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1 Chronicles 4 (WEBP)

[1] The sons of Judah: Perez, Hezron, Carmi, Hur, and Shobal.
[2] Reaiah the son of Shobal became the father of Jahath; and Jahath became the father of Ahumai and Lahad. These are the families of the Zorathites.
[3] These were the sons of the father of Etam: Jezreel, Ishma, and Idbash. The name of their sister was Hazzelelponi.
[4] Penuel was the father of Gedor and Ezer the father of Hushah. These are the sons of Hur, the firstborn of Ephrathah, the father of Bethlehem.
[5] Ashhur the father of Tekoa had two wives, Helah and Naarah.
[6] Naarah bore him Ahuzzam, Hepher, Temeni, and Haahashtari. These were the sons of Naarah.
[7] The sons of Helah were Zereth, Izhar, and Ethnan.
[8] Hakkoz became the father of Anub, Zobebah, and the families of Aharhel the son of Harum.
[9] Jabez was more honorable than his brothers. His mother named him Jabez, saying, “Because I bore him with sorrow.”
[10] Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, “Oh that you would bless me indeed, and enlarge my border! May your hand be with me, and may you keep me from evil, that I may not cause pain!” God granted him that which he requested.
[11] Chelub the brother of Shuhah became the father of Mehir, who was the father of Eshton.
[12] Eshton became the father of Beth Rapha, Paseah, and Tehinnah the father of Ir Nahash. These are the men of Recah.
[13] The sons of Kenaz: Othniel and Seraiah. The sons of Othniel: Hathath.
[14] Meonothai became the father of Ophrah: and Seraiah became the father of Joab the father of Ge Harashim, for they were craftsmen.
[15] The sons of Caleb the son of Jephunneh: Iru, Elah, and Naam. The son of Elah: Kenaz.
[16] The sons of Jehallelel: Ziph, Ziphah, Tiria, and Asarel.
[17] The sons of Ezrah: Jether, Mered, Epher, and Jalon; and Mered’s wife bore Miriam, Shammai, and Ishbah the father of Eshtemoa.
[18] His wife the Jewess bore Jered the father of Gedor, Heber the father of Soco, and Jekuthiel the father of Zanoah. These are the sons of Bithiah the daughter of Pharaoh, whom Mered took.
[19] The sons of the wife of Hodiah, the sister of Naham, were the fathers of Keilah the Garmite and Eshtemoa the Maacathite.
[20] The sons of Shimon: Amnon, Rinnah, Ben Hanan, and Tilon. The sons of Ishi: Zoheth, and Ben Zoheth.
[21] The sons of Shelah the son of Judah: Er the father of Lecah, Laadah the father of Mareshah, and the families of the house of those who worked fine linen, of the house of Ashbea;
[22] and Jokim, and the men of Cozeba, and Joash, and Saraph, who had dominion in Moab, and Jashubilehem. These records are ancient.
[23] These were the potters, and the inhabitants of Netaim and Gederah; they lived there with the king for his work.
[24] The sons of Simeon: Nemuel, Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, Shaul;
[25] Shallum his son, Mibsam his son, and Mishma his son.
[26] The sons of Mishma: Hammuel his son, Zaccur his son, Shimei his son.
[27] Shimei had sixteen sons and six daughters; but his brothers didn’t have many children, and all their family didn’t multiply like the children of Judah.
[28] They lived at Beersheba, Moladah, Hazarshual,
[29] at Bilhah, at Ezem, at Tolad,
[30] at Bethuel, at Hormah, at Ziklag,
[31] at Beth Marcaboth, Hazar Susim, at Beth Biri, and at Shaaraim. These were their cities until David’s reign.
[32] Their villages were Etam, Ain, Rimmon, Tochen, and Ashan, five cities;
[33] and all their villages that were around the same cities, as far as Baal. These were their settlements, and they kept their genealogy.
[34] Meshobab, Jamlech, Joshah the son of Amaziah,
[35] Joel, Jehu the son of Joshibiah, the son of Seraiah, the son of Asiel,
[36] Elioenai, Jaakobah, Jeshohaiah, Asaiah, Adiel, Jesimiel, Benaiah,
[37] and Ziza the son of Shiphi, the son of Allon, the son of Jedaiah, the son of Shimri, the son of Shemaiah—
[38] these mentioned by name were princes in their families. Their fathers’ houses increased greatly.
[39] They went to the entrance of Gedor, even to the east side of the valley, to seek pasture for their flocks.
[40] They found rich, good pasture, and the land was wide, and quiet, and peaceful, for those who lived there before were descended from Ham.
[41] These written by name came in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah, and struck their tents and the Meunim who were found there; and they destroyed them utterly to this day, and lived in their place, because there was pasture there for their flocks.
[42] Some of them, even of the sons of Simeon, five hundred men, went to Mount Seir, having for their captains Pelatiah, Neariah, Rephaiah, and Uzziel, the sons of Ishi.
[43] They struck the remnant of the Amalekites who escaped, and have lived there to this day.

