1 Chronicles 4:1-10 ▼

1 The sonnes of Iuda: Pharez, Hesron, Charmi, Hur, & Sobal.

2 And Reaia the sonne of Sobal begat Iahath, and Iahath begat Ahumai and Lahad: and these are the kinredes of the Zorathites.

3 And these were of the father of Etam: Iezrahel, Isma, and Idbas: and the name of their sister was Hazlelphuni.

4 Penuel was the father of Gedor, and Eser the father of Husa: And these are the sonnes of Hur the eldest sonne of Ephratha the father of Bethlehem.

5 And Ashur the father of Thekoa had two wyues: Helah, and Naarah.

6 And Naarah bare him Ahusam, Hepher, Themeni, and Ahasthari: These were the sonnes of Naarah.

7 And the sonnes of Helah, were: Zereth, Iezoar, and Ethuan.

8 And Coz begat Anob, and Zobeba, and the kinred of Aharhel the sonne of Harum.

9 And Iabes was more honorable then his brethren: And his mother called his name Iabes, saying: because I bare him with sorowe.

10 And Iabes called on the God of Israel, saying: If thou wilt blesse me in deede, and enlarge my coastes, and shalt let thyne hande be with me, and wilt kepe me from euyll that it hurt me not. And God graunted him his desire.