2 Kings 25

1 And it came to pass in the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth month, in the tenth day of the month, that Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came, he and all his army, against Jerusalem, and encamped against it; and they built forts against it round about.2 So the city was besieged unto the eleventh year of king Zedekiah.3 On the ninth day of the fourth month the famine was sore in the city, so that there was no bread for the people of the land.4 Then a breach was made in the city, and all the men of war fled by night by the way of the gate between the two walls, which was by the king’s garden (now the Chaldeans were against the city round about); and the king went by the way of the Arabah.5 But the army of the Chaldeans pursued after the king, and overtook him in the plains of Jericho; and all his army was scattered from him.6 Then they took the king, and carried him up unto the king of Babylon to Riblah; and they gave judgment upon him.7 And they slew the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes, and put out the eyes of Zedekiah, and bound him in fetters, and carried him to Babylon.

8 Now in the fifth month, on the seventh day of the month, which was the nineteenth year of king Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, came Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard, a servant of the king of Babylon, unto Jerusalem.9 And he burnt the house of Jehovah, and the king’s house; and all the houses of Jerusalem, even every great house, burnt he with fire.10 And all the army of the Chaldeans, that were with the captain of the guard, brake down the walls of Jerusalem round about.11 And the residue of the people that were left in the city, and those that fell away, that fell to the king of Babylon, and the residue of the multitude, did Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carry away captive.12 But the captain of the guard left of the poorest of the land to be vinedressers and husbandmen.

13 And the pillars of brass that were in the house of Jehovah, and the bases and the brazen sea that were in the house of Jehovah, did the Chaldeans break in pieces, and carried the brass of them to Babylon.14 And the pots, and the shovels, and the snuffers, and the spoons, and all the vessels of brass wherewith they ministered, took they away.15 And the firepans, and the basins, that which was of gold, in gold, and that which was of silver, in silver, the captain of the guard took away.16 The two pillars, the one sea, and the bases, which Solomon had made for the house of Jehovah, the brass of all these vessels was without weight.17 The height of the one pillar was eighteen cubits, and a capital of brass was upon it; and the height of the capital was three cubits, with network and pomegranates upon the capital round about, all of brass: and like unto these had the second pillar with network.

18 And the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the threshold:19 and out of the city he took an officer that was set over the men of war; and five men of them that saw the king’s face, who were found in the city; and the scribe, the captain of the host, who mustered the people of the land; and threescore men of the people of the land, that were found in the city.20 And Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard took them, and brought them to the king of Babylon to Riblah.21 And the king of Babylon smote them, and put them to death at Riblah in the land of Hamath. So Judah was carried away captive out of his land.

22 And as for the people that were left in the land of Judah, whom Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had left, even over them he made Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, governor.23 Now when all the captains of the forces, they and their men, heard that the king of Babylon had made Gedaliah governor, they came to Gedaliah to Mizpah, even Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and Johanan the son of Kareah, and Seraiah the son of Tanhumeth the Netophathite, and Jaazaniah the son of the Maacathite, they and their men.24 And Gedaliah sware to them and to their men, and said unto them, Fear not because of the servants of the Chaldeans: dwell in the land, and serve the king of Babylon, and it shall be well with you.25 But it came to pass in the seventh month, that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, the son of Elishama, of the seed royal, came, and ten men with him, and smote Gedaliah, so that he died, and the Jews and the Chaldeans that were with him at Mizpah.26 And all the people, both small and great, and the captains of the forces, arose, and came to Egypt; for they were afraid of the Chaldeans.

27 And it came to pass in the seven and thirtieth year of the captivity of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, on the seven and twentieth day of the month, that Evil-merodach king of Babylon, in the year that he began to reign, did lift up the head of Jehoiachin king of Judah out of prison;28 and he spake kindly to him, and set his throne above the throne of the kings that were with him in Babylon,29 and changed his prison garments. And Jehoiachin did eat bread before him continually all the days of his life:30 and for his allowance, there was a continual allowance given him of the king, every day a portion, all the days of his life.

1 Chronicles 1

1 Adam, Seth, Enosh,2 Kenan, Mahalalel, Jared,3 Enoch, Methuselah, Lamech,4 Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

5 The sons of Japheth: Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras.6 And the sons of Gomer: Ashkenaz, and Diphath, and Togarmah.7 And the sons of Javan: Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Rodanim.

