23. These were the potters and those who lived in Netaim and Gederah; they lived there while doing the king’s work.
24. The sons of Simeon: Nemuel, Jamim, Jarib, Zerah, Shaul,
25. his son Shallum, his son Mibsam, and his son Mishma.
26. The descendants of Mishma: Hammuel, Zaccur his son and Shimei his son.
27. Now Shimei had 16 sons and six daughters. But his brothers did not have many sons, so their family did not become as numerous as the sons of Judah.
28. They dwelt in Beer-sheba, Moladah, Hazar-shual,
29. Bilhah, Ezem, Tolad,
30. Bethuel, Hormah, Ziklag,
31. Beth-marcaboth, Hazar-susim, Beth-biri and Shaaraim. These were their towns until the reign of David,
32. together with their villages, Etam, Ain, Rimmon, Tochen and Ashan—five in all,
33. along with all the villages that surrounded these towns as far as Baal. These were their habitations. Registered in their genealogical records were:
34. Meshobab, Jamlech, Joshah the son of Amaziah,
35. Joel, Jehu son of Joshibiah, son of Seraiah, son of Asiel,
36. Elioenai, Jaakobah, Jeshoaiah, Asaiah, Adiel, Jesimiel, Benaiah,
37. and Ziza son of Shiphi, son of Allon, son of Jedaiah, son of Shimri, son of Shemaiah—
38. these mentioned by name were leaders in their families, and their clans increased greatly.