1 Chronicles 4:1-14 ▼

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 the families of the Zorathites.

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

4 And Penuel the father of Gedor, and Ezer the father of Hushah. These the sons of Hur, the first-born of Ephratah, the father of the house of bread.

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

6 And Naarah will bear to him Ahuzzam and Hepher, and Temeni, and Hahashtari. These the sons of Naraah.

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

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

9 And Jabez was honorable above his brethren: and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, For I bare with pain.

10 And Jabez will call to God of Israel, saying, If blessing, thou wilt bless me and enlarge my bound, and thine hand were with me, and didst me from evil, so as not to afflict me! And God will bring what he asked.

11 And Chelub the brother of Shuah begat Mehir, he the father of Eshton.

12 And Eshton begat the house of healing, and Paseah and Tehinnah the father of the city of enchantment These are the men of Rechab.

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 workmen; for they were artificers.