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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 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 the potters, and those that dwelt among plants and hedges: there they dwelt with the king for his work.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

³⁵ And Joel, and Jehu the son of Josibiah, 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 mentioned by their names were princes in their families: and the house of their fathers increased greatly.

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

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

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¹ The sons ^H1121 of Judah; ^H3063 Pharez, ^H6557 Hezron, ^H2696 and Carmi, ^H3756 and Hur, ^H2354 and Shobal. ^H7732

² And Reaiah ^H7211 the son ^H1121 of Shobal ^H7732 begat ^H3205 Jahath; ^H3189 and Jahath ^H3189 begat ^H3205 Ahumai, ^H267 and Lahad. ^H3855 These are the families ^H4940 of the Zorathites. ^H6882

³ And these were of the father ^H1 of Etam; ^H5862 Jezreel, ^H3157 and Ishma, ^H3457 and Idbash: ^H3031 and the name ^H8034 of their sister ^H269 was Hazelelponi: ^H6753

⁴ And Penuel ^H6439 the father ^H1 of Gedor, ^H1446 and Ezer ^H5829 the father ^H1 of Hushah. ^H2364 These are the sons ^H1121 of Hur, ^H2354 the firstborn ^H1060 of Ephratah, ^H672 the father ^H1 of Bethlehem. ^H1035

⁵ And Ashur ^H806 the father ^H1 of Tekoa ^H8620 had two ^H8147 wives, ^H802 Helah ^H2458 and Naarah. ^H5292

⁶ And Naarah ^H5292 bare ^H3205 him Ahuzam, ^H275 and Hepher, ^H2660 and Temeni, ^H8488 and Haahashtari. ^H326 These were the sons ^H1121 of Naarah. ^H5292

⁷ And the sons ^H1121 of Helah ^H2458 were, Zereth, ^H6889 and Jezoar, ^{H6714 H3328} and Ethnan. ^H869

⁸ And Coz ^H6976 begat ^H3205 Anub, ^H6036 and Zobebah, ^H6637 and the families ^H4940 of Aharhel ^H316 the son ^H1121 of Harum. ^H2037

⁹ And Jabez ^H3258 was more honourable ^H3513 than his brethren: ^H251 and his mother ^H517 called ^H7121 his name ^H8034 Jabez, ^H3258 saying, ^H559 Because I bare ^H3205 him with sorrow. ^H6090

¹⁰ And Jabez ^H3258 called ^H7121 on the God ^H430 of Israel, ^H3478 saying, ^H559 Oh that ^H518 thou wouldest bless ^H1288 me indeed, ^H1288 and enlarge ^H7235 my coast, ^H1366 and that thine hand ^H3027 might be with me, and that thou wouldest keep ^H6213 me from evil, ^H7451 that it may not grieve ^H6087 me! And God ^H430 granted ^H935 him that which he requested. ^H7592

¹¹ And Chelub ^H3620 the brother ^H251 of Shuah ^H7746 begat ^H3205 Mehir, ^H4243 which was the father ^H1 of Eshton. ^H850

¹² And Eshton ^H850 begat ^H3205 Bethrapha, ^H1051 and Paseah, ^H6454 and Tehinnah ^H8468 the father ^H1 of Irnahash. ^H5904 These are the men ^H582 of Rechah. ^H7397

¹³ And the sons ^H1121 of Kenaz; ^H7073 Othniel, ^H6274 and Seraiah: ^H8304 and the sons ^H1121 of Othniel; ^H6274 Hathath. ^H2867

¹⁴ And Meonothai ^H4587 begat ^H3205 Ophrah: ^H6084 and Seraiah ^H8304 begat ^H3205 Joab, ^H3097 the father ^H1 of the valley ^H1516 of Charashim; ^H2798 for they were craftsmen. ^H2791

¹⁵ And the sons ^H1121 of Caleb ^H3612 the son ^H1121 of Jephunneh; ^H3312 Iru, ^H5900 Elah, ^H425 and Naam: ^H5277 and the sons ^H1121 of Elah, ^H425 even Kenaz. ^H7073

¹⁶ And the sons ^H1121 of Jehaleleel; ^H3094 Ziph, ^H2128 and Ziphah, ^H2129 Tiria, ^H8493 and Asareel. ^H840

