1 Chronicles, 4

1. Sons of Judah: Perez, Hezron, Carmi, Hur, Shobal.

1. The sons of Judah; Pharez, Hezron, and Carmi, and Hur, and Shobal.

2. Reaiah son of Shobal fathered Jahath, and Jahath fathered Ahumai and Lahad. These are the Zoreathite clans.

2. And Reaiah the son of Shobal begat Jahath; and Jahath begat Ahumai, and Lahad. These [are] the families of the Zorathites.

3. These are Abi-Etam, Jezreel, Ishma, and Idbash, whose sister was called Hazzelelponi.

3. And these [were of] the father of Etam; Jezreel, and Ishma, and Idbash: and the name of their sister [was] Hazelelponi:

4. Penuel fathered Gedor, and Ezer fathered Hushah. These were the sons of Hur, first-born of Ephrathah and father of Bethlehem.

4. And Penuel the father of Gedor, and Ezer the father of Hushah. These [are] the sons of Hur, the firstborn of Ephratah, the father of Bethlehem.

5. Ashhur, father of Tekoa, had two wives: Helah and Naarah.

5. And Ashur the father of Tekoa had two wives, Helah and Naarah.

6. Naarah bore him Ahuzzam, Hepher, the Timnites, and the Ahashtarites -- these were the sons of Naarah.

6. And Naarah bare him Ahuzam, and Hepher, and Temeni, and Haahashtari. These [were] the sons of Naarah.

7. Sons of Helah: Zereth, Zohar, Ethnan.

7. And the sons of Helah [were], Zereth, and Jezoar, and Ethnan.

8. Koz fathered Anub, Hazzobebah and the clans of Aharhel son of Harum.

8. And Coz begat Anub, and Zobebah, and the families of Aharhel the son of Harum.

9. Jabez was better known than his brothers. His mother gave him the name Jabez, 'because', she said, 'in distress I gave birth to him.'

9. And Jabez was more honourable than his brethren: and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, Because I bare him with sorrow.

10. Jabez called on the God of Israel. 'If you truly bless me,' he said, 'you will extend my lands, your hand will be with me, you will keep harm away and my distress will cease.' God granted him what he had asked.

10. And Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, Oh that thou wouldest bless me indeed, and enlarge my coast, and that thine hand might be with me, and that thou wouldest keep [me] from evil, that it may not grieve me! And God granted him that which he requested.

11. Chelub, Shuhah's brother, fathered Mehir, who fathered Eshton.

11. And Chelub the brother of Shuah begat Mehir, which [was] the father of Eshton.

12. Eshton fathered Bethrapha, Paseah and Tehinnah father of Irnahash. These were the men of Recab.

12. And Eshton begat Bethrapha, and Paseah, and Tehinnah the father of Irnahash. These [are] the men of Rechah.

13. Sons of Kenaz: Othniel and Seraiah. Sons of Othniel: Hathath and Meonothai;

13. And the sons of Kenaz; Othniel, and Seraiah: and the sons of Othniel; Hathath.

14. Meonothai fathered Ophrah. Seraiah fathered Joab, father of Geharashim -- for they were craftsmen.

14. And Meonothai begat Ophrah: and Seraiah begat Joab, the father of the valley of Charashim; for they were craftsmen.

15. Sons of Caleb son of Jephunneh: Iru, Elah and Naam. Sons of Elah: Kenaz.

15. And the sons of Caleb the son of Jephunneh; Iru, Elah, and Naam: and the sons of Elah, even Kenaz.

16. Sons of Jehallelel: Ziph, Ziphah, Tiria, Asarel.

16. And the sons of Jehaleleel; Ziph, and Ziphah, Tiria, and Asareel.

17. Sons of Ezrah: Jether, Mered, Epher, Jalon. She conceived Miriam, Shammai, and Ishbah, the father of Eshtemoa,

17. And the sons of Ezra [were], Jether, and Mered, and Epher, and Jalon: and she bare Miriam, and Shammai, and Ishbah the father of Eshtemoa.

18. whose Judaean wife gave birth to Jered father of Gedor, Heber father of Soco, and Jekuthiel, father of Zanoah. These were the sons of Bithiah the daughter of Pharaoh whom Mered had married.

18. And his wife Jehudijah bare Jered the father of Gedor, and Heber the father of Socho, and Jekuthiel the father of Zanoah. And these [are] the sons of Bithiah the daughter of Pharaoh, which Mered took.

19. The sons of Hodiah's wife, sister of Naham father of Keilah the Garmite and of Eshtemoa the Maacathite . . .

19. And the sons of [his] wife Hodiah the sister of Naham, the father of Keilah the Garmite, and Eshtemoa the Maachathite.

