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1 Crônicas 4

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1Os filhos de Judá foram: Perez, Hezrom, Carmi, Hur, e Sobal.

2E Reaías, filho de Sobal, gerou a Jaate; e Jaate gerou a Aumai e a Laade. Estas são as famílias dos Zoratitas.

3E estas são as do pai de Etã: Jezreel, Isma, e Idbás. E o nome da irmã deles era Hazelelponi.

4E Penuel foi pai de Gedor, e Ézer pai de Husá. Estes foram os filhos de Hur, primogênito de Efrata, pai de Belém.

5E Asur, pai de Tecoa, teve duas mulheres: Helá, e Naará.

6E Naará lhe gerou a Auzão, Héfer, Temeni, e a Haastari. Estes foram os filhos de Naará.

7E os filhos de Helá foram: Zerete, Zoar, e Etnã.

8E Coz gerou a Anube, e a Zobeba, e as famílias de Aarel, filho de Harum.

9E Jabez foi mais honrado que seus irmãos; sua mãe o chamara de Jabez, dizendo: Pois com dores eu o dei à luz.

10Mas Jabez invocou ao Deus de Israel, dizendo: Ah, se tu me abençoares muito, e ampliares os meus limites, e se tua mão for comigo, e me protegeres do mal, para que eu não sofra! E Deus fez suceder o que ele havia pedido.

11E Quelube, irmão de Suá gerou a Maquir, que foi o pai de Estom.

12E Estom gerou a Bete-Rafa, Paseia, e a Teína, pai da cidade de Naás; estes foram os homens de Reca.

13Os filhos de Quenaz foram: Otniel e Seraías. Os filhos de Otniel: Hatate [e Meonotai] .

14E Meonotai gerou a Ofra; e Seraías gerou a Joabe, pai [dos moradores] do Vale dos Artesãos, porque foram artesãos.

15Os filhos de Calebe, filho de Jefoné foram: Iru, Elá, e Naã; e filho de Elá foi Quenaz.

16Os filhos de Jealelel foram: Zife, Zifa, Tíria, e Asareel.

17E os filhos de Ezra foram: Jéter, Merede, Efer, e Jalom. E [sua mulher] também deu à luz a Miriã, Samai, e a Isbá, pai de Estemoa.

18E sua mulher Judia lhe deu à luz a Jerede pai de Gedor, a Héber pai de Socó, e a Jecutiel pai de Zanoa. Estes foram os filhos de Bitias, filha de Faraó, a qual Merede teve por esposa.

19E os filhos da mulher de Hodias, irmã de Naã, foram: o pai de Queila o garmita, e Estemoa o maacatita.

20E os filhos de Simeão foram: Amnom, Rina, Ben-Hanã, e Tilom. E os filhos de Isi foram: Zoete, e Ben-Zoete.

21Os filhos de Selá, filho de Judá foram: Er, pai de Leca, e Lada, pai de Maressa, e as famílias da casa dos [trabalhadores] do linho em Bete-Asbeia;

22Como também Joquim, os homens de Cozeba, Joás, e Sarafe (os quais dominaram sobre os moabitas), e Jasubi-Leem. Estes registros, porém, são antigos.

23Estes foram oleiros, e habitavam em Netaim e Gedera; eles ficaram ali com o rei em sua obra.

24Os filhos de Simeão foram: Nemuel, Jamim, Jaribe, Zerá, Saul;

25Cujo filho foi Salum, cujo filho foi Mibsão, cujo filho foi e Misma.

26Os filhos de Misma foram: seu filho Hamuel, cujo filho foi Zacur, cujo filho foi Simei.

27E Simei teve dezesseis filhos e seis filhas, porém seus irmãos não tiveram muitos filhos, e toda a sua família não se multiplicou tanto como a dos filhos de Judá.

28E habitaram em Berseba, Moladá, Hazar-Sual,

29E em Bila, Ezém, Tolade,

30Betuel, Hormá, Ziclague.

31Bete-Marcabote, Hazar-Susim, Bete-Birai, e em Saaraim. Estas foram suas cidades até quando Davi começou a reinar.

32E suas aldeias foram: Etã, Aim, Rimom, e Toquém, e Asã, cinco cidades;

33E todas as suas aldeias que estavam ao redor destas cidades, até Baal. Estas foram suas habitações, e suas genealogias.

34Porém Mesobabe, Janleque, Josias filho de Amazias;

35Joel, Jeú filho de Josibias, filho de Seraías, filho de Asiel;

36E Elioenai, Jaacobá, Jesoaías, Asaias, Adiel, Jesimiel, Benaia;

37E Ziza filho de Sifi, filho de Alom, filho de Jedaías, filho de Sinri, filho de Semaías.

38Estes registrados por [seus] nomes foram os líderes de suas famílias, e que foram multiplicados muito nas casas de seus pais.

39E chegaram até a entrada de Gedor, até o oriente do vale, buscando pastos para suas ovelhas.

