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 bore him with sorrow. [1]
10 And Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, O that thou wouldest bless me indeed, and enlarge my land, and that thy 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. [2] [3]
11 And Chelub the brother of Shuah begat Mehir, who was the father of Eshton.
12 And Eshton begat Bethrapha, and Paseah, and Tehinnah the father of Irnahash. These are the men of Rechah. [4]
13 And the sons of Kenaz; Othniel, and Seraiah: and the sons of Othniel; Hathath. [5]
14 And Meonothai begat Ophrah: and Seraiah begat Joab, the father of the valley of Charashim; for they were craftsmen. [6] [7] [8]
15 And the sons of Caleb the son of Jephunneh; Iru, Elah, and Naam: and the sons of Elah, even Kenaz. [9]
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 bore Miriam, and Shammai, and Ishbah the father of Eshtemoa.
18 And his wife Jehudijah bore 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, whom Mered took. [10]
19 And the sons of his wife Hodiah the sister of Naham, the father of Keilah the Garmite, and Eshtemoa the Maachathite. [11]
20 And the sons of Shimon were, Amnon, and Rinnah, Benhanan, and Tilon. And the sons of Ishi were, Zoheth, and Benzoheth.
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 Jashubilehem. And these are ancient records.
- ↑ Jabez: that is, Sorrowful
- ↑ Oh...: Heb. If thou wilt, etc
- ↑ keep...: Heb. do me
- ↑ Irnahash: or, the city of Nahash
- ↑ Hathath...: or, Hathath, and Meonothai, who begat, etc
- ↑ valley: or, inhabitants of the valley
- ↑ Charashim: that is, craftsmen
- ↑ Hathath...: or, Hathath, and Meonothai, who begat, etc
- ↑ even Kenaz: or, Uknaz
- ↑ Jehudijah: or, the Jewess
- ↑ Hodiah: or, Jehudijah, mentioned before
