דברי הימים א, פרק ד׳, פסוק כ׳

The ongoing genealogical records carefully trace the continuing legacy of Bithiah’s descendants, highlighting the emergence of new family leaders. Within this lineage, the sons of a man named Shimon are recognized. Interestingly, Shimon himself did not hold the formal status of a family head; that distinct honor belonged exclusively to his sons [מלבי״ם]. Furthermore, the historical accounts do not trace Shimon's own ancestry. This omission suggests that he was a highly prominent and widely recognized figure during his lifetime, making any detailed background entirely unnecessary for his contemporaries [ביאור שטיינזלץ].

In a similar manner, the sons of Ishi are also established as recognized leaders of their own respective households within Bithiah's broader family tree [מלבי״ם]. As the lineage expands, it includes men named Ben-Hanan and Ben-Zoheth. The primary approach among commentators is that these titles were not descriptions of their parentage—identifying them simply as the sons of men named Hanan and Zoheth—but rather served as their complete, given first names.