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.