23. They were the potters who lived at Netaim and Gederah; they stayed there and worked for the king.
24. The descendants of Simeon:Nemuel, Jamin, Jarib, Zerah and Shaul;
25. Shallum was Shaul’s son, Mibsam his son and Mishma his son.
26. The descendants of Mishma:Hammuel his son, Zakkur his son and Shimei his son.
27. Shimei had sixteen sons and six daughters, but his brothers did not have many children; so their entire clan did not become as numerous as the people of Judah.
28. They lived in Beersheba, Moladah, Hazar Shual,
29. Bilhah, Ezem, Tolad,
30. Bethuel, Hormah, Ziklag,
31. Beth Markaboth, Hazar Susim, Beth Biri and Shaaraim. These were their towns until the reign of David.
32. Their surrounding villages were Etam, Ain, Rimmon, Token and Ashan – five towns –
33. and all the villages around these towns as far as Baalath. These were their settlements. And they kept a genealogical record.
34. Meshobab, Jamlech, Joshah son of Amaziah,
35. Joel, Jehu son of Joshibiah, the son of Seraiah, the son of Asiel,