1.
The sons of Judah; Pharez, Hezron, and Carmi, and Hur, and Shobal. Explain This Verse
2.
And Reaiah the son of Shobal begat Jahath; and Jahath begat Ahumai, and Lahad. These are the families of the Zorathites. Explain This Verse
3.
And these were of the father of Etam; Jezreel, and Ishma, and Idbash: and the name of their sister was Hazelelponi: Explain This Verse
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 Beth–lehem. Explain This Verse
5.
And Ashur the father of Tekoa had two wives, Helah and Naarah. Explain This Verse
6.
And Naarah bare him Ahuzam, and Hepher, and Temeni, and Haahashtari. These were the sons of Naarah. Explain This Verse
7.
And the sons of Helah were, Zereth, and Jezoar, and Ethnan. Explain This Verse
8.
And Coz begat Anub, and Zobebah, and the families of Aharhel the son of Harum. Explain This Verse
9.
And Jabez was more honourable than his brethren: and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, Because I bare him with sorrow. Explain This Verse
10.
And 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. Explain This Verse
11.
And Chelub the brother of Shuah begat Mehir, which was the father of Eshton. Explain This Verse
12.
And Eshton begat Beth–rapha, and Paseah, and Tehinnah the father of Ir–nahash. These are the men of Rechah. Explain This Verse
13.
And the sons of Kenaz; Othniel, and Seraiah: and the sons of Othniel; Hathath. Explain This Verse
14.
And Meonothai begat Ophrah: and Seraiah begat Joab, the father of the valley of Charashim; for they were craftsmen. Explain This Verse
15.
And the sons of Caleb the son of Jephunneh; Iru, Elah, and Naam: and the sons of Elah, even Kenaz. Explain This Verse
16.
And the sons of Jehaleleel; Ziph, and Ziphah, Tiria, and Asareel. Explain This Verse
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. Explain This Verse
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 of Pharaoh, which Mered took. Explain This Verse
19.
And the sons of his wife Hodiah the sister of Naham, the father of Keilah the Garmite, and Eshtemoa the Maachathite. Explain This Verse
20.
And the sons of Shimon were, Amnon, and Rinnah, Ben–hanan, and Tilon. And the sons of Ishi were, Zoheth, and Ben–zoheth. Explain This Verse
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, Explain This Verse
22.
And Jokim, and the men of Chozeba, and Joash, and Saraph, who had the dominion in Moab, and Jashubi–lehem. And these are ancient things. Explain This Verse
23.
These were the potters, and those that dwelt among plants and hedges: there they dwelt with the king for his work. Explain This Verse
24.
The sons of Simeon were, Nemuel, and Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, and Shaul: Explain This Verse
26.
And the sons of Mishma; Hamuel his son, Zacchur his son, Shimei his son. Explain This Verse
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. Explain This Verse
28.
And they dwelt at Beer–sheba, and Moladah, and Hazar–shual, Explain This Verse
31.
And at Beth–marcaboth, and Hazar–susim, and at Beth–birei, and at Shaaraim. These were their cities unto the reign of David. Explain This Verse
32.
And their villages were, Etam, and Ain, Rimmon, and Tochen, and Ashan, five cities: Explain This Verse
33.
And all their villages that were round about the same cities, unto Baal. These were their habitations, and their genealogy. Explain This Verse
34.
And Meshobab, and Jamlech, and Joshah the son of Amaziah, Explain This Verse
35.
And Joel, and Jehu the son of Josibiah, the son of Seraiah, the son of Asiel, Explain This Verse
36.
And Elioenai, and Jaakobah, and Jeshohaiah, and Asaiah, and Adiel, and Jesimiel, and Benaiah, Explain This Verse
37.
And Ziza the son of Shiphi, the son of Allon, the son of Jedaiah, the son of Shimri, the son of Shemaiah; Explain This Verse
38.
These mentioned by their names were princes in their families: and the house of their fathers increased greatly. Explain This Verse
39.
And they went to the entrance of Gedor, even unto the east side of the valley, to seek pasture for their flocks. Explain This Verse
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. Explain This Verse
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. Explain This Verse
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. Explain This Verse
43.
And they smote the rest of the Amalekites that were escaped, and dwelt there unto this day. Explain This Verse