1 ARST Judah’ s sons were Perez, Hezron, Karmi, Hur, and Shobal. BSB BSB: The descendants of Judah: Perez, Hezron, Carmi, Hur, and Shobal.
2 ARST Shobal’ s son was Reaiah. Reaiah was the father of Jahath, and Jahath was the father of Ahumai and Lahad. They were the ancestors of the Zorath people group. BSB BSB: Reaiah son of Shobal was the father of Jahath, and Jahath was the father of Ahumai and Lahad. These were the clans of the Zorathites.
3 ARST What follows are the names of the three men who started the clans that lived in the city of Etam: Jezreel, Ishma, and Idbash— and they had a sister named Hazzelelponi. BSB BSB: These were the sons of Etam: Jezreel, Ishma, and Idbash. And their sister was named Hazzelelponi.
4 ARST Hur was the firstborn son of Ephrathah; he founded the city of Bethlehem. Hur had these descendants: Penuel and Ezer. Penuel started the clans that lived in the city of Gedor, and Ezer started the clans living in the city of Hushah. BSB BSB: Penuel was the father of Gedor, and Ezer was the father of Hushah. These were the descendants of Hur, the firstborn of Ephrathah and the father of Bethlehem.
5 ARST Hezron’ s son Ashhur, the father of Tekoa, had two wives whose names were Helah and Naarah. BSB BSB: Ashhur the father of Tekoa had two wives, Helah and Naarah.
6 ARST Asshur and his wife Naarah had sons named Ahuzzam, Hepher, Temeni, and Haahashtari. BSB BSB: Naarah bore to him Ahuzzam, Hepher, Temeni, and Haahashtari. These were the descendants of Naarah.
7 ARST The sons of Ashhur and his wife Helah were Zereth, Zohar, Ethnan, BSB BSB: The sons of Helah were Zereth, Zohar, Ethnan,
8 ARST and Koz. Koz was the father of Anub, Hazzobebah, and the ancestor of the clans descended from Aharhel. Aharhel was the son of Harum. BSB BSB: and Koz, who was the father of Anub and Zobebah and of the clans of Aharhel son of Harum.
9 ARST There was another descendant of Judah whose name was Jabez. He was more respected than his brothers. His mother named him Jabez which means‘pain’ because she said,“I was enduring much pain when I gave birth to him.” BSB BSB: Now Jabez was more honorable than his brothers. His mother had named him Jabez, saying, “Because I bore him in pain.”
10 ARST One day he prayed to God whom his fellow Israelites worshiped, saying,“Please greatly bless me and increase the amount of land I own. Remain with me, and keep me from harm, so I will not experience any pain.” And God did what Jabez requested. BSB BSB: And Jabez called out to the God of Israel, “If only You would bless me and enlarge my territory! May Your hand be with me and keep me from harm, so that I will be free from pain.” And God granted the request of Jabez.
11 ARST Another descendant of Judah was Shuhah. His brother Kelub was the father of Mehir. Mehir was the father of Eshton. BSB BSB: Chelub the brother of Shuhah was the father of Mehir, who was the father of Eshton.
12 ARST Eshton was the father of Beth Rapha, Paseah, and Tehinnah. Tehinnah started the city of Nahash, but their families lived in a place called Rekah. BSB BSB: Eshton was the father of Beth-rapha, of Paseah, and of Tehinnah the father of Ir-nahash. These were the men of Recah.
13 ARST Another descendant of Judah was Jephunneh. His son was Caleb. Caleb’s sons were Iru, Elah, and Naam. Elah’s son was Kenaz. The sons of Kenaz were Othniel and Seraiah. Othniel’s sons were Hathath and Meonothai. Meonothai was the father of Ophrah. Seraiah was the father of Joab. Joab was the ancestor of the people who lived in Craftsmen’s Valley. The valley was named that because many of the people who lived there were craftsmen. BSB BSB: The sons of Kenaz: Othniel and Seraiah. The sons of Othniel: Hathath and Meonothai.
16 ARST Another descendant of Judah was Jehallelel. His sons were Ziph, Ziphah, Tiria, and Asarel. BSB BSB: The sons of Jehallelel: Ziph, Ziphah, Tiria, and Asarel.
17 ARST Another descendant of Judah was Ezrah. Ezrah’s sons were Jether, Mered, Epher, and Jalon. Mered married Bithiah, who was the daughter of the king of Egypt. The children of Mered and Bithiah were Miriam, Shammai and Ishbah. Ishbah was the father of Eshtemoa. Mered had a wife from Judah. She gave birth to Jered, Heber, and Jekuthiel. Jered was the father of Gedor; Heber was the father of Soko, and Jekuthiel was the father of Zanoah. BSB BSB: The sons of Ezrah: Jether, Mered, Epher, and Jalon. And Mered’s wife Bithiah gave birth to Miriam, Shammai, and Ishbah the father of Eshtemoa.
19 ARST Hodiah’ s wife was Naham’ s sister. Hodiah’ s wife was the mother of two sons. One of them was the father of Keilah from the Gar people group, and the other one was the father of Eshtemoa from the Maacath people group. BSB BSB: The sons of Hodiah’s wife, the sister of Naham, were the fathers of Keilah the Garmite and of Eshtemoa the Maacathite.
