1 Chronicles 4:34

Contemporary English Version

As their families and clans became larger, the people of Simeon had the following leaders: Meshobab, Jamlech, Joshah son of Amaziah, Joel, Jehu, Elioenai, Jaakobah, Jeshohaiah, Asaiah, Adiel, Jesimiel, Benaiah, and Ziza.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Meshobab, Jamlech, Joshah son of Amaziah,

Hebrew Names Version
Meshovav, and Yamlekh, and Yoshah the son of Amatzyah,

King James Version
And Meshobab, and Jamlech, and Joshah, the son of Amaziah,

English Standard Version
Meshobab, Jamlech, Joshah the son of Amaziah,

New Century Version
The men in this list were leaders of their family groups: Meshobab, Jamlech, Joshah son of Amaziah, Joel, Jehu son of Joshibiah (Joshibiah was the son of Seraiah, who was the son of Asiel), Elioenai, Jaakobah, Jeshohaiah, Asaiah, Adiel, Jesimiel, Benaiah, and Ziza. (Ziza was the son of Shiphi, who was the son of Allon. Allon was the son of Jedaiah, who was the son of Shimri. And Shimri was the son of Shemaiah.) These families grew very large.

New English Translation
Their clan leaders were: Meshobab, Jamlech, Joshah son of Amaziah,

Amplified Bible
Meshobab, Jamlech, Joshah the son of Amaziah,

New American Standard Bible
Meshobab, Jamlech, Joshah the son of Amaziah,

World English Bible
Meshobab, and Jamlech, and Joshah the son of Amaziah,

Geneva Bible (1587)
And Meshobab, and Iamlech, and Ioshah the sonne of Amashiah,

Legacy Standard Bible
Meshobab and Jamlech and Joshah the son of Amaziah,

Berean Standard Bible
Meshobab, Jamlech, Joshah son of Amaziah,

Complete Jewish Bible
Meshovav, Yamlekh, Yoshah the son of Amatzyah,

Darby Translation
And Meshobab, and Jamlech, and Joshah the son of Amaziah,

Easy-to-Read Version
This is the list of men who were leaders of their tribes: They were Meshobab, Jamlech, Joshah (Amaziah's son), Joel, Jehu son of Joshibiah, Joshibiah son of Seraiah, Seraiah son of Asiel, Elioenai, Jaakobah, Jeshohaiah, Asaiah, Adiel, Jesimiel, Benaiah, and Ziza (Shiphi's son). Shiphi was Allon's son, and Allon was Jedaiah's son. Jedaiah was Shimri's son, and Shimri was Shemaiah's son. These men's families grew to be very large.

George Lamsa Translation
These were the cities of their habitations, and they became very famous

Good News Translation
The following men were the heads of their clans: Meshobab, Jamlech, Joshah son of Amaziah, Joel, Jehu (the son of Joshibiah, the son of Seraiah, the son of Asiel), Elioenai, Jaakobah, Jeshohaiah, Asaiah, Adiel, Jesimiel, Benaiah, Ziza (the son of Shiphi, the son of Allon, a descendant of Jedaiah, Shimri, and Shemaiah). Because their families continued to grow,

Lexham English Bible
Meshobab, Jamlech, and Joshah the son of Amaziah,

Literal Translation
and Meshobab; and Jamlech; and Joshah, the son of Amaziah;

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And Mesobab, Iamlech, Iosa the sonne of Amasia,

American Standard Version
And Meshobab, and Jamlech, and Joshah the son of Amaziah,

Bible in Basic English
And Meshobab and Jamlech and Joshah, the son of Amaziah,

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Mosobab, and Iamlech, and Iosa the sonne of Amasia,

JPS Old Testament (1917)
And Meshobab, and Jamlech, and Joshah the son of Amaziah;

King James Version (1611)
And Meshobab, and Iamlech, and Ioshah the sonne of Amashiah,

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And Mosobab, and Jemoloch, and Josia the son of Amasia;

English Revised Version
And Meshobab, and Jamlech, and Joshah the son of Amaziah;

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Also Mosobaly, and Jemlech, and Josa, the sone of Amasie,

