^{24 Ref} The sons of Simeon: Nemuel, and Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, Shaul;

²⁵ Shallum his son, Mibsam his son, Mishma his son.

²⁶ The sons of Mishma: Hammuel his son, Zaccur his son, Shimei his son.

^{27 Ref} Shimei had sixteen sons and six daughters; but his brothers didn't have many children, neither did all their family multiply like the children of Judah.

^{28 Ref} They lived at Beersheba, and Moladah, and Hazarshual,

^{29 Ref} and at Bilhah, and at Ezem, and at Tolad,

^{30 Ref} and at Bethuel, and at Hormah, and at Ziklag,

^{31 Ref} and at Beth Marcaboth, and Hazar Susim, and at Beth Biri, and at Shaaraim. These were their cities to the reign of David.

^{32 Ref} Their villages were Etam, and Ain, Rimmon, and Tochen, and Ashan, five cities;

^{33 Ref} and all their villages that were round about the same cities, to Baal. These were their habitations, and they have their genealogy.

³⁴ Meshobab, and Jamlech, and Joshah the son of Amaziah,

³⁵ and Joel, and Jehu the son of Joshibiah, the son of Seraiah, the son of Asiel,

³⁶ and Elioenai, and Jaakobah, and Jeshohaiah, and Asaiah, and Adiel, and Jesimiel, and Benaiah,

³⁷ and Ziza the son of Shiphi, the son of Allon, the son of Jedaiah, the son of Shimri, the son of Shemaiah--

^{38 Ref} these mentioned by name were princes in their families: and their fathers' houses increased greatly.

^{39 Ref} They went to the entrance of Gedor, even to the east side of the valley, to seek pasture for their flocks.

^{40 Ref} They found fat pasture and good, and the land was wide, and quiet, and peaceable; for those who lived there before were of Ham.

^{41 Ref} These written by name came in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah, and struck their tents, and the Meunim who were found there, and destroyed them utterly to this day, and lived in their place; because there was pasture there for their flocks.

^{42 Ref} Some of them, even of the sons of Simeon, five hundred men, went to Mount Seir, having for their captains Pelatiah, and Neariah, and Rephaiah, and Uzziel, the sons of Ishi.

^{43 Ref} They struck the remnant of the Amalekites who escaped, and have lived there to this day.