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1CH 4:24–4:43 ©

The descendants of Shimeon (Simeon)

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4:24 The descendants of Shimeon (Simeon)

24Shimeon’s sons were Nemuel, Yamin, Yarib, Zerah, and Shaul. 25Shaul’s son was Shallum. Shallum’s son was Mivsam. Mivsam’s son was Mishma. 26The following were Mishma’s descendants: Mishma’s son was Hammuel. Hammuel’s son was Zakkur. Zakkur’s son was Shimei. 27Shimei 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).

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

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

41Those 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. 42Then five hundred of their men who were descendants of Shimeon went to Mt. Seir, led by Yishi’s sons Pelatyah, Nearyah, Refayah, and Uzziel. 43They also struck down the rest of the Amalekites who escaped, and they’ve lived there to this day.


24the_descendants_of Shimˊōn were_Nəʼēl and_Yāmīn/(Jamin) Yārīⱱ/(Jarib) Zeraḩ Shāʼūl/(Saul).
25Shallūm his/its_son Miⱱsām his/its_son Mishmāˊ his/its_son.
26And_the_sons of_Mishmāˊ were_Ḩammūʼēl his/its_son Zakkūr his/its_son Shimˊī son_of_his.
27And_had_Shimˊī sons six- teen and_daughters six and_have_brothers_of_his there_belonged_not sons many and_all/each/any/every family_of_their not they_increased up_to the_descendants_of Yəhūdāh.
28and_they_lived in/on/at/with_Bəʼēr- seven and_Mōlādāh and_ Ḩₐʦar- shūˊāl.
29And_in/on/at/with_Bilhāh and_in/on/at/with_ˊEʦem and_in/on/at/with_Tōlāˊd.
30And_in/on/at/with_Bəʼēl and_in/on/at/with_Ḩārəmāh and_in/on/at/with_Tsiqlag/(Ziklag).
31And_in/on/at/with_Bēyt- hmmrəkkāⱱōt and_in/on/at/with_ Ḩₐʦar- şūşīm and_in/on/at/with_Bēyt- birʼī and_in/on/at/with_Shaˊₐrayim these cities_of_their until reigned Dāvid.
32And_villages_of_their were_ˊĒyţām and_ˊAyin Rimmōn and_Token and_ˊĀshān cities five.
33And_all villages_of_their which were_around_of the_cities the_these to Baˊal this settlements_of_their and_kept_a_genealogical_record_they to/for_them.
34And_Məshōⱱāⱱ and_Yamlēk/(Jamlech) and_Yōshāh/(Joshah) the_son_of ʼAmaʦyāh.
35And_ʼēl/(Joel) and_Yēhūʼ/(Jehu) the_son_of Yōshiⱱyāh/(Joshibiah) the_son_of Səyāh the_son_of ˊAsiyʼēl.
36And_ʼElyəhōˊēynay and_Yaˊₐqoⱱāh/(Jaakobah) and_Yəshōḩāyāh/(Jeshohaiah) and_ˊAsāyāh and_ˊAdīʼēl and_Yəshimāʼēl/(Jesimiel) and_Bəyāh.
37And_Zīzāʼ the_son_of Shifˊī the_son_of ʼAllōn the_son_of Yədaˊyāh/(Jedaiah) the_son_of Shimrī the_son_of Shəmaˊyāh.
38These the_(ones_who)_went in/on/at/with_name were_leaders in/on/at/with_families_of_their and_houses_of fathers’_of_their they_spread_out to_greatness.
39And_went to_entrance_of Gədor to to_east_side_of the_valley to_seek pasture for_flocks_of_their.
40And_found pasture fertile and_good and_the_earth was_broad_of both_sides and_quiet and_peaceful if/because were_from Ḩām the_lived there to/for_formerly.
41And_they_came these the_recorded in/on/at/with_name in/on/at/with_days_of Ḩizqiyyāh the_king_of Yəhūdāh/(Judah) and_attacked DOM tents_of_their and_DOM the_Məˊūnāy[fn] who they_were_found there_at and_exterminated_them until the_day the_this and_they_lived in_place_their if/because pasture for_flocks_of_their was_there.
42And_some_of_them of the_descendants_of Shimˊōn they_went to_mount_of Sēˊīr men five hundred(s) and_Pəlaţyāh and_Nəˊaryāh and_Rəyāh and_ˊUzziyʼēl the_sons_of Yishˊī/(Ishi) in/on/at/with_leaders_of_their.
43And_destroyed DOM the_remnant_of the_escaped of_ˊAmālēqites and_they_lived there until the_day the_this.

