OET-RV 1CH Chapter 4

4 Yehudah’s sons were Perets, Hetsron, Karmi, Hur, and Shoval. 2 Shoval had a son Reayah, Reayah had a son Yahat, and Yahat had Ahumai and Lahad. Those were the ancestors of the Tsoratites. 3 Yezreel, Ishma, and Idbash started the clans that lived in Eytam city, and they had a sister named Hatselelponi. 4 Hur was the firstborn son of his mother Efratah and he founded Beyt-Lehem city. Hur had these descendants: Penuel and Ezer. Penuel started the clans that lived in Gedor city, and Ezer started the clans that lived in Hushah city. 5 Hetsron’s son Ashhur, the father of Tekoa, had two wives Helah and Naarah, 6 and Naarah bore him Ahuzzam, Hefer, Teymeni, and Haahashtari. 7 The sons of Ashhur and his wife Helah were Tseret, Tsohar, Etnan, 8 and Kots. Kots was the father of Anub, Hatstsovevah, and the ancestor of the clans descended from Harum’s son Aharhel.

9 Yabets was more respected than his brothers. His mother had named him Yabets (which sounds like the word meaning ‘pain’), saying, “It’s because I bore him in pain.” 10 Yabets called out to Yisrael’s God, saying, “Oh that you would surely bless me, and would help me and enlarge my territory, and you wouldn’t do anything to harm me, so that I wouldn’t be in pain.” And God did what Yabets requested.

11 Another descendant of Yehudah was Shuhah. His brother Kelub was the father of Mehir. Mehir was the father of Eshton. 12 Eshton was the father of Beyt-Rafa, Paseah, and Tehinnah. Tehinnah founded Nahash city, but lived in Rekah.

13 The sons of Kenaz were Otniel and Serayah. And the sons of Otniel were Hathath and Meonotai.[fn] 14 Meonotai has a son Ofrah, and Serayah fathered Yoav, the founder of Craftsmen’s Valley, because they were craftsmen.

15 The sons of Kalev (Yefunneh’s son) were Iru, Elah, Naam, and Elah’s son was Kenaz.

16 The sons of Yehallelel were Zif, Zifah, Tiriya, and Asarel.

17 The sons of Ezrah were Yeter, Mered, Efer, and Yalon. And Mered’s wife Bityah conceived Miryam, and Shammai, and Ishbah, the father of Eshtemoa. 18 She was one of Far-oh’s (Pharaoh’s) daughters. Mered’s wife who was a descendant of Yehudah (Judah) gave birth to Yered the father of Gedor, Hever the father of SoKo, and Yekutiel the father of Zanoah. 19 The sons of the Hodiyyah’s wife (sister of Naham) were the father of Keilah the Garmite, and the father of Eshtemoa the Maakatite.

20 Shimon’s sons were Amnon, Rinnah, Ben-Hanan, and Tilon.

Ishi’s sons were Zohet and Ben-Zohet.

21 The sons of Shelah (one of Yehudah’s sons) were Er (father of Lekah), Laadah (father of Mareshah and the clans who worked with linen at Beyt-Ashbea), 22 Yokim, and the men of Kozeba, and Yoash and Saraf, who ruled in Moav and Yashubi-Lehem. (All this from ancient records.) 23 They were the potters who lived in Netaim and Gederah—they lived there and worked for the king.

24 Shimeon’s sons were Nemuel, Yamin, Yarib, Zerah, and Shaul. 25 Shaul’s son was Shallum. Shallum’s son was Mivsam. Mivsam’s son was Mishma. 26 The following were Mishma’s descendants: Mishma’s son was Hammuel. Hammuel’s son was Zakkur. Zakkur’s son was Shimei. 27 Shimei had sixteen sons and six daughters, but none of his brothers had many children, so Shimeon’s descendants never were as many as those of his younger brother Yehudah (Judah).

28 Shimeon’s descendants lived in these cities and towns: Beer-Sheva (Beersheba), Moladah, Hatsar-Shual,[ref] 29 Bilhah, Etsem, Tolad, 30 Betuel, Hormah, Tsiklag, 31 Beyt-Markaboth, Hatsar-Susim, Beyt-Biri, and Shaaraim. They lived in those places until David became king. 32 They also lived in five villages: Eytam, Ayin, Rimmon, Token, and Ashan, 33 and all their villages which are around these towns as far as Baal. Those were their settlements, and they kept their genealogical records.

34 Their clan leaders were Meshovav, Yamlek, Yoshah the son of Amatsyah, 35 Yoel, Yehu the son of Yoshibiah, the son of Serayah, the son of Asiel, 36 as well as Elioenai, Yaakobah, Yeshohaiah, Asayah, Adiel, Yesimiel, Benayah, 37 Ziza the son of Shifi, the son of Allon, the son of Yedayah, the son of Shimri, the son of Shemayah. 38 Those who are named above were the leaders of their clans, and their extended families increased greatly in number, 39 and they went to the entrance of Gedor (to the east of the valley) in search of pasture for their flocks. 40 They found good, fertile pasture, and the land was wide, and quiet and peaceful, because Ham’s descendants had lived there previously.

41 Those listed by name, went there in the days of Yehudah’s King Hezekiah, and struck down the tents of the Meunites who were found there. They completely annihilated them (to this day), and they lived there in their place because pasture for their flock was there. 42 Then five hundred of their men who were descendants of Shimeon went to Mt. Seir, led by Yishi’s sons Pelatyah, Nearyah, Refayah, and Uzziel. 43 They also struck down the rest of the Amalekites who escaped, and they’ve lived there to this day.