²¹ Shelah was the son of Judah. The sons of Shelah were

Er and Laadah. Er was the father of Lekah. Laadah was the father of Mareshah. He was also the father of the family groups of the linen workers who lived in Beth Ashbea.

²² Other sons of Shelah were Jokim, Joash, Saraph and the men of Kozeba. Moab and Jashubi Lehem were ruled by sons of Shelah. The records of all these matters are very old. ²³ Some of Shelah’s sons were potters who lived in Netaim and Gederah. They stayed there and worked for the king.