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* The (note :)Meaning , they came from Judah , as nephews and kinsmen : for only Pharez was his natural son .(:note ) sons of Judah ; Pharez , Hezron , and Carmi , and Hur , and Shobal . * And Reaiah the sonne of Shobal begat Iahath , and Iahath begate Ahumai , and Lahad : these are the families of the Zoreathites . * And these were of the father of Etam , Izreel , and Ishma and Idbash : and the name of their sister was Hazelelponi . * And Penuel the father of Gedor , and Ezer the father of Hushah . These [are ] the sons of Hur , the (note :)The first born of his mother , and not the eldest of his father .(:note ) firstborn of Ephratah , the father of Bethlehem . * But Asher the father of Tekoa had two wiues , Heleah , and Naarah . * And Naarah bare him Ahuzam , and Hepher , and Temeni and Haashtari : these were the sonnes of Naarah . * And the sonnes of Heleah were Zereth , Iezohar and Ethnan . * Also Coz begate Anub , and Zobebah , and the families of Aharhel the sonne of Harum . * And Jabez was more honourable than his brethren : and his mother called his name (note :)Otherwise called Othniel , ( Jdg_1:13 ).(:note ) Jabez , saying , Because I bare him with sorrow . * And Jabez called on the God of Israel , saying , Oh that thou wouldest bless me indeed , and enlarge my coast , and (note :)It is to be understood that then he would accomplish his vow which he made .(:note ) that thine hand might be with me , and that thou wouldest keep [me ] from evil , that it may not grieve me ! And God granted him that which he requested . * And Chelub the brother of Shuah begate Mehir , which was the father of Eshton . * And Eshton begate Beth-rapha , &amp ; Paseah , and Tehinnah the father of the citie of Nahash : these are the men of Rechah . * And the sonnes of Kenaz were Othniel and Zeraiah , and the sonne of Othniel , Hathath . * And Meonothai begat Ophrah : and Seraiah begat Joab , the (note :)The Lord of the valley where the artificers worked .(:note ) father of the valley of Charashim ; for they were craftsmen . * And the sons of Caleb the son of (note :)Called also Esrom .(:note ) Jephunneh ; Iru , Elah , and Naam : and the sons of Elah , even Kenaz . * And the sonnes of Iehaleel were Ziph , and Ziphah , Tiria , and Asareel . * And the sonnes of Ezrah were Iether and Mered , and Epher , and Ialon , and he begate Miriam , and Shammai , and Ishbah the father of Eshtemoa . * Also his wife Iehudiiah bare Iered the father of Gedor , and Heber the father of Socho , &amp ; Iekuthiel the father of Zanoah : and these are the sonnes of Bithiah ye daughter of Pharaoh which Mered tooke . * And the sonnes of the wife of Hodiah , the sister of Naham the father of Keilah were the Garmites , and Eshtemoa the Maachathite . * And the sonnes of Shimon were Amnon &amp ; Rinnah , Ben-hanam &amp ; Tilon ; the sonnes of Ishi were Zoheth , and Benzoheth . * The sonnes of Shelah , the sonne of Iudah were Er the father of Lecah , and Laadah the father of Mareshah , &amp ; the families of the householdes of them that wrought fine linnen in the house of Ashbea . * And Iokim and the men of Chozeba and Ioash , and Saraph , which had the dominion in Moab , and Iashubi Lehem . These also are auncient things . * These [were ] the potters , and those that dwelt among plants and hedges : (note :)They were David 's gardeners and served him in his works .(:note ) there they dwelt with the king for his work . * The sons of Simeon [were ], Nemuel , and Jamin , Jarib , Zerah , [and ] (note :)His son Obed is omitted here .(:note ) Shaul : * Whose sonne was Shallum , and his sonne , Mibsam , and his sonne Mishma . * And the sonnes of Mishma , Hamuel was his sonne , Zacchur his sonne , and Shimei his sonne . * And Shimei had sixteene sonnes , and sixe daughters , but his brethren had not many children , neither was all their familie like to the children of Iudah in multitude . * And they dwelt at (note :)These cities belonged to Judah , ( Jos_19:2 ), and were given to the tribe of Simeon .(:note ) Beersheba , and Moladah , and Hazarshual , * And at Bilhah , &amp ; at Ezem , and at Tolad , * And at Bethuel , and at Hormah , and at Ziklag , * And at Bethmarcaboth , and Hazarsusim , and at Bethbirei , and at Shaaraim . These [were ] their cities unto the reign of (note :)Then David restored them to the tribe of Judah .(:note ) David . * And their townes were Etam , &amp ; Ain , Rimmon , and Tochen , and Ashan , fiue cities . * And all their townes that were rounde about these cities vnto Baal , These are their habitations and the declaration of their genealogie , * And Meshobab , and Iamlech , and Ioshah the sonne of Amashiah , * And Ioel and Iehu the sonne of Ioshibiah , the sonne of Seraiah , the sonne of Asiel , * And Elionai , and Iaakobah , &amp ; Ieshohaiah , and Asaiah , and Adiel , and Iesimiel , &amp ; Benaiah , * And Ziza the sonne of Shiphei , the sonne of Allon , the sonne of Iedaiah , the sonne of Shimri , the sonne of Shemaiah . * These were famous princes in their families , and increased greatly their fathers houses . * And they (note :)For the tribe of Simeon was so great in number , that in the time of Hezekiah they sought new dwellings to Gedor , which is in the tribe of Daniel .(:note ) went to the entrance of Gedor , [even ] unto the east side of the valley , to seek pasture for their flocks . * And they found fat pasture and good , and a wide land , both quiet and fruitfull : for they of Ham had dwelt there before . * And these described by name , came in the dayes of Hezekiah king of Iudah , &amp ; smote their tents , and the inhabitants that were found there , and destroyed them vtterly vnto this day , and dwelt in their roume , because there was pasture there for their sheepe . * And besides these , fiue hundreth men of the sonnes of Simeon went to mount Seir , and Pelatiah , and Neariah , and Rophaiah , and Vzziel the sonnes of Ishi were their captaines , * And they smote the rest of the Amalekites that were (note :)And were not slain by Saul and David .(:note ) escaped , and dwelt there unto this day .

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