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The Family of Judah

The sons of Judah were Perez, Hezron, [a]Carmi, Hur, and Shobal.

Descendants of Judah

The sons of Judah: Pherez, Hezron, and Carmi, and Hur, and Shobal.

And [b]Reaiah the son of Shobal begot Jahath, and Jahath begot Ahumai and Lahad. These were the families of the Zorathites.

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And Reaiah the son of Shobal begot Jahath; and Jahath begot Ahumai and Lahad. These are the families of the Zoreathites.

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These were the sons of the father of Etam: Jezreel, Ishma, and Idbash; and the name of their sister was Hazelelponi;

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And these [were of] the father of Etam: Jizreel, and Jishma, and Jidbash; and the name of their sister was Hazlelponi;

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and Penuel was the father of Gedor, and Ezer was the father of Hushah.
These were the sons of Hur, the firstborn of Ephrathah the father of Bethlehem.

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and Penuel the father of Gedor, and Ezer the father of Hushah: these were the sons of Hur, the firstborn of Ephratah, [and] father of Bethlehem.

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And Ashhur the father of Tekoa had two wives, Helah and Naarah.

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And Ashhur the father of Tekoa had two wives, Helah And Naarah.

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

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And Naarah bore him Ahuzzam, and Hepher, and Temeni, and Ahashtari: these were the sons of Naarah.

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The sons of Helah were Zereth, Zohar, and Ethnan;

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And the sons of Helah: Zereth, and Zohar, and Ethnan.

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and Koz begot Anub, Zobebah, and the families of Aharhel the son of Harum.

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And Koz begot Anub, and Hazzobebah, and the families of Aharhel the son of Harum.

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Now Jabez was more honorable than his brothers, and his mother called his name [c]Jabez, saying, “Because I bore him in pain.”

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The Prayer of Jabez

And Jabez was more honoured than his brethren; and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, Because I bore him with pain.

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And Jabez called on the God of Israel saying, “Oh, that You would bless me indeed, and enlarge my [d]territory, that Your hand would be with me, and that You would keep me from evil, that I may not cause pain!” So God granted him what he requested.

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And Jabez called on the God of Israel saying, Oh that thou wouldest richly bless me, and enlarge my border, and that thy hand might be with me, and that thou wouldest keep me from evil, that it may not grieve me! And God brought about what he had requested.

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

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More Descendants of Judah

And Chelub the brother of Shuah begot Mehir, who was the father of Eshton.

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And Eshton begot Beth-Rapha, Paseah, and Tehinnah the father of [e]Ir-Nahash. These were the men of Rechah.

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And Eshton begot Bethrapha, and Paseah, and Tehinnah the father of the city of Nahash: these were the men of Rechah.

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The sons of Kenaz were Othniel and Seraiah. The sons of Othniel were [f]Hathath,

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-- And the sons of Kenaz: Othniel and Seraiah; and the sons of Othniel: Hathath.

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and Meonothai who begot Ophrah. Seraiah begot Joab the father of Ge Harashim,[g] for they were craftsmen.

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And Meonothai begot Ophrah: and Seraiah begot Joab, the father of the valley of craftsmen; for they were craftsmen.

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The sons of Caleb the son of Jephunneh were Iru, Elah, and Naam. The son of Elah was [h]Kenaz.

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-- And the sons of Caleb the son of Jephunneh: Iru, Elah, and Naam; and the sons of Elah, ... and Kenaz.

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The sons of Jehallelel were Ziph, Ziphah, Tiria, and Asarel.

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And the sons of Jehalleleel: Ziph And Ziphah, Tiria And Asareel.

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The sons of Ezrah were Jether, Mered, Epher, and Jalon. And [i]Mered’s wife bore Miriam, Shammai, and Ishbah the father of Eshtemoa.

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-- And the sons of Ezra: Jether, and Mered, and Epher, and Jalon; and she conceived [and bore] Miriam, and Shammai, and Jishbah the father of Eshtemoa.

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([j]His wife Jehudijah bore Jered the father of Gedor, Heber the father of Sochoh, and Jekuthiel the father of Zanoah.) And these were the sons of Bithiah the daughter of Pharaoh, whom Mered took.

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And his wife the Jewess bore 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 whom Mered took.

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The sons of Hodiah’s wife, the sister of Naham, were the fathers of Keilah the Garmite and of Eshtemoa the Maachathite.

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And the sons of the wife of Hodijah, the sister of Naham: the father of Keilah the Garmite, And Eshtemoa the Maachathite.

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And the sons of Shimon were Amnon, Rinnah, Ben-Hanan, and Tilon. And the sons of Ishi were Zoheth and Ben-Zoheth.

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And the sons of Shimon: Amnon And Rinnah, Ben-hanan And Tilon. And the sons of Jishi: Zoheth And Ben-Zoheth.

