30. Bethuel, Hormah, Ziklag,
31. Beth Markaboth, Hazar Susim, Beth Biri, and Shaaraim. These were their cities until the reign of David.
32. Their villages were Etam, Ain, Rimmon, Token, and Ashan, five cities in all,
33. and all the villages that were around these cities as far as Baal. Such are their inhabited cities, and those registered to them were
34. Meshobab, Jamlech, and Joshah the son of Amaziah;
35. Joel, and Jehu the son of Joshibiah, the son of Seraiah, the son of Asiel;
36. Elioenai, Jaakobah, Jeshohaiah, Asaiah, Adiel, Jesimiel, Benaiah;
37. Ziza the son of Shiphi, the son of Allon, the son of Jedaiah, the son of Shimri, the son of Shemaiah.
38. These mentioned by name were leaders in their families, and their fathers’ houses increased greatly.
39. They went to the entrance of Gedor, as far as the east side of the valley, to seek pasture for their flocks.
40. There they found rich, good pasture, and the land was wide, quiet, and peaceful; for former inhabitants there belonged to Ham.
41. In the days of Hezekiah king of Judah, those written by name came and attacked their tents, along with the Meunites who were found there, and utterly destroyed them until this day. Then they dwelt there in their place because there was pasture for their flocks there.
42. Now some of them, namely five hundred men from the sons of Simeon, went to Mount Seir with Pelatiah, Neariah, Rephaiah, and Uzziel, the sons of Ishi, as their captains.
43. Then they struck down the rest of the Amalekites who had escaped. So they have dwelt there until this day.