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4:22 Jokim <03137>, the men <0582> of Cozeba <03578>, and Joash <03101> and Saraph <08315>, both of whom <0834> ruled <01166> in Moab <04124> and Jashubi Lehem <03433>. (This information is from ancient <06267> records <01697>.) 4:23 They <01992> were the potters <03335> who lived <03427> in Netaim <05196> and Gederah <01449>; they lived <03427> there <08033> and worked <04399> for <05973> the king <04428>. 4:24 The descendants <01121> of Simeon <08095>: Nemuel <05241>, Jamin <03226>, Jarib <03402>, Zerah <02226>, Shaul <07586>, 4:25 his son Shallum <07967>, his son <01121> <01121> Mibsam <04017>, and his son <01121> Mishma <04927>. 4:26 The descendants <01121> of Mishma <04927>: His son Hammuel <02536>, his son <01121> Zaccur <02139>, and his son <01121> <01121> Shimei <08096>. 4:27 Shimei <08096> had sixteen <06240> <08337> sons <01121> and six <08337> daughters <01323>. But his brothers <0251> did not <0369> have many <07227> sons <01121>, so their whole <03605> clan <04940> was not <03808> as numerous <07235> as <05704> the sons <01121> of Judah <03063>. 4:28 They lived <03427> in Beer Sheba <0884>, Moladah <04137>, Hazar Shual <02705>, 4:29 Bilhah <01090>, Ezem <06107>, Tolad <08434>, 4:30 Bethuel <01328>, Hormah <02767>, Ziklag <06860>, 4:31 Beth Marcaboth <01024>, Hazar Susim <02702>, Beth Biri <01011>, and Shaaraim <08189>. These <0428> were their towns <05892> until <05704> the reign <04427> of David <01732>. 4:32 Their settlements <02691> also included Etam <05862>, Ain <05871>, Rimmon <07417>, Tochen <08507>, and Ashan <06228>– five <02568> towns <05892>. 4:33 They also lived in all <03605> the settlements <02691> that <0834> surrounded <05439> these <0428> towns <05892> as far <05704> as Baal <01168>. These <02063> were their settlements <04186>; they kept genealogical records <03187>. 4:34 Their clan leaders were: Meshobab <04877>, Jamlech <03230>, Joshah <03144> son <01121> of Amaziah <0558>, 4:35 Joel <03100>, Jehu <03058> son <01121> of Joshibiah <03143> (son <01121> of Seraiah <08304>, son <01121> of Asiel <06221>), 4:36 Eleoenai <0454>, Jaakobah <03291>, Jeshohaiah <03439>, Asaiah <06222>, Adiel <05717>, Jesimiel <03450>, Benaiah <01141>, 4:37 Ziza <02124> son <01121> of Shipi <08230> (son <01121> of Allon <0438>, son <01121> of Jedaiah <03042>, son <01121> of Shimri <08113>, son <01121> of Shemaiah <08098>). 4:38 These <0428> who are named <08034> <0935> above were the leaders <05387> of their clans <04940>. Their extended families <01> <01004> increased <06555> greatly <07230> in numbers. 4:39 They went <01980> to the entrance <03996> of Gedor <01446>, to <05704> the east <04217> of the valley <01516>, looking <01245> for pasture <04829> for their sheep <06629>. 4:40 They found <04672> fertile <08082> and rich <02896> pasture <04829>; the land <0776> was very broad <07342>, undisturbed <08252> and peaceful <07961>. Indeed <03588> some <04480> Hamites <02526> had been living <03427> there <08033> prior to <06440> that. 4:41 The men <0428> whose names <08034> are listed <03789> came <0935> during the time <03117> of King <04428> Hezekiah <02396> of Judah <03063> and attacked <05221> the Hamites’ settlements <0168>, as well as the Meunites <04586> they discovered <04672> there <08033>, and they wiped <02763> them out <02763> to <05704> this <02088> very day <03117>. They dispossessed <08478> <03427> them, for <03588> they found pasture <04829> for their sheep <06629> there <08033>. 4:42 Five <02568> hundred <03967> men <0376> of Simeon <08095> <01121>, led <07218> by Pelatiah <06410>, Neariah <05294>, Rephaiah <07509>, and Uzziel <05816>, the sons <01121> of Ishi <03469>, went <01980> to the hill country <02022> of Seir <08165> 4:43 and defeated <05221> the rest <07611> of the Amalekite <06002> refugees <06413>; they live <03427> there <08033> to <05704> this <02088> very day <03117>.