40E acharam pastos férteis e bons, e a terra era espaçosa, quieta, e descansada, porque os de Cam tinham habitado ali antes.

41Estes, pois, que foram escritos por seus nomes, vieram nos dias de Ezequias rei de Judá, e derrubaram as tendas e habitações dos que se acharam ali, e os destruíram até hoje; e habitaram ali em seu lugar, porque ali havia pastos para suas ovelhas.

42Também [alguns] deles, quinhentos homens dos filhos de Simeão, se foram ao monte de Seir, levando como capitães a Pelatias, Nearias, Refaías, e a Uziel, filhos de Isi;

43E mataram os que haviam restado dos amalequitas, e habitaram ali até hoje.

📖 Chapter study

Summary

The genealogies of Judah continue with additional details, including the brief but striking story of Jabez, who prays to God asking for blessing and protection, and is answered. Then comes the genealogy of the tribe of Simeon and its territories.

Explanation

Amid so many names, the story of Jabez stands out as a small emotional narrative: he is described as 'more honorable than his brothers,' and his mother named him Jabez (which sounds like 'pain' in Hebrew) because of the suffering she endured in childbirth. Despite a name associated with pain, he prays asking for blessing, expanded territory, and protection from evil, and God grants his request. This small account, surrounded by genealogical lists, shows that even amid seemingly impersonal records, there is room for individual stories of genuine faith. Jabez's prayer became, centuries later, a popular model of prayer for blessing and purpose.

Fun facts

  • The Prayer of Jabez, though it takes up only two verses, became extremely popular in contemporary Christian culture after a best-selling book published in the late 1990s based on this text.
  • The name Jabez, related to the Hebrew word for 'pain,' is an example of how names in ancient culture often reflected the circumstances of birth, and overcoming that meaning through prayer is the central point of this small story.

