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Amazi'ah his son, Azari'ah his son, Jotham his son,

Ahaz his son, Hezeki'ah his son, Manas'seh his son,

Amon his son, Josi'ah his son.

The descendants of Jehoi'akim: Jeconi'ah his son, Zedeki'ah his son;

and the sons of Jeconi'ah, the captive: Sheal'tiel his son,

The sons of Hanani'ah: Pelati'ah and Jeshai'ah, his son Rephai'ah, his son Arnan, his son Obadi'ah, his son Shecani'ah.

Jabez was more honorable than his brothers; and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, "Because I bore him in pain."

And his Jewish wife bore Jered the father of Gedor, Heber the father of Soco, and Jeku'thiel the father of Zano'ah.

These were the potters and inhabitants of Neta'im and Gede'rah; they dwelt there with the king for his work.

Shallum was his son, Mibsam his son, Mishma his son.

The sons of Mishma: Ham'mu-el his son, Zac'cur his son, Shim'e-i his son.

Shim'e-i had sixteen sons and six daughters; but his brothers had not many children, nor did all their family multiply like the men of Judah.

The sons of Reuben the first-born of Israel (for he was the first-born; but because he polluted his father's couch, his birthright was given to the sons of Joseph the son of Israel, so that he is not enrolled in the genealogy according to the birthright;

though Judah became strong among his brothers and a prince was from him, yet the birthright belonged to Joseph),

The sons of Jo'el: Shemai'ah his son, Gog his son, Shim'e-i his son,

Micah his son, Re-ai'ah his son, Ba'al his son,

Be-er'ah his son, whom Til'gath-pilne'ser king of Assyria carried away into exile; he was a chieftain of the Reubenites.

And his kinsmen by their families, when the genealogy of their generations was reckoned: the chief, Je-i'el, and Zechari'ah,

Of Gershom: Libni his son, Jahath his son, Zimmah his son,

Jo'ah his son, Iddo his son, Zerah his son, Je-ath'erai his son.