4:1 And the sons of Judah; Phares, Esrom, and
Charmi, and Or, Subal,
4:2 an Rada his son; and Subal begot Jeth; and Jeth begot Achimai, and Laad:
these [are] the generations of the Arathites.
4:3 And these [are] the sons of Aetam; Jezrael and Jesman, and Jebdas: and
their sister's name [was] Eselebbon.
4:4 And Phanuel the father of Gedor, and Jazer the father of Osan: these
[are] the sons of Or, the first-born of Ephratha, the father of Baethalaen.
4:5 And Asur the father of Thecoe had two wives, Aoda and Thoada.
4:6 And Aoda bore to him Ochaia, and Ephal, and Thaeman, and Aasther: all
these [were] the sons of Aoda.
4:7 And the sons of Thoada; Sereth, and Saar, and Esthanam.
4:8 And Come begot Enob, and Sabatha, and the progeny of the brother of
Rechab, the son of Jarin.
4:9 And Igabes was more famous than his brethren; and his mother called his
name Igabes, saying, I have born as a sorrowful one.
4:10 And Igabes called on the Elohim of Israel, saying, O that thou wouldest
indeed bless me, and enlarge my coasts, and that thy hand might be with me,
and that thou wouldest make me know that thou wilt not grieve me! And Elohim
granted him all that he asked.
4:11 And Chaleb the father of Ascha begot Machir; he [was] the father of
Assathon.
4:12 He 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.
4:13 And the sons of Kenez; Gothoniel, and Saraia: and the sons of Gothoniel;
Athath.
4:14 And Manathi begot Gophera: and Saraia begot Jobab, the father of
Ageaddair, for they were artificers.
4:15 And the sons of Chaleb the son of Jephonne; Er, Ada, and Noom: and the
sons of Ada, Kenez.
4:16 And the sons of Aleel, Zib, and Zepha, and Thiria, and Eserel.
4:17 And the sons of Esri; Jether, Morad, and Apher, and Jamon: and Jether
begot Maron, and Semei, and Jesba the father of Esthaemon.
4:18 And 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 ofPharaoh, whom Mored took.
4:19 And the sons of te wife of Iduia the sister of Nachaim the father of
Keila; Garmi, and Esthaemon the Nochathite.
4:20 And the sons of Semon; Amnon, and Ana the son of Phana, and Inon: and
the sons of Sei, Zoan, and the sons of Zoab.
4:21 The sons of Selom the son of Judah; 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.
4:22 And Joakim, and the men of Chozeba, and Joas, and Saraph, who dwelt in
Moab, and he changed their names to Abederin and Athukiim.
4:23 These [are] the potters who dwelt in Ataim and Gadira with the king:
they grew strong in his kingdom, and dwelt there.
4:24 The sons of Semeon; Namuel, and Jamin, Jarib, Zares, Saul:
4:25 Salem his son, Mabasam his son, Masma his son:
4:26 Amuel his son, Sabud his son, Zacchur his son, Semei his son.
4:27 Semei [had] sixteen sons, and six daughters; and his brethren had not
many sons, neither did all their families multiply as the sons of Judah.
4:28 And they dwelt in Bersabee, and Molada, and in Esersual,
4:29 and in Balaa, and in Aesem, and in Tholad,
4:30 and in Bathuel, and in Herma, and in Sikelag,
4:31 and in Baethmarimoth, and Hemisuseosin, and the house of Baruseorim:
these [were] their cities until [the time of] king David.
4:32 And their villages [were] Aetan, and En, Remnon, and Thocca, and Aesar,
five cities.
4:33 And all their villages [were] round about these cities, as far as Baal:
this [was] their possession, and their distribution.
4:34 And Mosobab, and Jemoloch, and Josia the son of Amasia;
4:35 and Joel, and Jeu the son of Asabia, the son of Sarau, the son of Asiel;
4:36 and Elionai, and Jocaba, and Jasuia, and Asaia, and Jediel, and Ismael,
and Banaias;
4:37 and Zuza the son of Saphai, the son of Alon, the son of Jedia, the son
of Semri, the son of Samaias.
4:38 These went by the names of princes in their families, and they
increased abundantly in their fathers' households.
4:39 And they went till they came to Gerara, to the east of Gai, to seek
pasture for their cattle.
4:40 And 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 dwelt there before.