1 Chronicles 4:9 “Jabez” sounds similar to the Hebrew word for “pain”.
1 Chronicles 4:10 The Hebrew word rendered “God” is “אֱלֹהִ֑ים” (Elohim).
1 Chronicles 4:13 Greek and Vulgate add “and Meonothai”

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

1 Chronicles 4 (KJVS)

[1] The sons of Judah; Pharez, Hezron, and Carmi, and Hur, and Shobal.
[2] And Reaiah the son of Shobal begat () Jahath; and Jahath begat () Ahumai, and Lahad. These are the families of the Zorathites.
[3] And these were of the father of Etam; Jezreel, and Ishma, and Idbash: and the name of their sister was Hazelelponi:
[4] and Penuel the father of Gedor, and Ezer the father of Hushah. These are the sons of Hur, the firstborn of Ephratah, the father of Beth-lehem.
[5] And Ashur the father of Tekoa had two wives, Helah and Naarah.
[6] And Naarah bare () him Ahuzam, and Hepher, and Temeni, and Haahashtari. These were the sons of Naarah.
[7] And the sons of Helah were, Zereth, and Jezoar, () and Ethnan.
[8] And Coz begat () Anub, and Zobebah, and the families of Aharhel the son of Harum.
[9] And Jabez was more honourable () than his brethren: and his mother called () his name Jabez, saying, () Because I bare () him with sorrow.
[10] And Jabez called () on the God of Israel, saying, () Oh that thou wouldest bless () me indeed, () and enlarge () my coast, and that thine hand might be with me, and that thou wouldest keep () me from evil, that it may not grieve () me! And God granted () him that which he requested. ()
[11] And Chelub the brother of Shuah begat () Mehir, which was the father of Eshton.
[12] And Eshton begat () Beth-rapha, and Paseah, and Tehinnah the father of Irnahash. These are the men of Rechah.
[13] And the sons of Kenaz; Othniel, and Seraiah: and the sons of Othniel; Hathath.
[14] And Meonothai begat () Ophrah: and Seraiah begat () Joab, the father of the valley of Charashim; for they were craftsmen.
[15] And the sons of Caleb the son of Jephunneh; Iru, Elah, and Naam: and the sons of Elah, even Kenaz.
[16] And the sons of Jehaleleel; Ziph, and Ziphah, Tiria, and Asareel.
[17] And the sons of Ezra were, Jether, and Mered, and Epher, and Jalon: and she bare () Miriam, and Shammai, and Ishbah the father of Eshtemoa.
[18] And his wife Jehudijah bare () Jered the father of Gedor, and Heber the father of Socho, and Jekuthiel the father of Zanoah. And these are the sons of Bithiah the daughter of Pharaoh, which Mered took. ()
[19] And the sons of his wife Hodiah the sister of Naham, the father of Keilah the Garmite, and Eshtemoa the Maachathite.
[20] And the sons of Shimon were, Amnon, and Rinnah, Ben-hanan, and Tilon. And the sons of Ishi were, Zoheth, and Ben-zoheth.
[21] The 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 them that wrought fine linen, of the house of Ashbea,
[22] and Jokim, and the men of Chozeba, and Joash, and Saraph, who had the dominion () in Moab, and Jashubi-lehem. And these are ancient things.
[23] These were the potters, () and those that dwelt () among plants and hedges: there they dwelt () with the king for his work.
[24] The sons of Simeon were, Nemuel, and Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, and Shaul:
[25] Shallum his son, Mibsam his son, Mishma his son.
[26] And the sons of Mishma; Hamuel his son, Zacchur his son, Shimei his son.
[27] And Shimei had sixteen sons and six daughters; but his brethren had not many children, neither did all their family multiply, () like to the children of Judah.
[28] And they dwelt () at Beer-sheba, and Moladah, and Hazar-shual,
[29] and at Bilhah, and at Ezem, and at Tolad,
[30] and at Bethuel, and at Hormah, and at Ziklag,
[31] and at Beth-marcaboth, and Hazar-susim, and at Beth-birei, and at Shaaraim. These were their cities unto the reign () of David.
[32] And their villages were, Etam, and Ain, Rimmon, and Tochen, and Ashan, five cities:
[33] and all their villages that were round about the same cities, unto Baal. These were their habitations, and their genealogy. ()
[34] And Meshobab, and Jamlech, and Joshah the son of Amaziah,
[35] and Joel, and Jehu the son of Josibiah, the son of Seraiah, the son of Asiel,
[36] and Elioenai, and Jaakobah, and Jeshohaiah, and Asaiah, and Adiel, and Jesimiel, and Benaiah,
[37] and Ziza the son of Shiphi, the son of Allon, the son of Jedaiah, the son of Shimri, the son of Shemaiah;
[38] these mentioned () by their names were princes in their families: and the house of their fathers increased () greatly.
[39] And they went () to the entrance of Gedor, even unto the east side of the valley, to seek () pasture for their flocks.
[40] And they found () fat pasture and good, and the land was wide, and quiet, () and peaceable; for they of Ham had dwelt () there of old.
[41] And these written () by name came () in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah, and smote () their tents, and the habitations that were found () there, and destroyed () them utterly unto this day, and dwelt () in their rooms: because there was pasture there for their flocks.
[42] And some of them, even of the sons of Simeon, five hundred men, went () to mount Seir, having for their captains Pelatiah, and Neariah, and Rephaiah, and Uzziel, the sons of Ishi.
[43] And they smote () the rest of the Amalekites that were escaped, and dwelt () there unto this day.

