1The sons of Judah were Perez, Hezron, Carmi, Hur, and Shobal.
2Reaiah, Shobal's son, was the father of Jahath. Jahath was the father of Ahumai and Lahad. These were the families of the Zorathites.
3The sons of the father of Etam were Jezreel, Ishma, and Idbash. Their sister's name was Hazzelelponi.
4Penuel was the father of Gedor, and Ezer was the father of Hushah. These are the sons of Hur, Ephrathah's firstborn, who was the father of Bethlehem.
5Ashhur, the father of Tekoa, had two wives: Helah and Naarah.
6Naarah gave birth to Ahuzzam, Hepher, Temeni, and Haahashtari for him. These were Naarah's sons.
7Helah's sons were Zereth, Izhar, and Ethnan.
8Hakkoz was the father of Anub, Zobebah, and the families of Aharhel, Harum's son.
9Jabez was more respected than his brothers. His mother named him Jabez, saying, "Because I gave birth to him with pain."
10Jabez prayed to the God of Israel, saying, "Please bless me and expand my territory! May your hand be with me, and may you protect me from harm, so I won't cause pain!" God granted his request.
11Chelub, Shuhah's brother, was the father of Mehir, who was the father of Eshton.
12Eshton was the father of Beth Rapha, Paseah, and Tehinnah, who was the father of Ir Nahash. These are the men of Recah.
13Kenaz's sons were Othniel and Seraiah. Othniel's son was Hathath.
14Meonothai was the father of Ophrah. Seraiah was the father of Joab, who founded Ge Harashim, because they were craftsmen.
15The sons of Caleb, Jephunneh's son, were Iru, Elah, and Naam. Elah's son was Kenaz.
16Jehallelel's sons were Ziph, Ziphah, Tiria, and Asarel.
17Ezrah's sons were Jether, Mered, Epher, and Jalon. And she gave birth to Miriam, Shammai, and Ishbah, who was the father of Eshtemoa.
18His Jewish wife gave birth to Jered, the father of Gedor; Heber, the father of Soco; and Jekuthiel, the father of Zanoah. These were the children of Bithiah, Pharaoh's daughter, whom Mered married.
19The sons of Hodiah's wife, who was Naham's sister, were the father of Keilah the Garmite, and Eshtemoa the Maacathite.
20Shimon's sons were Amnon, Rinnah, Ben Hanan, and Tilon. Ishi's sons were Zoheth and Ben Zoheth.
21The sons of Shelah, Judah's son, were Er, the father of Lecah; Laadah, the father of Mareshah; and the families of those who worked with fine linen from the house of Ashbea.
22Also Jokim, the men of Cozeba, Joash, and Saraph, who ruled in Moab, and Jashubilehem. These records are very old.
23These were the potters and the residents of Netaim and Gederah. They lived there and worked for the king.
24Simeon's sons were Nemuel, Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, and Shaul.
25Shallum was his son, Mibsam was Shallum's son, and Mishma was Mibsam's son.
26Mishma's sons were Hammuel, his son; Zaccur, his son; and Shimei, his son.
27Shimei had sixteen sons and six daughters. But his brothers did not have many children, and their whole family did not multiply as much as the descendants of Judah.
28They lived in Beersheba, Moladah, and Hazarshual.
29They lived in Bilhah, Ezem, and Tolad.
30They lived in Bethuel, Hormah, and Ziklag.
31They lived in Beth Marcaboth, Hazar Susim, Beth Biri, and Shaaraim. These were their cities until King David's reign.
32Their villages were Etam, Ain, Rimmon, Tochen, and Ashan—five cities.
33And all their villages around these cities, all the way to Baal. These were their settlements, and their family records are available.
34Meshobab, Jamlech, and Joshah, the son of Amaziah.
35Joel, Jehu the son of Joshibiah, the son of Seraiah, the son of Asiel.
36Elioenai, Jaakobah, Jeshohaiah, Asaiah, Adiel, Jesimiel, Benaiah.
37And Ziza, the son of Shiphi, the son of Allon, the son of Jedaiah, the son of Shimri, the son of Shemaiah.
38These men, listed by name, were leaders in their families, and their family units grew significantly.
39They went to the entrance of Gedor, specifically to the east side of the valley, to find pasture for their flocks.
40They found rich, good grazing land; the area was large, calm, and peaceful, because the previous inhabitants were descendants of Ham.
41Those listed by name arrived during the reign of King Hezekiah of Judah. They attacked the tents of the Meunim, who were living there, and completely destroyed them. They live in that place to this day because there was good pasture for their flocks.
42Five hundred men from the descendants of Simeon went to Mount Seir. Their leaders were Pelatiah, Neariah, Rephaiah, and Uzziel, who were all sons of Ishi.
43They defeated the few Amalekites who had escaped, and they have lived there ever since.