20. The sons of Shimon were Amnon, Rinnah, Benhanan, and Tilon. The son of Ishi was Zoheth and the son of Zoheth….
21. The sons of Shelah, son of Judah, were: Er, the father of Lecah; Laadah, the father of Mareshah; the clans of the linen weavers’ guild in Bethashbea;
22. Jokim; the people of Cozeba; and Joash and Saraph, who held property in Moab, but returned to Bethlehem. (These are events of old.)
23. They were potters and inhabitants of Netaim and Gederah, where they lived in the king’s service.
24. The sons of Simeon were Nemuel, Jamin, Jachin, Zerah, and Shaul,
25. whose son was Shallum, whose son was Mibsam, whose son was Mishma.
26. The sons of Mishma were his son Hammuel, whose son was Zaccur, whose son was Shimei.
27. Shimei had sixteen sons and six daughters. His brothers, however, did not have many sons, and as a result all their clans did not equal the number of the Judahites.
28. They dwelt in Beer-sheba, Moladah, Hazar-shual,
29. Bilhah, Ezem, Tolad,
30. Bethuel, Hormah, Ziklag,
31. Beth-marcaboth, Hazar-susim, Bethbiri, and Shaaraim. Until the reign of David, these were their cities
32. and their villages. Etam, also, and Ain, Rimmon, Tochen, and Ashan—five cities,
33. together with all their outlying villages as far as Baal. Here is where they dwelt, and so it was inscribed of them in their family records.
34. Meshobab, Jamlech, Joshah, son of Amaziah,
35. Joel, Jehu, son of Joshibiah, son of Seraiah, son of Asiel,
36. Elioenai, Jaakobah, Jeshohaiah, Asaiah, Adiel, Jesimiel, Benaiah,
37. Ziza, son of Shiphi, son of Allon, son of Jedaiah, son of Shimri, son of Shemaiah—