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The sons of Simeon were ^(F1)Nemuel and Jamin, ^(F2)Jarib, ^(F3)Zerah, and Shaul;

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

The sons of Mishma were Hammuel his son, Zaccur his son, and Shimei his son.

Now Shimei had sixteen sons and six daughters; but his brothers did not have many sons, nor did all their family increase like the sons of Judah.

They lived in Beersheba, Moladah, and Hazar-shual,

in Bilhah, Ezem, Tolad,

Bethuel, Hormah, Ziklag,

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

Their villages were Etam, Ain, Rimmon, Tochen, and Ashan, five cities,

and all their settlements that were around the same cities as far as ^(F1)Baal. These were their dwellings, and they have their genealogy.

Meshobab, Jamlech, Joshah the son of Amaziah,

Joel, Jehu the son of Joshibiah, the son of Seraiah, the son of Asiel,

and 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—

these ^(F1)mentioned by name were leaders in their families; and their fathers' houses spread out greatly.

They went to the entrance of Gedor, as far as the east side of the valley, to seek pasture for their flocks.

They found pasture that was rich and good, and ^(C1)the land was spread out on both sides, and peaceful and undisturbed; for those who lived there previously were Hamites.

^(C1)These people, recorded by name, came in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah, and they ^(F1)attacked their tents and the Meunites who were found there, and utterly destroyed them to this day; and they lived in their place, because there was pasture there for their flocks.

From them, from the sons of Simeon, five hundred men went to ^(C1)Mount Seir, with Pelatiah, Neariah, Rephaiah, and Uzziel, the sons of Ishi, as their leaders.

^(C1)They ^(F1)destroyed the remnant of the Amalekites who escaped, and they have lived there to this day.