21. Shelah was one of Judah's sons. His descendants included Er, who founded the town of Lecah; Laadah, founder of the town of Mareshah; the clan of linen weavers, who lived in the town of Beth Ashbea;
22. Jokim and the people who lived in the town of Cozeba; and Joash and Saraph, who married Moabite women and then settled in Bethlehem. (These traditions are very old.)
23. They were potters in the service of the king and lived in the towns of Netaim and Gederah.
24. Simeon had five sons: Nemuel, Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, and Shaul.
25. Shaul's son was Shallum, his grandson was Mibsam, and his great-grandson was Mishma.
26. Then from Mishma the line descended through Hammuel, Zaccur, and Shimei.
27. Shimei had sixteen sons and six daughters, but his relatives had fewer children, and the tribe of Simeon did not grow as much as the tribe of Judah did.
28. Down to the time of King David the descendants of Simeon lived in the following towns: Beersheba, Moladah, Hazarshual,
29. Bilhah, Ezem, Tolad,
30. Bethuel, Hormah, Ziklag,
31. Beth Marcaboth, Hazarsusim, Bethbiri, and Shaaraim.