The Sons of Judah in the Days of King Hezekiah |
1 Chronicles 4:1-43 The First Book of Chronicles in [Smaller Chunks] |
Eshtemoah's [Judah's sons & descendants were:] Pharez [a.k.a. Perez,] Hezron, Carmi [a.k.a. Karmi,] Hur & Shobol. [Shobol's] son [was:] Reaiah [a.k.a. Haroeh.] [Reaiah fathered] Jahath. Jahath [fathered] Ahumai & Lahad. These are the families of the Zorathites. |
Etam [fathered] Jezreel, Ishma & Idbash & their [sister's] name was Hazeleponi [a.k.a. Hazzelelponi.] Penuel [fathered] Gedor & Ezer. Ezer [fathered] Hushah. These are the sons of Hur, the first born [son] of Ephratah [a.k.a. Ephrathah,] the father of Bethlehem. |
Ashur, the father of Tekoa, had 2 wives: Helah & Naarah. Naarah [gave birth to:] Ahuzam, [a.k.a. Ahuzem orAhuzzam,] Hepher, Temeni & Haahashtari. These were Naarah's] sons. [Heliah's] sons were: Zereth, Jezoar & Elthan [a.k.a. Eltham.] |
Coz [a.k.a. Koz fathered:] Anub, Zobebah [a.k.a. Hazzobebah] & the families of Aharhel, the son of Harum. And Jabez was more honorable than his [brothers] & his mother called his name Jabez, saying, Because I [bore] him with sorrow. |
And Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, Oh that You [Lord] would bless me indeed & enlarge my [border, so] & Your hand might be with me & that You would keep me from evil, [so] that it may not grieve me! God granted [Jabez] what he requested. |
Chelub [a.k.a. Kelub, Shuah's] brother [fathered:] Mehir, [who] was [Eshton's] father. Eston [fathered:] BethRapha, Paseah & Tehinnah, the father of IrNahash. These are the men of Rechah [a.k.a. Rekah.] |
[Kenaz'] sons: Othniel & Seraiah. [Othniel's] sons: Hathath & Meonothai. [Meonathai fathered] Ophrah. Seraiah [fathered] Joab, the father of the Valley of Charashim [a.k.a. Ge Harashim,] for they were craftsmen. |
The sons of Caleb, [who was] the son of Jephunneh: Iru, Elah & Naam. [Elah's] son: Kenaz. [Jehaleleel's a.k.a. Jehallele] sons: Ziph, Ziphah, Tiria & Asareel [a.k.a. Asarel.] [Ezra's a.k.a. Ezrah] sons were: Jether, Mered, Epher & Jalon. |
[Mered's] wife, Bithiah, Pharaoh's daughter, [gave birth to:] Miriam, Shammai & Ishbah, the father of Eshtemoa. These were the [sons Eshtemoah's] wife [from Judah, who gave birth to:] Jered, the father of Gedor; Heber, the father of Socho [a.k.a. Soko] & Jekuthiel, the father of Zanoah. |
The sons of Hodiah's wife, the sister of Naham, [were] the [fathers] of: Keilah, the Garmite & Eshtemoa, the Maachathite [a.ka. Maakathite]. [Shimon's] sons were: Amnon, Rinnah, BenHanan & Tilon. |
[Ishi's] sons were: Zoheth, BenZoheth. The sons of Shelah, [Judah's ] son, were: Er, the father of Lecah [a.k.a. Lekah] & Laadah, the father of Mareshah & the families of Beth Ashebea [who did] fine linen work. |
[Plus] Jokim & the men of Chozeba [a.k.a. Kozeba] & Joash & Saraph, who [ruled] in Moab & Jashubilehem. These are [ancient records]. These were the potters & those at Netaim [who worked & lived by] the plants and hedges [they took care of, as their job for] the king. |
The [sons & descendants] of Simeon were: Nemuel, Jamin, Jarib, Zerah & Shaul. [Shaul's son was:] Shallum. [Shallum's son was:] Mibsam [a.k.a. Mib Sam.] [Mibsam's son was:] Mishma. |
Misha's [sons & descendants were:] Hamuel [a.k.a. Hammuel.] [Hamuel's son was:] Zaccur [a.k.a. Zaakkur &Zaccur's.] [Zaccur's son was:] Shimei. And Shimei had 16 sons & 6 daughters, but his [brothers didn't have] many children. Neither did their family [grow large,] like the children [people] of Judah. |
They lived in Beersheba, Moladah, Hazar Shual, Bilhah, Ezem, Tolad, Bethuel, Hormah Ziklag, Beth Marcaboth [a.k.a. Beth Markaboth, Hazar Susim, Birei [a.k.a. Beth Biri] & at Shaaraim. |
These were their cities [until] David [ruled.] And their villages were: Etam, Ain, Rimmon, Tochen [a.ka. Token,] Ashan, 5 cities & all their villages [around] the same cities, [as far as Baalath.] |
These were the [places they inhabited] & their genealogy. And Meshobab; Jamlech; Joshah, [Amaziah's] son, Joel; Jehu, [Joshibiah's] son, [who] was the son of Seraiah. Seriah, [was the son of] Asiel. |
And [also] Elioenai, Jaakobah, Jeshohaiah [a.k.a. Jeshaiah,] Asaiah, Adiel, Jesimiel, Benaiah, and Ziza, [was Shiphi's] son. [Shiphi was] the son of Allon. [Allon was] the son of Jedaiah. [Jedaiah was] the son of Shimri. [Shimri was] the son of Shemaiah. |
These mentioned by [name] were princes [a.k.a. leaders & chiefs] in their families. And the house of their fathers increased greatly. [These] went to the entrance of Gedor, [on] the east side of the valley, to [search for] pasture for their flocks. |
They found good, [lush] pasture & the land was wide & [peaceful,] For Ham's family] had [lived] there, [in the past.] These written by name, came [during] the days of Hezekiah, [Judah's] king & they attacked the tents of the Hamites & Meunites & their [homes] there [were totally] destroyed, to this day. |
[These lived in their place instead of those they attacked, who previously lived there,] because there was pasture for their flocks there. Some of [Simeon's] sons, 500 [Simeonite] men went to Mount Seir. |
Their captains [were:] Pelatiah, Neariah, Rephaiah & Uzziel, [Ishi's] sons. They [attacked] the rest of the Amalekites [who] escaped & [have lived] there to this day. |