The Bible and Holy Scriptures conteyned in the Olde and Newe Testament. Translated according to the Ebrue and Greke, and conferred with the best translations in diuers languges. VVith moste profitable annotations vpon all the hard places, and other things of great importance as may appeare in the epistle to the reader

CHAP. IIII.

1 The genealogie of the sonnes of Iudáh. I Of Ashúr, 9 Of Iabéz and his prayer. II Of Chelúb. 24 And Simeō: their habitacions. 38 And conquests.

1 THea 1.1 sonnes of Iudah (were) * Pharez, Hezrón, and Carmi, and Hur, and Sho∣bal.

2 And Reaiah the sonne of Shobal begate Iahath, and Iahath begate Ahumai, and La∣had* 1.2 these are the families of the Zoreathi∣tes.

3 And these were of the father of Etam, Iz∣reél, and Ishma and Idbash: and the Name of their sister (was) Hazlelepóni.

4 And Penuél (was) the father of Gedór, and Ezér the father of Hushah: these are the sonnes of Hur theb 1.3 eldest sonne of Ephra∣tah, the father of Beth-léhem.

5 But Ashúr the father of Tekōa had two wi∣ues, Heleah, and Naarah.

6 And Naarah bare him Ahuzam, & Hépher, and Temeni and Haashtari: these were the sonnes of Naarah.

7 And the sonnes of Heleah (were) Zéreth, Iezóhar and Ethnan.

8 Also Coz begate Anúb, and Zobebah, and the families of Aharhél the sonne of Ha∣rúm,

9 But Iabéz was more honorable then hys bretheren: and hys mother called hys namec 1.4 Iabéz, saying, Because I bare him in sorowe.

10 And Iabéz called on the God of Israél, say∣ing, Ifthou wilt blesse me in dede, and en∣large my coastes; andd 1.5 (if) thine hande be with me, and thou wilt cause me (to be deli uered) from euil, that I be not hurt. And God granted the thing that he asked.

11 ¶ And Chelúb the brother of Shuah bega∣te Mehir, which was the father of Eshton.

12 And Eshtón begate Beth-raphá, and Pa∣scáh, and Tehinnáh the father of the citie of Nahash: these are the men of Recháh.

13 ¶ And the sonnes of Kenáz (were) Othniél & Zeraiáh, & the sonne of Othniél, Hatháth

14 And Meonothái begate Ophráh. And Se∣raiáh begate Ioáb thee 1.6 father of the valley of craftesmen: for they were craftesmen,

15 ¶ And the sonnes of Caléb the sonne off 1.7 Iephunnéh (were) Irá, Eláh, and Náam. And the sonne of Eláh (was) Kenáz.

16 And the sonnes of Iehaleél (were) Zipn, & Zipháh, Tiriá, and Asareél.

17 And the sonnes of Ezráh (were) Iéther and Méred, and Ephér, and Ialon, and he bega∣te Miriám, and Shammái, and Ishbáh the fa ther of Eshtemōa.

18 Also his“ 1.8 wife Iehudiiáh bare Iéred the fa∣ther of Gedor, and Héber the father of So∣chō, and Iekuthiél the father of Zanōah: and these are the sonnes of Bithiáh the daughter of Pharaóh“ 1.9 which Méred toke.

19 And the sonnes of the wife of Hodiah, the sister of Naham the father of Keilah (were) the Garmites, and Eshtemōa the Maacha∣thite.

20 And the sonnes of Shimón (were) Amnōn and Rinnah, Ben-hanam and Tilōn. And the sonnes of Ishi (were) Zohéth, and Ben∣zohéth.* 1.10

21 ¶ * The sonnes of Shelah, the sonne of Iu∣dah (were) Er, the father of Lecah, & Laa∣dah the father of Mareshah, and the fami∣lies of the housholdes of thē that wroght fine linen in the house of Ashbéa.

22 And Iokim and the men of Chozeba and Ioash, and Saraph, which had the dominiō in Moab, and“ 1.11 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Léhem. (These) also are ancient things.

