# 1 Chronicles 04 đź“–: More Descendants of Judah and Simeon
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> [!info] Table of Contents
> [[#đź“ś Scripture Text (NET)]]
> [[#đź“– Verse-by-Verse Commentary]]
> [[#🤔 Interesting Facts / Historical and Cultural Insights]]
> [[#🧠Chapter Summary]]
> [[#✝️ Christ in This Chapter]]
> [[#🔎 Key Principles / 🛟 Life Application]]
> [[#đź’¬ Discussion Questions]]
> [[#✍️ Key Verses to Remember]]
> [[#đź”— Related Passages/Cross Reference]]
> [[#🙏 Devotional Reflection]]
> [[#đź“‚ Internal Notes]]
## đź“ś Scripture Text (NET)
(The NET Bible: New English Translation. Biblical Studies Press, 2005)
## Judah’s Descendants
[[#Verse 01.]]Â The descendants of Judah: Perez, Hezron, Carmi, Hur, and Shobal.
[[#Verse 02.]]Â Reaiah 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.
[[#Verse 03.]]Â These were the sons of Etam: Jezreel, Ishma, and Idbash. Their sister was Hazzelelponi.
[[#Verse 04.]]Â Penuel 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.
[[#Verse 05.]]Â Ashhur the father of Tekoa had two wives, Helah and Naarah.Â
[[#Verse 06.]]Â Naarah bore him Ahuzzam, Hepher, Temeni, and Haahashtari. These were the sons of Naarah.Â
[[#Verse 07.]]Â The sons of Helah: Zereth, Zohar, Ethnan,Â
[[#Verse 08.]]Â and Koz, who was the father of Anub, Hazzobebah, and the clans of Aharhel the son of Harum.
[[#Verse 09.]] Jabez was more respected than his brothers. His mother had named him Jabez, for she said, “I experienced pain when I gave birth to him.”Â
[[#Verse 10.]] Jabez 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.
[[#Verse 11.]]Â Kelub, the brother of Shuhah, was the father of Mehir, who was the father of Eshton.Â
[[#Verse 12.]] Eshton was the father of Beth Rapha, Paseah, and Tehinnah, the father of Ir Nahash. These were the men of Recah.
[[#Verse 13.]]Â The sons of Kenaz: Othniel and Seraiah. The sons of Othniel: Hathath and Meonothai.Â
[[#Verse 14.]] Meonothai 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.
[[#Verse 15.]]Â The sons of Caleb son of Jephunneh: Iru, Elah, and Naam. The son of Elah: Kenaz.
[[#Verse 16.]]Â The sons of Jehallelel: Ziph, Ziphah, Tiria, and Asarel.
[[#Verse 17.]] The sons of Ezrah: Jether, Mered, Epher, and Jalon. Mered’s wife Bithiah gave birth to Miriam, Shammai, and Ishbah, the father of Eshtemoa.Â
[[#Verse 18.]] (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.
[[#Verse 19.]] The sons of Hodiah’s wife, the sister of Naham: the father of Keilah the Garmite, and Eshtemoa the Maacathite.
[[#Verse 20.]]Â The sons of Shimon: Amnon, Rinnah, Ben Hanan, and Tilon. The descendants of Ishi: Zoheth and Ben Zoheth.
[[#Verse 21.]]Â The 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,Â
[[#Verse 22.]]Â Jokim, the men of Cozeba, and Joash and Saraph, both of whom ruled in Moab and Jashubi Lehem. (This information is from ancient records.)Â
[[#Verse 23.]]Â They were the potters who lived in Netaim and Gederah; they lived there and worked for the king.
## Simeon’s Descendants
[[#Verse 24.]]Â The descendants of Simeon: Nemuel, Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, Shaul,Â
[[#Verse 25.]]Â his son Shallum, his son Mibsam, and his son Mishma.
[[#Verse 26.]]Â The descendants of Mishma: his son Hammuel, his son Zaccur, and his son Shimei.
[[#Verse 27.]]Â Shimei 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.Â
[[#Verse 28.]]Â They lived in Beer Sheba, Moladah, Hazar Shual,Â
[[#Verse 29.]]Â Bilhah, Ezem, Tolad,
[[#Verse 30.]]Â Bethuel, Hormah, Ziklag,Â
[[#Verse 31.]]Â Beth Marcaboth, Hazar Susim, Beth Biri, and Shaaraim. These were their towns until the reign of David.Â
[[#Verse 32.]] Their settlements also included Etam, Ain, Rimmon, Tochen, and Ashan—five towns,Â
[[#Verse 33.]] along with all their settlements that surrounded these towns as far as Baal. These were the places where they lived; they kept genealogical records.
