a><p class="list1stline"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/4-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>The sons of Jehallelel: <p class="list2"> Ziph, Ziphah, Tiria, and Asarel. <A name="18"></a><p class="list1stline"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/4-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>The sons of Ezrah: <p class="list2"> Jether, Mered, Epher, and Jalon. <p class="list2"> And Mered’s wife Bithiah gave birth<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">h</a></span> to Miriam, Shammai, and Ishbah the father of Eshtemoa. <A name="19"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/4-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>These were the children of Pharaoh’s daughter Bithiah.<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">i</a></span> <p class="list2"> Mered also took a Judean<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">j</a></span> wife, who gave birth to Jered the father of Gedor, Heber the father of Soco, and Jekuthiel the father of Zanoah. <A name="20"></a><p class="list1stline"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/4-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>The sons of Hodiah’s wife, the sister of Naham, were the fathers of Keilah the Garmite and of Eshtemoa the Maacathite.<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">k</a></span> <A name="21"></a><p class="list1stline"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/4-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>The sons of Shimon: <p class="list2"> Amnon, Rinnah, Ben-hanan, and Tilon. <p class="list1stline"> The descendants of Ishi: <p class="list2"> Zoheth and Ben-zoheth. <A name="22"></a><p class="list1stline"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/4-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>The sons of Shelah son of Judah: <p class="list2"> Er the father of Lecah, Laadah the father of Mareshah and the clans of the linen workers at Beth-ashbea, <A name="23"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/4-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>Jokim, the men of Cozeba, and Joash and Saraph, who ruled in Moab and Jashubi-lehem. (These names are from ancient records.) <A name="24"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/4-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>These were the potters who lived at Netaim and Gederah. They lived there in the service of the king. <A name="25"></a><p class="hdg">The Descendants of Simeon<p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/4-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>The descendants of Simeon: <p class="list1stline"> Nemuel, Jamin, Jarib, Zerah,<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">l</a></span> and Shaul. <A name="26"></a><p class="list1stline"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/4-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>The sons of Shaul: <p class="list2"> Shallum, Mibsam, and Mishma. <A name="27"></a><p class="list1stline"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/4-26.htm"><b>26</b></a></span>The sons of Mishma: <p class="list2"> Hammuel, Zaccur, and Shimei. <A name="28"></a><p class="list1stline"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/4-27.htm"><b>27</b></a></span>Shimei had sixteen sons and six daughters, but his brothers did not have many children, so their whole clan did not become as numerous as the sons of Judah. <A name="29"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/4-28.htm"><b>28</b></a></span>They lived in Beersheba, Moladah, Hazar-shual, <A name="30"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/4-29.htm"><b>29</b></a></span>Bilhah, Ezem, Tolad, <A name="31"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/4-30.htm"><b>30</b></a></span>Bethuel, Hormah, Ziklag, <A name="32"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/4-31.htm"><b>31</b></a></span>Beth-marcaboth, Hazar-susim, Beth-biri, and Shaaraim. These were their cities until the reign of David. <A name="33"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/4-32.htm"><b>32</b></a></span>And their villages were Etam, Ain, Rimmon, Tochen, and Ashan—five towns— <A name="34"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/4-33.htm"><b>33</b></a></span>and all their surrounding villages as far as Baal.