23 These were potters, and dwelt amonge plants and hedges:g 1.12 there thei dwelt with the King for his worke.

24 * The sonnes of Simeōn (were) Nemuél, and Iamin, Iarib, Zérah, (and)h 1.13 Shaúl.* 1.14* 1.15

25 Whose sonne (was) Shallúm, (&) his sonne Mibsam, (and) his sonne Mishma.

26 And the sonnes of Mishma, Hamuél (was) his sonne, Zacchúr his sonne, (and) Shimei his sonne.

27 And Shimei had sixtene sonnes, and six daughters, but his brethren had not many children, nether was all their familie like to the children of Iudah in multitude.

28 And they dwelt ati 1.16 Beer-shéba, & at Mo∣ladah, and at Hazar Shual,

29 And at Bilhah, and at Ezém, and at Tolad.

30 And at Bethuél, and at Hormah, and at Ziklag,

31 And at Beth-marcabōth, and at Hazar Su∣sim, at Beth-birei, & at Sha araim, these were their cities vnto the reigne ofk 1.17 Dauid.

32 And their townes (were) Etám, and Ain, Rimmon, and Tōchē, and Ashan, fiue cities.

33 And all their to wnes that were rounde a∣bout these cities vnto Baal, These are their habitations and the declaration of theyr genealogie,

34 And Meshobab and Iamlēch, and Ioshah the sonne of Amashiah,

35 And Ioél and Iehu the sonne of Ioshibiah, the sonne of Seraiah, the sonne of Asiél,

36 And Elionai, and Iaakobah, and Ieshoha∣iah, anh Asaiah, and Adiél and Iesimiél and Benaiah,

37 And Ziza the sonne of Shiphéi, the sonne of Allon, the sonne of Iedaiah, the sonne of Shimri, the sonne of Shemaiah.

38 These were famous princes in their fami∣lies, and increased greatlye theyr fathers houses.

39 And theyl 1.18 went to the entring in of Ge∣dór, euen vnto the East side of the valley, to seke pasture for their shepe.

40 And thei found fat pasture and good, and a wide land, bothe quiet and frutefull: for they of Ham had dwelt there before.

41 And these described by name, came in the dayes of Hezekiáh King of Iudah, & smote theyr tents, and the inhabitāts that were founde there, and destroyed them vtterly vnto this day, and dwelt in theyr rowme, because there was pasture there for theyr shepe.

42 And besides these, fiue hundreth men of the sonnes of Simeōn went to mount Seir, and Pelatiáh, (and) Neariah, & Rophaiah, and Vzziél the sonnes of Ishi (were) theyr captaines,

43 And the rest of Amalék that hadm 1.19 esca∣ped, and they dwelt there vnto this day.

Notes

• a 1.1

  Meaning, thev came of Iudah, as neuewes and kins men: for onelye Pharez was hys natural sonne.
• * 1.2

  Gon.; 8. 29. & 46. 12 Chap. 2. 4.
• b 1.3

  The first borne of his mother, and not the eldest 〈◊〉〈◊〉 ne of his father.
• c 1.4

  Otherwise cal∣led Othniel, Iudg. 3. 13.
• d 1.5

  It is to be vnder stand, that then he wold accomplish his vowe which he made.
• e 1.6

  The lord of that valley where the artificers dyd worke.
• f 1.7

  Called also 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
• “ 1.8

  Or, shebare, mea ning the seconde wife of Ezrah.
• “ 1.9

  Or, of whome he had Méred.
• * 1.10

  Gen. 38. 〈◊〉〈◊〉
• “ 1.11

  Or, of the inha∣bitants of Léhem.
• g 1.12

  Thei were King 〈◊〉〈◊〉 gardiners and serued him in his workes.
• h 1.13

  His sonne Ohad is here omitted.
• * 1.14

  Gen. 46. 10.
• * 1.15

  Exod. 6. 15.
• i 1.16

  These cities be∣longed to the tri∣be of Iudah. Iosh. 19. 1. and were gy∣ven to the tribe of Simeon.
• k 1.17

  Then 〈◊〉〈◊〉 re∣stored them to the tribe of Iudah
• l 1.18

  For the tribe of Simeon was so greate in 〈◊〉〈◊〉 that in the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 of 〈◊〉〈◊〉 they soght new dwel∣lings vnto Gedor, whiche is in the tribe of Dan.
• m 1.19

  And were not 〈◊〉〈◊〉 by Saul and Dauid.