9. There was a man named Jabez. He was respected more than his brothers. His mother named him Jabez because she said, “I was in much pain when I gave birth to him.”
10. Jabez prayed to the God of Israel. Jabez said, “Please do good things for me. Please give me more land. Stay with me, and don’t let anyone hurt me. Then I won’t have any pain.” And God did what Jabez had asked.
11. Kelub was Shuhah’s brother. Kelub was the father of Mehir. Mehir was the father of Eshton.
12. Eshton was the father of Beth Rapha, Paseah and Tehinnah. Tehinnah was the father of the people from the town of Nahash. These people were from Recah.
13. The sons of Kenaz were Othniel and Seraiah.Othniel’s sons were Hathath and Meonothai.
14. Meonothai was the father of Ophrah.Seraiah was the father of Joab. Joab was the ancestor of the people from Craftsmen’s Valley. It is called Craftsmen’s Valley because the people living there were craftsmen.
15. Caleb was Jephunneh’s son. Caleb’s sons were Iru, Elah and Naam. Elah’s son was Kenaz.
16. Jehallelel’s sons were Ziph, Ziphah, Tiria and Asarel.
17-18. Ezrah’s sons were Jether, Mered, Epher and Jalon. Mered married Bithiah, the daughter of the king of Egypt. The children of Mered and Bithiah were Miriam, Shammai and Ishbah. Ishbah was the father of Eshtemoa. Mered also had a wife from Judah. She gave birth to Jered, Heber and Jekuthiel. Jered became the father of Gedor. Heber became the father of Soco. And Jekuthiel became the father of Zanoah.
19. Hodiah’s wife was Naham’s sister. The sons of Hodiah’s wife were Eshtemoa and the father of Keilah. Keilah was from the Garmite people. And Eshtemoa was from the Maacathite people.
20. Shimon’s sons were Amnon, Rinnah, Ben-Hanan and Tilon.Ishi’s sons were Zoheth and Ben-Zoheth.
21-22. Shelah was Judah’s son. Shelah’s sons were Er, Laadah, Jokim, the men from Cozeba, Joash and Saraph. Er was the father of Lecah. Laadah was the father of Mareshah and the family groups of linen workers at Beth Ashbea. Joash and Saraph ruled in Moab and Jashubi Lehem. The writings about this family are very old.
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.