¹⁷ And the sons ^H1121 of Ezra ^H5834 were, Jether, ^H3500 and Mered, ^H4778 and Epher, ^H6081 and Jalon: ^H3210 and she bare ^H2029 Miriam, ^H4813 and Shammai, ^H8060 and Ishbah ^H3431 the father ^H1 of Eshtemoa. ^H851

¹⁸ And his wife ^H802 Jehudijah ^H3057 bare ^H3205 Jered ^H3382 the father ^H1 of Gedor, ^H1446 and Heber ^H2268 the father ^H1 of Socho, ^H7755 and Jekuthiel ^H3354 the father ^H1 of Zanoah. ^H2182 And these are the sons ^H1121 of Bithiah ^H1332 the daughter ^H1323 of Pharaoh, ^H6547 which Mered ^H4778 took. ^H3947

¹⁹ And the sons ^H1121 of his wife ^H802 Hodiah ^H1940 the sister ^H269 of Naham, ^H5163 the father ^H1 of Keilah ^H7084 the Garmite, ^H1636 and Eshtemoa ^H851 the Maachathite. ^H4602

²⁰ And the sons ^H1121 of Shimon ^H7889 were, Amnon, ^H550 and Rinnah, ^H7441 Benhanan, ^H1135 and Tilon. ^H8436 And the sons ^H1121 of Ishi ^H3469 were, Zoheth, ^H2105 and Benzoheth. ^H1132

²¹ The sons ^H1121 of Shelah ^H7956 the son ^H1121 of Judah ^H3063 were, Er ^H6147 the father ^H1 of Lecah, ^H3922 and Laadah ^H3935 the father ^H1 of Mareshah, ^H4762 and the families ^H4940 of the house ^H1004 of them that wrought ^H5656 fine linen, ^H948 of the house ^H1004 of Ashbea, ^H791

²² And Jokim, ^H3137 and the men ^H582 of Chozeba, ^H3578 and Joash, ^H3101 and Saraph, ^H8315 who had the dominion ^H1166 in Moab, ^H4124 and Jashubilehem. ^H3433 And these are ancient ^H6267 things. ^H1697

²³ These were the potters, ^H3335 and those that dwelt ^H3427 among plants ^H5196 and hedges: ^H1448 there they dwelt ^H3427 with the king ^H4428 for his work. ^H4399

²⁴ The sons ^H1121 of Simeon ^H8095 were, Nemuel, ^H5241 and Jamin, ^H3226 Jarib, ^H3402 Zerah, ^H2226 and Shaul: ^H7586

²⁵ Shallum ^H7967 his son, ^H1121 Mibsam ^H4017 his son, ^H1121 Mishma ^H4927 his son. ^H1121

²⁶ And the sons ^H1121 of Mishma; ^H4927 Hamuel ^H2536 his son, ^H1121 Zacchur ^H2139 his son, ^H1121 Shimei ^H8096 his son. ^H1121

²⁷ And Shimei ^H8096 had sixteen ^{H8337 H6240} sons ^H1121 and six ^H8337 daughters; ^H1323 but his brethren ^H251 had not many ^H7227 children, ^H1121 neither did all their family ^H4940 multiply, ^H7235 like to the children ^H1121 of Judah. ^H3063

²⁸ And they dwelt ^H3427 at Beersheba, ^H884 and Moladah, ^H4137 and Hazarshual, ^H2705

²⁹ And at Bilhah, ^H1090 and at Ezem, ^H6107 and at Tolad, ^H8434

³⁰ And at Bethuel, ^H1328 and at Hormah, ^H2767 and at Ziklag, ^H6860

³¹ And at Bethmarcaboth, ^H1024 and Hazarsusim, ^H2702 and at Bethbirei, ^H1011 and at Shaaraim. ^H8189 These were their cities ^H5892 unto the reign ^H4427 of David. ^H1732

³² And their villages ^H2691 were, Etam, ^H5862 and Ain, ^H5871 Rimmon, ^H7417 and Tochen, ^H8507 and Ashan, ^H6228 five ^H2568 cities: ^H5892

³³ And all their villages ^H2691 that were round about ^H5439 the same cities, ^H5892 unto Baal. ^H1168 These were their habitations, ^H4186 and their genealogy. ^H3187

³⁴ And Meshobab, ^H4877 and Jamlech, ^H3230 and Joshah ^H3144 the son ^H1121 of Amaziah, ^H558

