1 Chronicles 4:8-43

1 Chronicles 4:8-43

[8] And Coz  begat  Anub,  and Zobebah,  and the families  of Aharhel  the son  of Harum.  [9] And Jabez  was more honourable  than his brethren:  and his mother  called  his name  Jabez,  saying,  Because I bare  him with sorrow.  [10] And Jabez  called  on the God  of Israel,  saying,  Oh that  thou wouldest bless  and enlarge  my coast,  and that thine hand  might be with me, and that thou wouldest keep  me from evil,  that it may not grieve  me! And God  granted  him that which he requested.  [11] And Chelub  the brother  of Shuah  begat  Mehir,  which was the father  of Eshton.  [12] And Eshton  begat  Bethrapha,  and Paseah,  and Tehinnah  the father  of Irnahash.  of Rechah.  [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 Charashim;  [15] And the sons  of Caleb  the son  of Jephunneh;  Iru,  Elah,  and Naam:  and the sons  of Elah,  even Kenaz.  [16] And the sons  of Jehaleleel;  Ziph,  and Ziphah,  Tiria,  and Asareel.  [17] And the sons  of Ezra  were, Jether,  and Mered,  and Epher,  and Jalon:  and she bare  Miriam,  and Shammai,  and Ishbah  the father  of Eshtemoa.  [18] And his wife  Jehudijah  bare  Jered  the father  of Gedor,  and Heber  the father  of Socho,  and Jekuthiel  the father  of Zanoah.  And these are the sons  of Bithiah  the daughter  of Pharaoh,  which Mered  took.  [19] And the sons  of his wife  Hodiah  the sister  of Naham,  the father  of Keilah  the Garmite,  and Eshtemoa  the Maachathite.  [20] And the sons  of Shimon  were, Amnon,  and Rinnah,  Benhanan,  and Tilon.  And the sons  of Ishi  were, Zoheth,  and Benzoheth.  [21] The sons  of Shelah  the son  of Judah  were, Er  the father  of Lecah,  and Laadah  the father  of Mareshah,  and the families  of the house  of them that wrought  fine linen,  of the house  of Ashbea,  [22] And Jokim,  and the men  of Chozeba,  and Joash,  and Saraph,  who had the dominion  in Moab,  and Jashubilehem.  And these are ancient  things.  [23] These were the potters,  and those that dwelt  among plants  there they dwelt  with the king  for his work.  [24] The sons  of Simeon  were, Nemuel,  and Jamin,  Jarib,  Zerah,  and Shaul:  [25] Shallum  his son,  Mibsam  his son,  Mishma  his son.  [26] And the sons  of Mishma;  Hamuel  his son,  Zacchur  his son,  Shimei  his son.  [27] And Shimei  had sixteen  sons  and six  daughters;  but his brethren  had not many  children,  neither did all their family  multiply,  like to the children  of Judah.  [28] And they dwelt  at Beersheba,  and Moladah,  and Hazarshual,  [29] And at Bilhah,  and at Ezem,  and at Tolad,  [30] And at Bethuel,  and at Hormah,  and at Ziklag,  [31] And at Bethmarcaboth,  and Hazarsusim,  and at Bethbirei,  and at Shaaraim.  These were their cities  unto the reign  of David.  [32] And their villages  were, Etam,  and Ain,  Rimmon,  and Tochen,  and Ashan,  five  cities:  [33] And all their villages  that were round about  the same cities,  unto Baal.  These were their habitations,  and their genealogy.  [34] And Meshobab,  and Jamlech,  and Joshah  the son  of Amaziah,  [35] And Joel,  and Jehu  the son  of Josibiah,  the son  of Seraiah,  the son  of Asiel,  [36] And Elioenai,  and Jaakobah,  and Jeshohaiah,  and Asaiah,  and Adiel,  and Jesimiel,  and Benaiah,  [37] And Ziza  the son  of Shiphi,  the son  of Allon,  the son  of Jedaiah,  the son  of Shimri,  the son  of Shemaiah;  [38] These mentioned  by their names  were princes  in their families:  and the house  of their fathers  increased  greatly.  [39] to the entrance  of Gedor,  even unto the east side  of the valley,  to seek  pasture  for their flocks.  [40] And they found  fat  pasture  and good,  and the land  was wide,  and quiet,  and peaceable;  for they of Ham  had dwelt  there of old.  [41] And these written  by name  came  in the days  king  of Judah,  and smote  their tents,  that were found  there, and destroyed  them utterly unto this day,  and dwelt  in their rooms: because there was pasture  there for their flocks.  [42] And some of them, even of the sons  of Simeon,  five  hundred  went  to mount  Seir,  having for their captains  Pelatiah,  and Neariah,  and Rephaiah,  and Uzziel,  the sons  of Ishi.  [43] And they smote  the rest  of the Amalekites  that were escaped,  and dwelt  there unto this day.