1 Chronicles 4:1 Or, Chelubai, . or Caleb,
1 Chronicles 4:2 Or, Haroe
1 Chronicles 4:9 That is, sorrowful
1 Chronicles 4:10 Heb. do me
1 Chronicles 4:12 Or, the city of Nahash
1 Chronicles 4:14 Or, inhabitants of the valley
1 Chronicles 4:15 Or, Uknaz
1 Chronicles 4:18 Or, the Jewess
1 Chronicles 4:19 Or, Jehudijah, mentioned before
1 Chronicles 4:24 Or, Jemuel
1 Chronicles 4:27 Heb. unto
1 Chronicles 4:29a Or, Bela
1 Chronicles 4:29b Or, Eltolad
1 Chronicles 4:31 Or, Hazarsusah
1 Chronicles 4:32 Or, Ether
1 Chronicles 4:33a Or, Baalathbeer
1 Chronicles 4:33b Or, as they divided themselves by nations among them
1 Chronicles 4:38 Heb. coming

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

1 Chronicles 4 (BYZ)

[1] και υιοι ιουδα φαρες αρσων και χαρμι και ωρ σουβαλ
[2] και ραια υιος αυτου και σουβαλ εγεννησεν τον ιεθ και ιεθ εγεννησεν τον αχιμι και τον λααδ αυται αι γενεσεις του σαραθι
[3] και ουτοι υιοι αιταμ ιεζραηλ και ραγμα και ιαβας και ονομα αδελφης αυτων εσηλεββων
[4] και φανουηλ πατηρ γεδωρ και αζηρ πατηρ ωσαν ουτοι υιοι ωρ του πρωτοτοκου εφραθα πατρος βαιθλαεμ
[5] και τω σαουρ πατρι θεκωε ησαν δυο γυναικες αωδα και θοαδα
[6] και ετεκεν αυτω αωδα τον ωχαζαμ και τον ηφαδ και τον θαιμαν και τον ασθηραν παντες ουτοι υιοι αωδας
[7] και υιοι θοαδα σαρεθ και σααρ και εθναν
[8] και κως εγεννησεν τον ενωβ και τον σαβηβα και γεννησεις αδελφου ρηχαβ υιου ιαριμ
[9] και ην ιγαβης ενδοξος υπερ τους αδελφους αυτου και η μητηρ εκαλεσεν το ονομα αυτου ιγαβης λεγουσα ετεκον ως γαβης
[10] και επεκαλεσατο ιγαβης τον θεον ισραηλ λεγων εαν ευλογων ευλογησης με και πληθυνης τα ορια μου και η η χειρ σου μετ εμου και ποιησεις γνωσιν του μη ταπεινωσαι με και επηγαγεν ο θεος παντα οσα ητησατο
[11] και χαλεβ πατηρ ασχα εγεννησεν τον μαχιρ ουτος πατηρ ασσαθων
[12] και ασσαθων εγεννησεν τον βαθρεφαν και τον φεσσηε και τον θανα πατερα πολεως ναας αδελφου εσελων του κενεζι ουτοι ανδρες ρηφα
[13] και υιοι κενεζ γοθονιηλ και σαραια και υιοι γοθονιηλ αθαθ
[14] και μαναθι εγεννησεν τον γοφερα και σαραια εγεννησεν τον ιωαβ πατερα αγεαδδαιρ οτι τεκτονες ησαν
[15] και υιοι χαλεβ υιου ιεφοννη ηρα αλα και νοομ και υιοι αλα κενεζ
[16] και υιος αυτου γεσεηλ αμηαχι και ζαφα και ζαιρα και εσεραηλ
[17] και υιοι εσρι ιεθερ μωραδ και αφερ και ιαλων και εγεννησεν ιεθερ τον μαρων και τον σεμαι και τον μαρεθ πατερα εσθεμων
[18] και η γυνη αυτου αυτη αδια ετεκεν τον ιαρεδ πατερα γεδωρ και τον αβερ πατερα σωχων και τον ιεκθιηλ πατερα ζανω και ουτοι υιοι γελια θυγατρος φαραω ην ελαβεν μωρηδ
