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1 Chronicles 4

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1And the sons of Juda; Phares, Esrom, and Charmi, and Or, Subal,
1The sons of Judah: Perez, Hezron, Carmi, Hur, and Shobal.
2and Rada his son ; and Subal begot Jeth; and Jeth begot Achimai, and Laad: these [are] the generations of the Arathites.
2Reaiah the son of Shobal became the father of Jahath; and Jahath became the father of Ahumai and Lahad. These are the families of the Zorathites.
3And these [are] the sons of Aetam; Jezrael and Jesman, and Jebdas: and their sister 's name [was] Eselebbon.
3These were the sons of the father of Etam: Jezreel, Ishma, and Idbash. The name of their sister was Hazzelelponi.
4And Phanuel the father of Gedor, and Jazer the father of Osan: these [are] the sons of Or, the firstborn of Ephratha, the father of Baethalaen.
4Penuel was 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 Asur the father of Thecoe had two wives, Aoda and Thoada.
5Ashhur the father of Tekoa had two wives, Helah and Naarah.
6And Aoda bore to him Ochaia, and Ephal, and Thaeman, and Aasther: all these [were] the sons of Aoda.
6Naarah bore him Ahuzzam, Hepher, Temeni, and Haahashtari. These were the sons of Naarah.
7And the sons of Thoada; Sereth, and Saar, and Esthanam.
7The sons of Helah were Zereth, Izhar, and Ethnan.
8And Coe begot Enob, and Sabatha, and the progeny of the brother of Rechab, the son of Jarin.
8Hakkoz became the father of Anub, Zobebah, and the families of Aharhel the son of Harum.
9And Igabes was more famous than his brethren; and his mother called his name Igabes, saying, I have born as a sorrowful one.
9Jabez was more honorable than his brothers. His mother named him Jabez, saying, “Because I bore him with sorrow.
10And Igabes called on the God of Israel, saying, O that you would indeed bless me , and enlarge my coasts, and that your hand might be with me, and that you would make me know that you will not grieve me! And God granted him all that he asked.
10Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, “Oh that you would bless me indeed, and enlarge my border! May your hand be with me, and may you keep me from evil, that I may not cause pain! God granted him that which he requested.
11And Chaleb the father of Ascha begot Machir; he [was] the father of Assathon.
11Chelub the brother of Shuhah became the father of Mehir, who was the father of Eshton.
12He begot Bathraias, and Bessee, and Thaeman the founder of the city of Naas the brother of Eselom the Kenezite: these [were] the men of Rechab.
12Eshton became the father of Beth Rapha, Paseah, and Tehinnah the father of Ir Nahash. These are the men of Recah.
13And the sons of Kenez; Gothoniel, and Saraia: and the sons of Gothoniel; Athath.
13The sons of Kenaz: Othniel and Seraiah. The sons of Othniel: Hathath.
14And Manathi begot Gophera: and Saraia begot Jobab, the father of Ageaddair, for they were artificers.
14Meonothai became the father of Ophrah: and Seraiah became the father of Joab the father of Ge Harashim, for they were craftsmen.
15And the sons of Chaleb the son of Jephonne; Er, Ada, and Noom: and the sons of Ada, Kenez.
15The sons of Caleb the son of Jephunneh: Iru, Elah, and Naam. The son of Elah: Kenaz.
16And the sons of Aleel, Zib, and Zepha, and Thiria, and Eserel.
16The sons of Jehallelel: Ziph, Ziphah, Tiria, and Asarel.
17And the sons of Esri; Jether, Morad, and Apher, and Jamon: and Jether begot Maron, and Semei, and Jesba the father of Esthaemon.
17The sons of Ezrah: Jether, Mered, Epher, and Jalon; and Mered’s wife bore Miriam, Shammai, and Ishbah the father of Eshtemoa.
18And his wife, that [is] Adia, bore Jared the father of Gedor, and Aber the father of Sochon, and Chetiel the father of Zamon: and these [are] the sons of Betthia the daughter of Pharao, whom Mored took.
18His wife the Jewess bore Jered the father of Gedor, Heber the father of Soco, and Jekuthiel the father of Zanoah. These are the sons of Bithiah the daughter of Pharaoh, whom Mered took.
19And the sons of the wife of Iduia the sister of Nachaim the father of Keila; Garmi, and Esthaemon the Nochathite.
19The sons of the wife of Hodiah, the sister of Naham, were the fathers of Keilah the Garmite and Eshtemoa the Maacathite.
20And the sons of Semon; Amnon, and Ana the son of Phana, and Inon: and the sons of Sei, Zoan, and the sons of Zoab.
20The sons of Shimon: Amnon, Rinnah, Ben Hanan, and Tilon. The sons of Ishi: Zoheth, and Ben Zoheth.