8 The sons of Ham: Cush, and Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.9 And the sons of Cush: Seba, and Havilah, and Sabta, and Raama, and Sabteca. And the sons of Raamah: Sheba, and Dedan.10 And Cush begat Nimrod; he began to be a mighty one in the earth.11 And Mizraim begat Ludim, and Anamim, and Lehabim, and Naphtuhim,12 and Pathrusim, and Casluhim (from whence came the Philistines), and Caphtorim.13 And Canaan begat Sidon his first-born, and Heth,14 and the Jebusite, and the Amorite, and the Girgashite,15 and the Hivite, and the Arkite, and the Sinite,16 and the Arvadite, and the Zemarite, and the Hamathite.

17 The sons of Shem: Elam, and Asshur, and Arpachshad, and Lud, and Aram, and Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Meshech.18 And Arpachshad begat Shelah, and Shelah begat Eber.19 And unto Eber were born two sons: the name of the one was Peleg; for in his days the earth was divided; and his brother’s name was Joktan.20 And Joktan begat Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, and Jerah,21 and Hadoram, and Uzal, and Diklah,22 and Ebal, and Abimael, and Sheba,23 and Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab. All these were the sons of Joktan.

24 Shem, Arpachshad, Shelah,25 Eber, Peleg, Reu,26 Serug, Nahor, Terah,27 Abram (the same is Abraham).

28 The sons of Abraham: Isaac, and Ishmael.29 These are their generations: the first-born of Ishmael, Nebaioth; then Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam,30 Mishma, and Dumah, Massa, Hadad, and Tema,31 Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah. These are the sons of Ishmael.

32 And the sons of Keturah, Abraham’s concubine: she bare Zimran, and Jokshan, and Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak, and Shuah. And the sons of Jokshan: Sheba, and Dedan.33 And the sons of Midian: Ephah, and Epher, and Hanoch, and Abida, and Eldaah. All these were the sons of Keturah.

34 And Abraham begat Isaac. The sons of Isaac: Esau, and Israel.

35 The sons of Esau: Eliphaz, Reuel, and Jeush, and Jalam, and Korah.36 The sons of Eliphaz: Teman, and Omar, Zephi, and Gatam, Kenaz, and Timna, and Amalek.37 The sons of Reuel: Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah.

38 And the sons of Seir: Lotan, and Shobal, and Zibeon, and Anah, and Dishon, and Ezer, and Dishan.39 And the sons of Lotan: Hori, and Homam; and Timna was Lotan’s sister.40 The sons of Shobal: Alian, and Manahath, and Ebal, Shephi, and Onam. And the sons of Zibeon: Aiah, and Anah.41 The sons of Anah: Dishon. And the sons of Dishon: Hamran, and Eshban, and Ithran, and Cheran.42 The sons of Ezer: Bilhan, and Zaavan, Jaakan. The sons of Dishan: Uz, and Aran.

43 Now these are the kings that reigned in the land of Edom, before there reigned any king over the children of Israel: Bela the son of Beor; and the name of his city was Dinhabah.44 And Bela died, and Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his stead.45 And Jobab died, and Husham of the land of the Temanites reigned in his stead.46 And Husham died, and Hadad the son of Bedad, who smote Midian in the field of Moab, reigned in his stead; and the name of his city was Avith.47 And Hadad died, and Samlah of Masrekah reigned in his stead.48 And Samlah died, and Shaul of Rehoboth by the River reigned in his stead.49 And Shaul died, and Baal-hanan the son of Achbor reigned in his stead.50 And Baal-hanan died, and Hadad reigned in his stead; and the name of his city was Pai: and his wife’s name was Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred, the daughter of Me-zahab.51 And Hadad died. And the chiefs of Edom were: chief Timna, chief Aliah, chief Jetheth,52 chief Oholibamah, chief Elah, chief Pinon,53 chief Kenaz, chief Teman, chief Mibzar,54 chief Magdiel, chief Iram. These are the chiefs of Edom.

1 Chronicles 2

1 These are the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun,2 Dan, Joseph, and Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.

3 The sons of Judah: Er, and Onan, and Shelah; which three were born unto him of Shua’s daughter the Canaanitess. And Er, Judah’s first-born, was wicked in the sight of Jehovah; and he slew him.4 And Tamar his daughter-in-law bare him Perez and Zerah. All the sons of Judah were five.

5 The sons of Perez: Hezron, and Hamul.6 And the sons of Zerah: Zimri, and Ethan, and Heman, and Calcol, and Dara; five of them in all.7 And the sons of Carmi: Achar, the troubler of Israel, who committed a trespass in the devoted thing.8 And the sons of Ethan: Azariah.

