1 Chronicles 2

1  THESE ARE the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun,2  Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.3  The sons of Judah: Er, Onan, and Shelah, whom Shua’s daughter the Canaanitess bore him. Er, Judah’s eldest, was evil in the Lord’s sight, and He slew him.4  Tamar, Judah’s daughter-in-law, bore him Pharez and Zerah. All Judah’s sons were five.5  The sons of Pharez: Hezron and Hamul.6  The sons of Zerah: Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Calcol, and Dara--five in all. 7  The son of Carmi: Achar, the troubler of Israel, who transgressed in the matter of the devoted things. 8  The son of Ethan: Azariah.9  The sons of Hezron who were born to him: Jerahmeel, Ram, and Chelubai (that is, Caleb).10  Ram was the father of Amminadab, and Amminadab of Nahshon, prince of the sons of Judah.11  Nahshon was the father of Salma, Salma of Boaz,12  Boaz of Obed, and Obed of Jesse.13  Jesse was the father of Eliab his firstborn, Abinadab second, Shimea third,14  Nethanel fourth, Raddai fifth,15  Ozem sixth, David seventh.16  Their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. The sons of Zeruiah: Abishai, Joab, and Asahel, three.17  Abigail bore Amasa, and the father of Amasa was Jether the Ishmaelite.18  And Caleb son of Hezron had sons by his wife Azubah and by Jerioth. [Azubah’s] sons were: Jesher, Shobab, and Ardon.19  Azubah died, and Caleb married Ephrath, who bore him Hur.20  Hur was the father of Uri, and Uri of Bezalel [the skillful craftsman who made the furnishings of the tabernacle]. 21  Later, when Hezron was sixty years old, he married the daughter of Machir the father of Gilead, and she bore him Segub.22  Segub was the father of Jair, who had twenty-three cities in the land of Gilead.23  But Geshur and Aram took from them Havvoth-jair, with Kenath and its villages, sixty towns. All these were the descendants of Machir the father of Gilead.24  After Hezron died in Caleb-ephrathah, Abiah, Hezron’s wife, bore to him Ashhur the father of Tekoa.25  The sons of Jerahmeel the firstborn of Hezron: Ram the firstborn, Bunah, Oren, Ozem, and Ahijah.26  Jerahmeel had another wife, named Atarah; she was the mother of Onam.27  The sons of Ram the firstborn of Jerahmeel were: Maaz, Jamin, and Eker.28  The sons of Onam: Shammai and Jada. The sons of Shammai: Nadab and Abishur.29  Abishur’s wife was Abihail; she bore him Ahban and Molid.30  The sons of Nadab: Seled and Appaim. Seled died childless.31  The son of Appaim: Ishi. The son of Ishi: Sheshan. The son of Sheshan: Ahlai.32  The sons of Jada the brother of Shammai: Jether and Jonathan. Jether died childless.33  The sons of Jonathan: Peleth and Zaza. These were the descendants of Jerahmeel.34  Sheshan had no sons--only daughters. But Sheshan had a servant, an Egyptian, whose name was Jarha.35  Sheshan gave his daughter to Jarha his servant as wife; she bore him Attai.36  Attai was the father of Nathan, and Nathan of Zabad.37  Zabad was the father of Ephlal, and Ephlal of Obed.38  Obed was the father of Jehu, and Jehu of Azariah.39  Azariah was the father of Helez, and Helez of Eleasah.40  Eleasah was the father of Sismai, and Sismai of Shallum.41  Shallum was the father of Jekamiah, and Jekamiah of Elishama.42  The sons of Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel: Mesha his firstborn was the father of Ziph; and his son Mareshah [he was] the father of Hebron.43  The sons of Hebron: Korah, Tappuah, Rekem, and Shema.44  Shema was the father of Raham, the father of Jorkeam. And Rekem was the father of Shammai.45  The son of Shammai was Maon; Maon’s son was Beth-zur.46  Ephah, Caleb’s concubine, bore Haran, Moza, and Gazez; Haran was the father of Gazez.47  The sons of Jahdai: Regem, Jotham, Geshan, Pelet, Ephah, and Shaaph.48  Maacah, Caleb’s concubine, bore Sheber and Tirhanah, and also49  Shaaph the father of Madmannah and Sheva the father of Machbenah and of Gibea; and the daughter of Caleb was Achsah.50  These were the descendants of Caleb. The sons of Hur the firstborn of Ephrathah: Shobal the father of Kiriath-jearim,51  Salma the father of Bethlehem, and Hareph the father of Beth-gader.52  Shobal the father of Kiriath-jearim had [other] descendants: Haroeh, half [of the inhabitants] of Menuhoth [in Judah],53  And the families of Kiriath-jearim: the Ithrites, Puthites, Shumathites, and Mishraites. From these came the Zorathites and the Eshtaolites.54  The descendants of Salma: Bethlehem, the Netophathites, Atroth-beth-joab, and half of the Manahathites, [and] the Zorites,55  And the families of scribes who dwelt at Jabez: the Tirathites, Shimeathites, and Sucathites. These are the Kenites who came from Hammath, the father of the house of Rechab.