³⁵ And Joel, ^H3100 and Jehu ^H3058 the son ^H1121 of Josibiah, ^H3143 the son ^H1121 of Seraiah, ^H8304 the son ^H1121 of Asiel, ^H6221

³⁶ And Elioenai, ^H454 and Jaakobah, ^H3291 and Jeshohaiah, ^H3439 and Asaiah, ^H6222 and Adiel, ^H5717 and Jesimiel, ^H3450 and Benaiah, ^H1141

³⁷ And Ziza ^H2124 the son ^H1121 of Shiphi, ^H8230 the son ^H1121 of Allon, ^H438 the son ^H1121 of Jedaiah, ^H3042 the son ^H1121 of Shimri, ^H8113 the son ^H1121 of Shemaiah; ^H8098

³⁸ These mentioned ^H935 by their names ^H8034 were princes ^H5387 in their families: ^H4940 and the house ^H1004 of their fathers ^H1 increased ^H6555 greatly. ^H7230

³⁹ And they went ^H3212 to the entrance ^H3996 of Gedor, ^H1446 even unto the east side ^H4217 of the valley, ^H1516 to seek ^H1245 pasture ^H4829 for their flocks. ^H6629

⁴⁰ And they found ^H4672 fat ^H8082 pasture ^H4829 and good, ^H2896 and the land ^H776 was wide, ^{H7342 H3027} and quiet, ^H8252 and peaceable; ^H7961 for they of Ham ^H2526 had dwelt ^H3427 there of old. ^H6440

⁴¹ And these written ^H3789 by name ^H8034 came ^H935 in the days ^H3117 of Hezekiah ^H3169 king ^H4428 of Judah, ^H3063 and smote ^H5221 their tents, ^H168 and the habitations ^H4583 that were found ^H4672 there, and destroyed ^H2763 them utterly unto this day, ^H3117 and dwelt ^H3427 in their rooms: because there was pasture ^H4829 there for their flocks. ^H6629

⁴² And some of them, even of the sons ^H1121 of Simeon, ^H8095 five ^H2568 hundred ^H3967 men, ^H582 went ^H1980 to mount ^H2022 Seir, ^H8165 having for their captains ^H7218 Pelatiah, ^H6410 and Neariah, ^H5294 and Rephaiah, ^H7509 and Uzziel, ^H5816 the sons ^H1121 of Ishi. ^H3469

⁴³ And they smote ^H5221 the rest ^H7611 of the Amalekites ^H6002 that were escaped, ^H6413 and dwelt ^H3427 there unto this day. ^H3117

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¹ The sons of Judah: Perez, Hezron, and Carmi, and Hur, and Shobal.

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

³ And these were `the sons of' the father of Etam: Jezreel, and Ishma, and Idbash; and the name of their sister was Hazzelelponi;

⁴ and 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.

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

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

⁷ And the sons of Helah were Zereth, Izhar, and Ethnan.

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

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

¹⁰ And 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.

¹¹ And Chelub the brother of Shuhah begat Mehir, who was the father of Eshton.

¹² And Eshton begat Beth-rapha, and Paseah, and Tehinnah the father of Ir-nahash. These are the men of Recah.

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

¹⁴ And Meonothai begat Ophrah: and Seraiah begat Joab the father of Ge-harashim; for they were craftsmen.

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

¹⁶ And the sons of Jehallelel: Ziph, and Ziphah, Tiria, and Asarel.

¹⁷ And the sons of Ezrah: Jether, and Mered, and Epher, and Jalon; and she bare Miriam, and Shammai, and Ishbah the father of Eshtemoa.

¹⁸ And 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.

¹⁹ And the sons of the wife of Hodiah, the sister of Naham, were the father of Keilah the Garmite, and Eshtemoa the Maacathite.

²⁰ And the sons of Shimon: Amnon, and Rinnah, Ben-hanan, and Tilon. And the sons of Ishi: Zoheth, and Ben-zoheth.

²¹ The 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;

²² and Jokim, and the men of Cozeba, and Joash, and Saraph, who had dominion in Moab, and Jashubilehem. And the records are ancient.

²³ These were the potters, and the inhabitants of Netaim and Gederah: there they dwelt with the king for his work.

