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of Ophrah. 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.
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 J ashubi-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.
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
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
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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 lead
ers 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 in
vaded 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.
5:1 The
oldest son of Israel* was Reuben. But
since he dishonored his father by sleeping
with one of his father’s concubines, his birth
right was given to the sons of his brother Jo
seph. 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.
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 T
iglath-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
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