1 Chronicles 4:21-23
Good News Translation
The Descendants of Shelah
21 Shelah was one of Judah's sons. His descendants included Er, who founded the town of Lecah; Laadah, founder of the town of Mareshah; the clan of linen weavers, who lived in the town of Beth Ashbea; 22 Jokim and the people who lived in the town of Cozeba; and Joash and Saraph, who married Moabite women and then settled in Bethlehem.[a] (These traditions are very old.) 23 They were potters in the service of the king and lived in the towns of Netaim and Gederah.
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- 1 Chronicles 4:22 Probable text settled in Bethlehem; Hebrew unclear.
1 Chronicles 4:21-23
Jubilee Bible 2000
21 The sons of Shelah, the son of Judah: Er, the father of Lecah, and Laadah, the father of Mareshah, and the families of the house of those that wrought fine linen, of the house of Ashbea,
22 and Jokim and the men of Chozeba, and Joash and Saraph, who had the dominion in Moab, and Jashubilehem. And these are ancient words.
23 These were the potters and those that dwelt among plants and hedges, who dwelt there with the king for his work.
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