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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><title>1 Chronicles 4 Amplified Bible</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/1_chronicles/4.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="../topmenuchap/1_chronicles/4-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="http://biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="../">AMP</a> > 1 Chronicles 4</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="../menu.htm" width="100%" height="48" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../1_chronicles/3.htm" title="1 Chronicles 3">◄</a> 1 Chronicles 4 <a href="../1_chronicles/5.htm" title="1 Chronicles 5">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top">Amplified Bible</td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/p/nas/esv/1_chronicles/4.shtml" style="color:#001320" title="Parallel Verses"> Par ▾ </a></tr></table></div><p class="hdg">Descendants of Judah</p><p><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/4-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>The sons of Judah: Perez, Hezron, Carmi, Hur, and Shobal. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/4-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>Reaiah the son of Shobal became the father of Jahath, and Jahath became the father of Ahumai and Lahad. These were the families of the Zorathites. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/4-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>These were the sons of <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[a]</a></span>Etam: Jezreel, Ishma, and Idbash; and the name of their sister was Hazzelelponi. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/4-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>Penuel was the father of Gedor, and Ezer the father of Hushah. These were the sons of Hur, the eldest of Ephrathah (Ephrath), the father of Bethlehem. <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. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/4-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>Naarah bore him Ahuzzam, Hepher, Temeni and Haahashtari. These were Naarah’s sons. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/4-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>The sons of Helah: Zereth, Izhar, and Ethnan. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/4-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>Koz fathered Anub, Zobebah, and the families of Aharhel the son of Harum. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/4-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>Jabez was more honorable than his brothers; but his mother named him Jabez, saying, “Because I gave birth to him in pain.” <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/4-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>Jabez cried out to the God of Israel, saying, “Oh that You would indeed bless me and enlarge my border [property], and that Your hand would be with me, and You would keep me from evil so that it does not hurt me!” And God granted his request. <p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/4-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>Chelub the brother of Shuhah became the father of Mehir, the father of Eshton. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/4-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>Eshton became the father of Beth-rapha, Paseah, and Tehinnah the father of Ir-nahash. These are the men of Recah. <p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/4-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>The sons of Kenaz: Othniel and Seraiah. The sons of Othniel: Hathath and Meonothai. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/4-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>Meonothai became the father of Ophrah, and Seraiah became the father of Joab the father of Ge-harashim [the Valley of Craftsmen, so named] because they were craftsmen. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/4-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>The sons of Caleb [Joshua’s companion] the son of Jephunneh: Iru, Elah, and Naam. The son of Elah: Kenaz. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/4-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>The sons of Jehallelel: Ziph, Ziphah, Tiria, and Asarel. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/4-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>The sons of Ezrah: Jether, Mered, Epher, and Jalon. These are the sons of Bithia daughter of Pharaoh, whom Mered took: she conceived <i>and gave birth to</i> Miriam, Shammai, and Ishbah the father of Eshtemoa. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/4-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>Mered’s Jewish wife gave birth to Jered the father of Gedor, Heber the father of Soco, and Jekuthiel the father of Zanoah. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/4-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>The sons of the wife of Hodiah, the sister of Naham, were: the fathers of Keilah the Garmite and Eshtemoa the Maacathite. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/4-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>The sons of Shimon: Amnon, Rinnah, Benhanan, and Tilon. The sons of Ishi: Zoheth and Ben-zoheth. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/4-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>The sons of Shelah son of Judah: Er the father of Lecah and Laadah the father of Mareshah, and the families of the house of the linen workers at Beth-ashbea; <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/4-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>and Jokim, the men of Cozeba, Joash, and Saraph, who ruled in Moab, and Jashubi-lehem. These are ancient words (genealogical records). <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/4-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>These were the potters and those who lived [among plantations and hedges] at Netaim and Gederah; they lived there with the king for his work. <p class="hdg">Descendants of Simeon</p><p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/4-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>The sons of Simeon: Nemuel, Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, and Shaul; <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/4-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>Shallum was Shaul’s son, Mibsam his son, Mishma his son. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/4-26.htm"><b>26</b></a></span>The sons of Mishma: Hammuel his son, Zaccur his son, Shimei his son. <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 sons, neither did all their family multiply like the sons of Judah. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/4-28.htm"><b>28</b></a></span>They lived at Beersheba, Moladah, Hazar-shual, <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/4-29.htm"><b>29</b></a></span>Bilhah, Ezem, Tolad, <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/4-30.htm"><b>30</b></a></span>Bethuel, Hormah, Ziklag, <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/4-31.htm"><b>31</b></a></span>Beth-marcaboth, Hazar-susim, Beth-biri, and at Shaaraim. These were their cities until the reign of David. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/4-32.htm"><b>32</b></a></span><i>These were</i> their villages: Etam, Ain, Rimmon, Tochen, and Ashan--five cities-- <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/4-33.htm"><b>33</b></a></span>and all their villages that were around these towns as far as Baal. These were their settlements, and they have their genealogical record. <p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/4-34.htm"><b>34</b></a></span>Meshobab, Jamlech, Joshah the son of Amaziah, <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/4-35.htm"><b>35</b></a></span>Joel, Jehu the son of Joshibiah, the son of Seraiah, the son of Asiel, <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/4-36.htm"><b>36</b></a></span>also Elioenai, Jaakobah, Jeshohaiah, Asaiah, Adiel, Jesimiel, Benaiah, <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/4-37.htm"><b>37</b></a></span>Ziza the son of Shiphi, the son of Allon, the son of Jedaiah, the son of Shimri, the son of Shemaiah; <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/4-38.htm"><b>38</b></a></span>these mentioned by name were leaders in their families; and their fathers’ houses increased greatly [so they needed more land]. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/4-39.htm"><b>39</b></a></span>So they journeyed to the entrance of Gedor, to the east side of the valley, to seek pasture for their flocks. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/4-40.htm"><b>40</b></a></span>They found rich, good pasture, and the [cleared] land was wide, quiet, and peaceful; for those who had lived there previously came from Ham [and had left it a better place for those who came after them]. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/4-41.htm"><b>41</b></a></span>These, registered by name, came in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah, and they attacked their tents and the Meunites (foreigners) who were found there, and utterly destroyed them to this day; and they settled in their place, because there was pasture there for their flocks. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/4-42.htm"><b>42</b></a></span>From them, from the sons of Simeon, five hundred men went to Mount Seir, with Pelatiah, Neariah, Rephaiah, and Uzziel, the sons of Ishi, as their leaders. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_chronicles/4-43.htm"><b>43</b></a></span>They destroyed the remnant of the Amalekites who escaped, and they have lived there to this day (the date of this writing).<A name="fn"></a></p><br /><br /><span class="footnotesbot">[a]</span> <span class="fnverse">3</span> So with some ancient versions; Heb <i>father</i>.<br></div><br /><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">Amplified Bible Copyright © 2015<br>by The Lockman Foundation<br>All rights reserved <a href="http://www.lockman.org">www.lockman.org</a><br><br><a href="/">Bible Hub</a><br>                                                                                                                                <span class="p"><br /><br /></span></div></div></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../1_chronicles/3.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Chronicles 3"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Chronicles 3" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../1_chronicles/5.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Chronicles 5"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Chronicles 5" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div align="center"><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchapnoad.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>