4:41 OSHB variant note: ה/מעינים: (x-qere) ’הַ/מְּעוּנִ֨ים’: lemma_d/4586 morph_HTd/Ngmpa id_13ojQ הַ/מְּעוּנִ֨ים


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Hezekiah Strengthens Judah

2 Kings 18:1-12; 1 Chronicles 4:39-43; 2 Chronicles 29-31

Throughout his reign, Hezekiah strengthened Judah by restoring proper worship of the Lord and preparing the nation for revolt against Assyria. Though the Bible does not clearly say, both of these aspects of Hezekiah’s reign may have been borne out of a desire to undo the detrimental choices of his father, Ahaz, who had promoted idolatry through Judah (2 Chronicles 28:1-4) and made Judah a vassal to the king of Assyria in exchange for help against Israel and Aram (2 Kings 16-17; 2 Chronicles 28; Isaiah 7-8; see also “The Final Days of the Northern Kingdom of Israel” map). Later, when Hezekiah was a teenager, he witnessed Assyria’s grueling three year siege to capture Samaria (2 Kings 17:1-6; 18:9-12), perhaps cementing his resolve to throw off Judah’s yolk of servitude to Assyria (2 Kings 18:7). Whatever the reasons for his actions as king, Hezekiah spent considerable resources promoting the worship of the Lord and preparing for the inevitable Assyrian attack that would follow Judah’s refusal to submit to Assyria any longer. Hezekiah began by directing the priests and Levites to consecrate themselves and restore ritual purity to the Temple and all its furnishings (2 Chronicles 29). He sent word throughout all Israel and Judah to come and celebrate Passover together once again in Jerusalem (2 Chronicles 30). Though only a few from Israel accepted Hezekiah’s invitation, the Passover was a time of great celebration and worship for all who did come from Israel and Judah. After this, the worshipers went throughout Israel and Judah and destroyed the pagan worship centers (2 Kings 18:4; 2 Chronicles 31:1). Hezekiah also conducted a series of actions to strengthen Judah against the coming Assyrian attack. On the west he attacked the Philistines as far as Gaza (2 Kings 18:8). Part of this effort may have included a Simeonite attack on some Meunites in the valley of Gerar (as in the Septuagint; the Hebrew reading Gedor is likely due to a misreading of the letter r as the similarly shaped letter d), which is recounted in 1 Chronicles 4:39-41. Elsewhere in Scripture the Meunites appear to have lived in the region of Seir (2 Chronicles 20), south of Judah, but a remnant of them may have fled toward Gerar during Uzziah’s time when he attacked them and likely took some of them captive to serve at the Temple of the Lord in Jerusalem (Ezra 2:50; Nehemiah 7:52; also see “Resurgence of Israel and Judah” map). Other Simeonites attacked a remnant of Amalekites living in Seir, thus providing increased protection on Judah’s southern border (1 Chronicles 4:39-43). Hezekiah also fortified Jerusalem and redirected various sources of water away from enemies who might lay siege to the city (2 Chronicles 32:1-8). As part of these preparations Hezekiah commissioned the hewing of a tunnel that channeled water from the Gihon spring (probably also called the “waters of Shiloah” in Isaiah 8:6) away from the eastern side of the city and deposited it in the Lower Pool (also called the Pool of Siloam) further inside the city walls. Hezekiah also repaired portions of the wall that were broken down and built a second wall outside it, likely in the Kidron Valley. He also produced many weapons and shields. The writer of Chronicles appears to portray these preparations as being in keeping with Hezekiah’s other acts of faithfulness and righteousness. Some scholars, however, suspect that Isaiah 22:1-14 may reflect another perspective regarding Hezekiah’s preparations, though it is not certain that this passage refers to Hezekiah’s efforts.

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