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¹The sons of Juda: Phares, Hesron, and Charmi and Hur, and Sobal.

²And Raia the son of Sobal begot Jahath, of whom were born Ahumai, and Laad. These are the families of Sarathi.

³And this is the posterity of Etam: Jezrahel, and Jesema, And Jedebos: and the name of their sister was Asalelphuni.

⁴And Phanuel the father of Gedor, and Ezar the father of Hosa, these are the sons of Hur the firstborn of Ephratha the father of Bethlehem.

⁵And Assur the father of Thecua had two wives, Halaa and Naara:

⁶And Naara bore him Ozam, and Hepher, and Themani, and Ahasthari: these are the sons of Naara.

⁷And the sons of Halaa, Sereth, Isaar, and Ethnan.

⁸And Cos begot Anob, and Soboba, and the kindred of Aharehel the son of Arum.

⁹And Jabes was more honourable than any of his brethren, and his mother called his name Jabes, saying: Because I bore him with sorrow.

¹⁰And Jabes called upon the God of Israel, saying: If blessing thou wilt bless me, and wilt enlarge my borders, and thy hand be with me, and thou save me from being oppressed by evil. And God granted him the things he prayed for.

¹¹And Caleb the brother of Sua begot Mahir, who was the father of Esthon.

¹²And Esthon begot Bethrapha, and Phesse, and Tehinna father of the city of Naas: these are the men of Recha.

¹³And the sons of Cenez were Othoniel, and Saraia. And the sons of Othoniel, Hathath, and Maonathi.

¹⁴Maonathi begot Ophra, and Saraia begot Joab the father of the Valley of artificers: for artificers were there.

¹⁵And the sons of Caleb the son of Jephone, were Hir, and Ela, and Naham. And the sons of Ela: Cenez.

¹⁶The sons also of Jaleleel: Ziph, and Zipha, Thiria and Asrael.

¹⁷And the sons of Esra, Jether, and Mered, and Epher, and Jalon, and he begot Mariam, and Sammai, and Jesba the father of Esthamo.

¹⁸And his wife Judaia, bore Jared the father of Gedor, and Heber the father of Socho, and Icuthiel the father of Zanoe. And these are the sons of Bethia the daughter of Pharao, whom Mered took to wife.

¹⁹And the sons of his wife Odaia the sister of Naham the father of Celia, Garmi, and Esthamo, who was of Machathi.

²⁰The sons also of Simon, Amnon, and Rinna the son of Hanan, and Thilon. And the sons of Jesi Zoheth, and Benzoheth.

²¹The sons of Sela the son of Juda: Her the father of Lecha, and Laada the father of Maresa, and the families of the house of them that wrought fine linen in the House of oath.

²²And he that made the sun to stand, and the men of Lying, and Secure, and Burning, who were princes in Moab, and who returned into Lahem. Now these are things of old.

²³These are the potters, and they dwelt in Plantations, and Hedges, with the king for his works, and they abode there.

²⁴The sons of Simeon: Namuel and Jamin, Jarib, Zara, Saul:

²⁵Sellum his son, Mapsam his son, Masma his son.

²⁶The sons of Masma: Hamuel his son, Zachur his son, Semei his son.

²⁷The sons of Semei were sixteen, and six daughters: but his brethren had not many sons, and the whole kindred could not reach to the sum of the children of Juda.

²⁸And they dwelt in Bersabee, and Molada, and Hasarsuhal,

²⁹And in Bala, and in Asom, and in Tholad,

³⁰And in Bathuel, and in Horma, and in Siceleg,

³¹And in Bethmarchaboth, and in Hasarsusim, and in Bethberai, and in Saarim. These were their cities unto the reign of David.

³²Their towns also were Etam, and Aen, Remmon, and Thochen, and Asan, five cities.

³³And all their villages round about these cities as far as Baal. This was their habitation, and the distribution of their dwellings.

³⁴And Mosabab and Jemlech, and Josaphat, the son of Amasias,

³⁵And Joel, and Jehu the son of Josabia the son of Saraia, the son of Asiel,

³⁶And Elioenai, and Jacoba, and Isuhaia, and Asaia, and Adiel, and Ismiel, and Banaia,

³⁷Ziza also the son of Sephei the son of Allon the son of Idaia the son of Semri the son of Samaia.

³⁸These were named princes in their kindreds, and in the houses of their families were multiplied exceedingly.

