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

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

³And, these, were the sons of Etam, Jezreel and Ishma, and Idbash,—and, the name of their sister, was Hazzelelponi;

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

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

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

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

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

⁹Now it came to pass that Jabez was more honourable than his brethren,—but, his mother, had called his name Jabez, [="he causes pain"] saying, Because I bare him with pain.

¹⁰So then Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, Oh that thou wouldst, indeed bless, me, and enlarge my boundary, and that thy hand might be with me,—and that thou wouldst work [to deliver me] from evil, that it be not my pain. And God brought about that which he asked.

¹¹And, Chelub the brother of Shuhah, begat Mehir, the same, was the father of Eshton.

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

¹³And, the sons of Kenaz, were Othniel, and Seraiah,—and, the sons of Othniel, Hathath.

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

¹⁵And, the sons of Caleb son of Jephunneh, were Iru, Elah, and Naam,—and the sons of Elah and Kenaz.

¹⁶And, the sons of Jehallelel, Ziph and Ziphah, Tiria, and Asarel.

¹⁷And, the sons of Ezrah, Jether and Mered, and Epher and Jalon. And, these, are the sons of Bithia, daughter of Pharaoh, whom Mered took,—and she conceived and bare Miriam and Shammai, and Ishbah, the father of Eshtemoa.

¹⁸And, his wife, the Jewess, bare Jered the father of Gedor, and Heber the father of Soco, and Jekuthiel, the father of Zanoah.

¹⁹And, the sons of the wife of Hodiah, the sister of Naham, were the father of Keilah, the Garmite,—and Eshtemoa, the Maacathite.

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

²¹the sons of Shelah, the son of Judah, 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 Cozeba, and Joash, and Saraph who ruled for Moab, and Jashubi-lehem,—but, the records, are ancient.

²³They, were the potters and the inhabitants of Netaim, and Gederah,—with the king in his work, dwelt they there.

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

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

²⁶And, the sons of Mishma, Hammuel his son, Zaccur his son, Shimei his son.

²⁷And, Shimei, had sixteen sons, and six daughters, but, his brethren, had not many children,—nor did, any of their family, multiply so much as the sons of Judah.

²⁸And they dwelt in Beer-sheba, and Moladah, and Hazar-shual;

²⁹and in Bilhah, and in Ezem, and in Tolad;

³⁰and in Bethuel, and in Hormah, and in Ziklag;

³¹and in Beth-marcaboth, and in Hazar-susim, and in Beth-biri, and in 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 these cities, as far as Baal. These, were their habitations, and they had their own genealogical register.

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

³⁵and Joel,—and Jehu, the son of Joshibiah, the son of Seraiah, the son of Asiel:

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

³⁷and Ziza, son of Shiphi, son of Allon, son of Jedaiah, son of Shimri, son of Shemaiah.

³⁸These, introduced by their names, were leading men in their families. And, their ancestral house, brake forth exceedingly;

³⁹so they went to the entering in of Gerar, unto the east of the valley,—to seek pasture for their flocks;

⁴⁰and they found pasture, fat and good, and, the land, was broad on both hands, and quiet, and secure,—for, of Ham, were the dwellers there aforetime.

⁴¹But these written by name came in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah, and smote their tents, and the Meunim who were found there, and devoted them, until this day, and dwelt in their stead,—for there was pasture for their flocks, there.

⁴²And, some of them, of the sons of Simeon, went to Mount Seir, five hundred men,—with Pelatiah, and Neariah, and Rephaiah, and Uzziel, sons of Ishi, at their head;

⁴³and they smote the remainder that had escaped, of the Amalekites,—and dwelt there—[as they have] 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.