1 Chronicles 4:1-27 ▼

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

2 And Reaiah son of Shobal begat Jahath, and Jahath begat Ahumai and Lahad. These were the clans of the Zorathite.

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

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

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

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

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

8 And Koz begat Anub, and Zobebah, and the clans of Aharhel son of Harum.

9 And Jabez was more honorable than his brothers, and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, “Because I have brought forth in pain.”

10 And Jabez called out to the God of Israel, saying, “If only You would greatly bless me and enlarge my territory! And may Your hand be with me, that You would keep me from evil, not to grieve me.” And God brought in for him that which he asked.

11 And Chelub the brother of Shuhah begat Mehir; he was the father of Eshton.

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

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

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

15 And the sons of Caleb 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 bore Miriam, and Shammai, and Ishbah father of Eshtemoa.

18 And His wife, a Judean, bore Jared the father of Gedor. And Heber the father of Sochoh, and Jekuthiel the father of Zanoah. And these were the sons of Bithiah the daughter of Pharaoh, whom Mered took.

19 And the sons of the wife of Hodiah the sister of Naham: The father of Keilah the Garmite and of Eshtemoa the Maachathite.

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 son of Judah: Er the father of Lecah, and Laadah the father of Mareshah, and the clans of the house of the workers of the linen of the house of Ashbea,

22 and Jokim, and the men of Cozeba, and Joash, and Saraph, who ruled in Moab, and Jashubi-lehem. (And the records are ancient.)

23 They were the potters and those who dwelt at Netaim and Gederah. They dwelt there with the king for his work.

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

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

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

27 And Shimei had sixteen sons and six daughters, and his brothers did not have many sons and did not multiply any of their clans as much as the sons of Judah.