[[#Verse 34.]]Â Their clan leaders were:Â Meshobab, Jamlech, Joshah son of Amaziah,Â
[[#Verse 35.]]Â Joel, Jehu son of Joshibiah (son of Seraiah, son of Asiel),Â
[[#Verse 36.]]Â Eleoenai, Jaakobah, Jeshohaiah, Asaiah, Adiel, Jesimiel, Benaiah,Â
[[#Verse 37.]]Â Ziza son of Shipi (son of Allon, son of Jedaiah, son of Shimri, son of Shemaiah).Â
[[#Verse 38.]]Â These who are named above were the leaders of their clans. Their extended families increased greatly in numbers.Â
[[#Verse 39.]]Â They went to the entrance of Gedor, to the east of the valley, looking for pasture for their sheep.Â
[[#Verse 40.]]Â They found fertile and rich pasture; the land was very broad, undisturbed and peaceful. Indeed some Hamites had been living there before that.Â
[[#Verse 41.]] The 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.Â
[[#Verse 42.]]Â Five hundred men of Simeon, led by Pelatiah, Neariah, Rephaiah, and Uzziel, the sons of Ishi, went to the hill country of SeirÂ
[[#Verse 43.]]Â and defeated the rest of the Amalekite refugees;Â they live there to this very day.
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## 🤔 Interesting Facts / Historical and Cultural Insights
1. Jabez's name sounds like the Hebrew word for "pain" (4:9).
2. Jabez's two verses (4:9-10) form a short story in the middle of a long list, which makes them stand out.
3. Jabez's prayer became widely known through a bestselling book published in 2000.
4. Mered married Bithiah, the daughter of Pharaoh (4:18).
5. Some families are remembered by their work: craftsmen (4:14), linen workers (4:21), and potters who worked for the king (4:23).
6. Caleb son of Jephunneh (4:15) was one of the two spies who trusted God at Kadesh (Numbers 14:6-9).
7. Simeon's towns were located inside Judah's territory (Joshua 19:1-9), and the tribe gradually blended into Judah.
8. The Simeonites did not grow as large as Judah (4:27).
9. The Simeonites expanded their territory during the reign of Hezekiah (4:41).
10. They destroyed the remnant of the Amalekites at Mount Seir (4:42-43), long after God's judgment was announced on Amalek (Exodus 17:14).
## 🧠Chapter Summary
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## ✝️ Christ in This Chapter
Christ is the One through whom God answers the cry for blessing. Jabez called on God to bless him and keep him from harm (4:10), and in Christ God has blessed us with every spiritual blessing (Ephesians 1:3).
## 🔎 Key Principles / 🛟 Life Application
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## đź’¬ Discussion Questions
1. Jabez's name was connected with pain (4:9), yet he called on the God of Israel. How can our past or our labels lose their power when we bring them to God?
2. What stands out to you in Jabez's prayer (4:10)? What would it look like to pray that way this week?
3. Some families were remembered for their trades: craftsmen, linen workers, and potters (4:14, 21, 23). How can ordinary work honor God?
## ✍️ Key Verses to Remember
- đź“– verse 9: Jabez was more honorable than his brothers, though his name was tied to pain.
- đź“– verse 10: Jabez calls on the God of Israel for blessing and protection, and God grants his request.
- đź“– verse 43: The Simeonites defeat the remaining Amalekites and settle in their land.
## đź”— Related Passages/Cross Reference
- đź”— [[Ephesians 01#Verse 03.|Ephesians 1:3]] - Blessed with every spiritual blessing in Christ.
- đź”— [[Matthew 07#Verse 07.|Matthew 7:7-11]] - Ask and it will be given to you.
- đź”— [[James 04#Verse 02.|James 4:2]] - You do not have because you do not ask.
- đź”— [[Joshua 19#Verse 01.|Joshua 19:1-9]] - Simeon's inheritance within Judah.
- đź”— [[1 Samuel 15#Verse 02.|1 Samuel 15:2-3]] - God's judgment on Amalek.
## 🙏 Devotional Reflection
📝 SOAP: [[1 Chronicles 04 - SOAP|Remembering God’s Faithfulness]]
## đź“‚ Internal Notes