3-4. Hur was the eldest son of Caleb and Ephrath. Some of his descendants settled the town of Bethlehem. Hur's other descendants included Etam, Penuel, and Ezer. Etam's sons were Jezreel, Ishma, and Idbash, and his daughter was Hazzelelponi. Penuel settled the town of Gedor, and Ezer settled the town of Hushah.
23. The members of these clans were the potters who lived in the towns of Netaim and Gederah and worked for the king.
24. Simeon had five sons: Nemuel, Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, and Shaul.
25. The descendants of Shaul included his son Shallum, his grandson Mibsam, and his great-grandson Mishma.
26. The descendants of Mishma included his son Hammuel, his grandson Zaccur, and his great-grandson Shimei.
27. Shimei had sixteen sons and six daughters. But his brothers did not have as many children, so the Simeon tribe was smaller than the Judah tribe.
28-31. Before David became king, the people of the Simeon tribe lived in the following towns: Beersheba, Moladah, Hazar-Shual, Bilhah, Ezem, Tolad, Bethuel, Hormah, Ziklag, Beth-Marcaboth, Hazarsusim, Bethbiri, and Shaaraim.
32. They also lived in the five villages of Etam, Ain, Rimmon, Tochen, and Ashan,
33. as well as in the nearby villages as far as the town of Baal. These are the places where Simeon's descendants had settled, according to their own family records.
34-38. As their families and clans became larger, the people of Simeon had the following leaders: Meshobab, Jamlech, Joshah son of Amaziah, Joel, Jehu, Elioenai, Jaakobah, Jeshohaiah, Asaiah, Adiel, Jesimiel, Benaiah, and Ziza.