³⁹And they went forth to enter into Gador as far as to the east side of the valley, to seek pastures for their flocks.

⁴⁰And they found fat pastures, and very good, and a country spacious, and quiet, and fruitful, in which some of the race of Cham had dwelt before.

⁴¹And these whose names are written above, came in the days of Ezechias king of Juda: and they beat down their tents, and slew the inhabitants that were found there, and utterly destroyed them unto this day: and they dwelt in their place, because they found there fat pastures.

⁴²Some also of the children of Simeon, five hundred men, went into mount Seir, having for their captains Phaltias and Naaria and Raphaia and Oziel the sons of Jesi:

⁴³And they slew the remnant of the Amalecites, who had been able to escape, and they dwelt there in their stead unto this day.

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¹The sons of Judah; Pharez, Hezron, and Carmi, and Hur, and Shobal.

²And Reaiah the son of Shobal begat Jahath; and Jahath begat Ahumai, and Lahad. These are the families of the Zorathites.

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

⁴And Penuel the father of Gedor, and Ezer the father of Hushah. These are the sons of Hur, the firstborn of Ephratah, the father of Beth–lehem.

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

⁶And Naarah bare him Ahuzam, and Hepher, and Temeni, and Haahashtari. These were the sons of Naarah.

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

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

⁹And Jabez was more honourable than his brethren: and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, Because I bare him with sorrow.

¹⁰And Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, Oh that thou wouldest bless me indeed, 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.

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

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

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

¹⁴And Meonothai begat Ophrah: and Seraiah begat Joab, the father of the valley of Charashim; for they were craftsmen.

¹⁵And the sons of Caleb the son of Jephunneh; Iru, Elah, and Naam: and the sons of Elah, even Kenaz.

¹⁶And the sons of Jehaleleel; Ziph, and Ziphah, Tiria, and Asareel.

¹⁷And the sons of Ezra were, Jether, and Mered, and Epher, and Jalon: and she bare Miriam, and Shammai, and Ishbah the father of Eshtemoa.

¹⁸And 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.

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

²⁰And the sons of Shimon were, Amnon, and Rinnah, Ben–hanan, and Tilon. And the sons of Ishi were, Zoheth, and Ben–zoheth.

²¹The 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,

²²And Jokim, and the men of Chozeba, and Joash, and Saraph, who had the dominion in Moab, and Jashubi–lehem. And these are ancient things.

²³These were the potters, and those that dwelt among plants and hedges: there they dwelt with the king for his work.

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

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

²⁶And the sons of Mishma; Hamuel his son, Zacchur his son, Shimei his son.

²⁷And 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.

²⁸And they dwelt at Beer–sheba, and Moladah, and Hazar–shual,

²⁹And at Bilhah, and at Ezem, and at Tolad,

³⁰And at Bethuel, and at Hormah, and at Ziklag,

³¹And at Beth–marcaboth, and Hazar–susim, and at Beth–birei, and at Shaaraim. These were their cities unto the reign of David.

³²And their villages were, Etam, and Ain, Rimmon, and Tochen, and Ashan, five cities:

³³And all their villages that were round about the same cities, unto Baal. These were their habitations, and their genealogy.

³⁴And Meshobab, and Jamlech, and Joshah the son of Amaziah,

³⁵And Joel, and Jehu the son of Josibiah, the son of Seraiah, the son of Asiel,

³⁶And Elioenai, and Jaakobah, and Jeshohaiah, and Asaiah, and Adiel, and Jesimiel, and Benaiah,

³⁷And Ziza the son of Shiphi, the son of Allon, the son of Jedaiah, the son of Shimri, the son of Shemaiah;

³⁸These mentioned by their names were princes in their families: and the house of their fathers increased greatly.

³⁹And they went to the entrance of Gedor, even unto the east side of the valley, to seek pasture for their flocks.

⁴⁰And they found fat pasture and good, and the land was wide, and quiet, and peaceable; for they of Ham had dwelt there of old.

⁴¹And these written by name came in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah, and smote their tents, and the habitations that were found there, and destroyed them utterly unto this day, and dwelt in their rooms: because there was pasture there for their flocks.

⁴²And some of them, even of the sons of Simeon, five hundred men, went to mount Seir, having for their captains Pelatiah, and Neariah, and Rephaiah, and Uzziel, the sons of Ishi.

⁴³And they smote the rest of the Amalekites that were escaped, and dwelt there unto this day.