21The sons of Selom the son of Juda; Er the father of Lechab, and Laada the father of Marisa, and the offspring of the family of Ephrathabac [belonging to] the house of Esoba.
21The sons of Shelah the son of Judah: Er the father of Lecah, Laadah the father of Mareshah, and the families of the house of those who worked fine linen, of the house of Ashbea;
22And Joakim, and the men of Chozeba, and Joas, and Saraph, who lived in Moab, and he changed their names to Abederin and Athukiim.
22and Jokim, and the men of Cozeba, and Joash, and Saraph, who had dominion in Moab, and Jashubilehem. These records are ancient.
23These [are] the potters who lived in Ataim and Gadira with the king: they grew strong in his kingdom, and lived there .
23These were the potters, and the inhabitants of Netaim and Gederah; they lived there with the king for his work.
24The sons of Semeon; Namuel, and Jamin, Jarib, Zares, Saul:
24The sons of Simeon: Nemuel, Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, Shaul;
25Salem his son, Mabasam his son, Masma his son:
25Shallum his son, Mibsam his son, and Mishma his son.
26Amuel his son, Sabud his son, Zacchur his son, Semei his son.
26The sons of Mishma: Hammuel his son, Zaccur his son, Shimei his son.
27Semei [had] sixteen sons, and six daughters; and his brethren had not many sons, neither did all their families multiply as the sons of Juda.
27Shimei had sixteen sons and six daughters; but his brothers didn’t have many children, and all their family didn’t multiply like the children of Judah.
28And they lived in Bersabee, and Molada, and in Esersual,
28They lived at Beersheba, Moladah, Hazarshual,
29and in Balaa, and in Aesem, and in Tholad,
29at Bilhah, at Ezem, at Tolad,
30and in Bathuel, and in Herma, and in Sikelag,
30at Bethuel, at Hormah, at Ziklag,
31and in Baethmarimoth, and Hemisuseosin, and the house of Baruseorim: these [were] their cities until [the time of] king David.
31at Beth Marcaboth, Hazar Susim, at Beth Biri, and at Shaaraim. These were their cities until David’s reign.
32And their villages [were] Aetan, and En, Remnon, and Thocca, and Aesar, five cities.
32Their villages were Etam, Ain, Rimmon, Tochen, and Ashan, five cities;
33And all their villages [were] round about these cities, as far as Baal: this [was] their possession, and their distribution.
33and all their villages that were around the same cities, as far as Baal. These were their settlements, and they kept their genealogy.
34And Mosobab, and Jemoloch, and Josia the son of Amasia;
34Meshobab, Jamlech, Joshah the son of Amaziah,
35and Joel, and Jeu the son of Asabia, the son of Sarau, the son of Asiel;
35Joel, Jehu the son of Joshibiah, the son of Seraiah, the son of Asiel,
36and Elionai, and Jocaba, and Jasuia, and Asaia, and Jediel, and Ismael, and Banaias;
36Elioenai, Jaakobah, Jeshohaiah, Asaiah, Adiel, Jesimiel, Benaiah,
37and Zuza the son of Saphai, the son of Alon, the son of Jedia, the son of Semri, the son of Samaias.
37and Ziza the son of Shiphi, the son of Allon, the son of Jedaiah, the son of Shimri, the son of Shemaiah—
38These went by the names of princes in their families, and they increased abundantly in their fathers' households.
38these mentioned by name were princes in their families. Their fathers’ houses increased greatly.
39And they went till they came to Gerara, to the east of Gai, to seek pasture for their cattle.
39They went to the entrance of Gedor, even to the east side of the valley, to seek pasture for their flocks.
40And they found abundant and good pastures, and the land before them [was] wide, and [there was] peace and quietness; for [there were] some of the children of Cham who lived there before .
40They found rich, good pasture, and the land was wide, and quiet, and peaceful, for those who lived there before were descended from Ham.
41And these who are written by name came in the days of Ezekias king of Juda, and they struck the people's houses, and the Minaeans whom they found there, and utterly destroyed them until this day: and they lived in their place, because [there was] pasture there for their cattle.
41These written by name came in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah, and struck their tents and the Meunim who were found there; and they destroyed them utterly to this day, and lived in their place, because there was pasture there for their flocks.
42And some of them, [even] of the sons of Symeon, went to mount Seir, [even] five hundred men; and Phalaettia, and Noadia, and Raphaia, and Oziel, sons of Jesi, [were] their rulers.
42Some of them, even of the sons of Simeon, five hundred men, went to Mount Seir, having for their captains Pelatiah, Neariah, Rephaiah, and Uzziel, the sons of Ishi.
43And they struck the remnant that were left of Amalec, until this day.
43They struck the remnant of the Amalekites who escaped, and have lived there to this day.