1 Chronicles 4 NASB NLT Parallel

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1The sons of Judah were Perez, Hezron, Carmi, Hur and Shobal.

1The descendants of Judah were Perez, Hezron, Carmi, Hur, and Shobal.

2Reaiah the son of Shobal became the father of Jahath, and Jahath became the father of Ahumai and Lahad. These were the families of the Zorathites.

2Shobal’s son Reaiah was the father of Jahath. Jahath was the father of Ahumai and Lahad. These were the families of the Zorathites.

3These were the sons of Etam: Jezreel, Ishma and Idbash; and the name of their sister was Hazzelelponi.

3The descendants of Etam were Jezreel, Ishma, Idbash, their sister Hazzelelponi,

4Penuel was the father of Gedor, and Ezer the father of Hushah. These were the sons of Hur, the firstborn of Ephrathah, the father of Bethlehem.

4Penuel (the father of Gedor), and Ezer (the father of Hushah). These were the descendants of Hur (the firstborn of Ephrathah), the ancestor of Bethlehem.

5Ashhur, the father of Tekoa, had two wives, Helah and Naarah.

5Ashhur (the father of Tekoa) had two wives, named Helah and Naarah.

6Naarah bore him Ahuzzam, Hepher, Temeni and Haahashtari. These were the sons of Naarah.

6Naarah gave birth to Ahuzzam, Hepher, Temeni, and Haahashtari.

7The sons of Helah were Zereth, Izhar and Ethnan.

7Helah gave birth to Zereth, Izhar, Ethnan,

8Koz became the father of Anub and Zobebah, and the families of Aharhel the son of Harum.

8and Koz, who became the ancestor of Anub, Zobebah, and all the families of Aharhel son of Harum.

9Jabez was more honorable than his brothers, and his mother named him Jabez saying, "Because I bore him with pain."

9There was a man named Jabez who was more honorable than any of his brothers. His mother named him Jabez because his birth had been so painful.

10Now Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, "Oh that You would bless me indeed and enlarge my border, and that Your hand might be with me, and that You would keep me from harm that it may not pain me!" And God granted him what he requested.

10He was the one who prayed to the God of Israel, “Oh, that you would bless me and expand my territory! Please be with me in all that I do, and keep me from all trouble and pain!” And God granted him his request.

11Chelub the brother of Shuhah became the father of Mehir, who was the father of Eshton.

11Kelub (the brother of Shuhah) was the father of Mehir. Mehir was the father of Eshton.

12Eshton became the father of Beth-rapha and Paseah, and Tehinnah the father of Ir-nahash. These are the men of Recah.

12Eshton was the father of Beth-rapha, Paseah, and Tehinnah. Tehinnah was the father of Ir-nahash. These were the descendants of Recah.

13Now the sons of Kenaz were Othniel and Seraiah. And the sons of Othniel were Hathath and Meonothai.

13The sons of Kenaz were Othniel and Seraiah. Othniel’s sons were Hathath and Meonothai.

14Meonothai became the father of Ophrah, and Seraiah became the father of Joab the father of Ge-harashim, for they were craftsmen.

14Meonothai was the father of Ophrah. Seraiah was the father of Joab, the founder of the Valley of Craftsmen, so called because they were craftsmen.

15The sons of Caleb the son of Jephunneh were Iru, Elah and Naam; and the son of Elah was Kenaz.

15The sons of Caleb son of Jephunneh were Iru, Elah, and Naam. The son of Elah was Kenaz.

16The sons of Jehallelel were Ziph and Ziphah, Tiria and Asarel.

16The sons of Jehallelel were Ziph, Ziphah, Tiria, and Asarel.

17The sons of Ezrah were Jether, Mered, Epher and Jalon. (And these are the sons of Bithia the daughter of Pharaoh, whom Mered took) and she conceived and bore Miriam, Shammai and Ishbah the father of Eshtemoa.

17The 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).

18His Jewish wife bore Jered the father of Gedor, and Heber the father of Soco, and Jekuthiel the father of Zanoah.

18He 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.

19The sons of the wife of Hodiah, the sister of Naham, were the fathers of Keilah the Garmite and Eshtemoa the Maacathite.

19Hodiah’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.

20The sons of Shimon were Amnon and Rinnah, Benhanan and Tilon. And the sons of Ishi were Zoheth and Ben-zoheth.

