23. These sons of Shelah made things from clay. They lived in Netaim and Gederah. They stayed there and worked for the king.
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 did not have many children. So there were not as many people in their family group as there were in Judah.
28. Shimei’s children lived in Beersheba, Moladah, Hazar Shual,
29. Bilhah, Ezem and Tolad.
30. They also lived in Bethuel, Hormah, Ziklag,
31. Beth Marcaboth, Hazar Susim, Beth Biri and Shaaraim. They lived in these cities until David became king.
32. The five villages near these cities were Etam, Ain, Rimmon, Token and Ashan.
33. There were also other villages as far away as Baalath. This is where they lived. And they wrote the history of their family.
34-38. This is the list of men who were leaders of their family groups. There were Meshobab, Jamlech, Joshah son of Amaziah, Joel and Jehu son of Joshibiah. (Joshibiah was the son of Seraiah, who was the son of Asiel.) There were also Elioenai, Jaakobah, Jeshohaiah, Asaiah, Adiel, Jesimiel, Benaiah and Ziza. (Ziza was the son of Shiphi, who was the son of Allon. Allon was the son of Jedaiah, who was the son of Shimri. And Shimri was the son of Shemaiah.)These men’s families grew to be very large.