1. The sons of Judah werePerez, Hezron, Karmi, Hur, and Shobal.
2. Reaiah the son of Shobal became the father of Jahath, and Jahath became the father of Ahumai and Lahad. These are the families of the Zorathites.
3. These were the sons of the father of Etam:Jezreel, Ishma, and Idbash. The name of their sister was Hazzelelponi.
4. Penuel was the father of Gedor, and Ezer was the father of Hushah.These were the sons of Hur, the firstborn of Ephrathah, the father of Bethlehem.
5. Ashhur the father of Tekoa had two wives: Helah and Naarah.
6. Naarah bore him Ahuzzam, Hepher, Temeni, and Haahashtari. These were the sons of Naarah.
7. The sons of Helah wereZereth, Zohar, and Ethnan.
8. Koz became the father of Anub and Hazzobebah and the families of Aharhel the son of Harum.
9. Now Jabez was more honorable than his brothers, and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, “Because I bore him in hardship.”
10. Then Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, “Oh, that You would indeed bless me and enlarge my territory, that Your hand might be with me, and that You would keep me from evil, that it may not bring me hardship!” So God granted what he asked.