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4:7 The sons <01121> of Helah <02458>: Zereth <06889>, Zohar <03328>, Ethnan <0869>, 4:8 and Koz <06976>, who was the father <03205> of Anub <06036>, Hazzobebah <06637>, and the clans <04940> of Aharhel <0316> the son <01121> of Harum <02037>. 4:9 Jabez <03258> was <01961> more respected <03513> than his brothers <0251>. His mother <0517> had named <07121> him Jabez <03258>, for she said <0559>, “I experienced pain <06090> when I gave birth <03205> to him.” 4:10 Jabez <03258> called <07121> out to the God <0430> of Israel <03478>, “If <0518> only you would greatly <07235> bless <01288> me and expand my territory <01366>! May <01961> your hand <03027> be with <05973> me! Keep <06213> me from harm <07451> so I might not <01115> endure pain <06087>!” God <0430> answered <0935> his prayer <07592>. 4:11 Kelub <03620>, the brother <0251> of Shuhah <07746>, was the father <03205> of Mehir <04243>, who <01931> was the father <01> of Eshton <0850>. 4:12 Eshton <0850> was the father <03205> of Beth-Rapha <01051>, Paseah <06454>, and Tehinnah <08468>, the father <01> of Ir Nahash <05904>. These <0428> were the men <0376> of Recah <07397>. 4:13 The sons <01121> of Kenaz <07073>: Othniel <06274> and Seraiah <08304>. The sons <01121> of Othniel <06274>: Hathath <02867> and Meonothai. 4:14 Meonothai <04587> was the father <03205> of Ophrah <06084>. Seraiah <08304> was the father <03205> of Joab <03097>, the father <01> of those who live in Ge <01516> Harashim <02798>, who were craftsmen <02796>. 4:15 The sons <01121> of Caleb <03612> son <01121> of Jephunneh <03312>: Iru <05900>, Elah <0425>, and Naam <05277>. The son <01121> of Elah <0425>: Kenaz <07073>. 4:16 The sons <01121> of Jehallelel <03094>: Ziph <02128>, Ziphah <02129>, Tiria <08493>, and Asarel <0840>. 4:17 The sons <01121> of Ezrah <05834>: Jether <03500>, Mered <04778>, Epher <06081>, and Jalon <03210>. Mered’s wife Bithiah gave birth <02029> to Miriam <04813>, Shammai <08060>, and Ishbah <03431>, the father <01> of Eshtemoa <0851>. 4:18 (His Judahite <03057> wife <0802> gave birth <03205> to Jered <03382> the father <01> of Gedor <01446>, Heber <02268> the father <01> of Soco <07755>, and Jekuthiel <03354> the father <01> of Zanoah <02182>.) These <0428> were the sons <01121> of Pharaoh’s <06547> daughter <01323> Bithiah <01332>, whom <0834> Mered <04778> married <03947>. 4:19 The sons <01121> of Hodiah’s <01940> wife <0802>, the sister <0269> of Naham <05163>: the father <01> of Keilah <07084> the Garmite <01636>, and Eshtemoa <0851> the Maacathite <04602>. 4:20 The sons <01121> of Shimon <07889>: Amnon <0550>, Rinnah <07441>, Ben-Hanan <01135>, and Tilon <08436>. The descendants <01121> of Ishi <03469>: Zoheth <02105> and Ben Zoheth <01132>. 4:21 The sons <01121> of Shelah <07956> son <01121> of Judah <03063>: Er <06147> the father <01> of Lecah <03922>, Laadah <03935> the father <01> of Mareshah <04762>, the clans <04940> of the linen <0948> workers <05656> at Beth-Ashbea <0791> <01004>, 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

• 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...
  

• 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...
  

• 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; ...
  

• 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...
  

• 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...
  

• 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 ...
  

• 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...
  

• 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...
  

• Seraiah

  [ebd] soldier of Jehovah. (1.) The father of Joab (1 Chr. 4:13, 14). (2.) The grandfather of Jehu (1 Chr. 4:35). (3.) One of David's scribes or secretaries (2 Sam. 8:17). (4.) A Netophathite (Jer. 40:8), a chief priest of the time...
  [isbe] SERAIAH - se-ra'-ya, se-ri'-a (serayahu, "Yah hath prevailed"; Septuagint Saraias, or Saraia): (1) Secretary of David (2 Sam 8:17); in 2 Sam 20:25 he is called Sheva; in 1 Ki 4:3 the name appears as Shisha. This last or Shas...
  [smith] The king?s scribe or secretary in the reign of David. (2 Samuel 8:17) (B.C. 1043.) The high priest in the reign of Zedekiah. (2 Kings 25:18; 1 Chronicles 6:14; Jeremiah 52:24) (B.C. 594.) The son of Tanhumeth the Ne...
  [nave] SERAIAH 1. Called also Sheva, Shisha, and Shavsha. David's scribe, 2 Sam. 8:17; 20:25; 1 Kin. 4:3; 1 Chr. 18:16. 2. Chief priest at time of taking of Jerusalem, 2 Kin. 25:18. Father of Ezra, Ezra 7:1. Slain by Nebuchadne...
  

