Ver. 34-37. And Meshobab, and Jamlech These, with those that follow to the end of ( 1 Chronicles 4:37 ) were famous men in the tribe of Simeon, of rank and dignity, and eminent for courage and valour, as the latter part of the chapter testifies, though they are nowhere else taken notice of. Jamlech, as Fabritius F11 observes, is not very different from Jamblichus, the name of a famous Platonic philosopher.
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And their villages were Etam, A'in, Rimmon, Tochen, and Ashan, five cities,
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along with all their villages which were round about these cities as far as Ba'al. These were their settlements, and they kept a genealogical record.
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Mesho'bab, Jamlech, Joshah the son of Amazi'ah,
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Jo'el, Jehu the son of Joshibi'ah, son of Serai'ah, son of As'i-el,
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