[19] και υιοι γυναικος της ιδουιας αδελφης ναχεμ και δαλια πατηρ κειλα και σεμειων πατηρ ιωμαν και υιοι ναημ πατρος κειλα αγαρμι και εσθεμωη μαχαθι
[20] και υιοι σεμιων αμνων και ρανα υιος αναν και θιλων και υιοι ισει ζωαθ και υιοι ζωαθ
[21] υιοι σηλωμ υιου ιουδα ηρ πατηρ ληχα και λααδα πατηρ μαρησα και γενεσεις οικιων εφραθ αβακ τω οικω εσοβα
[22] και ιωακιμ και ανδρες χωζηβα και ιωας και σαραφ οι κατωκησαν εν μωαβ και απεστρεψεν αυτους αβεδηριν αθουκιιν
[23] ουτοι κεραμεις οι κατοικουντες εν ναταιμ και γαδηρα μετα του βασιλεως εν τη βασιλεια αυτου ενισχυσαν και κατωκησαν εκει
[24] υιοι συμεων ναμουηλ και ιαμιν ιαριβ ζαρε σαουλ
[25] σαλεμ υιος αυτου μαβασαμ υιος αυτου μασμα υιος αυτου
[26] αμουηλ υιος αυτου σαβουδ υιος αυτου ζακχουρ υιος αυτου σεμει υιος αυτου
[27] και τω σεμει υιοι εκκαιδεκα και θυγατερες τρεις και τοις αδελφοις αυτων ουκ ησαν υιοι πολλοι και πασαι αι πατριαι αυτων ουκ επλεονασαν ως υιοι ιουδα
[28] και κατωκησαν εν βηρσαβεε και σαμα και μωλαδα και εσηρσουαλ
[29] και εν βαλαα και βοασομ και θουλαδ
[30] και βαθουηλ και ερμα και σεκλαγ
[31] και βαιθμαρχαβωθ και ημισυ σωσιμ και οικον βαρουμσεωριμ αυται πολεις αυτων εως βασιλεως δαυιδ
[32] και επαυλεις αυτων αιταμ και ηνρεμμων και θοκκαν και αισαν πολεις πεντε
[33] και πασαι αι επαυλεις αυτων κυκλω των πολεων τουτων εως βααλ αυτη η κατασχεσις αυτων και ο καταλοχισμος αυτων
[34] και μοσωβαβ και ιεμολοχ και ιωσια υιος αμασια
[35] και ιωηλ και ουτος υιος ισαβια υιος σαραια υιος ασιηλ
[36] και ελιωηναι και ιακαβα και ιασουια και ασαια και εδιηλ και ισμαηλ και βαναια
[37] και ζουζα υιος σεφει υιου αλλων υιου ιεδια υιου σαμαρι υιου σαμαιου
[38] ουτοι οι διελθοντες εν ονομασιν αρχοντων εν ταις γενεσεσιν αυτων και εν οικοις πατριων αυτων επληθυνθησαν εις πληθος
[39] και επορευθησαν εως του ελθειν γεραρα εως των ανατολων της γαι του ζητησαι νομας τοις κτηνεσιν αυτων
[40] και ευρον νομας πιονας και αγαθας και η γη πλατεια εναντιον αυτων και ειρηνη και ησυχια οτι εκ των υιων χαμ των κατοικουντων εκει εμπροσθεν
[41] και ηλθοσαν ουτοι οι γεγραμμενοι επ ονοματος εν ημεραις εζεκιου βασιλεως ιουδα και επαταξαν τους οικους αυτων και τους μιναιους ους ευροσαν εκει και ανεθεματισαν αυτους εως της ημερας ταυτης και ωκησαν αντ αυτων οτι νομαι τοις κτηνεσιν αυτων εκει
[42] και εξ αυτων απο των υιων συμεων επορευθησαν εις ορος σηιρ ανδρες πεντακοσιοι και φαλεττια και νωαδια και ραφαια και οζιηλ υιοι ιεσι αρχοντες αυτων
[43] και επαταξαν τους καταλοιπους τους καταλειφθεντας του αμαληκ και κατωκησαν εκει εως της ημερας ταυτης

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