| [an error occurred while processing this directive] | Holman Christian Standard Bible |
| 1[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 1Judah's sons: Perez, Hezron, Carmi, Hur, and Shobal. |
| 2[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 2Reaiah son of Shobal fathered Jahath, and Jahath fathered Ahumai and Lahad. These were the families of the Zorathites. |
| 3[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 3These were Etam's sons: Jezreel, Ishma, and Idbash, and their sister was named Hazzelelponi. |
| 4[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 4Penuel fathered Gedor, and Ezer fathered Hushah. These were the sons of Hur, Ephrathah's firstborn and the father of Bethlehem: |
| 5[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 5Ashhur fathered Tekoa and had two wives, Helah and Naarah. |
| 6[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 6Naarah bore Ahuzzam, Hepher, Temeni, and Haahashtari to him. These were Naarah's sons. |
| 7[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 7Helah's sons: Zereth, Zohar, and Ethnan. |
| 8[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 8Koz fathered Anub, Zobebah, and the families of Aharhel son of Harum. |
| 9[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 9Jabez was more honorable than his brothers. His mother named him Jabez and said, "I gave birth to him in pain." |
| 10[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 10Jabez called out to the God of Israel: "If only You would bless me, extend my border, let Your hand be with me, and keep me from harm, so that I will not cause any pain." And God granted his request. |
| 11[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 11Chelub brother of Shuhah fathered Mehir, who was the father of Eshton. |
| 12[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 12Eshton fathered Beth-rapha, Paseah, and Tehinnah the father of Irnahash. These were the men of Recah. |
| 13[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 13Kenaz's sons: Othniel and Seraiah. Othniel's sons: Hathath and Meonothai. |
| 14[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 14Meonothai fathered Ophrah, and Seraiah fathered Joab, the ancestor of those in the Valley of Craftsmen, for they were craftsmen. |
| 15[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 15The sons of Caleb son of Jephunneh: Iru, Elah, and Naam. Elah's son: Kenaz. |
| 16[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 16Jehallelel's sons: Ziph, Ziphah, Tiria, and Asarel. |
| 17[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 17Ezrah's sons: Jether, Mered, Epher, and Jalon. Mered's wife Bithiah gave birth to Miriam, Shammai, and Ishbah the father of Eshtemoa. |
| 18[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 18These were the sons of Pharaoh's daughter Bithiah; Mered had married her. His Judean wife gave birth to Jered the father of Gedor, Heber the father of Soco, and Jekuthiel the father of Zanoah. |
| 19[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 19The sons of Hodiah's wife, the sister of Naham: the father of Keilah the Garmite and the father of Eshtemoa the Maacathite. |
| 20[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 20Shimon's sons: Amnon, Rinnah, Ben-hanan, and Tilon. Ishi's sons: Zoheth and Ben-zoheth. |
| 21[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 21The sons of Shelah son of Judah: Er the father of Lecah, Laadah the father of Mareshah, the families of the guild of linen workers at Beth-ashbea, |
| 22[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 22Jokim, the men of Cozeba; and Joash and Saraph, who married Moabites and returned to Lehem. These names are from ancient records. |
| 23[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 23They were the potters and residents of Netaim and Gederah. They lived there in the service of the king. |
| 24[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 24Simeon's sons: Nemuel, Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, and Shaul; |
| 25[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 25Shaul's sons: his son Shallum, his son Mibsam, and his son Mishma. |
| 26[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 26Mishma's sons: his son Hammuel, his son Zaccur, and his son Shimei. |
| 27[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 27Shimei had 16 sons and six daughters, but his brothers did not have many children, so their whole family did not become as numerous as the Judeans. |
| 28[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 28They lived in Beer-sheba, Moladah, Hazar-shual, |
| 29[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 29Bilhah, Ezem, Tolad, |
| 30[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 30Bethuel, Hormah, Ziklag, |
| 31[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 31Beth-marcaboth, Hazar-susim, Beth-biri, and Shaaraim. These were their cities until David became king. |
| 32[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 32Their villages were Etam, Ain, Rimmon, Tochen, and Ashan--five cities, |
| 33[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 33and all their surrounding villages as far as Baal. These were their settlements, and they kept a genealogical record for themselves. |
| 34[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 34Meshobab, Jamlech, Joshah son of Amaziah, |
| 35[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 35Joel, Jehu son of Joshibiah, son of Seraiah, son of Asiel, |
| 36[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 36Elioenai, Jaakobah, Jeshohaiah, Asaiah, Adiel, Jesimiel, Benaiah, |
| 37[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 37and Ziza son of Shiphi, son of Allon, son of Jedaiah, son of Shimri, son of Shemaiah-- |
| 38[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 38these mentioned by name were leaders in their families. Their ancestral houses increased greatly. |
| 39[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 39They went to the entrance of Gedor, to the east side of the valley to seek pasture for their flocks. |
| 40[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 40They found rich, good pasture, and the land was broad, peaceful, and quiet, for some Hamites had lived there previously. |
| 41[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 41These who were recorded by name came in the days of King Hezekiah of Judah, attacked the Hamites' tents and the Meunites who were found there, and set them apart for destruction, as they are today. Then they settled in their place because there was pasture for their flocks. |
| 42[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 42Now 500 men from these sons of Simeon went with Pelatiah, Neariah, Rephaiah, and Uzziel, the sons of Ishi, as their leaders to Mount Seir. |
| 43[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 43They struck down the remnant of the Amalekites who had escaped, and they still live there today. |
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