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1 CHR ONICL ES 5
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Seraiah was the father of Joab, the founder of
the Valley of Craftsmen,* so called because
they were craftsmen.
15 The sons of Caleb son of Jephunneh were Iru,
Elah, and Naam. The son of Elah was Kenaz.
16 The sons of Jehallelel were Ziph, Ziphah,
Tiria, and Asarel.
17 The sons of Ezrah were Jether, Mered, Epher,
and Jalon. One of Mered’s wives became*
the mother of Miriam, Shammai, and Ishbah
(the father of Eshtemoa). 18 He married a
woman from Judah, who became the mother
of Jered (the father of Gedor), Heber (the
father of Soco), and Jekuthiel (the father
of Zanoah). Mered also married Bithia,
a daughter of Pharaoh, and she bore him
children.
19 Hodiah’s wife was the sister of Naham. One
of her sons was the father of Keilah the
Garmite, and another was the father of
Eshtemoa the Maacathite.
20 The sons of Shimon were Amnon, Rinnah,
Ben-hanan, and Tilon.
The descendants of Ishi were Zoheth and
Ben-zoheth.
Descendants of Judah’s Son Shelah
21 Shelah was one of Judah’s sons. The
descendants of Shelah were Er (the father
of Lecah); Laadah (the father of Mareshah);
the families of linen workers at Beth-ashbea;
22 Jokim; the men of Cozeba; and Joash
and Saraph, who ruled over Moab and
Jashubi-lehem. These names all come from
ancient records. 23 They were the pottery
makers who lived in Netaim and Gederah.
They lived there and worked for the king.
Descendants of Simeon
24 The sons of Simeon were Jemuel,* Jamin,
Jarib, Zohar,* and Shaul.
25 The descendants of Shaul were Shallum,
Mibsam, and Mishma.
26 The descendants of Mishma were Hammuel,
Zaccur, and Shimei.
27 Shimei had sixteen sons and six daughters,
but none of his brothers had large families.
So Simeon’s tribe never grew as large as the
tribe of Judah.
28 They lived in Beersheba, Moladah,
Hazar-shual, 29 Bilhah, Ezem, Tolad,
30 Bethuel, Hormah, Ziklag, 31 Beth-marcaboth,
Hazar-susim, Beth-biri, and Shaaraim. These
4:14 Or Joab, the father of Ge-harashim. 4:17 Or Jether’s
wife became; Hebrew reads She became. 4:24a As in Syriac
version (see also Gen 46:10; Exod 6:15); Hebrew reads Nemuel.
4:24b As in parallel texts at Gen 46:10 and Exod 6:15; Hebrew
reads Zerah. 4:33 As in some Greek manuscripts (see also
Josh 19:8); Hebrew reads Baal. 4:39 As in Greek version;
Hebrew reads Gedor. 4:41 The Hebrew term used here refers
to the complete consecration of things or people to the Lord,
either by destroying them or by giving them as an offering.
5:1 Israel is the name that God gave to Jacob. 5:2 Or and from
Judah came a prince. 5:6 Hebrew Tilgath-pilneser, a variant
spelling of Tiglath-pileser; also in 5:26. 5:7 Hebrew His.
towns were under their control until the time
of King David. 32 Their descendants also lived
in Etam, Ain, Rimmon, Token, and Ashan—
five towns 33 and their surrounding villages
as far away as Baalath.* This was their
territory, and these names are listed in their
genealogical records.
34 Other descendants of Simeon included
Meshobab, Jamlech, Joshah son of Amaziah,
35 Joel, Jehu son of Joshibiah, son of
Seraiah, son of Asiel, 36 Elioenai, Jaakobah,
Jeshohaiah, Asaiah, Adiel, Jesimiel, Benaiah,
37 and Ziza son of Shiphi, son of Allon, son of
Jedaiah, son of Shimri, son of Shemaiah.
38 These were the names of some of the leaders of Simeon’s wealthy clans. Their families
grew, 39 and they traveled to the region of Gerar,*
in the east part of the valley, seeking pastureland for their flocks. 40 They found lush pastures
there, and the land was spacious, quiet, and
peaceful.
Some of Ham’s descendants had been living
in that region. 41 But during the reign of King
Hezekiah of Judah, these leaders of Simeon
invaded the region and completely destroyed*
the homes of the descendants of Ham and of the
Meunites. No trace of them remains today. They
killed everyone who lived there and took the
land for themselves, because they wanted its
good pastureland for their flocks. 42 Five hundred of these invaders from the tribe of Simeon
went to Mount Seir, led by Pelatiah, Neariah,
Rephaiah, and Uzziel—all sons of Ishi. 43 They
destroyed the few Amalekites who had survived, and they have lived there ever since.
Descendants of Reuben
The oldest son of Israel* was Reuben. But
since he dishonored his father by sleeping
with one of his father’s concubines, his birthright was given to the sons of his brother Joseph.
For this reason, Reuben is not listed in the genealogical records as the firstborn son. 2 The descendants of Judah became the most powerful
tribe and provided a ruler for the nation,* but
the birthright belonged to Joseph.
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3 The
sons of Reuben, the oldest son of Israel,
were Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.
4 The descendants of Joel were Shemaiah, Gog,
Shimei, 5 Micah, Reaiah, Baal, 6 and Beerah.
Beerah was the leader of the Reubenites
when they were taken into captivity by King
Tiglath-pileser* of Assyria.
7 Beerah’s* relatives are listed in their
genealogical records by their clans: Jeiel
(the leader), Zechariah, 8 and Bela son of
Azaz, son of Shema, son of Joel.
The Reubenites lived in the area that stretches
from Aroer to Nebo and Baal-meon. 9 And
since they had so many livestock in the land