These were the sons of Seir the Horite, who were living in the land: Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah,

The sons of Lotan were Hori and Homam; Lotan's sister was Timna.

These were the chiefs of the Horites: chief Lotan, chief Shobal, chief Zibeon, chief Anah,

"Your father made us work too hard. Now if you lighten the demands he made and don't make us work as hard, we will serve you."

The young advisers with whom Rehoboam had grown up said to him, "Say this to these people who have said to you, 'Your father made us work hard, but now lighten our burden.' Say this to them: 'I am a lot harsher than my father!

The sons of Seir: Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan.

The sons of Lotan: Hori and Homam. (Timna was Lotan's sister.)

his son Ladan, his son Ammihud, his son Elishama,

The Gershonites included Ladan and Shimei.

The sons of Ladan: Jehiel the oldest, Zetham, and Joel -- three in all.

The sons of Shimei: Shelomoth, Haziel, and Haran -- three in all. These were the leaders of the family of Ladan.

The descendants of Ladan, who were descended from Gershon through Ladan and were leaders of the families of Ladan the Gershonite, included Jehieli

"Your father made us work too hard! Now if you lighten the demands he made and don't make us work as hard, we will serve you."

The young advisers with whom Rehoboam had grown up said to him, "Say this to these people who have said to you, 'Your father made us work hard, but now lighten our burden' -- say this to them: 'I am a lot harsher than my father!

Thus many of the Jewish residents of Jerusalem read this notice, because the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city, and the notice was written in Aramaic, Latin, and Greek.