1 Chronicles 2

Israel’s Descendants

1 These were the sons of Israel:t
Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah;
Issachar and Zebulun;

2 Dan, Joseph, and Benjamin;
Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.

Judah’s Descendants

3 The sons of Judah:
Er, Onan, and Shelah. These three were born to him by Bathshua,t a Canaanite woman. Er, Judah’s firstborn, displeased the Lord, so the Lord killed him.t

4 Tamar, Judah’st daughter-in-law, bore to him Perez and Zerah. Judah had five sons in all.

5 The sons of Perez:
Hezron and Hamul.

6 The sons of Zerah:
Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Kalkol, Daras – five in all.

7 The sont of Carmi:
Achan,s who brought the disaster on Israel when he stole what was devoted to God.t

8 The sont of Ethan:
Azariah.

9 The sons born to Hezron:
Jerahmeel, Ram, and Caleb.t

Ram’s Descendants

10 Ram was the father of Amminadab, and Amminadab was the father of Nahshon, the tribal chief of Judah.11 Nahshon was the father of Salma,s and Salma was the father of Boaz.

12 Boaz was the father of Obed, and Obed was the father of Jesse.
13 Jesse was the father of Eliab, his firstborn; Abinadab was born second, Shimea third,14 Nethanel fourth, Raddai fifth,15 Ozem sixth, David seventh.16 Their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. Zeruiah’s three sons were Abshai,t Joab, and Asahel.

17 Abigail bore Amasa, whose father was Jether the Ishmaelite.

Caleb’s Descendants

18 Caleb son of Hezron fathered sons by his wife Azubah (also known as Jerioth).t Her sons were Jesher, Shobab, and Ardon.19 When Azubah died, Caleb marriedt Ephrath, who bore him Hur.

20 Hur was the father of Uri, and Uri was the father of Bezalel.
21 Laters Hezron had sexual relations witht the daughter of Makir, the father of Gilead. (He had marriedt her when he was sixty years old.) She bore him Segub.22 Segub was the father of Jair, who owned twenty-three cities in the land of Gilead.

23 (Geshur and Aram captured the towns of Jair,t along with Kenath and its sixty surrounding towns.) All these were descendants of Makir, the father of Gilead.

24 After Hezron’s death, Caleb had sexual relations with Ephrath, his father Hezron’s widow, and she bore to him Ashhur the father of Tekoa.t

Jerahmeel’s Descendants

25 The sons of Jerahmeel, Hezron’s firstborn, were Ram, the firstborn, Bunah, Oren, Ozem, and Ahijah.

26 Jerahmeel had another wife named Atarah; she was Onam’s mother.

27 The sons of Ram, Jerahmeel’s firstborn, were Maaz, Jamin, and Eker.

28 The sons of Onam were Shammai and Jada.
The sons of Shammai:
Nadab and Abishur.

29 Abishur’s wife was Abihail, who bore him Ahban and Molid.

30 The sons of Nadab:
Seled and Appaim. (Seled died without having sons.)

31 The sont of Appaim:
Ishi.
The son of Ishi:
Sheshan.
The son of Sheshan:
Ahlai.

32 The sons of Jada, Shammai’s brother:
Jether and Jonathan. (Jether died without having sons.)

33 The sons of Jonathan:
Peleth and Zaza.
These were the descendants of Jerahmeel.
34 Sheshan had no sons, only daughters. Sheshan had an Egyptian servant named Jarha.

35 Sheshan gave his daughter to his servant Jarha as a wife; she bore him Attai.
36 Attai was the father of Nathan, and Nathan was the father of Zabad.37 Zabad was the father of Ephlal, and Ephlal was the father of Obed.38 Obed was the father of Jehu, and Jehu was the father of Azariah.39 Azariah was the father of Helez, and Helez was the father of Eleasah.40 Eleasah was the father of Sismai, and Sismai was the father of Shallum.

41 Shallum was the father of Jekamiah, and Jekamiah was the father of Elishama.

More of Caleb’s Descendants

42 The sons of Caleb, Jerahmeel’s brother:
His firstborn Mesha, the father of Ziph, and his second son Mareshah,s the father of Hebron.

43 The sons of Hebron:
Korah, Tappuah, Rekem, and Shema.
44 Shema was the father of Raham, the father of Jorkeam. Rekem was the father of Shammai.

45 Shammai’s son was Maon, who was the father of Beth-Zur.

46 Caleb’s concubines Ephah bore Haran, Moza, and Gazez. Haran was the father of Gazez.

47 The sons of Jahdai:
Regem, Jotham, Geshan, Pelet, Ephah, and Shaaph.
48 Caleb’s concubine Maacah bore Sheber and Tirhanah.

49 She also bore Shaaph the father of Madmannah and Sheva the father of Machbenah and Gibea. Caleb’s daughter was Achsah.

50 These were the descendants of Caleb.
The sonst of Hur, the firstborn of Ephrath:t
Shobal, the father of Kiriath Jearim,

51 Salma, the father of Bethlehem, Hareph, the father of Beth-Gader.
52 The sons of Shobal, the father of Kiriath Jearim, were Haroeh, half of the Manahathites,t

53 the clans of Kiriath Jearim – the Ithrites, Puthites, Shumathites, and Mishraites. (The Zorathites and Eshtaolites descended from these groups.)t

54 The sons of Salma:
Bethlehem, the Netophathites, Atroth Beth-Joab, half the Manahathites, the Zorites,

55 and the clans of the scribest who lived in Jabez: the Tirathites, Shimeathites, and Sucathites. These are the Kenites who descendedt from Hammath, the father of Beth-Rechab.t