41 The sons of Judah were Perez , Hezron , Carmi , Hur and Shobal . 2 Reaiah the son of Shobal became the father of Jahath , and Jahath became the father of Ahumai and Lahad . These were the families of the Zorathites . 3 These were the sons of Etam : Jezreel , Ishma and Idbash ; and the name of their sister was Hazzelelponi . 4 Penuel was the father of Gedor , and Ezer the father of Hushah . These were the sons of Hur , the firstborn of Ephrathah , the father of Bethlehem . 5 Ashhur , the father of Tekoa , had two wives , Helah and Naarah . 6 Naarah bore him Ahuzzam , Hepher , Temeni and Haahashtari . These were the sons of Naarah . 7 The sons of Helah were Zereth , Izhar and Ethnan . 8 Koz became the father of Anub and Zobebah , and the families of Aharhel the son of Harum . 9 Jabez was more honorable than his brothers , and his mother named e him Jabez saying , "Because I bore him with pain ." 10 Now Jabez called on the God of Israel , saying , "Oh that You would bless me indeed and enlarge my border , and that Your hand might be with me, and that You would keep me from harm that it may not pain me!" And God granted him what he requested .
11 Chelub the brother of Shuhah became the father of Mehir , who was the father of Eshton . 12 Eshton became the father of Beth-rapha and Paseah , and Tehinnah the father of Ir-nahash . These are the men of Recah . 13 Now the sons of Kenaz were Othniel and Seraiah . And the sons of Othniel were Hathath and Meonothai . 14 Meonothai became the father of Ophrah , and Seraiah became the father of Joab the father of Ge-harashim e , for they were craftsmen . 15 The sons of Caleb the son of Jephunneh were Iru , Elah and Naam ; and the son of Elah was Kenaz . 16 The sons of Jehallelel were Ziph and Ziphah , Tiria and Asarel . 17 The sons of Ezrah were Jether , Mered , Epher and Jalon . (And these are the sons of Bithia the daughter of Pharaoh , whom Mered took ) and she conceived and bore Miriam , Shammai and Ishbah the father of Eshtemoa . 18 His Jewish wife bore Jered the father of Gedor , and Heber the father of Soco , and Jekuthiel the father of Zanoah . 19 The sons of the wife of Hodiah , the sister of Naham , were the fathers of Keilah the Garmite and Eshtemoa the Maacathite . 20 The sons of Shimon were Amnon and Rinnah , Benhanan and Tilon . And the sons of Ishi were Zoheth and Ben-zoheth . 21 The sons of Shelah the son of Judah were Er the father of Lecah and Laadah the father of Mareshah , and the families of the house of the linen workers at Beth-ashbea e ; 22 and Jokim , the men of Cozeba , Joash , Saraph , who ruled in Moab , and Jashubi-lehem . And the records are ancient . 23 These were the potters and the inhabitants of Netaim and Gederah ; they lived there with the king for his work .
24 The sons of Simeon were Nemuel and Jamin , Jarib , Zerah , Shaul ; 25 Shallum his son , Mibsam his son , Mishma his son . 26 The sons of Mishma were Hammuel his son , Zaccur his son , Shimei his son . 27 Now Shimei had sixteen e sons and six daughters ; but his brothers did not have many sons , nor did all their family multiply like the sons of Judah . 28 They lived at Beersheba , Moladah and Hazar-shual , 29 at Bilhah , Ezem , Tolad , 30 Bethuel , Hormah , Ziklag , 31 Beth-marcaboth , Hazar-susim , Beth-biri and Shaaraim . These were their cities until the reign of David . 32 Their villages were Etam , Ain , Rimmon , Tochen and Ashan , five cities ; 33 and all their villages that were around the same cities as far as Baal . These were their settlements , and they have their genealogy . 34 Meshobab and Jamlech and Joshah the son of Amaziah , 35 and Joel and Jehu the son of Joshibiah , the son of Seraiah , the son of Asiel , 36 and Elioenai , Jaakobah , Jeshohaiah , Asaiah , Adiel , Jesimiel , Benaiah , 37 Ziza the son of Shiphi , the son of Allon , the son of Jedaiah , the son of Shimri , the son of Shemaiah ; 38 these mentioned by name were leaders in their families ; and their fathers' houses increased greatly . 39 They went to the entrance of Gedor , even to the east side of the valley , to seek pasture for their flocks . 40 They found rich and good pasture , and the land was broad and quiet and peaceful ; for those who lived there formerly were Hamites e . 41 These , recorded by name , came in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah , and attacked their tents and the Meunites who were found there , and destroyed them utterly to this day , and lived in their place , because there was pasture there for their flocks . 42 From them, from the sons of Simeon , five hundred men went to Mount Seir , with Pelatiah , Neariah , Rephaiah and Uzziel , the sons of Ishi , as their leaders . 43 They destroyed the remnant of the Amalekites who escaped , and have lived there to this day .