• 1Ch 4:24-43 -- Simeon's Descendants

• Simeon

  [smith] (heard). The second of Jacob?s son by Leah. His birth is recorded in (Genesis 29:33) The first group of Jacob?s children consists, besides Simeon, of the three other sons of Leah --Reuben, Levi, Judah. Besides the massacre o...
  [nave] SIMEON 1. Son of Jacob, Gen. 29:33; 35:23; Ex. 1:1, 2; 1 Chr. 2:1. With Levi avenges upon the Shechemites the seduction of Dinah, Gen. 34; 49:5-7. Jacob's denunciation of, Gen. 34:30; 49:5-7. Goes down into Egypt to buy g...
  

• Jacob

  [nave] JACOB Son of Isaac, and twin brother of Esau, Gen. 25:24-26; Josh. 24:4; 1 Chr. 1:34; Acts 7:8. Ancestor of Jesus, Matt. 1:2. Given in answer to prayer, Gen. 25:21. Obtains Esau's birthright for a some stew, Gen. 25:29-34...
  

• Israel

  [nave] ISRAEL 1. A name given to Jacob, Gen. 32:24-32; 2 Kin. 17:34; Hos. 12:3, 4. 2. A name of the Christ in prophecy, Isa. 49:3. 3. A name given to the descendants of Jacob, a nation. Called also Israelites, and Hebrews, Gen. 4...
  

• Genealogy

  [nave] GENEALOGY, Num. 1:18; 2 Chr. 12:15; Ezra 2:59; Neh. 7:5; Heb. 7:3. Of no spiritual significance, Matt. 3:9; 1 Tim. 1:4; Tit. 3:9. From Adam to Noah, Gen. 4:16-22; 5; 1 Chr. 1:1-4; Luke 3:36-38; to Abraham, Gen. 11:10-32; ...
  

• Polygamy

  [nave] POLYGAMY Forbidden, Deut. 17:17; Lev. 18:18; Mal. 2:14, 15; Matt. 19:4, 5; Mark 10:2-8; 1 Tim. 3:2, 12; Tit. 1:6. Authorized, 2 Sam. 12:8. Tolerated, Ex. 21:10; 1 Sam. 1:2; 2 Chr. 24:3. Practiced, Job 27:15; by Lamech, Ge...
  

• Simeon, The tribe of

  [ebd] was "divided and scattered" according to the prediction in Gen. 49:5-7. They gradually dwindled in number, and sank into a position of insignificance among the other tribes. They decreased in the wilderness by about two-thir...
  

• GENEALOGY, 8 part 2

  [isbe] GENEALOGY, 8 part 2 - I. Primeval Genealogies (1 Chronicals 1:1-54). To show Israel's place among the nations; follows Genesis closely, omitting only the Cainites; boldly, skillfully compressed, as if the omitted facts were ...
  

• Ziza

  [ebd] splendour; abundance. (1.) A Simeonite prince (1 Chr. 4:37-43). (2.) A son of Rehoboam (2 Chr. 11:20).
  [isbe] ZIZA - zi'-za (ziza', probably a childish reduplicated abbreviation or a term of endearment (Curtis, Chron., 369, quoting Noldeke in EB, III 3294)): (1) A Simeonite chief (1 Ch 4:37). (2) A son of King Rehoboam, his mother b...
  [smith] (shining). Son of Shiphi, a chief of the Simeonites in the reign of Hezekiah. (1 Chronicles 4:37) (B.C. about 725.) Son of Rehoboam by Maachah the granddaughter of Absalom. (2 Chronicles 11:20) (B.C. after 973.)
  [nave] ZIZA 1. A Simeonite, 1 Chr. 4:37. 2. Son of Rehoboam, 2 Chr. 11:20.
  

• Shimei

  [ebd] famous. (1.) A son of Gershon, and grandson of Levi (Num. 3:18; 1 Chr. 6:17, 29); called Shimi in Ex. 6:17. (2.) A Benjamite of the house of Saul, who stoned and cursed David when he reached Bahurim in his flight from Jerusa...
  [isbe] SHIMEI - shim'-e-i (shim`i, possibly "hear me (El)" or "(Jah)"; Semeei, Semei): A name of frequent occurrence throughout the Old Testament records, sometimes varying slightly in form in English Versions of the Bible. The Kin...
  [smith] (renowned). Son of Gershon the son of Levi, (Numbers 3:18; 1 Chronicles 6:17,29; 23:7,9,10; Zechariah 12:13) called SHIMI in (Exodus 6:17) (B.C. after 1706.) Shimei the son of Gera, a Benjamite of the house of Saul, who l...
  [nave] SHIMEI 1. Called also Shimi. Son of Gershon, Ex. 6:17; Num. 3:18; 1 Chr. 6:17; 23:7, 10. 2. A Benjamite. Curses David; David's magnanimity toward, 2 Sam. 16:5-13; 19:16-23, with 1 Kin. 2:36-46. 3. An officer of David, 1 K...
  

