Shimei had 16 sons and six daughters, but his relatives did not have many children, nor did their entire family multiply like the Judeans did.

Many fell slain, because the battle's outcome was directed by God. They lived in their territory until the exile.

In addition to them, according to their ancestral records were 36,000 members of their trained army by their generations, because they had many wives and children.

So their father Ephraim mourned many days, and his relatives came to comfort him.

Jahath served as chief and Zizah was second in rank, but since Jeush and Beriah did not have many sons, they were enrolled as a single family unit.

The descendants of Eliezer included Rehabiah as their chief. Eliezer had no other sons, but Rehabiah had many descendants.

"Now out of all of my sons (since the LORD has given me many of them), he has selected my son Solomon to sit on the throne of the kingdom of the LORD, ruling over Israel.