1 Chronicles 4:1-15 ▼

1 Judah's descendants were Perez, Hezron, Carmi, Hur, and Shobal.

2 Shobal's son Reaiah fathered Jahath, and Jahath fathered Ahumai and Lahad. These were the families of the Zorathites.

3 These were the descendants of the ancestor of Etam: Jezreel, Ishma, and Idbash; and their sister's name was Hazzelelponi.

4 Penuel fathered Gedor and Ezer fathered Hushah. These were the descendants of Hur, Ephrathah's firstborn, who fathered Bethlehem:

5 Tekoa's father Ashhur had two wives, Helah and Naarah.

6 Naarah bore him these sons: Ahuzzam, Hepher, Temeni, and Haahashtari.

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

8 Koz fathered Anub, Zobebah, and the families of Harum's son Aharhel.

9 Jabez enjoyed more honor than his relatives—his mother named him Jabez, she said, |because I bore him in pain.|

10 Later on, Jabez called on the God of Israel, asking him, |...whether you would bless me again and again, enlarge my territory, keep your power with me, keep me from evil, and keep me from harm!| And God granted what he had requested.

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

12 Eshton fathered Beth-rapha, Paseah, and Tehinnah, who fathered Ir-nahash. These are the men of Recah.

13 Kenaz's descendants were Othniel and Seraiah. Othniel's descendants were Hathath

14 and Meonothai, who fathered Ophrah. Seraiah fathered Joab, who fathered the Ge-harashim, because they became artisans.

15 The descendants of Jephunneh's son Caleb were Iru, Elah, and Naam. Elah's son was Kenaz.