20The 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

21The sons of Shelah the son of Judah were Er the father of Lecah and Laadah the father of Mareshah, and the families of the house of the linen workers at Beth-ashbea;

21Shelah 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;

22and Jokim, the men of Cozeba, Joash, Saraph, who ruled in Moab, and Jashubi-lehem. And the records are ancient.

22Jokim; the men of Cozeba; and Joash and Saraph, who ruled over Moab and Jashubi-lehem. These names all come from ancient records.

23These were the potters and the inhabitants of Netaim and Gederah; they lived there with the king for his work.

23They were the pottery makers who lived in Netaim and Gederah. They lived there and worked for the king. Descendants of Simeon

24The sons of Simeon were Nemuel and Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, Shaul;

24The sons of Simeon were Jemuel, Jamin, Jarib, Zohar, and Shaul.

25Shallum his son, Mibsam his son, Mishma his son.

25The descendants of Shaul were Shallum, Mibsam, and Mishma.

26The sons of Mishma were Hammuel his son, Zaccur his son, Shimei his son.

26The descendants of Mishma were Hammuel, Zaccur, and Shimei.

27Now Shimei had sixteen sons and six daughters; but his brothers did not have many sons, nor did all their family multiply like the sons of Judah.

27Shimei 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.

28They lived at Beersheba, Moladah and Hazar-shual,

28They lived in Beersheba, Moladah, Hazar-shual,

29at Bilhah, Ezem, Tolad,

29Bilhah, Ezem, Tolad,

30Bethuel, Hormah, Ziklag,

31Beth-marcaboth, Hazar-susim, Beth-biri and Shaaraim. These were their cities until the reign of David.

31Beth-marcaboth, Hazar-susim, Beth-biri, and Shaaraim. These towns were under their control until the time of King David.

32Their villages were Etam, Ain, Rimmon, Tochen and Ashan, five cities;

32Their descendants also lived in Etam, Ain, Rimmon, Token, and Ashan—five towns

33and all their villages that were around the same cities as far as Baal. These were their settlements, and they have their genealogy.

33and their surrounding villages as far away as Baalath. This was their territory, and these names are listed in their genealogical records.

34Meshobab and Jamlech and Joshah the son of Amaziah,

34Other descendants of Simeon included Meshobab, Jamlech, Joshah son of Amaziah,

35and Joel and Jehu the son of Joshibiah, the son of Seraiah, the son of Asiel,

35Joel, Jehu son of Joshibiah, son of Seraiah, son of Asiel,

36and Elioenai, Jaakobah, Jeshohaiah, Asaiah, Adiel, Jesimiel, Benaiah,

36Elioenai, Jaakobah, Jeshohaiah, Asaiah, Adiel, Jesimiel, Benaiah,

37Ziza the son of Shiphi, the son of Allon, the son of Jedaiah, the son of Shimri, the son of Shemaiah;

37and Ziza son of Shiphi, son of Allon, son of Jedaiah, son of Shimri, son of Shemaiah.

38these mentioned by name were leaders in their families; and their fathers' houses increased greatly.

38These were the names of some of the leaders of Simeon’s wealthy clans. Their families grew,

39They went to the entrance of Gedor, even to the east side of the valley, to seek pasture for their flocks.

39and they traveled to the region of Gerar, in the east part of the valley, seeking pastureland for their flocks.

40They found rich and good pasture, and the land was broad and quiet and peaceful; for those who lived there formerly were Hamites.

40They found lush pastures there, and the land was spacious, quiet, and peaceful. Some of Ham’s descendants had been living in that region.

41These, recorded by name, came in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah, and attacked their tents and the Meunites who were found there, and destroyed them utterly to this day, and lived in their place, because there was pasture there for their flocks.

41But 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.

42From them, from the sons of Simeon, five hundred men went to Mount Seir, with Pelatiah, Neariah, Rephaiah and Uzziel, the sons of Ishi, as their leaders.

42Five hundred of these invaders from the tribe of Simeon went to Mount Seir, led by Pelatiah, Neariah, Rephaiah, and Uzziel—all sons of Ishi.

43They destroyed the remnant of the Amalekites who escaped, and have lived there to this day.

43They destroyed the few Amalekites who had survived, and they have lived there ever since.

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