• CHRONICLES, BOOKS OF

  [isbe] CHRONICLES, BOOKS OF - kron'-i-k'-ls (dibhere ha-yamim, "The Words of the Days"; Septuagint paraleipomenon: 1. The Name 2. The Position of Chronicles in the Old Testament 3. Two Books, or One? 4. The Contents 5. Sources Bibl...
  

• Joshah

  [isbe] JOSHAH - jo'-sha (yoshah, "Yahweh's gift"): A descendant of Simeon, chief in his family (1 Ch 4:34,38).
  [smith] (whom Jehovah lets dwell), a prince of the house of Simeon. (1 Chronicles 4:34,38-41)
  [nave] JOSHAH, a descendant of Simeon, 1 Chr. 4:34.
  

• Uzziel

  [ebd] strength of God. (1.) One of the sons of Kohath, and uncle of Aaron (Ex. 6:18; Lev. 10:4). (2.) A Simeonite captain (1 Chr. 4:39-43). (3.) A son of Bela, and grandson of Benjamin (1 Chr. 7:7). (4.) One of the sons of Heman (...
  [isbe] UZZIEL - u-zi'-el, uz'-i-el, oo'-zi-el (`uzzi'el, "El (God) is my strength"): (1) A "son" of Kohath (Ex 6:18,22; Lev 10:4; Nu 3:19,30; 1 Ch 6:2,18 (Hebrew 5:28; 6:3); 15:10; 23:12,20; 24:24), called in Lev 10:4 "uncle of Aar...
  [smith] (my strength is God). Fourth son of Kohath, father of Mishael, Eizaphan or Elizaphan and Zithri, and uncle to Aaron. (Exodus 6:18,22; Leviticus 10:4) (B.C. before 1491.) A Simeonite captain, son of Ishi, in the days of Hezek...
  [nave] UZZIEL 1. A son of Kohath, Ex. 6:18, 22; Lev. 10:4. 2. A Simeonite captain, 1 Chr. 4:42. 3. Son of Bela, 1 Chr. 7:7. 4. One of David's musicians, 1 Chr. 25:4. 5. A Levite. Son of Jeduthun, 2 Chr. 29:14. 6. A goldsmith. ...
  

• Shemaiah

  [ebd] whom Jehovah heard. (1.) A prophet in the reign of Rehoboam (1 Kings 12:22-24). (2.) Neh. 3:29. (3.) A Simeonite (1 Chr. 4:37). (4.) A priest (Neh. 12:42). (5.) A Levite (1 Chr. 9:16). (6.) 1 Chr. 9:14; Neh. 11:15. (7.) A Le...
  [isbe] SHEMAIAH - she-ma'-ya, she-mi'-a (shema`yah (in 2 Ch 11:2; 17:8; 31:15; 35:9; Jer 26:20; 29:24; 36:12, shema`yahu), "Jahveh hears"): The name is most frequently borne by priests, Levites and prophets. (1) Codex Vaticanus Sam...
  [smith] (heard by Jehovah). A prophet in the reign of Rehoboam. (1 Kings 12:22; 2 Chronicles 11:2) (B.C. 972.) He wrote a chronicle containing the events of Rehoboam?s reign. (2 Chronicles 12:5,15) The son of Shechaniah, am...
  [nave] SHEMAIAH 1. A prophet in the time of Rehoboam. Prevents Rehoboam from war with Jeroboam, 1 Kin. 12:22-24; 2 Chr. 11:2-4. Prophesies the punishment of Rehoboam by Shishak, king of Egypt, 2 Chr. 12:5, 7. Writes chronicles, 2...
  

