1 Chronicles 4:1-20

Other Clans of Judah 1The descendants of Judah: Perez, Hezron, Karmi, Hur and Shobal.

2Reaiah son of Shobal was the father of Jahath, and Jahath the father of Ahumai and Lahad. These were the clans of the Zorathites.

3These were the sons Some Septuagint manuscripts (see also Vulgate); Hebrew father of Etam: Jezreel, Ishma and Idbash. Their sister was named Hazzelelponi.

4Penuel was the father of Gedor, and Ezer the father of Hushah. These were the descendants of Hur, the firstborn of Ephrathah and father Father may mean civic leader or military leader; also in verses 12, 14, 17, 18 and possibly elsewhere. of Bethlehem.

5Ashhur the father of Tekoa had two wives, Helah and Naarah.

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

7The sons of Helah: Zereth, Zohar, Ethnan,

8and Koz, who was the father of Anub and Hazzobebah and of the clans of Aharhel son of Harum. 9Jabez was more honorable than his brothers. His mother had named him Jabez, Jabez sounds like the Hebrew for pain. saying, “I gave birth to him in pain.”

10Jabez cried out to the God of Israel, “Oh, that you would bless me and enlarge my territory! Let your hand be with me, and keep me from harm so that I will be free from pain.” And God granted his request. 11Kelub, Shuhah’s brother, was the father of Mehir, who was the father of Eshton.

12Eshton was the father of Beth Rapha, Paseah and Tehinnah the father of Ir Nahash. Or of the city of Nahash These were the men of Rekah.

13The sons of Kenaz: Othniel and Seraiah. The sons of Othniel: Hathath and Meonothai. Some Septuagint manuscripts and Vulgate; Hebrew does not have and Meonothai.

14Meonothai was the father of Ophrah. Seraiah was the father of Joab, the father of Ge Harashim. Ge Harashim means valley of skilled workers. It was called this because its people were skilled workers.

15The sons of Caleb son of Jephunneh: Iru, Elah and Naam. The son of Elah: Kenaz.

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

17The sons of Ezrah: Jether, Mered, Epher and Jalon. One of Mered’s wives gave birth to Miriam, Shammai and Ishbah the father of Eshtemoa.

18(His wife from the tribe of Judah gave birth to Jered the father of Gedor, Heber the father of Soko, and Jekuthiel the father of Zanoah.) These were the children of Pharaoh’s daughter Bithiah, whom Mered had married.

19The sons of Hodiah’s wife, the sister of Naham: the father of Keilah the Garmite, and Eshtemoa the Maakathite.

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