Update Bible Version
And Meshobab, and Jamlech, and Joshah the son of Amaziah,

Webster's Bible Translation
And Meshobab, and Jamlech, and Joshah the son of Amaziah,

New King James Version
Meshobab, Jamlech, and Joshah the son of Amaziah;

New Living Translation
Other descendants of Simeon included Meshobab, Jamlech, Joshah son of Amaziah,

New Life Bible
The heads of their families were Meshobab, Jamlech, Joshah the son of Amaziah,

New Revised Standard
Meshobab, Jamlech, Joshah son of Amaziah,

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And Meshobab, and Jamlech, and Joshah, the son of Amaziah;

Douay-Rheims Bible
And Mosabab and Jemlech, and Josaphat, the son of Amasias,

Revised Standard Version
Mesho'bab, Jamlech, Joshah the son of Amazi'ah,

Young's Literal Translation
even Meshobab, and Jamlech, and Joshah son of Amaziah,

THE MESSAGE
Meshobab; Jamlech; Joshah the son of Amaziah; Joel; Jehu the son of Joshibiah, the son of Seraiah, the son of Asiel; Elioenai; Jaakobah; Jeshohaiah; Asaiah; Adiel; Jesimiel; Benaiah; and Ziza the son of Shiphi, the son of Allon, the son of Jedaiah, the son of Shimri, the son of Shemaiah—all these were the leaders in their families. They prospered and increased in numbers so that they had to go as far as Gedor (Gerar) to the east of the valley looking for pasture for their flocks. And they found it—lush pasture, lots of elbow room, peaceful and quiet. Some Hamites had lived there in former times. But the men in these family trees came when Hezekiah was king of Judah and attacked the Hamites, tearing down their tents and houses. There was nothing left of them, as you can see today. Then they moved in and took over because of the great pastureland. Five hundred of these Simeonites went on and invaded the hill country of Seir, led by Pelatiah, Neariah, Rephaiah, and Uzziel, the sons of Ishi. They killed all the escaped Amalekites who were still around. And they still live there.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
Meshobab and Jamlech and Joshah the son of Amaziah,

Contextual Overview

²⁴ Simeon had five sons: Nemuel, Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, and Shaul. ²⁵ The descendants of Shaul included his son Shallum, his grandson Mibsam, and his great-grandson Mishma. ²⁶ The descendants of Mishma included his son Hammuel, his grandson Zaccur, and his great-grandson Shimei. ²⁷ Shimei had sixteen sons and six daughters. But his brothers did not have as many children, so the Simeon tribe was smaller than the Judah tribe. ²⁸Before David became king, the people of the Simeon tribe lived in the following towns: Beersheba, Moladah, Hazar-Shual, Bilhah, Ezem, Tolad, Bethuel, Hormah, Ziklag, Beth-Marcaboth, Hazarsusim, Bethbiri, and Shaaraim. ³² They also lived in the five villages of Etam, Ain, Rimmon, Tochen, and Ashan, ³³ as well as in the nearby villages as far as the town of Baal. These are the places where Simeon's descendants had settled, according to their own family records. ³⁴As their families and clans became larger, the people of Simeon had the following leaders: Meshobab, Jamlech, Joshah son of Amaziah, Joel, Jehu, Elioenai, Jaakobah, Jeshohaiah, Asaiah, Adiel, Jesimiel, Benaiah, and Ziza. ³⁹ When the people needed more pastureland for their flocks and herds, they looked as far as the eastern side of the valley where the town of Gerar is located, ⁴⁰ and they found a lot of good pastureland that was quiet and undisturbed. This had once belonged to the Hamites,

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Reciprocal: 1 Chronicles 6:45 - Amaziah

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Ver. 34-37. And Meshobab, and Jamlech,.... These, with those that follow to the end of 1 Chronicles 4:37 were famous men in the tribe of Simeon, of rank and dignity, and eminent for courage and valour, as the latter part of the chapter testifies, though they are nowhere else taken notice of. Jamlech, as Fabritius k observes, is not very different from Jamblichus, the name of a famous Platonic philosopher.

k Bibliothec. Gr. l. 4. c. 28. p. 294.