12. Eshton was the father of Beth Rapha, Paseah, and Tehinnah. Tehinnah was the father of the people from the town of Nahash. These people were from Recah.
13. The sons of Kenaz were Othniel and Seraiah.Othniel’s sons were Hathath and Meonothai.
14. Meonothai was the father of Ophrah.Seraiah was the father of Joab. Joab was the ancestor of the people from Craftsmen’s Valley, named that because the people living there were craftsmen.
15. Caleb was Jephunneh’s son. Caleb’s sons were Iru, Elah, and Naam. Elah’s son was Kenaz.
16. Jehallelel’s sons were Ziph, Ziphah, Tiria, and Asarel.
17-18. Ezrah’s sons were Jether, Mered, Epher, and Jalon. Mered married Bithiah, the daughter of the king of Egypt. The children of Mered and Bithiah were Miriam, Shammai, and Ishbah. Ishbah was the father of Eshtemoa. Mered also had a wife from Judah, who gave birth to Jered, Heber, and Jekuthiel. Jered became the father of Gedor. Heber became the father of Soco. And Jekuthiel became the father of Zanoah.
19. Hodiah’s wife was Naham’s sister. The sons of Hodiah’s wife were Eshtemoa and the father of Keilah. Keilah was from the Garmite people, and Eshtemoa was from the Maacathite people.
20. Shimon’s sons were Amnon, Rinnah, Ben-Hanan, and Tilon.Ishi’s sons were Zoheth and Ben-Zoheth.
21-22. Shelah was Judah’s son. Shelah’s sons were Er, Laadah, Jokim, the men from Cozeba, Joash, and Saraph. Er was the father of Lecah. Laadah was the father of Mareshah and the family groups of linen workers at Beth Ashbea. Joash and Saraph ruled in Moab and Jashubi Lehem. The writings about this family are very old.
23. These sons of Shelah were potters. They lived in Netaim and Gederah and worked for the king.
24. Simeon’s sons were Nemuel, Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, and Shaul.
25. Shaul’s son was Shallum. Shallum’s son was Mibsam. Mibsam’s son was Mishma.
26. Mishma’s son was Hammuel. Hammuel’s son was Zaccur. Zaccur’s son was Shimei.
27. Shimei had sixteen sons and six daughters, but his brothers did not have many children, so there were not as many people in their family group as there were in Judah.