Verse-by-verse explanation

  1. 1 Crônicas 4:1The chapter returns to Judah, but now following Hur’s branch — Pharez, Hezron, Carmi, Hur, and Shobal — to detail families and cities the earlier list had not explored.
  2. 1 Crônicas 4:2Reaiah, Shobal’s grandson, gives rise to the families of the Zorathites — the same clan linked to the city of Zorah, Samson’s birthplace much later in Israel’s history.
  3. 1 Crônicas 4:3One more small branch of Judah, linked to the city of Etam near Bethlehem — it even includes the sister’s name, Hazelelponi, a rare detail in a list that is almost always only men.
  4. 1 Crônicas 4:4Penuel and Ezer appear as “fathers” — that is, founders — of Gedor and Hushah, and the list reminds us again that Hur is the father of Ephratah, linking this branch directly to Bethlehem.
  5. 1 Crônicas 4:5Ashur, the same one mentioned earlier as “the father of Tekoa,” had two wives, Helah and Naarah — the list will detail the sons of each one in the next two verses.
  6. 1 Crônicas 4:6The four sons Naarah bore to Ashur — one more branch within Judah’s great tree that keeps spreading into smaller and smaller clans.
  7. 1 Crônicas 4:7The three sons of Ashur’s other wife, Helah — the list treats the two families separately, the usual way when a man had more than one wife.
  8. 1 Crônicas 4:8Coz fathers two more sons and the list names the families of Aharhel — names that set the stage for the next verse, the most famous in the whole chapter.
  9. 1 Crônicas 4:9In the middle of hundreds of names with no story, the text pauses to tell about Jabez: his own mother gave him this name, which recalls the word “sorrow,” because the birth was difficult — but even with such a heavy name, he becomes more honorable than his brothers.
  10. 1 Crônicas 4:10Jabez’s prayer asks for quite concrete things — a larger territory, protection, freedom from the suffering his own name (which recalls the word “sorrow”) had carried since birth. In the middle of an immense list of names with no story at all, it is one of the few verses that pauses to tell about a real person, and that is why it stands out.
  11. 1 Crônicas 4:11Chelub, Shuah’s brother, fathers Mehir, father of Eshton — the genealogical list returns to its normal rhythm right after the breather that was Jabez’s story.
  12. 1 Crônicas 4:12Eshton fathers three sons, among them Tehinnah, called the father of Ir-nahash — and the list calls this group the “men of Rechah,” a city or clan that appears only here in the Bible.
  13. 1 Crônicas 4:13Here appears Othniel, son of Kenaz — the same Othniel who, in Joshua and Judges, conquers the city of Debir, marries Achsah, and becomes the first judge of Israel after the death of Joshua.
  14. 1 Crônicas 4:14Seraiah’s son, Joab, is called “father” of the Valley of Craftsmen — a place named that way because a whole family of craftsmen lived and worked there.
  15. 1 Crônicas 4:15Take note: this Caleb is the son of Jephunneh, the famous faithful spy who enters Canaan together with Joshua — different from the other Caleb, son of Hezron, mentioned earlier in chapter 2.
  16. 1 Crônicas 4:16The four sons of Jehaleleel close out one more small branch of Judah’s tree, with no story attached beyond the names.
  17. 1 Crônicas 4:17Among the sons of Ezra is Mered, whose marriage will gain a curious detail right in the next verse.
  18. 1 Crônicas 4:18Mered marries Bithiah, described as Pharaoh’s daughter — an Egyptian princess entering Judah’s genealogy — besides also having sons with a Jewish wife, each family recorded separately.
  19. 1 Crônicas 4:19One more branch through the wife of Hodiah, whose sons carry the names of two different cities, the Garmite and the Maachathite, showing how these families spread across several territories.
  20. 1 Crônicas 4:20These sons of Shimon and of Ishi have nothing to do with the tribe of Simeon that comes later — it is just a coincidence of name within Judah’s own genealogy.
  21. 1 Crônicas 4:21The sons of Shelah, Judah’s third son, include founders of cities and even a whole family of linen weavers — showing that these genealogies also recorded the trade of each clan.
  22. 1 Crônicas 4:22The list names men who came to rule over Moab before returning to Bethlehem, and then the text itself remarks, “these are ancient things” — a rare moment when the chronicler admits that even he is not certain of everything.
  23. 1 Crônicas 4:23This part closes with the potters — craftsmen who lived near gardens and hedges, working directly in the king’s service, one more example of a family defined by its trade, not only by blood.
  24. 1 Crônicas 4:24Now the genealogy of the tribe of Simeon truly begins — Nemuel, Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, and Shaul, the sons of the patriarch Simeon himself, one of Jacob’s twelve sons.
  25. 1 Crônicas 4:25Simeon’s line runs through Shallum, Mibsam, and Mishma — three generations quickly summarized before the list opens up again.
  26. 1 Crônicas 4:26Three more generations after Mishma — Hamuel, Zacchur, and Shimei — setting the stage for the next verse, which explains why the tribe of Simeon was small.
  27. 1 Crônicas 4:27Here is the explanation for an important fact: Shimei had sixteen sons, but his brothers did not have nearly as many, and so Simeon never grew the way Judah did — the reason its territory ends up inside Judah’s own land.
  28. 1 Crônicas 4:28The list of cities where the Simeonites lived begins, among them Beer-sheba — a city linked to Abraham and Isaac since Genesis, now occupied also by the tribe of Simeon.
  29. 1 Crônicas 4:29Three more cities of the tribe of Simeon — names that also appear on the list of Judah’s cities in Joshua, showing the overlap in territory between the two tribes.
  30. 1 Crônicas 4:30The list of cities continues, including Ziklag — the same place that, centuries later, the Philistine king Achish will give David as a refuge while he was fleeing from Saul.
  31. 1 Crônicas 4:31The list of Simeon’s cities closes with the note “unto the reign of David” — a way of saying that this territorial arrangement was ancient, from before the monarchy was firmly established.
  32. 1 Crônicas 4:32Five smaller villages complete Simeon’s territory, a small space compared to Judah’s, reflecting exactly the growth problem mentioned earlier.
  33. 1 Crônicas 4:33A summary closes the section: all the villages around these cities, as far as Baal, made up the dwellings and the recorded genealogy of the tribe of Simeon.
  34. 1 Crônicas 4:34A new list of Simeon’s leaders begins in a more recent generation — family names that set the stage for a story of territorial expansion told next.
  35. 1 Crônicas 4:35More names from this generation of Simeonite leaders, including a chain of four generations named all at once, in the compact way common to these lists.
  36. 1 Crônicas 4:36The list of leaders continues — seven names at once, all heads of families within the tribe of Simeon at this later time.
  37. 1 Crônicas 4:37The list of leaders closes with Ziza, whose lineage is traced back five generations — the chronicler likes to show the full root before telling what these men did.
  38. 1 Crônicas 4:38A summary explains the reason for listing so many names: these were the princes of their families, and these families had grown considerably — the opposite of the problem from centuries before.
  39. 1 Crônicas 4:39These leaders of Simeon set out in search of new pasture for their flocks, going as far as the entrance of Gedor, on the east side of the valley — the start of a small story of land conquest.
  40. 1 Crônicas 4:40They find rich pasture, land that is wide, quiet, and free of conflict — because those who lived there before were descendants of Ham, a people the list does not identify in more detail.
  41. 1 Crônicas 4:41This shift in territory, already in the time of King Hezekiah, shows the Simeonites still on the move centuries after the original conquest of Canaan, still looking for new pasture for their flocks. It is a reminder that these lists of lands are not just ancient bureaucracy: they record flesh-and-blood people struggling to survive.
  42. 1 Crônicas 4:42Five hundred men of Simeon go even farther, to the mountains of Seir (the territory of Edom), led by four captains from the family of Ishi — a military expedition, not just a search for pasture.
  43. 1 Crônicas 4:43These five hundred men finish exterminating the Amalekites who still remained there — carrying out, centuries later, the ancient order against Amalek that goes back to the time of Moses and Saul.

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