11The sons of Judah were Perez, Hezron, Carmi, Hur and Shobal.
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Reaiah the son of Shobalbecame the father of Jahath, and Jahathbecame the father of Ahumai and Lahad. These were the families of the Zorathites.
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These were the sons of Etam: Jezreel, Ishma and Idbash; and the name of their sister was Hazzelelponi.
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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.
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Ashhur, the father of Tekoa, hadtwowives, Helah and Naarah.
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Naarahbore him Ahuzzam, Hepher, Temeni and Haahashtari. These were the sons of Naarah.
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The sons of Helah were Zereth, Izhar and Ethnan.
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Kozbecame the father of Anub and Zobebah, and the families of Aharhel the son of Harum.
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Jabez was morehonorablethan his brothers, and his mothernamed* him Jabezsaying, "Because I bore him with pain."
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Now Jabezcalled 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 Godgranted him what he requested.
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Chelub the brother of Shuhahbecame the father of Mehir, who was the father of Eshton.
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Eshtonbecame the father of Beth-rapha and Paseah, and Tehinnah the father of Ir-nahash. These are the men of Recah.
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Now the sons of Kenaz were Othniel and Seraiah. And the sons of Othniel were Hathath and Meonothai.
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Meonothaibecame the father of Ophrah, and Seraiahbecame the father of Joab the father of Ge-harashim*, for they were craftsmen.
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The sons of Caleb the son of Jephunneh were Iru, Elah and Naam; and the son of Elah was Kenaz.
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The sons of Jehallelel were Ziph and Ziphah, Tiria and Asarel.
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The sons of Ezrah were Jether, Mered, Epher and Jalon. (And these are the sons of Bithia the daughter of Pharaoh, whomMeredtook ) and she conceived and bore Miriam, Shammai and Ishbah the father of Eshtemoa.
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His JewishwifeboreJered the father of Gedor, and Heber the father of Soco, and Jekuthiel the father of Zanoah.
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The sons of the wife of Hodiah, the sister of Naham, were the fathers of Keilah the Garmite and Eshtemoa the Maacathite.
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The sons of Shimon were Amnon and Rinnah, Benhanan and Tilon. And the sons of Ishi were Zoheth and Ben-zoheth.
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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 linenworkers at Beth-ashbea*;
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and Jokim, the men of Cozeba, Joash, Saraph, whoruled in Moab, and Jashubi-lehem. And the records are ancient.
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These were the potters and the inhabitants of Netaim and Gederah; they livedthere with the king for his work.
Descendants of Simeon
24 The sons of Simeon were Nemuel and Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, Shaul;
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Shallum his son, Mibsam his son, Mishma his son.
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The sons of Mishma were Hammuel his son, Zaccur his son, Shimei his son.
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Now Shimei had sixteen*sons and sixdaughters; but his brothers did not havemanysons, nor did all their familymultiplylike the sons of Judah.
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They lived at Beersheba, Moladah and Hazar-shual,
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Beth-marcaboth, Hazar-susim, Beth-biri and Shaaraim. These were their citiesuntil the reign of David.
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Their villages were Etam, Ain, Rimmon, Tochen and Ashan, fivecities;
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and all their villages that were around the samecities as far as Baal. These were their settlements, and they have their genealogy.
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Meshobab and Jamlech and Joshah the son of Amaziah,
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and Joel and Jehu the son of Joshibiah, the son of Seraiah, the son of Asiel,
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and Elioenai, Jaakobah, Jeshohaiah, Asaiah, Adiel, Jesimiel, Benaiah,
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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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thesementioned by name were leaders in their families; and their fathers'housesincreasedgreatly.
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They went to the entrance of Gedor, even to the eastside of the valley, to seekpasture for their flocks.
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They foundrich and goodpasture, and 2the land was broad and quiet and peaceful; for those who livedthereformerly were Hamites*.
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3These, recorded by name, came in the days of Hezekiahking of Judah, and attacked their tents and the Meuniteswho were foundthere, and destroyed them utterly to thisday, and lived in their place, because there was pasturethere for their flocks.
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From them, from the sons of Simeon, fivehundredmenwent to 4MountSeir, with Pelatiah, Neariah, Rephaiah and Uzziel, the sons of Ishi, as their leaders.
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5They destroyed the remnant of the Amalekiteswhoescaped, and have livedthere to thisday.