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Other Descendants of Judah

The descendants of Judah were Perez, Hezron, Carmi, Hur, and Shobal.

The Family of Judah

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

Shobal’s son Reaiah was the father of Jahath. Jahath was the father of Ahumai and Lahad. These were the families of the Zorathites.

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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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The descendants ofa Etam were Jezreel, Ishma, Idbash, their sister Hazzelelponi,

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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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Penuel (the father ofb Gedor), and Ezer (the father of Hushah). These were the descendants of Hur (the firstborn of Ephrathah), the ancestor of Bethlehem.

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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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Ashhur (the father of Tekoa) had two wives, named Helah and Naarah.

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

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Naarah gave birth to Ahuzzam, Hepher, Temeni, and Haahashtari.

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

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Helah gave birth to Zereth, Izhar,c Ethnan,

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

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and Koz, who became the ancestor of Anub, Zobebah, and all the families of Aharhel son of Harum.

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

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There was a man named Jabez who was more honorable than any of his brothers. His mother named him Jabezd because his birth had been so painful.

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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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He was the one who prayed to the God of Israel, “Oh, that you would bless me and expand my territory! Please be with me in all that I do, and keep me from all trouble and pain!” And God granted him his request.

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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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Kelub (the brother of Shuhah) was the father of Mehir. Mehir was the father of Eshton.

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

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Eshton was the father of Beth-rapha, Paseah, and Tehinnah. Tehinnah was the father of Ir-nahash. These were the descendants of Recah.

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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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The sons of Kenaz were Othniel and Seraiah. Othniel’s sons were Hathath and Meonothai.e

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

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Meonothai was the father of Ophrah. Seraiah was the father of Joab, the founder of the Valley of Craftsmen,f so called because they were craftsmen.

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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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The sons of Caleb son of Jephunneh were Iru, Elah, and Naam. The son of Elah was Kenaz.

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

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

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The sons of Ezrah were Jether, Mered, Epher, and Jalon. One of Mered’s wives becameg the mother of Miriam, Shammai, and Ishbah (the father of Eshtemoa).

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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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He married a woman from Judah, who became the mother of Jered (the father of Gedor), Heber (the father of Soco), and Jekuthiel (the father of Zanoah). Mered also married Bithia, a daughter of Pharaoh, and she bore him children.

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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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Hodiah’s wife was the sister of Naham. One of her sons was the father of Keilah the Garmite, and another was the father of Eshtemoa the Maacathite.

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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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The sons of Shimon were Amnon, Rinnah, Ben-hanan, and Tilon.
The descendants of Ishi were Zoheth and Ben-zoheth.
Descendants of Judah’s Son Shelah

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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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Shelah was one of Judah’s sons. The descendants of Shelah were Er (the father of Lecah); Laadah (the father of Mareshah); the families of linen workers at Beth-ashbea;

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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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Jokim; the men of Cozeba; and Joash and Saraph, who ruled over Moab and Jashubi-lehem. These names all come from ancient records.

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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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They were the pottery makers who lived in Netaim and Gederah. They lived there and worked for the king.
Descendants of Simeon

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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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The sons of Simeon were Jemuel,h Jamin, Jarib, Zohar,i and Shaul.

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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 of Shaul were Shallum, Mibsam, and Mishma.

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

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The descendants of Mishma were Hammuel, Zaccur, and Shimei.

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

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Shimei had sixteen sons and six daughters, but none of his brothers had large families. So Simeon’s tribe never grew as large as the tribe of Judah.

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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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They lived in Beersheba, Moladah, Hazar-shual,

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They dwelt at Beersheba, Moladah, Hazar Shual,

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Bilhah, Ezem, Tolad,

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

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Bethuel, Hormah, Ziklag,

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Bethuel, Hormah, Ziklag,

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Beth-marcaboth, Hazar-susim, Beth-biri, and Shaaraim. These towns were under their control until the time of King David.

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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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Their descendants also lived in Etam, Ain, Rimmon, Token, and Ashan — five towns

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

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and their surrounding villages as far away as Baalath.j This was their territory, and these names are listed in their genealogical records.

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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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Other descendants of Simeon included Meshobab, Jamlech, Joshah son of Amaziah,

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Meshobab, Jamlech, and Joshah the son of Amaziah;

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

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

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

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

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and Ziza son of Shiphi, son of Allon, son of Jedaiah, son of Shimri, son of Shemaiah.

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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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These were the names of some of the leaders of Simeon’s wealthy clans. Their families grew,

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

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and they traveled to the region of Gerar,k in the east part of the valley, seeking pastureland for their flocks.

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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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They found lush pastures there, and the land was spacious, quiet, and peaceful.
Some of Ham’s descendants had been living in that region.

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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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But during the reign of King Hezekiah of Judah, these leaders of Simeon invaded the region and completely destroyedl the homes of the descendants of Ham and of the Meunites. No trace of them remains today. They killed everyone who lived there and took the land for themselves, because they wanted its good pastureland for their flocks.

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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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Five hundred of these invaders from the tribe of Simeon went to Mount Seir, led by Pelatiah, Neariah, Rephaiah, and Uzziel — all sons of Ishi.

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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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They destroyed the few Amalekites who had survived, and they have lived there ever since.

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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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