Good News [1976], GOOD NEWS BIBLE WITH DEUTEROCANONICALS / APOCRYPHA Today's English Version (AMERICAN BIBLE SOCIETY, New York) [word count] [B15000].
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The Descendants of Judah
1 These are some of the descendants
of Judah: Perez, Hezron,
Carmi, Hur, and Shobal.
2 Shobal
was the father of Reaiah, who was
the father of Jahath, the father of
Ahumai and Lahad, the ancestors of
the people who lived in Zorah.
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4 Hur was the oldest son of his
father Caleb's wife Ephrath, and his
descendants founded the city of
Bethlehem. Hur had three sons:
Etam, Penuel, and Ezer. Etam had
three sons: note Jezreel, Ishma, and Idbash,
and one daughter, Hazzelelponi.
Penuel founded the city of Gedor,
and Ezer founded Hushah.
5 Ashhur, who founded the town
of Tekoa, had two wives, Helah and
Naarah.
6 He and Naarah had four
sons: Ahuzzam, Hepher, Temeni,
and Haahashtari.
7 Ashhur and Helah
had three sons: Zereth, Izhar,
and Ethnan.
8 Koz was the father of Anub and
Zobebah, and the ancestor of the
clans descended from Aharhel son
of Harum.
9 There was a man named Jabez,
who was the most respected member
of his family. His mother had
given him the name Jabez, note because
his birth had been very painful.
10 But Jabez prayed to the God of Israel,
“Bless me, God,” and give me
much land. Be with me and keep me
from anything evil that might cause
me pain.” And God gave him what
he prayed for.
Other Family Lists
11 Caleb, the brother of Shuhah,
had a son, Mehir. Mehir was the father
of Eshton,
12 who had three
sons: Bethrapha, Paseah, and Tehinnah.
Tehinnah was the founder of
the city of Nahash. The descendants
of these men lived in Recah.
13 Kenaz had two sons, Othniel and
Seraiah. Othniel also had two sons,
Hathath and Meonothai. note
14 Meonothai
was the father of Ophrah.
14 Seraiah was the father of Joab, the
founder of Craftsmen's Valley,
where all the people were skilled
workmen.
15 Caleb son of Jephunneh had
three sons: Iru, Elah, and Naam. And
Elah was the father of Kenaz.
16 Jehallelel had four sons: Ziph,
Ziphah, Tiria, and Asarel.
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18 Ezrah had four sons: Jether,
Mered, Epher, and Jalon. Mered
married Bithiah, a daughter of the
king of Egypt, and they had a daughter,
Miriam, and two sons, Shammai
and Ishbah. Ishbah founded the
town of Eshtemoa. Mered also married
a woman from the tribe of Judah,
and they had three sons: Jered,
who founded the town of Gedor; Heber,
founder of the town of Soco;
and Jekuthiel, founder of the town
of Zanoah.
19 Hodiah married the sister of Naham.
Their descendants founded the
clan of Garm, which lived in the
town of Keilah, and the clan of Maacath,
which lived in the town of Eshtemoa. note
20 Shimon had four sons: Amnon,
Rinnah, Benhanan, and Tilon.
20 Ishi had two sons: Zoheth and
Benzoheth.
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The Descendants of Shelah
21 Shelah was one of Judah's sons.
His descendants included Er, who
founded the town of Lecah; Laadah,
founder of the town of Mareshah;
the clan of linen weavers, who lived
in the town of Beth Ashbea;
22 Jokim
and the people who lived in the town
of Cozeba; and Joash and Saraph,
who married Moabite women and
then settled in Bethlehem. note(These
traditions are very old.)
23 They were
potters in the service of the king and
lived in the towns of Netaim and
Gederah.
The Descendants of Simeon
24 Simeon had five sons: Nemuel,
Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, and Shaul.
25 Shaul's son was Shallum, his
grandson was Mibsam, and his
great-grandson was Mishma.
26 Then
from Mishma the line descended
through Hammuel, Zaccur, and
Shimei.
27 Shimei had sixteen sons
and six daughters, but his relatives
had fewer children, and the tribe of
Simeon did not grow as much as the
tribe of Judah did.
28 Down to the time of King David
the descendants of Simeon lived in
the following towns: Beersheba,
Moladah, Hazarshual,
29 Bilhah,
Ezem, Tolad,
30 Bethuel, Hormah,
Ziklag,
31 Beth Marcaboth, Hazarsusim,
Bethbiri, and Shaaraim.
32 They
also lived in five other places: Etam,
Ain, Rimmon, Tochen, and Ashan,
33 and the surrounding villages, as
far southwest as the town of Baalath.
These are the records which
they kept of their families and of the
places where they lived. note
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38 The following men were the
heads of their clans:
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38 Meshobab, Jamlech, Joshah son of Amaziah, Joel,
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38 Jehu (the son of Joshibiah, the son of Seraiah, the son of Asiel),
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38 Elioenai, Jaakobah, Jeshohaiah, Asaiah, Adiel, Jesimiel, Benaiah,
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38 Ziza (the son of Shiphi, the son of Allon, a descendant of Jedaiah, Shimri, and Shemaiah).
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38 Because their families continued
to grow,
39 they spread out westward
almost to Gerar note and pastured their
sheep on the eastern side of the valley
in which that city is located.
40 They found plenty of fertile pasture
lands there in a stretch of open
country that was quiet and peaceful.
The people who had lived there before
were Hamites.
41 In the time of King Hezekiah of
Judah, the men named above went
to Gerar and destroyed the tents and
huts of the people who lived there. note
They drove the people out and settled
there permanently because
there was plenty of pasture for their
sheep.
42 Five hundred other members
of the tribe of Simeon went east
to Edom. They were led by the sons
of Ishi: Pelatiah, Neariah, Rephaiah,
and Uzziel.
43 There they killed the
surviving Amalekites, and they have
lived there ever since.
Good News [1976], GOOD NEWS BIBLE WITH DEUTEROCANONICALS / APOCRYPHA Today's English Version (AMERICAN BIBLE SOCIETY, New York) [word count] [B15000].
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