• Pelatiah

  [ebd] deliverance of the Lord. (1.) A son of Hananiah and grandson of Zerubbabel (1 Chr. 3:21). (2.) A captain of "the sons of Simeon" (4:42). (3.) Neh. 10:22. (4.) One of the twenty-five princes of the people against whom Ezekiel...
  [isbe] PELATIAH - pel-a-ti'-a (pelatyah, "Yahweh delivers"): (1) One who "sealed" the covenant (Neh 10:22). (2) A descendant of Solomon, grandson of Zerubbabel (1 Ch 3:21). (3) A Simeonite, one of the captains who cleared out the A...
  [smith] (delivered by Jehovah). Son of Hananiah the son of Zerubbabel. (1 Chronicles 3:21) (B.C. after 536.) One of the captains of the marauding band of Simeonites who in the reign of Hezekiah made an expedition to Mount Seir an...
  [nave] PELATIAH 1. A son of Hananiah, of the family of David, 1 Chr. 3:21. 2. A Simeonite who was captain in an expedition against the Amalekites, 1 Chr. 4:42, 43. 3. One of those who signed the covenant with Nehemiah, Neh. 10:22...
  

• Mishma

  [ebd] hearing. (1.) One of the sons of Ishmael (Gen. 25:14), and founder of an Arab tribe. (2.) A Simeonite (1 Chr. 4:25, 26).
  [isbe] MISHMA - mish'ma (mishma`): (1) A son of Ishmael (Gen 25:14; 1 Ch 1:30). (2) A Simeonite (1 Ch 4:25).
  [smith] (a hearing). A son of Ishmael and brother of Mibsam. (Genesis 25:14; 1 Chronicles 1:30) A son of Simeon, (1 Chronicles 4:25) brother of Mibsam.
  [nave] MISHMA 1. Son of Ishmael, Gen. 25:14; 1 Chr. 1:30. 2. Of the tribe of Simeon, 1 Chr. 4:25, 26.
  

• NEGEB

  [isbe] NEGEB - neg'-eb (ha-neghebh, "the negeb" or simply, neghebh, from a root meaning "to be dry," and therefore in the first instance implying the "dry" or "parched regions," hence, in the Septuagint it is usually translated ere...
  

• Shimri

  [ebd] watchman. (1.) A Simeonite (1 Chr. 4:37). (2.) The father of one of the "valiant men" of David's armies (1 Chr. 11:45). (3.) Assisted at the purification of the temple in the time of Hezekiah (2 Chr. 29:13).
  [isbe] SHIMRI - shim'-ri (shimri; various forms in the Septuagint): There are four Hebrews mentioned in the Bible who bear this name: (1) A Simeonite, a son of Shemaiah and father of Jedaiah, a chief of his tribe (1 Ch 4:37). (2) T...
  [smith] (vigilant). A Simeonite son of Shemaiah. (1 Chronicles 4:37) (B.C. after 1450.) The father of Jediael, one of David?s guard. (1 Chronicles 11:45) (B.C. before 1043.) A Kohathite Levite in the reign of Hezekiah. (2 C...
  [nave] SHIMRI 1. Head of a family in Simeon, 1 Chr. 4:37, 38. 2. Father of one of David's mighty men, 1 Chr. 11:45. 3. A Merarite, 1 Chr. 26:10. Also called Simri. 4. A Levite in the time of Hezekiah, 2 Chr. 29:13.
  

• Hezekiah

  [nave] HEZEKIAH 1. King of Judah, 2 Kin. 16:20; 18:1, 2; 1 Chr. 3:13; 2 Chr. 29:1; Matt. 1:9. Religious zeal of, 2 Chr. 29; 30; 31. Purges the nation of idolatry, 2 Kin. 18:4; 2 Chr. 31:1; 33:3. Restores the true forms of worshi...
  

• Meshobab

  [isbe] MESHOBAB - me-sho'-bab (meshobhabh): A Simeonite (1 Ch 4:34). This name heads the list of those who, for the sake of wider pasturelands, occupied a Hamitic settlement in the neighborhood of Gerar (Mount GEDOR (which see)), a...
  [nave] MESHOBAB, a Simeonite, 1 Chr. 4:34.
  

• SIMEON (1)

  [isbe] SIMEON (1) - sim'-e-on (shim`on; Sumeon; the Hebrew root is from shama`, "to hear" (Gen 29:33); some modern scholars (Hitzig, W. R. Smith, Stade, etc.) derive it from Arabic sima`, "the offspring of the hyena and female wolf...
  

• Samuel, Kings, Chronicles: Genealogies

  

• What Was the Fate of Amalek?
  The Amalekites were a wicked, oppressive, war-like and cruel people. They were powerful and influential and possessed cities in the south of Canaan. (See I Sam. 15:18; Judg. 10:12; Num. 24:7.) They were the first to oppose Is...

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