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1 Chronicles

Judahite Families and Notable Descendants

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1 The sons of Judah: Perez, Hezron, Carmi, Hur, and Shobal. 2 Reaiah son of Shobal fathered Ziza, and Ziza fathered Ahumai and Lahad. These were the clans of the Zorathites. 3 These were the fathers of Etam: Jezreel, Ishma, and Idbash; and the name of their sister was Hazlelponi. 4 Peniel father of Geder, and Ezer father of Hushah, these sons of Hur, the firstborn of Ephrathah father of Bethlehem. 5 Ashhur, the father of Tekoa, had two wives, Helah and Naarah. 6 She bore to him Naarah, Achazam, Hepher the Temanite, and the Achshtari. These were the sons of Naarah. 7 The sons of Helah: Zereth, Zoar, and Ethnan. 8 Quts fathered Anub, Zobebah, and the families of Aharhel son of Harum. 9 Jabez was more honored than his brothers, and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, "Because I bore him in pain." 10 Jabez called to the God of Israel, saying, "If you will bless me and multiply my territory, and your hand is with me, and you keep me from harm so that I do not grieve." And God granted what he asked. 11 Chelub the brother of Shuchah fathered Mehir, who was the father of Eshton. 12 Eshton fathered the House of Rapha, Pasach, and Tehinnah the father of the City of Nahash. These are the men of Rekah. 13 The sons of Kenez: Othniel and Seraiah. And the sons of Othniel: Hathath. 14 Meonothai fathered Ophrah, and Seraiah fathered Joab, the father of Gei Harashim, for they were the Harashim. 15 The sons of Caleb son of Jephunneh: Iru, Ela, and Naam. And the sons of Ela: Kenaz. 16 The sons of Jehuel: Ziph, Ziphah, Jeriah, and Ashrael. 17 The sons of Ezra were Jether, Mither, Efer, Jilon, Sheber, and the father of Miriam, Shimei, and Ishbah, the father of the wife of Maacah. 18 His wife the Judahite bore Jered father of Gedor, Heber father of Socho, and Jekuthiel father of Zanoah—and these sons of Bithiah daughter of Pharaoh, whom Mered took. 19 The sons of Hodiah's wife, the sister of Naham—father of Keilah the Garmite—and Eshtemoa the Maacathite. 20 The sons of Simeon: Amnon, Rinnah, the son of Hanan, Tilon, and the sons of Yishayah: Zohat and the son of Zohat. 21 The sons of Shelah son of Judah: Er the father of Lecah, Laadah the father of Mareshah, and the families of the house of linen workers at the house of Ashbe. 22 Jokim and the men of Cozba and Joash and Saraph, who ruled Moab and Jashubi Lehem. And the words ancient. 23 They, the potters and the inhabitants of Netaim and Gederah, dwelt there with the king in his work.