<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">m</a></span> These were their settlements, and they kept a genealogical record: <A name="35"></a><p class="list2"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/4-34.htm"><b>34</b></a></span>Meshobab, Jamlech, Joshah son of Amaziah, <A name="36"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/4-35.htm"><b>35</b></a></span>Joel, Jehu son of Joshibiah (son of Seraiah, son of Asiel), <A name="37"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/4-36.htm"><b>36</b></a></span>Elioenai, Jaakobah, Jeshohaiah, Asaiah, Adiel, Jesimiel, Benaiah, <A name="38"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/4-37.htm"><b>37</b></a></span>and Ziza son of Shiphi (son of Allon, son of Jedaiah, son of Shimri, son of Shemaiah). <A name="39"></a><p class="list1stline"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/4-38.htm"><b>38</b></a></span>These men listed by name were the leaders of their clans. Their families increased greatly, <A name="40"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/4-39.htm"><b>39</b></a></span>and they journeyed to the entrance of Gedor, to the east side of the valley, in search of pasture for their flocks. <A name="41"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/4-40.htm"><b>40</b></a></span>There they found rich, good pasture, and the land was spacious, peaceful, and quiet; for some Hamites had lived there formerly. <A name="42"></a><p class="list1stline"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/4-41.htm"><b>41</b></a></span>These who were noted by name came in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah. They attacked the Hamites in their dwellings as well as the Meunites who were there, devoting them to destruction<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">n</a></span> even to this day. Then they settled in their place, because there was pasture for their flocks. <A name="43"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/4-42.htm"><b>42</b></a></span>And five hundred of these Simeonites led by Pelatiah, Neariah, Rephaiah, and Uzziel, the sons of Ishi, went to Mount Seir <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/4-43.htm"><b>43</b></a></span>and struck down the remnant of the Amalekites who had escaped. And they have lived there to this day.</p><A name="fn"></a><div id="fnlink"><br /><br /><b>Footnotes:</b><br><br><span class="fnverse">3</span> <span class="footnotesbot">a</span> LXX (see also Vulgate); Hebrew <i>These were of the father</i><br><span class="fnverse">4</span> <span class="footnotesbot">b</span> Or <i>the founder</i>; also in verses 5, 12, 14, 17, 18, and possibly elsewhere<br><span class="fnverse">7</span> <span class="footnotesbot">c</span> Alternate MT reading; the other alternate (see also Vulgate) reads <i>Izhar</i>.<br><span class="fnverse">9</span> <span class="footnotesbot">d</span> <i>Jabez</i> sounds like the Hebrew for <i>pain</i> or <i>distress</i>.<br><span class="fnverse">13</span> <span class="footnotesbot">e</span> Vulgate and some LXX; Hebrew does not include <i>and Meonothai</i>.<br><span class="fnverse">14</span> <span class="footnotesbot">f</span> Literally <i>Ge-harashim, for they were craftsmen</i>. The Hebrew <i>Ge-harashim</i> means <i>valley of craftsmen</i>.<br><span class="fnverse">15</span> <span class="footnotesbot">g</span> Hebrew <i>sons</i> <br><span class="fnverse">17</span> <span class="footnotesbot">h</span> Literally <i>she gave birth</i><br><span class="fnverse">18</span> <span class="footnotesbot">i</span> This statement is at the end of verse 18 in the Hebrew.<br><span class="fnverse">18</span> <span class="footnotesbot">j</span> Or <i>Judahite</i><br><span class="fnverse">19</span> <span class="footnotesbot">k</span> Or <i>were the father of Keilah the Garmite, and Eshtemoa the Maacathite</i><br><span class="fnverse">24</span> <span class="footnotesbot">l</span> <i>Zerah</i> is a variant of <i>Zohar</i>; see <a href="../genesis/46.htm#10">Genesis 46:10</a> and <a href="../exodus/6.htm#15">Exodus 6:15</a>.<br><span class="fnverse">33</span> <span class="footnotesbot">m</span> Hebrew; some LXX manuscripts (see also <a href="../joshua/19.htm#8">Joshua 19:8</a>) <i>Baalath</i><br><span class="fnverse">41</span> <span class="footnotesbot">n</span> Forms of the Hebrew <i>cherem</i> refer to the giving over of things or persons to the LORD, either by destroying them or by giving them as an offering.<br><br /></div><br /></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center"><a href="//majoritybible.com">The Holy Bible, Majority Standard Bible, MSB</a> is produced in cooperation with <a href="//biblehub.com">Bible Hub</a>, <a href="//discoverybible.com">Discovery Bible</a>, <a href="//openbible.com">OpenBible.com</a>, and the Berean Bible Translation Committee. 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