9 The sons also of Hezron, that were born unto him: Jerahmeel, and Ram, and Chelubai.10 And Ram begat Amminadab, and Amminadab begat Nahshon, prince of the children of Judah;11 and Nahshon begat Salma, and Salma begat Boaz,12 and Boaz begat Obed, and Obed begat Jesse;13 and Jesse begat his first-born Eliab, and Abinadab the second, and Shimea the third,14 Nethanel the fourth, Raddai the fifth,15 Ozem the sixth, David the seventh;16 and their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. And the sons of Zeruiah: Abishai, and Joab, and Asahel, three.17 And Abigail bare Amasa; and the father of Amasa was Jether the Ishmaelite.

18 And Caleb the son of Hezron begat children of Azubah his wife, and of Jerioth; and these were her sons: Jesher, and Shobab, and Ardon.19 And Azubah died, and Caleb took unto him Ephrath, who bare him Hur.20 And Hur begat Uri, and Uri begat Bezalel.

21 And afterward Hezron went in to the daughter of Machir the father of Gilead, whom he took to wife when he was threescore years old; and she bare him Segub.22 And Segub begat Jair, who had three and twenty cities in the land of Gilead.23 And Geshur and Aram took the towns of Jair from them, with Kenath, and the villages thereof, even threescore cities. All these were the sons of Machir the father of Gilead.24 And after that Hezron was dead in Caleb-ephrathah, then Abijah Hezron’s wife bare him Ashhur the father of Tekoa.

25 And the sons of Jerahmeel the first-born of Hezron were Ram the first-born, and Bunah, and Oren, and Ozem, Ahijah.26 And Jerahmeel had another wife, whose name was Atarah; she was the mother of Onam.27 And the sons of Ram the first-born of Jerahmeel were Maaz, and Jamin, and Eker.28 And the sons of Onam were Shammai, and Jada. And the sons of Shammai: Nadab, and Abishur.29 And the name of the wife of Abishur was Abihail; and she bare him Ahban, and Molid.30 And the sons of Nadab: Seled, and Appaim; but Seled died without children.31 And the sons of Appaim: Ishi. And the sons of Ishi: Sheshan. And the sons of Sheshan: Ahlai.32 And the sons of Jada the brother of Shammai: Jether, and Jonathan; and Jether died without children.33 And the sons of Jonathan: Peleth, and Zaza. These were the sons of Jerahmeel.34 Now Sheshan had no sons, but daughters. And Sheshan had a servant, an Egyptian, whose name was Jarha.35 And Sheshan gave his daughter to Jarha his servant to wife; and she bare him Attai.36 And Attai begat Nathan, and Nathan begat Zabad,37 and Zabad begat Ephlal, and Ephlal begat Obed,38 and Obed begat Jehu, and Jehu begat Azariah,39 and Azariah begat Helez, and Helez begat Eleasah,40 and Eleasah begat Sismai, and Sismai begat Shallum,41 and Shallum begat Jekamiah, and Jekamiah begat Elishama.

42 And the sons of Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel were Mesha his first-born, who was the father of Ziph; and the sons of Mareshah the father of Hebron.43 And the sons of Hebron: Korah, and Tappuah, and Rekem, and Shema.44 And Shema begat Raham, the father of Jorkeam; and Rekem begat Shammai.45 And the son of Shammai was Maon; and Maon was the father of Beth-zur.46 And Ephah, Caleb’s concubine, bare Haran, and Moza, and Gazez; and Haran begat Gazez.47 And the sons of Jahdai: Regem, and Jothan, and Geshan, and Pelet, and Ephah, and Shaaph.48 Maacah, Caleb’s concubine, bare Sheber and Tirhanah.49 She bare also Shaaph the father of Madmannah, Sheva the father of Machbena, and the father of Gibea; and the daughter of Caleb was Achsah.

50 These were the sons of Caleb, the son of Hur, the first-born of Ephrathah: Shobal the father of Kiriath-jearim,51 Salma the father of Beth-lehem, Hareph the father of Beth-gader.52 And Shobal the father of Kiriath-jearim had sons: Haroeh, half of the Menuhoth.53 And the families of Kiriath-jearim: The Ithrites, and the Puthites, and the Shumathites, and the Mishraites; of them came the Zorathites and the Eshtaolites.54 The sons of Salma: Beth-lehem, and the Netophathites, Atroth-beth-joab, and half of the Manahathites, the Zorites.55 And the families of scribes that dwelt at Jabez: the Tirathites, the Shimeathites, the Sucathites. These are the Kenites that came of Hammath, the father of the house of Rechab.