• 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...
  

• 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.
  

• 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.
  

• Mered

  [ebd] rebellion, one of the sons of Ezra, of the tribe of Judah (1 Chr. 4:17).
  [isbe] MERED - me'-red (meredh, "rebellion"; Septuagint has at least four variants in 1 Ch 4:17,18): A descendant of Judah through Caleb, and mentioned as a "son of Ezrah" (1 Ch 4:17). Revised Version, rightly following the orthogr...
  [smith] (rebellion). This name occurs in a fragmentary genealogy in (1 Chronicles 4:17,18) as that of one of the sons of Ezra. Tradition identifies him with Caleb and Moses.
  [nave] MERED, son of Ezra, 1 Chr. 4:17, 18.
  

• Jabez

  [ebd] affiction. (1.) A descendant of Judah, of whom it is recorded that "God granted him that which he requested" (1 Chr. 4:9, 10). (2.) A place inhabited by several families of the scribes (1 Chr. 2:55).
  [isbe] JABEZ - ja'-bez (ya`bets, "sorrow" ("height)): (1) Place: An unidentified town probably in the territory of Judah, occupied by scribes (1 Ch 2:55). For an ingenious reconstruction of the passage see EB, under the word (2) Pe...
  [smith] (sorrow). Apparently a place at which the families of the scribes resided who belonged to the families of the Kenites. (1 Chronicles 2:55) The name occurs again in the genealogies of Judah, (1 Chronicles 4:9,10) in a p...
  [nave] JABEZ 1. A city of Judah, 1 Chr. 2:55. 2. The head of a family, 1 Chr. 4:9, 10.
  

• 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. ...
  

• 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...
  

• 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...
  

• Eshton

  [isbe] ESHTON - esh'-ton ('eshton, "uxorious"): A name found in the genealogical table of Judah (1 Ch 4:12).
  [smith] (effeminate), a name which occurs in the genealogies of Judah. (1 Chronicles 4:11,12)
  [nave] ESHTON, son of Mehir, 1 Chr. 4:11, 12.
  

• Samuel, Kings, Chronicles: Genealogies

  

• [1Ch 4:10] Heavenly Father, Bless Me Now

  Heavenly Father, bless me now; At the cross of Christ I bow; Take my guilt and grief away; Hear and heal me now, I pray. Now, O Lord, this very hour, Send Thy grace and show Thy power; While I rest upon Thy Word; Come, and bless me now, O Lord. Mercy now, O Lord, I plead In this hour of utter need; Turn me not away unblest; Calm my anguish into rest. O Thou loving, blessèd One, Rising o’er me like the sun, Light and life art Thou within; Savior, Thou, from every sin!

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• [1Ch 4:10] Jesus, Who Bought Us With His Blood

  Jesus, who bought us with His blood, And makes our souls His care; Was known of old as Israel’s God, And answered Jabez’ prayer. Jabez! a child of grief! the name Befits poor sinners well; For Jesus bore the cross and shame, To save our souls from hell. Teach us, O Lord, like him, to plead For mercies from above; O come, and bless our souls indeed, With light, and joy, and love. The Gospel’s promised land is wide, We fain would enter in; But we are pressed, on every side, With unbelief and sin. Arise; O Lord, enlarge our coast, Let us possess the whole; That Satan may no longer boast He can Thy work control. Oh, may Thine hand be with us still, Our Guide and Guardian be; To keep us safe from every ill, Till death shall set us free. Help us on Thee to cast our care, And on Thy Word to rest; That Israel’s God, who heareth prayer, Will grant us our request.

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• [1Ch 4:10] Lord, Source Of All Blessing

  Lord, Source of all blessing, bless us indeed; For Yours is the bounty, and ours is the need; We trust to Your wisdom, in this request, For You give Your children all the best. Enlarge, too, our boundaries, so that we may Begin greater work for Your kingdom this day; May we be a blessing, to those who seek For meaning in lives where hope is weak. Lord, while we are striving, give us Your hand To help spread Your Word throughout the land; Let us do not evil, seek only right, And usher in dawn to darkest night.

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• 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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