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CHAP. IV.
1. 11 The posteritie of Iudah by Caleb the sonne of Hur. 5 Of Ashur the posthumus son of Hezron. 9 Of Iabez, and his prayer. 21 The posteritie of Shelah. 24 The posteritie and cities of Simeon. 39 Their conquest of Gedor, and of the Amalekites in mount Seir.
1 The sonnes of Iudah: Pharez, Hezron, and Carmi, and Hur, and Shobal.1
2 And Reaiah, the son of Shobal, begate Iahath, and Iahath begate Ahumai, & Lahad. These are the families of the Zorathites.2
5 ¶ And Ashur the father of Tekoa, had two wiues: Helah, & Naarah.5
6 And Naarah bare him Ahusam, and Hepher, and Temeni, and Ahashtari. These were the sonnes of Naarah.
7 And the sonnes of Helah were: Zereth, and Zoar, and Ethnan.
8 And Coz begate Anub, and Zobebah, and the families of Aharhel, the sonne of Harum.
9 ¶ And Iabez was more honourable then his brethren: and his mother called his name Iabez, saying, Because I bare him with sorrow.9
10 And Iabez called on the God of Israel, saying, Oh that thou wouldest blesse mee indeede, and enlarge my coast, and that thine hand might bee with me, and that thou wouldest keepe mee from euill, that it may not grieue me. And God granted him that which he requested.10
11 ¶ And Chelub the brother of Shuah, begate Mehir, which was the father of Eshton.
12 And Eshton begate Beth-rapha, and Paseah, and Tehinnah the father of Ir-nahash. These are the men of Rechah.12
13 And the sonnes of Kenaz: Othniel, and Saraia: and the sonnes of Othniel, Hathath.13
14 And Meonothai begate Ophrah: and Seraiah begate Ioab, the father of the valley of Charasim, for they were craftesmen.14
15 And the sonnes of Caleb the sonne of Iephunneh: Iru, Elah, and Naam, and the sonnes of Elah, euen Kenaz.15
16 And the sonnes of Iehaleleel: Ziph, and Ziphah, Tiria, and Asareel.
18 And his wife Iehudiiah bare Iered the father of Gedor, and Heber the father of Socho, and Iekuthiel the father of Zanoah. And these are the sonnes of Bithiah the daughter of Pharaoh, which Mered tooke.18
19 And the sonnes of his wife Hodiah, the sister of Naham the father of Keilah, the Garmite, and Eshtemoa the Maachathite.19
21 ¶ The sonnes of Shelah the sonne of Iudah were: Er the father of Lecah, and Laadah the father of Mareshah, and the families of the house of them that wrought fine linnen, of the house of Ashbea.21
24 ¶ The sonnes of Simeon were: Nemuel, and Iamin, Iarib, Zerah, and Shaul:24
25 Shallum his sonne: Mibsam his sonne: Mishma his sonne.
26 And the sonnes of Mishma: Hamuel his sonne, Zacchur his sonne, Shimei his sonne.
27 And Shimei had sixteene sonnes, and sixe daughters, but his brethren had not many children, neither did all their family multiply like to the children of Iudah.27
28 And they dwelt at Beer-sheba, and Moladah, and Hazar-shual,28
29 And at Bilha, and at Ezem, and at Tolad,29
30 And at Bethuel, and at Hormah, and at Ziklag,
31 And at Beth-marcaboth, and Hazar-Susim, and at Bethbirei, and at Shaaraim. These were their cities, vnto the reigne of Dauid.31
32 And their villages were: Etam, and Ain, Rimmon, and Tochen, and Ashan, fiue cities.32
33 And all their villages that were round about the same cities, vnto Baal. These were their habitations, and their genealogie:33
34 And Meshobab, and Iamlech, and Ioshah the sonne of Amashiah,
35 And Ioel, and Iehu the sonne of Iosibia, the sonne of Seraia, the sonne of Asiel,
36 And Elioenai, and Iaakobah, and Iesohaiah, and Asaiah, and Adiel, and Iesimiel, and Benaiah,
38 These mentioned by their names, were Princes in their families, and the house of their fathers increased greatly.38
43 And they smote the rest of the Amalekites that were escaped, and dwelt there vnto this day.
1 Chronicles Chapter 4 Sidenote References (from Original 1611 KJV Bible):
1 Gen.38. 29.and 46.12. , Or, Chelubai, Chap. 2.9. or Caleb, Chap. 2.18.
2 Or, Haroe, Chap.2.52.
5 Cha.2.24.
9 That is, sorrowfull.
10 Heb. If thou wilt, &c. , Heb. doe me.
12 Or, the city of Nahash.
13 Or, Hathath, and Meonothai, who begate, &c.
14 Or, inhabitants of the valley. , That is, craftesmen.
15 Or, Vknaz.
18 Or, the Iewesse.
19 Or, Iehudiiah, mentioned before.
21 Gen. 38.1, 5.
24 Or, Iemuel, Gen. 46.10. Exod. 6.15.
27 Heb. vnto.
28 Iosh.19.2.
29 Or, Bela, Iosh. 19.3. , Or, Eltolad, Ios. 19.4.
31 Or, Hazar-Susa, Iosh. 19.5.
32 Or, Ether, Iosh. 19.7.
33 Or, Baalath-Beer, Iosh. 19.8. , Or, as they diuided themselues by nations among them.
38 Hebr. comming.
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