17. Ezrah’s sons were Jether, Mered, Epher, and Jalon. His wife gave birth to Miriam, Shammai, and Ishbah, who first settled Eshtemoa.
18. His Judean wife was the mother of Jered, who first settled Gedor, Heber, who first settled Soco, and Jekuthiel, who first settled Zanoah.
19. The sons of Hodiah’s wife, the sister of Naham, first settled Keilah of the Garmites and Eshtemoa of the Maacathites.
20. Shimon’s sons were Amnon, Rinnah, Ben Hanan, and Tilon. Ishi’s sons were Zoheth and Ben Zoheth.
21. The descendants of Shelah, son of Judah, were Er, who first settled Lecah, Laadah, who first settled Mareshah, families of the guild of linen workers at Beth Ashbea,
22. Jokim, Joash, Saraph, and the men of Cozeba. Saraph ruled Moab and Jashubi Lehem (according to ancient records).
23. They were the potters who lived at Netaim and Gederah. They lived there with the king and did his work.
24. Simeon’s sons were Nemuel, Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, and Shaul.
25. Shaul’s son was Shallum. Shallum’s son was Mibsam. Mibsam’s son was Mishma.
26. Mishma’s son was Hammuel. Hammuel’s son was Zaccur. Zaccur’s son was Shimei.
27. Shimei had 16 sons and 6 daughters. But his brothers didn’t have many children, so their entire family didn’t become as large as the people of Judah.
28. Simeon’s descendants lived in Beersheba, Moladah, Hazar Shual,
29. Bilhah, Ezem, Tolad,
30. Bethuel, Hormah, Ziklag,
31. Beth Marcaboth, Hazar Susim, Beth Biri, and Shaaraim. These were their cities until David became king.
32. Their five cities were Etam, Ain, Rimmon, Tochen, and Ashan.
33. They also had all the villages around these cities as far as the city of Baal. These places were where they lived, and they had their own genealogical records: