27-33 Shimei had sixteen sons and six daughters, but his brothers were not nearly as prolific and never became a large family like Judah. They lived in Beersheba, Moladah, Hazar Shual, Bilhah, Ezem, Tolad, Bethuel, Hormah, Ziklag, Beth Marcaboth, Hazar Susim, Beth Biri, and Shaaraim. They lived in these towns until David became king. Other settlements in the vicinity were the five towns of Etam, Ain, Rimmon, Token, and Ashan, and all the villages around these towns as far as Baalath. These were their settlements. And they kept good family records.

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30 Bethuel, Hormah,(A) Ziklag,(B) 31 Beth Markaboth, Hazar Susim, Beth Biri and Shaaraim.(C) These were their towns until the reign of David. 32 Their surrounding villages were Etam, Ain,(D) Rimmon, Token and Ashan(E)—five towns—

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