¹The descendants of Judah:

²Reaiah son of Shobal was the father of Jahath, and Jahath the father of Ahumai and Lahad. These were the clans of the Zorathites.

³These were the sons of Etam:[#4:3 Some Septuagint manuscripts (see also Vulgate); Hebrew father]

These were the descendants of Hur, the firstborn of Ephrathah and father of Bethlehem.

⁵Ashhur the father of Tekoa had two wives, Helah and Naarah.

⁶Naarah bore him Ahuzzam, Hepher, Temeni and Haahashtari. These were the descendants of Naarah.

⁷The sons of Helah:

⁹Jabez was more honorable than his brothers. His mother had named him Jabez, saying, “I gave birth to him in pain.”[#4:9 sounds like the Hebrew for .]

¹⁰Jabez cried out to the God of Israel, “Oh, that you would bless me and enlarge my territory! Let your hand be with me, and keep me from harm so that I will be free from pain.” And God granted his request.

¹¹Kelub, Shuhah’s brother, was the father of Mehir, who was the father of Eshton.

¹²Eshton was the father of Beth Rapha, Paseah and Tehinnah the father of Ir Nahash. These were the men of Rekah.[#4:12 Or of the city of Nahash]

¹³The sons of Kenaz:

The sons of Othniel:

Seraiah was the father of Joab,

¹⁵The sons of Caleb son of Jephunneh:

The son of Elah:

¹⁶The sons of Jehallelel:

¹⁷The sons of Ezrah:

¹⁹The sons of Hodiah’s wife, the sister of Naham:

²⁰The sons of Shimon:

The descendants of Ishi:

²¹The sons of Shelah son of Judah:

Simeon

²⁴The descendants of Simeon:

²⁶The descendants of Mishma:

²⁷Shimei had sixteen sons and six daughters, but his brothers did not have many children; so their entire clan did not become as numerous as the people of Judah.

²⁸They lived in Beersheba, Moladah, Hazar Shual,

²⁹Bilhah, Ezem, Tolad,

³⁰Bethuel, Hormah, Ziklag,

³¹Beth Markaboth, Hazar Susim, Beth Biri and Shaaraim. These were their towns until the reign of David.

³²Their surrounding villages were Etam, Ain, Rimmon, Token and Ashan—five towns—

³³and all the villages around these towns as far as Baalath. These were their settlements. And they kept a genealogical record.[#4:33 Some Septuagint manuscripts (see also Joshua 19:8); Hebrew Baal]

³⁸The men listed above by name were leaders of their clans. Their families increased greatly,

³⁹and they went to the outskirts of Gedor to the east of the valley in search of pasture for their flocks.

⁴⁰They found rich, good pasture, and the land was spacious, peaceful and quiet. Some Hamites had lived there formerly.

⁴¹The men whose names were listed came in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah. They attacked the Hamites in their dwellings and also the Meunites who were there and completely destroyed them, as is evident to this day. Then they settled in their place, because there was pasture for their flocks.[#4:41 The Hebrew term refers to the irrevocable giving over of things or persons to the , often by totally destroying them.]

⁴²And five hundred of these Simeonites, led by Pelatiah, Neariah, Rephaiah and Uzziel, the sons of Ishi, invaded the hill country of Seir.

⁴³They killed the remaining Amalekites who had escaped, and they have lived there to this day.