1 Chronicles 4 (NET)

1 Chronicles 4:1¹The descendants of Judah: Perez, Hezron, Carmi, Hur, and Shobal.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Gen 46:12Gen 38:291 Chr 2:181 Chr 2:31 Chr 2:51 Chr 2:9Luke 3:33Matt 1:3Num 26:20-21Ruth 4:18

1 Chronicles 4:2²Reaiah the son of Shobal was the father of Jahath, and Jahath was the father of Ahumai and Lahad. These were the clans of the Zorathites.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:1 Chr 2:52-54Josh 15:33Judg 13:25

1 Chronicles 4:3³These were the sons of Etam: Jezreel, Ishma, and Idbash. Their sister was Hazzelelponi.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:2 Chr 11:6Judg 15:11

1 Chronicles 4:4⁴Penuel was the father of Gedor, and Ezer was the father of Hushah. These were the descendants of Hur, the firstborn of Ephrathah and the father of Bethlehem.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:1 Chr 2:501 Chr 4:181 Chr 4:391 Chr 2:19Josh 15:36

1 Chronicles 4:5⁵Ashhur the father of Tekoa had two wives, Helah and Naarah.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:1 Chr 2:24

1 Chronicles 4:6⁶Naarah bore him Ahuzzam, Hepher, Temeni, and Haahashtari. These were the sons of Naarah.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AI

1 Chronicles 4:7⁷The sons of Helah: Zereth, Zohar, Ethnan,Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AI

1 Chronicles 4:8⁸and Koz, who was the father of Anub, Hazzobebah, and the clans of Aharhel the son of Harum.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AI

1 Chronicles 4:9⁹Jabez was more respected than his brothers. His mother had named him Jabez, for she said, “I experienced pain when I gave birth to him.”Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:1 Sam 4:21Gen 3:16Gen 35:181 Chr 7:23Acts 17:11Gen 34:19Isa 43:4

1 Chronicles 4:10¹⁰Jabez called out to the God of Israel, “If only you would greatly bless me and expand my territory. May your hand be with me! Keep me from harm so I might not endure pain.” God answered his prayer.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Matt 7:7-11Ps 116:1-4Prov 10:22Jer 33:3Isa 41:10Eph 3:202 Tim 4:18Ps 119:173Ps 66:19-20John 10:28

1 Chronicles 4:11¹¹Kelub, the brother of Shuhah, was the father of Mehir, who was the father of Eshton.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AI

1 Chronicles 4:12¹²Eshton was the father of Beth Rapha, Paseah, and Tehinnah, the father of Ir Nahash. These were the men of Recah.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AI

1 Chronicles 4:13¹³The sons of Kenaz: Othniel and Seraiah. The sons of Othniel: Hathath and Meonothai.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Josh 15:17Judg 1:13Judg 3:9-11

1 Chronicles 4:14¹⁴Meonothai was the father of Ophrah. Seraiah was the father of Joab, the father of those who live in the Valley of the Craftsmen, for they were craftsmen.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:2 Kgs 24:14Neh 11:35

1 Chronicles 4:15¹⁵The sons of Caleb son of Jephunneh: Iru, Elah, and Naam. The son of Elah: Kenaz.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Num 13:6Josh 14:6-14Josh 15:13-20Num 13:30Num 14:24Num 14:30Num 14:6-10Judg 1:12-14

1 Chronicles 4:16¹⁶The sons of Jehallelel: Ziph, Ziphah, Tiria, and Asarel.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AI

1 Chronicles 4:17¹⁷The sons of Ezrah: Jether, Mered, Epher, and Jalon. Mered’s wife Bithiah gave birth to Miriam, Shammai, and Ishbah, the father of Eshtemoa.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:1 Chr 4:191 Chr 21:241 Chr 6:571 Sam 30:28Josh 15:50

1 Chronicles 4:18¹⁸(His Judahite wife gave birth to Jered the father of Gedor, Heber the father of Soco, and Jekuthiel the father of Zanoah.) These were the sons of Pharaoh’s daughter Bithiah, whom Mered married.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:1 Chr 4:391 Chr 4:41 Chr 2:42Josh 15:58Josh 15:34-35Josh 15:48

1 Chronicles 4:19¹⁹The sons of Hodiah’s wife, the sister of Naham: the father of Keilah the Garmite, and Eshtemoa the Maacathite.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Josh 15:441 Sam 23:1-13