²⁴ The sons of Simeon: Nemuel, and Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, Shaul;

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

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

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 And they dwelt at Beer-sheba, and Moladah, and Hazarshual,

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 Hazar-susim, and at Beth-biri, and at Shaaraim. These were their cities unto the reign of David.

³² And their villages were Etam, and Ain, Rimmon, and Tochen, and Ashan, five cities;

³³ and all their villages that were round about the same cities, unto Baal. These were their habitations, and they have 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 mentioned by name were princes in their families: and their fathers' houses increased greatly.

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

⁴⁰ And they found fat pasture and good, and the land was wide, and quiet, and peaceable; for they that dwelt there aforetime were of Ham.

⁴¹ And 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.

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 And they smote the remnant of the Amalekites that escaped, and have dwelt there unto this day.

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¹ Sons of Judah: Pharez, Hezron, and Carmi, and Hur, and Shobal.

² And Reaiah son of Shobal begat Jahath, and Jahath begat Ahumai and Lahad; these `are' families of the Zorathite.

³ And these `are' of the father of Etam: Jezreel, and Ishma, and Idbash; and the name of their sister `is' Hazzelelponi,

⁴ and Penuel `is' father of Gedor, and Ezer father of Hushah. These `are' sons of Hur, first-born of Ephratah, father of Beth-Lehem.

⁵ And to Ashhur father of Tekoa were two wives, Helah and Naarah;

⁶ and Naarah beareth to him Ahuzzam, and Hepher, and Temeni, and Haahashtari: these `are' sons of Naarah.

⁷ And sons of Helah: Zereth, and Zohar, and Ethnan.

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

⁹ And Jabez is honoured above his brethren, and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, `Because I have brought forth with grief.'

¹⁰ And Jabez calleth to the God of Israel, saying, `If blessing Thou dost bless me, then Thou hast made great my border, and Thy hand hath been with me, and Thou hast kept `me' from evil -- not to grieve me;' and God bringeth in that which he asked.

¹¹ And Chelub brother of Shuah begat Mehir; he `is' father of Eshton.

¹² And Eshton begat Beth-Rapha, and Paseah, and Tehinnah father of Ir-Nahash; these `are' men of Rechah.

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

¹⁴ And Meonothai begat Ophrah, and Seraiah begat Joab father of the valley of artificers, for they were artificers.

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

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

¹⁷ And sons of Ezra `are' Jether, and Mered, and Epher, and Jalon: and she beareth Miriam, and Shammai, and Ishbah father of Eshtemoa.

¹⁸ And his wife Jehudijah bare Jered father of Gedor, and Heber father of Socho, and Jekuthiel father of Zanoah. And these `are' sons of Bithiah daughter of Pharaoh, whom Mered took,

¹⁹ and sons of the wife of Hodiah sister of Nahom: Abi-Keilah the Garmite, and Eshtemoa the Maachathite.

²⁰ And sons of Shimon `are' Amnon, and Rinnah, Ben-Hanon, and Tilon; and sons of Ishi: Zoheth, and Ben-Zoheth.

²¹ Sons of Shelah son of Judah: Er father of Lecah, and Laadah father of Mareshah, and the families of the house of the service of fine linen, of the house of Ashbea;

²² and Jokim, and the men of Chozeba, and Joash, and Saraph, who ruled over Moab and Jashubi-Lehem; and these things `are' ancient.

²³ They `are' the potters and inhabitants of Netaim and Gedera; with the king in his work they dwelt there.

²⁴ Sons of Simeon: Nemuel, and Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, Shaul;

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

²⁶ And sons of Mishma: Hammuel his son, Zacchur his son, Shimei his son.

²⁷ And to Shimei `are' sixteen sons and six daughters, and to his brethren there are not many sons, and none of their families have multiplied as much as the sons of Judah.

²⁸ And they dwell in Beer-Sheba, and Moladah, and Hazar-Shaul,

²⁹ and in Bilhah, and in Ezem, and in Tolad,

³⁰ and in Bethuel, and in Hormah, and in Ziklag,

³¹ and in Beth-Marcaboth, and in Hazar-Susim, and in Beth-Birei, and in Shaarim; these `are' their cities till the reigning of David.

