20. The sons of Shimon were Amnon, Rinnah, Ben-Hanan and Tilon. The family line of Ishi included Zoheth and Ben-Zoheth.
21. Shelah was the son of Judah. The sons of Shelah were Er and Laadah. Er was the father of Lecah. Laadah was the father of Mareshah. He was also the father of the family groups of the linen workers who lived in Beth Ashbea.
22. Other sons of Shelah were Jokim, Joash, Saraph and the men of Cozeba. Moab and Jashubi Lehem were ruled by sons of Shelah. The records of all of those matters are very old.
23. Some of Shelah's sons were potters who lived in Netaim and Gederah. They stayed there and worked for the king.
24. The family line of Simeon included Nemuel, Jamin, Jarib, Zerah and Shaul.
25. Shallum was Shaul's son. Mibsam was Shallum's son. Mishma was Mibsam's son.
26. The family line of Mishma included Hammuel. Hammuel was Mishma's son. Zaccur was Hammuel's son. Shimei was Zaccur's son.
27. Shimei had 16 sons and six daughters. But his brothers didn't have many children. So their whole family group didn't have as many people as Judah had.
28. Shimei's family group lived in Beersheba, Moladah, Hazar Shual,
29. Bilhah, Ezem, Tolad,
30. Bethuel, Hormah, Ziklag,
31. Beth Marcaboth, Hazar Susim, Beth Biri and Shaaraim. Those were their towns until David became king.
32. Five of the villages that were around those towns were Etam, Ain, Rimmon, Token and Ashan.
33. The territory of all of the villages that were around those towns reached all the way to Baalath. Those were their settlements. The tribe of Simeon kept its own family history.
34. Simeon's family line included Meshobab, Jamlech and Joshah. Joshah was the son of Amaziah.
35. Simeon's family line also included Joel and Jehu. Jehu was the son of Joshibiah. Joshibiah was the son of Seraiah. Seraiah was the son of Asiel.
36. And the family line included Elioenai, Jaakobah, Jeshohaiah, Asaiah, Adiel, Jesimiel, Benaiah
37. and Ziza. Ziza was the son of Shiphi. Shiphi was the son of Allon. Allon was the son of Jedaiah. Jedaiah was the son of Shimri. And Shimri was the son of Shemaiah.
38. The men whose names are listed above were leaders of their family groups. Their families greatly increased their numbers.
39. They spread out all the way to the edge of Gedor east of the valley. They looked for grasslands for their flocks.