New International Reader's Version

1 Chronicles 4:22-32 New International Reader's Version (NIRV)

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.