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1 Chronicles 4:8-24 King James 2000 (KJ2000)

8. And Koz begat Anub, and Zobebah, and the families of Aharhel the son of Harum.

9. And Jabez was more honorable than his brethren: and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, Because I bore him with sorrow.

10. And Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, Oh that you would bless me indeed, and enlarge my border, and that your hand might be with me, and that you would keep me from evil, that it may not grieve me! And God granted him that which he requested.

11. And Chelub the brother of Shuhah begat Mehir, who was the father of Eshton.

12. And Eshton begat Beth-rapha, and Paseah, and Tehinnah the father of Ir-nahash. These are the men of Recah.

13. And the sons of Kenaz; Othniel, and Seraiah: and the sons of Othniel; Hathath.

14. And Meonothai begat Ophrah: and Seraiah begat Joab, the father of the valley of Harashim; for they were craftsmen.

15. And the sons of Caleb the son of Jephunneh; Iru, Elah, and Naam: and the sons of Elah, even Kenaz.

16. And the sons of Jehallelel; Ziph, and Ziphah, Tiria, and Asarel.

17. And the sons of Ezra were, Jether, and Mered, and Epher, and Jalon: and Mered's wife 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 Soco, and Jekuthiel the father of Zanoah. And these are the sons of Bithiah the daughter of Pharaoh, who Mered took.

19. And the sons of his wife Hodiah the sister of Naham, the father of Keilah the Garmite, and Eshtemoa the Maachathite.

20. And the sons of Shimon were, Amnon, and Rinnah, Ben-hanan, and Tilon. And the sons of Ishi were, Zoheth, and Ben-zoheth.

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 Cozeba, and Joash, and Saraph, who had the dominion in Moab, and Jashubi-lehem. And these are ancient records.

23. These were the potters, and those that dwelt at Netaim and Gederah: there they dwelt with the king for his work.

24. The sons of Simeon were, Nemuel, and Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, and Shaul:

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