1. The sons of Judah: Perez, Hezron, Carmi, Hur and Shobal.
2. Reaiah the son of Shobal fathered Jahath, and Jahath fathered Ahumai and Lahad. These were the families of the Zorathites.
3. These were the sons of Etam: Jezreel, Ishma and Idbash. The name of their sister was Hazlelponi.
4. Penuel was the father of Gedor, and Ezer the father of Hushah. These were the descendants of Hur the firstborn of Ephrathah, the father of Beth-lehem.
5. Ashhur, the father of Tekoa, had two wives, Helah and Naarah.
6. Naarah bore him Ahuzam, Hepher, Timeni and Ahashtari. These were the sons of Naarah.
7. The sons of Helah: Zereth, Zohar and Ethnan.
8. Koz fathered Anub and Zobebah, and the families of Aharhel, the son of Harum.
9. Now Jabez was more honorable than his brothers. His mother named him Jabez saying, “Because I bore him with pain.”
10. Jabez called out to the God of Israel, saying, “If only You would greatly bless me, and enlarge my territory. Let Your hand be with me and keep me from harm so that I might not suffer pain.” Adonai granted what he asked.