1 Chronicles 4:20-30

20 Shimon had four sons: Amnon, Rinnah, Benhanan, and Tilon. Ishi had two sons: Zoheth and Benzoheth.
21 Shelah was one of Judah's sons. His descendants included Er, who founded the town of Lecah; Laadah, founder of the town of Mareshah; the clan of linen weavers, who lived in the town of Beth Ashbea;
22 Jokim and the people who lived in the town of Cozeba; and Joash and Saraph, who married Moabite women and then settled in Bethlehem. (These traditions are very old.)
23 They were potters in the service of the king and lived in the towns of Netaim and Gederah.
24 Simeon had five sons: Nemuel, Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, and Shaul.
25 Shaul's son was Shallum, his grandson was Mibsam, and his great-grandson was Mishma.
26 Then from Mishma the line descended through Hammuel, Zaccur, and Shimei.
27 Shimei had sixteen sons and six daughters, but his relatives had fewer children, and the tribe of Simeon did not grow as much as the tribe of Judah did.
28 Down to the time of King David the descendants of Simeon lived in the following towns: Beersheba, Moladah, Hazarshual, 1
29 Bilhah, Ezem, Tolad,
30 Bethuel, 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.

Cross References 1

  • 1. 4.28-33Joshua 19.2-8.

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. [Probable text] settled in Bethlehem; [Hebrew unclear.]
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.