20 ARST Another descendant of Judah was Shimon. Shimon’ s sons were Amnon, Rinnah, Ben- Hanan, and Tilon. Another descendant of Judah was Ishi. His sons were Zoheth and Ben- Zoheth. BSB BSB: The sons of Shimon: Amnon, Rinnah, Ben-hanan, and Tilon. The descendants of Ishi: Zoheth and Ben-zoheth.
21 ARST One of Judah’ s sons was Shelah. Shelah’ s sons were Er the father of Lekah, Laadah the father of Mareshah and the families of those who made things from linen at Beth Ashbea, BSB BSB: The sons of Shelah son of Judah: Er the father of Lecah, Laadah the father of Mareshah and the clans of the linen workers at Beth-ashbea,
22 ARST and Jokim and the men from the city of Kozeba, and Joash and Saraph, two men who ruled in the region of Moab and Jashubi Lehem. All their names and a record of what they did are written in scrolls. BSB BSB: Jokim, the men of Cozeba, and Joash and Saraph, who ruled in Moab and Jashubi-lehem. (These names are from ancient records.)
23 ARST Some of these descendants of Shelah made pottery and lived in the cities of Netaim and Gederah where they worked for the king. BSB BSB: These were the potters who lived at Netaim and Gederah. They lived there in the service of the king.
24 ARST Simeon’ s sons were Nemuel, Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, and Shaul. BSB BSB: The descendants of Simeon: Nemuel, Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, and Shaul.
25 ARST Shaul’ s son was Shallum. Shallum’ s son was Mibsam. Mibsam’ s son was Mishma. BSB BSB: The sons of Shaul: Shallum, Mibsam, and Mishma.
26 ARST The following are Mishma’ s descendants: Mishma’ s son was Hammuel. Hammuel’ s son was Zaccur. Zaccur’ s son was Shimei. BSB BSB: The sons of Mishma: Hammuel, Zaccur, and Shimei.
27 ARST Shimei had 16 sons and six daughters, but none of his brothers had many children. So the descendants of Simeon never were as many as the descendants of his younger brother Judah. BSB BSB: Shimei had sixteen sons and six daughters, but his brothers did not have many children, so their whole clan did not become as numerous as the sons of Judah.
28 ARST The descendants of Simeon lived in these cities and towns: Beersheba, Moladah, Hazar Shual, BSB BSB: They lived in Beersheba, Moladah, Hazar-shual,
29 ARST Bilhah, Ezem, Tolad, BSB BSB: Bilhah, Ezem, Tolad,
30 ARST Bethuel, Hormah, Ziklag, BSB BSB: Bethuel, Hormah, Ziklag,
31 ARST Beth Markaboth, Hazar Susim, Beth Biri, and Shaaraim. They lived in those places until David became king. BSB BSB: Beth-marcaboth, Hazar-susim, Beth-biri, and Shaaraim. These were their cities until the reign of David.
32 ARST They also lived in villages: Etam, Ain, Rimmon, Token, and Ashan; five in all. BSB BSB: And their villages were Etam, Ain, Rimmon, Tochen, and Ashan—five towns—
33 ARST There were other villages which were near those towns, as far southwest as the city of Baalath. Those were the places where they lived, and they wrote down the names of their family members. BSB BSB: and all their surrounding villages as far as Baal. These were their settlements, and they kept a genealogical record:
34 ARST The men in the following list were the leaders of their clans: Meshobab, Jamlech, Joshah son of Amaziah, Joel, and Jehu son of Joshibiah. Joshibiah was son of Seraiah and grandson of Asiel. Other clan leaders were Elioenai, Jaakobah, Jeshohaiah, Asaiah, Adiel, Jesimiel, Benaiah, and Ziza. Ziza was son of Shiphi and grandson of Allon son of Jedaiah, who was the son of Shimri, who was son of Shemaiah. The members of those families became very numerous. BSB BSB: Meshobab, Jamlech, Joshah son of Amaziah,
39 ARST They went near the city of Gedor on the east side of the valley to look for pastureland for their flocks of sheep. BSB BSB: and they journeyed to the entrance of Gedor, to the east side of the valley, in search of pasture for their flocks.
40 ARST They found good pastureland with plenty of grass. The place was expansive, peaceful, and quiet. In fact, some of the descendants of Noah’ s son Ham had lived there previously. BSB BSB: There they found rich, good pasture, and the land was spacious, peaceful, and quiet; for some Hamites had lived there formerly.
41 ARST But while Hezekiah was the king of Judah, those leaders of the tribe of Simeon(whose names were recorded in written accounts) came and fought against the descendants of Ham and destroyed their tents. They also fought against the descendants of Meun who were living there, and they killed all of them. So now there are no descendants of Meun living there. The descendants of Simeon started to live there, because there was good pastureland there for their sheep. BSB BSB: These who were noted by name came in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah. They attacked the Hamites in their dwellings as well as the Meunites who were there, devoting them to destruction even to this day. Then they settled in their place, because there was pasture for their flocks.
42 ARST From that tribe, from Simeon, Ishi’ s four sons, Pelatiah, Neariah, Rephaiah, and Uzziel, led 500 other men and went to the hill country of Edom called Seir. BSB BSB: And five hundred of these Simeonites led by Pelatiah, Neariah, Rephaiah, and Uzziel, the sons of Ishi, went to Mount Seir
43 ARST They killed the descendants of Amalek who were still alive. From that time until now, the descendants of Simeon have lived in the region of Edom. BSB BSB: and struck down the remnant of the Amalekites who had escaped. And they have lived there to this day.
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