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The sons of Shelah the son of Judah were Er the father of Lecah, Laadah the father of Mareshah, and the families of the house of the linen workers of the house of Ashbea;

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The Sons of Shelah

The sons of Shelah the son of Judah: Er the father of Lechah, and Laadah the father of Mareshah, and the families of the house of byssus-workers, of the house of Ashbea,

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also Jokim, the men of Chozeba, and Joash; Saraph, who ruled in Moab, and Jashubi-Lehem. Now the [k]records are ancient.

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and Jokim, and the men of Chozeba, and Joash, and Saraph, who ruled over Moab, and Jashubi-lehem. And these are ancient things.

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These were the potters and those who dwell at [l]Netaim and [m]Gederah; there they dwelt with the king for his work.

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These were the potters, and those that abode among plantations and enclosures: there they dwelt with the king for his work.

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The Family of Simeon

The sons of Simeon were [n]Nemuel, Jamin, [o]Jarib, [p]Zerah, and Shaul,

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The Descendants and Cities of Simeon

The sons of Simeon: Nemuel and Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, [and] Saul;

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

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Shallum his son, Mibsam his son, Mishma his son.

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And the sons of Mishma were Hamuel his son, Zacchur his son, and Shimei his son.

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And the sons of Mishma: Hammuel his son, Zaccur his son, Shimei his son;

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Shimei had sixteen sons and six daughters; but his brothers did not have many children, nor did any of their families multiply as much as the children of Judah.

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and Shimei had sixteen sons and six daughters. And his brethren had not many sons; neither did all their family multiply like to the sons of Judah.

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They dwelt at Beersheba, Moladah, Hazar Shual,

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And they abode at Beer-sheba, and Moladah, and Hazar-Shual,

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[q]Bilhah, Ezem, [r]Tolad,

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and at Bilhah, and at Ezem, and at Tolad,

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Bethuel, Hormah, Ziklag,

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and at Bethuel, and at Hormah, and at Ziklag,

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Beth Marcaboth, [s]Hazar Susim, Beth Biri, and at Shaaraim. These were their cities until the reign of David.

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and at Beth-marcaboth, and Hazar-susim, and at Beth-biri, and at Shaaraim. These were their cities until the reign of David.

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And their villages were [t]Etam, Ain, Rimmon, Tochen, and Ashan — five cities —

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And their villages were Etam and Ain, Rimmon and Tochen, and Ashan, five cities;

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and all the villages that were around these cities as far as [u]Baal. These were their dwelling places, and they maintained their genealogy:

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and all their villages that were round about these cities, as far as Baal. These were their habitations and their genealogical register.

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Meshobab, Jamlech, and Joshah the son of Amaziah;

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And Meshobab, and Jamlech, and Joshah the son of Amaziah,

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Joel, and Jehu the son of Joshibiah, the son of Seraiah, the son of Asiel;

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and Joel, and Jehu the son of Josibiah, the son of Seraiah, the son of Asiel,

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Elioenai, Jaakobah, Jeshohaiah, Asaiah, Adiel, Jesimiel, and Benaiah;

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and Elioenai, and Jaakobah, and Jeshohaiah, and Asaiah, and Adiel, and Jesimiel, and Benaiah,

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Ziza the son of Shiphi, the son of Allon, the son of Jedaiah, the son of Shimri, the son of Shemaiah —

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and Ziza the son of Shiphi, the son of Allon, the son of Jedaiah, the son of Shimri, the son of Shemaiah:

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these mentioned by name were leaders in their families, and their father’s house increased greatly.

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these mentioned by name were princes in their families; and their fathers' houses increased greatly.

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So they went to the entrance of Gedor, as far as the east side of the valley, to seek pasture for their flocks.

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Their Conquest of Gedor

And they went to the entrance of Gedor, as far as the east side of the valley, to seek pasture for their flocks.

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And they found rich, good pasture, and the land was broad, quiet, and peaceful; for some Hamites formerly lived there.

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And they found fat and good pasture, and a land widely extended and quiet and fertile, for they who had dwelt there formerly were of Ham.

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These recorded by name came in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah; and they attacked[v] their tents and the Meunites who were found there, and utterly destroyed them, as it is to this day. So they dwelt in their place, because there was pasture for their flocks there.

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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 stead; for there was pasture there for their flocks.

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Now some of them, five hundred men of the sons of Simeon, went to Mount Seir, having as their captains Pelatiah, Neariah, Rephaiah, and Uzziel, the sons of Ishi.

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And five hundred men of them, of the sons of Simeon, went to mount Seir, having at their head Pelatiah, and Neariah, and Rephaiah, and Uzziel, the sons of Jishi,

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And they [w]defeated the rest of the Amalekites who had escaped. They have dwelt there to this day.

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and they smote the rest of the Amalekites that had escaped; and they dwelt there unto this day.

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1 Chronicles 4

1 Chronicles 4