20. Sons of Shimon: Amnon, Rinnah, Ben-Hanan, Tilon. Sons of Ishi: Zoheth and Ben-Zoheth.

20. And the sons of Shimon [were], Amnon, and Rinnah, Benhanan, and Tilon. And the sons of Ishi [were], Zoheth, and Benzoheth.

21. Sons of Shelah son of Judah: Er father of Lecah, Laadah father of Mareshah, and the clans of linenworkers at Beth-Ashbea,

21. The sons of Shelah the son of Judah [were], 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,

22. Jokim, the men of Cozeba, Joash and Saraph where Moab found wives and then returned to Bethlehem. (These are old traditions.)

22. And Jokim, and the men of Chozeba, and Joash, and Saraph, who had the dominion in Moab, and Jashubilehem. And [these are] ancient things.

23. These were potters and lived at Netaim and Gederah; they resided there, working for the king.

23. These [were] the potters, and those that dwelt among plants and hedges: there they dwelt with the king for his work.

24. Sons of Simeon: Nemuel, Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, Saul;

24. The sons of Simeon [were], Nemuel, and Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, [and] Shaul:

25. Shallum was his son, Mibsam his son, Mishma his son.

25. Shallum his son, Mibsam his son, Mishma his son.

26. The sons of Mishma: Hammuel his son, Zaccur his son, Shimei his son.

26. And the sons of Mishma; Hamuel his son, Zacchur his son, Shimei his son.

27. Shimei had sixteen sons and six daughters, but his brothers did not have many children, and the sum of their clans did not multiply as the sons of Judah did.

27. And 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.

28. They lived in Beersheba, Moladah and Hazar-Shual,

28. And they dwelt at Beersheba, and Moladah, and Hazarshual,

29. Bilhah, Ezem and Tolad,

29. And at Bilhah, and at Ezem, and at Tolad,

30. Bethuel, Hormah and Ziklag,

30. And at Bethuel, and at Hormah, and at Ziklag,

31. Beth-Marcaboth, Hazar-Susim, Beth-Biri, Shaaraim.

31. And at Bethmarcaboth, and Hazarsusim, and at Bethbirei, and at Shaaraim. These [were] their cities unto the reign of David.

32. These were their towns until the reign of David. Their settlements were: Etam, Ain, Rimmon, Tochen and Ashan, five towns,

32. And their villages [were], Etam, and Ain, Rimmon, and Tochen, and Ashan, five cities:

33. and all the dependencies surrounding these towns as far as Baalath. That was where they lived and they had an official genealogy.

33. And all their villages that [were] round about the same cities, unto Baal. These [were] their habitations, and their genealogy.

34. Meshobab, Jamlech, Joshah son of Amaziah,

34. And Meshobab, and Jamlech, and Joshah the son of Amaziah,

35. Joel, Jehu son of Joshibiah, son of Seraiah, son of Asiel,

35. And Joel, and Jehu the son of Josibiah, the son of Seraiah, the son of Asiel,

36. Elioenai, Jaakobah, Jeshohaiah, Asaiah, Adiel, Jesimiel, Benaiah,

36. And Elioenai, and Jaakobah, and Jeshohaiah, and Asaiah, and Adiel, and Jesimiel, and Benaiah,

37. Ziza, Ben-Shiphi, Ben-Allon, Ben-Jedaiah, Ben-Shimri, Ben-Shemaiah-

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 above named were princes in their clans in their ancestral home. Their numbers increased enormously.

38. These mentioned by [their] names [were] princes in their families: and the house of their fathers increased greatly.

39. In search of pasture for their flocks, they spread from the Pass of Gerar to the eastern end of the valley,

39. And they went to the entrance of Gedor, [even] unto the east side of the valley, to seek pasture for their flocks.

40. where they found good, fat pasture; the land was broad, untroubled, peaceful. Hamites had been living there before them.

40. And they found fat pasture and good, and the land [was] wide, and quiet, and peaceable; for [they] of Ham had dwelt there of old.

41. These Simeonites, recorded by name, arrived there in the time of Hezekiah king of Judah; they overran their tents and the dwellings which they found there. They put them under a curse of destruction still in force today and settled in their place, since there was pasturage for their flocks.

41. And these written by name came in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah, and smote their tents, and the habitations that were found there, and destroyed them utterly unto this day, and dwelt in their rooms: because [there was] pasture there for their flocks.

42. Five hundred of them, of the Simeonites, went to Mount Seir, their leaders being Pelatiah, Neariah, Rephaiah, and Uzziel, the sons of Ishi.

42. And [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.

43. They defeated the surviving fugitives of Amalek and still live there today.

43. And they smote the rest of the Amalekites that were escaped, and dwelt there unto this day.