³² And their villages `are' Etam, and Ain, Rimmon, and Tochen, and Ashan, five cities,

³³ and all their villages that `are' round about these cities unto Baal; these `are' their dwellings, and they have their genealogy:

³⁴ even Meshobab, and Jamlech, and Joshah son of Amaziah,

³⁵ and Joel, and Jehu son of Josibiah, son of Seraiah, son of Asiel,

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

³⁷ and Ziza son of Shiphi, son of Allon, son of Jedaiah, son of Shimri, son of Shemaiah.

³⁸ These who are coming in by name `are' princes in their families, and the house of their fathers have broken forth into a multitude;

³⁹ and they go to the entrance of Gedor, unto the east of the valley, to seek pasture for their flock,

⁴⁰ and they find pasture, fat and good, and the land broad of sides, and quiet, and safe, for of Ham are those dwelling there before.

⁴¹ And these who are written by name come in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah, and smite their tents, and the habitations that have been found there, and devote them to destruction unto this day, and dwell in their stead, because pasture for their flock `is' there.

⁴² And of them, of the sons of Simeon, there have gone to mount Seir, five hundred men, and Pelatiah, and Neariah, and Rephaiah, and Uzziel, sons of Ishi, at their head,

⁴³ and they smite the remnant of those escaped of Amalek, and dwell there unto this day.

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¹ The sons of Judah: Pherez, Hezron, and Carmi, and Hur, and Shobal.

² And Reaiah the son of Shobal begot Jahath; and Jahath begot Ahumai and Lahad. These are the families of the Zoreathites.

³ And these [were of] the father of Etam: Jizreel, and Jishma, and Jidbash; and the name of their sister was Hazlelponi;

⁴ and Penuel the father of Gedor, and Ezer the father of Hushah: these were the sons of Hur, the firstborn of Ephratah, [and] father of Bethlehem.

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

⁶ And Naarah bore him Ahuzzam, and Hepher, and Temeni, and Ahashtari: these were the sons of Naarah.

⁷ And the sons of Helah: Zereth, and Zohar, and Ethnan.

⁸ And Koz begot Anub, and Hazzobebah, and the families of Aharhel the son of Harum.

⁹ And Jabez was more honoured than his brethren; and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, Because I bore him with pain.

¹⁰ And Jabez called on the God of Israel saying, Oh that thou wouldest richly bless me, and enlarge my border, and that thy hand might be with me, and that thou wouldest keep me from evil, that it may not grieve me! And God brought about what he had requested.

¹¹ And Chelub the brother of Shuah begot Mehir, who was the father of Eshton.

¹² And Eshton begot Bethrapha, and Paseah, and Tehinnah the father of the city of Nahash: these were the men of Rechah.

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

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

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

¹⁶ -- And the sons of Jehalleleel: Ziph and Ziphah, Tiria and Asareel.

¹⁷ -- And the sons of Ezra: Jether, and Mered, and Epher, and Jalon; and she conceived [and bore] Miriam, and Shammai, and Jishbah the father of Eshtemoa.

¹⁸ And his wife the Jewess bore 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 whom Mered took.

¹⁹ -- And the sons of the wife of Hodijah, the sister of Naham: the father of Keilah the Garmite, and Eshtemoa the Maachathite.

²⁰ -- And the sons of Shimon: Amnon and Rinnah, Ben-hanan and Tilon. -- And the sons of Jishi: Zoheth and Ben-Zoheth.

²¹ The sons of Shelah the son of Judah: Er the father of Lechah, and Laadah the father of Mareshah, and the families of the house of byssus-workers, of the house of Ashbea,

²² and Jokim, and the men of Chozeba, and Joash, and Saraph, who ruled over Moab, and Jashubi-lehem. And these are ancient things.

²³ These were the potters, and those that abode among plantations and enclosures: there they dwelt with the king for his work.

²⁴ The sons of Simeon: Nemuel and Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, [and] Saul;

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

²⁶ And the sons of Mishma: Hammuel his son, Zaccur his son, Shimei his son;

²⁷ and Shimei had sixteen sons and six daughters. And his brethren had not many sons; neither did all their family multiply like to the sons of Judah.

²⁸ And they abode at Beer-sheba, and Moladah, and 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 Hazar-susim, and at Beth-biri, and at Shaaraim. These were their cities until the reign of David.

³² And their villages were Etam and Ain, Rimmon and Tochen, and Ashan, five cities;

³³ and all their villages that were round about these cities, as far as Baal. These were their habitations and their genealogical register.