4:41 And these who are written by name came in the days of Ezekias king of
Judah, and they smote the people's houses, and the Minaeans whom they found
there, and utterly destroyed them until this day: and they dwelt in their
place, because [there was] pasture there for their cattle.
4:42 And 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.
4:43 And they smote the remnant that were left of Amalec, until this day. |
4:1 The sons of Judah; Pharez, Hezron, and
Carmi, and Hur, and Shobal.
4:2 And Reaiah the son of Shobal begat Jahath; and Jahath begat Ahumai, and
Lahad. These are the families of the Zorathites.
4:3 And these were of the father of Etam; Jezreel, and Ishma, and Idbash:
and the name of their sister was Hazelelponi:
4:4 And Penuel the father of Gedor, and Ezer the father of Hushah. These are
the sons of Hur, the firstborn of Ephratah, the father of Bethlehem.
4:5 And Ashur the father of Tekoa had two wives, Helah and Naarah.
4:6 And Naarah bare him Ahuzam, and Hepher, and Temeni, and Haahashtari.
These were the sons of Naarah.
4:7 And the sons of Helah were, Zereth, and Jezoar, and Ethnan.
4:8 And Coz begat Anub, and Zobebah, and the families of Aharhel the son of
Harum.
4:9 And Jabez was more honorable than his brethren: and his mother called
his name Jabez, saying, Because I bare him with sorrow.
4:10 And Jabez called on the Elohim 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 Elohim
granted him that which he requested.
4:11 And Chelub the brother of Shuah begat Mehir, which was the father of
Eshton.
4:12 And Eshton begat Bethrapha, and Paseah, and Tehinnah the father of
Irnahash. These are the men of Rechah.
4:13 And the sons of Kenaz; Othniel, and Seraiah: and the sons of Othniel;
Hathath.
4:14 And Meonothai begat Ophrah: and Seraiah begat Joab, the father of the
valley of Charashim; for they were craftsmen.
4:15 And the sons of Caleb the son of Jephunneh; Iru, Elah, and Naam: and
the sons of Elah, even Kenaz.
4:16 And the sons of Jehaleleel; Ziph, and Ziphah, Tiria, and Asareel.
4:17 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.
4:18 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 ofPharaohh, which Mered took.
4:19 And the sons of his wife Hodiah the sister of Naham, the father of
Keilah the Garmite, and Eshtemoa the Maachathite.
4:20 And the sons of Shimon were, Amnon, and Rinnah, Benhanan, and Tilon.
And the sons of Ishi were, Zoheth, and Benzoheth.
4:21 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,
4:22 And Jokim, and the men of Chozeba, and Joash, and Saraph, who had the
dominion in Moab, and Jashubilehem. And these are ancient things.
4:23 These were the potters, and those that dwelt among plants and hedges:
there they dwelt with the king for his work.
4:24 The sons of Simeon were, Nemuel, and Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, and Shaul:
4:25 Shallum his son, Mibsam his son, Mishma his son.
4:26 And the sons of Mishma; Hamuel his son, Zacchur his son, Shimei his
son.
4:27 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.
4:28 And they dwelt at Beersheba, and Moladah, and Hazarshual,
4:29 And at Bilhah, and at Ezem, and at Tolad,
4:30 And at Bethuel, and at Hormah, and at Ziklag,
4:31 And at Bethmarcaboth, and Hazarsusim, and at Bethbirei, and at Shaaraim.
These were their cities unto the reign of David.
4:32 And their villages were, Etam, and Ain, Rimmon, and Tochen, and Ashan,
five cities:
4:33 And all their villages that were round about the same cities, unto
Baal. These were their habitations, and their genealogy.
4:34 And Meshobab, and Jamlech, and Joshah, the son of Amaziah,
4:35 And Joel, and Jehu the son of Josibiah, the son of Seraiah, the son of
Asiel,
4:36 And Elioenai, and Jaakobah, and Jeshohaiah, and Asaiah, and Adiel, and
Jesimiel, and Benaiah,
4:37 And Ziza the son of Shiphi, the son of Allon, the son of Jedaiah, the
son of Shimri, the son of Shemaiah;
4:38 These mentioned by their names were princes in their families: and the
house of their fathers increased greatly.
4:39 And they went to the entrance of Gedor, even unto the east side of the
valley, to seek pasture for their flocks.
4:40 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.
4:41 And 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.
4:42 And 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.
4:43 And they smote the rest of the Amalekites that were escaped, and dwelt
there unto this day. |