1 Chronicles 4:20²⁰The sons of Shimon: Amnon, Rinnah, Ben Hanan, and Tilon. The descendants of Ishi: Zoheth and Ben Zoheth.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AI

1 Chronicles 4:21²¹The sons of Shelah son of Judah: Er the father of Lecah, Laadah the father of Mareshah, the clans of the linen workers at Beth Ashbea,Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Gen 38:51 Chr 2:3Gen 46:12Num 26:201 Chr 9:5Neh 11:5

1 Chronicles 4:22²²Jokim, the men of Cozeba, and Joash and Saraph, both of whom ruled in Moab and Jashubi Lehem. (This information is from ancient records.)Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AI

1 Chronicles 4:23²³They were the potters who lived in Netaim and Gederah; they lived there and worked for the king.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Ps 81:6

1 Chronicles 4:24²⁴The descendants of Simeon: Nemuel, Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, Shaul,Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Gen 46:10Exod 6:15Num 26:12-14

1 Chronicles 4:25²⁵his son Shallum, his son Mibsam, and his son Mishma.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AI

1 Chronicles 4:26²⁶The descendants of Mishma: his son Hammuel, his son Zaccur, and his son Shimei.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AI

1 Chronicles 4:27²⁷Shimei had sixteen sons and six daughters. But his brothers did not have many sons, so their whole clan was not as numerous as the sons of Judah.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Num 26:14Num 2:13Num 26:22Num 2:4

1 Chronicles 4:28²⁸They lived in Beer Sheba, Moladah, Hazar Shual,Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Josh 19:2-3Josh 19:9Josh 15:28-29

1 Chronicles 4:29²⁹Bilhah, Ezem, Tolad,Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Josh 19:3-4

1 Chronicles 4:30³⁰Bethuel, Hormah, Ziklag,Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:1 Sam 27:61 Sam 30:1Neh 11:281 Chr 12:1Josh 15:31Josh 19:4-5

1 Chronicles 4:31³¹Beth Marcaboth, Hazar Susim, Beth Biri, and Shaaraim. These were their towns until the reign of David.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Josh 19:5-6

1 Chronicles 4:32³²Their settlements also included Etam, Ain, Rimmon, Tochen, and Ashan—five towns,Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Josh 19:7

1 Chronicles 4:33³³along with all their settlements that surrounded these towns as far as Baal. These were the places where they lived; they kept genealogical records.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Josh 19:8

1 Chronicles 4:34³⁴Their clan leaders were: Meshobab, Jamlech, Joshah son of Amaziah,Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AI

1 Chronicles 4:35³⁵Joel, Jehu son of Joshibiah (son of Seraiah, son of Asiel),Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AI

1 Chronicles 4:36³⁶Eleoenai, Jaakobah, Jeshohaiah, Asaiah, Adiel, Jesimiel, Benaiah,Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AI

1 Chronicles 4:37³⁷Ziza son of Shipi (son of Allon, son of Jedaiah, son of Shimri, son of Shemaiah).Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AI

1 Chronicles 4:38³⁸These who are named above were the leaders of their clans. Their extended families increased greatly in numbers.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:1 Chr 5:24Gen 6:4

1 Chronicles 4:39³⁹They went to the entrance of Gedor, to the east of the valley, looking for pasture for their sheep.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:1 Chr 4:181 Chr 4:4Josh 15:58Josh 12:13

1 Chronicles 4:40⁴⁰They found fertile and rich pasture; the land was very broad, undisturbed and peaceful. Indeed some Hamites had been living there before that.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Judg 18:7-10Gen 10:6Gen 9:22-29Ps 105:23Ps 78:51

1 Chronicles 4:41⁴¹The men whose names are listed came during the time of King Hezekiah of Judah and attacked the Hamites’ settlements, as well as the Meunites they discovered there, and they wiped them out, as can be seen to this very day. They dispossessed them, for they found pasture for their sheep there.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:2 Kgs 18:8-12Acts 17:261 Chr 4:34-38Isa 14:28-32Jer 49:20Judg 10:12Num 32:1-4

1 Chronicles 4:42⁴²Five hundred men of Simeon, led by Pelatiah, Neariah, Rephaiah, and Uzziel, the sons of Ishi, went to the hill country of SeirCopy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Gen 36:8-9Deut 1:2

1 Chronicles 4:43⁴³and defeated the rest of the Amalekite refugees; they live there to this very day.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:1 Sam 30:171 Sam 15:7-82 Sam 8:12Deut 25:17-19Exod 17:14-162 Chr 5:9Deut 34:6Jer 44:6Judg 1:26Matt 27:8