1 Chronicles 4:20-30

20 The sons of Shimon: Amnon, Rinah, Ben-Hanan and Tilon. The sons of Yish'i: Zochet and Ben-Zochet.
21 The sons of Shelah the son of Y'hudah: 'Er the father of Lekha, La'adah the father of Mareshah and the clans of fine-linen-workers at Beit-Ashbea,
22 Yokim, the men of Kozeva, Saraf the ruler in Mo'av, and Yashuvi-Lechem (the records are ancient).
23 These were potters and inhabitants of N'ta'im and G'derah; they lived there, occupied with the king's work.
24 The sons of Shim'on: N'mu'el, Yamin, Yariv, Zerach and Sha'ul.
25 His son was Shalum, his son was Mivsam, and his son was Mishma.
26 The descendants of Mishma: his son Hamu'el, his son Zakur, his son Shim'i.
27 Shim'i had sixteen sons and six daughters, but his brothers did not have many children, so their clans did not increase like those of Y'hudah.
28 They lived at Be'er-Sheva, Moladah, Hatzar-Shu'al,
29 Bilhah, 'Etzem, Tolad,
30 B'tu'el, Hormah, Ziklag,

1 Chronicles 4:20-30 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO 1 CHRONICLES 4

In this chapter is a further account of the tribe of Judah, and of some principal families in it, 1Ch 4:1-23 and of the tribe of Simeon, their families, cities, and villages, 1Ch 4:24-38 and of the enlargement of their borders, and conquest of the Amalekites, 1Ch 4:39-43.

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