1 Chronicles 4:27

25 The sons of Shaul: Shallum, Mibsam, and Mishma.

26 The sons of Mishma: Hammuel, Zaccur, and Shimei.

Shimei had sixteen sons and six daughters, but his brothers did not have many children, so their whole clan did not become as numerous as the sons of Judah.

28 They lived in Beersheba, Moladah, Hazar-shual,

29 Bilhah, Ezem, Tolad,

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BSB
Shimei had sixteen sons and six daughters, but his brothers did not have many children, so their whole clan did not become as numerous as the sons of Judah.
KJV
And Shimei had sixteen sons and six daughters; but his brethren had not many children, neither did all their family multiply, like to the children of Judah.
WEB
Shimei had sixteen sons and six daughters; but his brothers didn’t have many children, and all their family didn’t multiply like the children of Judah.
ASV
And Shimei had sixteen sons and six daughters; but his brethren had not many children, neither did all their family multiply like to the children of Judah.
DARBY
and Shimei had sixteen sons and six daughters. And his brethren had not many sons; neither did all their family multiply like to the sons of Judah.
BLB
And Shimei had sixteen sons and six daughters, and his brothers did not have many sons and did not multiply any of their clans as much as the sons of Judah.
ÅB
Og Sime'i hadde seksten sønner og seks døtre; men hans brødre hadde ikke mange sønner, så hele deres slekt ikke øktes så sterkt som Judas sønner.
OTB
Nå hadde Sjime'i seksten sønner og seks døtre,
men hans brødre hadde ikke så mange sønner,
heller ikke økte hele deres familie som Judas slekt.
B1930
Og Sime'i hadde seksten sønner og seks døtre; men hans brødre hadde ikke mange sønner, så hele deres ætt ikke øktes så sterkt som Judas sønner.

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