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

³⁵ and Joel, and Jehu the son of Josibiah, 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 mentioned by name were princes in their families; and their fathers' houses increased greatly.

³⁹ And they went to the entrance of Gedor, as far as the east side of the valley, to seek pasture for their flocks.

⁴⁰ And they found fat and good pasture, and a land widely extended and quiet and fertile, for they who had dwelt there formerly were of Ham.

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 stead; for there was pasture there for their flocks.

⁴² And five hundred men of them, of the sons of Simeon, went to mount Seir, having at their head Pelatiah, and Neariah, and Rephaiah, and Uzziel, the sons of Jishi,

⁴³ and they smote the rest of the Amalekites that had escaped; and they dwelt there unto this day.

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¹ The sons of Judah: Perez, Hezron, and Carmi, and Hur, and Shobal.

² Reaiah the son of Shobal became the father of Jahath; and Jahath became the father of Ahumai and Lahad. These are the families of the Zorathites.

³ These were [the sons of] the father of Etam: Jezreel, and Ishma, and Idbash; and the name of their sister was Hazzelelponi;

⁴ and Penuel the father of Gedor, and Ezer the father of Hushah. These are the sons of Hur, the firstborn of Ephrathah, the father of Bethlehem.

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

⁶ Naarah bore him Ahuzzam, and Hepher, and Temeni, and Haahashtari. These were the sons of Naarah.

⁷ The sons of Helah were Zereth, Izhar, and Ethnan.

⁸ Hakkoz became the father of Anub, and Zobebah, and the families of Aharhel the son of Harum.

⁹ Jabez was more honorable than his brothers: and his mother named him Jabez, saying, Because I bore him with sorrow.

¹⁰ Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, Oh that you would bless me indeed, and enlarge my border, and that your hand might be with me, and that you would keep me from evil, that it not be to my sorrow! God granted him that which he requested.

¹¹ Chelub the brother of Shuhah became the father of Mehir, who was the father of Eshton.

¹² Eshton became the father of Beth Rapha, and Paseah, and Tehinnah the father of Ir Nahash. These are the men of Recah.

¹³ The sons of Kenaz: Othniel, and Seraiah. The sons of Othniel: Hathath.

¹⁴ Meonothai became the father of Ophrah: and Seraiah became the father of Joab the father of Ge Harashim; for they were craftsmen.

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

¹⁶ The sons of Jehallelel: Ziph, and Ziphah, Tiria, and Asarel.

¹⁷ The sons of Ezrah: Jether, and Mered, and Epher, and Jalon; and she bore Miriam, and Shammai, and Ishbah the father of Eshtemoa.

¹⁸ His wife the Jewess bore Jered the father of Gedor, and Heber the father of Soco, and Jekuthiel the father of Zanoah. These are the sons of Bithiah the daughter of Pharaoh, whom Mered took.

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

²⁰ The sons of Shimon: Amnon, and Rinnah, Ben Hanan, and Tilon. The sons of Ishi: Zoheth, and Ben Zoheth.

²¹ The 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 those who worked fine linen, of the house of Ashbea;

²² and Jokim, and the men of Cozeba, and Joash, and Saraph, who had dominion in Moab, and Jashubilehem. The records are ancient.

²³ These were the potters, and the inhabitants of Netaim and Gederah: there they lived with the king for his work.

²⁴ The sons of Simeon: Nemuel, and Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, Shaul;

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

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

²⁷ Shimei had sixteen sons and six daughters; but his brothers didn't have many children, neither did all their family multiply like the children of Judah.

²⁸ They lived at Beersheba, and Moladah, and Hazarshual,

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 Hazar Susim, and at Beth Biri, and at Shaaraim. These were their cities to the reign of David.

³² Their villages were Etam, and Ain, Rimmon, and Tochen, and Ashan, five cities;

³³ and all their villages that were round about the same cities, to Baal. These were their habitations, and they have their genealogy.

³⁴ 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 mentioned by name were princes in their families: and their fathers' houses increased greatly.

³⁹ They went to the entrance of Gedor, even to the east side of the valley, to seek pasture for their flocks.

⁴⁰ They found fat pasture and good, and the land was wide, and quiet, and peaceable; for those who lived there before were of Ham.

⁴¹ These written by name came in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah, and struck their tents, and the Meunim who were found there, and destroyed them utterly to this day, and lived in their place; because there was pasture there for their flocks.

