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The sons of Simeon, Nemuel, and Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, Shaul:

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

And, the sons of Mishma, Hammuel his son, Zaccur his son, Shimei his son.

And, Shimei, had sixteen sons, and six daughters, but, his brethren, had not many children, - nor did, any of their family, multiply so much as the sons of Judah.

And they dwelt in Beer-sheba, and Moladah, and Hazar-shual;

and in Bilhah, and in Ezem, and in Tolad;

and in Bethuel, and in Hormah, and in Ziklag;

and in Beth-marcaboth, and in Hazar-susim, and in Beth-biri, and in Shaaraim. These, were their cities unto the reign of David.

And, their villages, were Etam, and Ain, Rimmon, and Tochen, and Ashan, - five cities;

and all their villages that were round about these cities, as far as Baal. These, were their habitations, and they had their own genealogical register.

And Meshobab, and Jamlech, and Joshah, the son of Amaziah;

and Joel, - and Jehu, the son of Joshibiah, the son of Seraiah, the son of Asiel:

and Elioenai, and Jaakobah, and Jeshohaiah, and Asaiah, and Adiel, and Jesimiel, and Benaiah:

and Ziza, son of Shiphi, son of Allon, son of Jedaiah, son of Shimri, son of Shemaiah.

These, introduced by their names, were leading men in their families. And, their ancestral house, brake forth exceedingly;

so they went to the entering in of Gerar, unto the east of the valley, - to seek pasture for their flocks;

and they found pasture, fat and good, and, the land, was broad on both hands, and quiet, and secure, - for, of Ham, were the dwellers there aforetime.

But these written by name came in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah, and smote their tents, and the Meunim who were found there, and devoted them, until this day, and dwelt in their stead, - for there was pasture for their flocks, there.

And, some of them, of the sons of Simeon, went to Mount Seir, five hundred men, - with Pelatiah, and Neariah, and Rephaiah, and Uzziel, sons of Ishi, at their head;

and they smote the remainder that had escaped, of the Amalekites, - and dwelt there - as they have unto this day.