1 Chronicles 4

1The sons of Judah: Perez, Hezron, Carmi, Hur, and Shobal.Cross-references: Gen 38:29 · Gen 46:12 · Num 26:20 · Ruth 4:18 · 1Chr 2:3 · 1Chr 2:5 · +4 more

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.Cross-references: Josh 15:33 · Judg 13:25 · 1Chr 2:52

3These were the sons of the father of Etam: Jezreel, Ishma, and Idbash. The name of their sister was Hazzelelponi.Cross-references: Judg 15:11 · 2Chr 11:6

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.Cross-references: Josh 15:36 · 1Chr 2:19 · 1Chr 2:50 · 1Chr 4:18 · 1Chr 4:39

5Ashhur the father of Tekoa had two wives, Helah and Naarah.Cross-references: 1Chr 2:24

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

7The sons of Helah were Zereth, Izhar, and Ethnan.

8Hakkoz became the father of Anub, Zobebah, and the families of Aharhel the son of Harum.

9Jabez was more honorable than his brothers. His mother named him Jabez, saying, “Because I bore him with sorrow.”Cross-references: Gen 3:16 · Gen 34:19 · Gen 35:18 · 1Sam 4:21 · 1Chr 7:23 · Isa 43:4 · +1 more

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.Cross-references: Gen 12:2 · Gen 12:8 · Gen 32:26 · Gen 32:28 · Gen 33:20 · Gen 48:16 · +40 more

11Chelub the brother of Shuhah became the father of Mehir, who was the father of Eshton.

12Eshton became the father of Beth Rapha, Paseah, and Tehinnah the father of Ir Nahash. These are the men of Recah.

13The sons of Kenaz: Othniel and Seraiah. The sons of Othniel: Hathath.Cross-references: Josh 15:17 · Judg 1:13 · Judg 3:9

14Meonothai became the father of Ophrah: and Seraiah became the father of Joab the father of Ge Harashim, for they were craftsmen.Cross-references: 2Ki 24:14 · Neh 11:35

15The sons of Caleb the son of Jephunneh: Iru, Elah, and Naam. The son of Elah: Kenaz.Cross-references: Num 13:6 · Num 13:30 · Num 14:6 · Num 14:24 · Num 14:30 · Josh 14:6 · +2 more

16The sons of Jehallelel: Ziph, Ziphah, Tiria, and Asarel.

17The sons of Ezrah: Jether, Mered, Epher, and Jalon; and Mered’s wife bore Miriam, Shammai, and Ishbah the father of Eshtemoa.Cross-references: Josh 15:50 · 1Sam 30:28 · 1Chr 4:19 · 1Chr 6:57 · 1Chr 21:24

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.Cross-references: Josh 15:34 · Josh 15:48 · Josh 15:58 · 1Chr 2:42 · 1Chr 4:4 · 1Chr 4:39

19The sons of the wife of Hodiah, the sister of Naham, were the fathers of Keilah the Garmite and Eshtemoa the Maacathite.Cross-references: Josh 15:44 · 1Sam 23:1

20The sons of Shimon: Amnon, Rinnah, Ben Hanan, and Tilon. The sons of Ishi: Zoheth, and Ben Zoheth.

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;Cross-references: Gen 38:5 · Gen 46:12 · Num 26:20 · 1Chr 2:3 · 1Chr 9:5 · Neh 11:5

22and Jokim, and the men of Cozeba, and Joash, and Saraph, who had dominion in Moab, and Jashubilehem. These records are ancient.

23These were the potters, and the inhabitants of Netaim and Gederah; they lived there with the king for his work.Cross-references: 1Chr 4:14 · Ps 81:6

24The sons of Simeon: Nemuel, Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, Shaul;Cross-references: Gen 46:10 · Ex 6:15 · Num 26:12

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

26The sons of Mishma: Hammuel his son, Zaccur his son, Shimei his son.

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.Cross-references: Num 2:4 · Num 2:13 · Num 26:14 · Num 26:22

28They lived at Beersheba, Moladah, Hazarshual,Cross-references: Josh 15:28 · Josh 19:2 · Josh 19:9

29at Bilhah, at Ezem, at Tolad,Cross-references: Josh 19:3

30at Bethuel, at Hormah, at Ziklag,Cross-references: Josh 15:31 · Josh 19:4 · 1Sam 27:6 · 1Sam 30:1 · 1Chr 12:1 · Neh 11:28

31at Beth Marcaboth, Hazar Susim, at Beth Biri, and at Shaaraim. These were their cities until David’s reign.Cross-references: Josh 19:5

32Their villages were Etam, Ain, Rimmon, Tochen, and Ashan, five cities;Cross-references: Josh 19:7

33and all their villages that were around the same cities, as far as Baal. These were their settlements, and they kept their genealogy.Cross-references: Josh 19:8

34Meshobab, Jamlech, Joshah the son of Amaziah,

35Joel, Jehu the son of Joshibiah, the son of Seraiah, the son of Asiel,

36Elioenai, Jaakobah, Jeshohaiah, Asaiah, Adiel, Jesimiel, 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 name were princes in their families. Their fathers’ houses increased greatly.Cross-references: Gen 6:4 · 1Chr 5:24

39They went to the entrance of Gedor, even to the east side of the valley, to seek pasture for their flocks.Cross-references: Josh 12:13 · Josh 15:58 · 1Chr 4:4 · 1Chr 4:18

40They found rich, good pasture, and the land was wide, and quiet, and peaceful, for those who lived there before were descended from Ham.Cross-references: Gen 9:22 · Gen 10:6 · Judg 18:7 · Ps 78:51 · Ps 105:23

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.Cross-references: Num 32:1 · Judg 10:12 · 2Ki 18:8 · 1Chr 4:34 · Isa 14:28 · Jer 49:20 · +1 more

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.Cross-references: Gen 36:8 · Deut 1:2

43They struck the remnant of the Amalekites who escaped, and have lived there to this day.Cross-references: Ex 17:14 · Deut 25:17 · Deut 34:6 · Judg 1:26 · 1Sam 15:7 · 1Sam 30:17 · +5 more