⁴² 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 struck the remnant of the Amalekites who escaped, and have lived there to this day.

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¹ The sons of Judah: Perez, Hezron and Carmi and Hur and Shobal.

² And Reaiah, the son of Shobal, was the father of Jahath; and Jahath was the father of Ahumai and Lahad. These are the families of the Zorathites.

³ And these were the sons of Hur, the father of Etam: Jezreel and Ishma and Idbash, and the name of their sister was Hazzelelponi;

⁴ And Penuel, the father of Gedor, and Ezer, the father of Hushah. These are the sons of Hur, the oldest son of Ephrathah, the father of Beth-lehem.

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

⁶ And Naarah had Ahuzzam by him, and Hepher and Temeni and Haahashtari. These were the sons of Naarah.

⁷ And the sons of Helah were Zereth, Izhar and Ethnan.

⁸ And Koz was the father of Anub and Zobebah, and the families of Aharhel the son of Harum.

⁹ And Jabez was honoured more than his brothers; but his mother had given him the name Jabez, saying, Because I gave birth to him with sorrow.

¹⁰ And Jabez made a prayer to the God of Israel, saying, If only you would truly give me a blessing, and make wider the limits of my land, and let your hand be with me, and keep me from evil, so that I may not be troubled by it! And God gave him his desire.

¹¹ And Chelub, the brother of Shuhah, was the father of Mehir, who was the father of Eshton.

¹² And Eshton was the father of Bethrapha and Paseah and Tehinnah, the father of Ir-nahash. These are the men of Recah.

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

¹⁴ And Meonothai was the father of Ophrah; and Seraiah was the father of Joab, the father of Ge-harashim; they were expert workmen.

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

¹⁶ And the sons of Jehallelel: Ziph and Ziphah, Tiria and Asarel.

¹⁷ And the sons of Ezrah: Jether and Mered and Epher and Jalon; and these are the sons of Bithiah, the daughter of Pharaoh, the wife of Mered. And she became the mother of Miriam and Shammai and Ishbah, the father of Eshtemoa.

¹⁸ And his wife, a woman of the tribe of Judah, became the mother of Jered, the father of Gedor, and Heber, the father of Soco, and Jekuthiel, the father of Zanoah.

¹⁹ And the sons of the wife of Hodiah, the sister of Naham, were the father of Keilah the Garmite, and Eshtemoa the Maacathite.

²⁰ And the sons of Shimon: Amnon and Rinnah, Ben-hanan and Tilon. And the sons of Ishi: Zoheth; and the son of Zoheth. ...

²¹ The sons of Shelah, the son of Judah: Er, the father of Lecah, and Laadah, the father of Mareshah, and the families of those who made delicate linen, of the family of Ashbea;

²² And Jokim, and the men of Cozeba, and Joash and Saraph, who were rulers in Moab, and went back to Beth-lehem. And the records are very old.

²³ These were the potters, and the people living among planted fields with walls round them; they were there to do the king's work.

²⁴ The sons of Simeon: Nemuel and Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, Shaul;

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

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

²⁷ And Shimei had sixteen sons and six daughters, but his brothers had only a small number of children, and their family was not as fertile as the children of Judah.

²⁸ And they were living at Beer-sheba and Moladah and 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 Hazarsusim, and at Beth-biri, and at Shaaraim. These were their towns till David became king.

³² And their small towns were Etam, Ain, Rimmon, and Tochen and Ashan, five towns;

³³ And all the small places round these towns, as far as Baalath-beer, the high place of the South. These were their living-places, and they have lists of their generations.

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, whose names are given, were chiefs in their families, and their families became very great in number.

³⁹ And they went to the opening into Gedor, as far as the east side of the valley, in search of grass-land for their flocks.

⁴⁰ And they came to some good fertile grass-land, in a wide quiet country of peace-loving people; for the people who were living there before were of the offspring of Ham.

⁴¹ And these whose names are given came in the days of Hezekiah, king of Judah, and made an attack on the Meunim who were living there, and put an end to them to this day, and took their place, because there was grass there for their flocks.

⁴² And some of them, five hundred of the sons of Simeon, went to the hill-country of Seir, with Pelatiah and Neariah and Rephaiah and Uzziel, the sons of Ishi, at their head.

⁴³ And they put to death the rest of the Amalekites who had got away safely, and made it their living-place to this day.