1 Chronicles 2

1 These are the sons of Israel: Reuben, Shimon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun, 2 Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher. 3 The sons of Judah: Er, Onan, and Shelaḥ; which three were born to him of Shua’s daughter the Canaanitess. Er, Judah’s firstborn, was wicked in Yehovah’s sight; and he killed him. 4 Tamar his daughter-in-law gave birth to Peretz and Zeraḥ for him. All the sons of Judah were five. 5 The sons of Peretz: Ḥetzron and Hamul. 6 The sons of Zerah: Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Calcol, and Dara; five of them in all. 7 The son of Carmi: Achar, the troubler of Israel, who committed a trespass in the devoted thing. 8 The son of Ethan: Azariah. 9 The sons also of Hezron, who were born to him: Jerahmeel, Ram, and Chelubai. 10 Ram had Amminadab, and Amminadab had Nahshon, prince of the children of Judah; 11 and Nahshon had Salma, and Salma had Boaz, 12 and Boaz had Obed, and Obed had Jesse; 13 and Jesse had his firstborn 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. The sons of Zeruiah: Abishai, Joab, and Asahel, three. 17 Abigail gave birth to Amasa; and the father of Amasa was Jether the Ishmaelite.

18 Caleb the son of Hezron had children of Azubah his wife, and of Jerioth; and these were her sons: Jesher, Shobab, and Ardon. 19 Azubah died, and Caleb married Ephrath, who gave birth to Hur for him. 20 Hur had Uri, and Uri had Bezalel.

21 Afterward Hezron went in to the daughter of Machir the father of Gilead, whom he took as wife when he was sixty years old; and she gave birth to Segub for him. 22 Segub had Jair, who had twenty-three cities in the land of Gilead. 23 Geshur and Aram took the towns of Jair from them, with Kenath, and its villages, even sixty cities. All these were the sons of Machir the father of Gilead. 24 After Hezron died in Caleb Ephrathah, Abijah, Hezron’s wife, gave birth to Ashhur the father of Tekoa for him. 25 The sons of Jerahmeel the firstborn of Hezron were Ram the firstborn, Bunah, Oren, Ozem, and Ahijah. 26 Jerahmeel had another wife, whose name was 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 were Shammai and Jada. The sons of Shammai: Nadab and Abishur. 29 The name of the wife of Abishur was Abihail; and she gave birth to Ahban and Molid for him. 30 The sons of Nadab: Seled and Appaim; but Seled died without children. 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; and Jether died without children. 33 The sons of Jonathan: Peleth and Zaza. These were the sons of Jerahmeel. 34 Now Sheshan had no sons, but daughters. Sheshan had a servant, an Egyptian, whose name was Jarha. 35 Sheshan gave his daughter to Jarha his servant as wife; and for him she gave birth to Attai. 36 Attai had Nathan, and Nathan had Zabad, 37 and Zabad had Ephlal, and Ephlal had Obed, 38 and Obed had Jehu, and Jehu had Azariah, 39 and Azariah had Helez, and Helez had Eleasah, 40 and Eleasah had Sismai, and Sismai had Shallum, 41 and Shallum had Jekamiah, and Jekamiah had Elishama. 42 The sons of Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel were Mesha his firstborn, who was the father of Ziph; and the sons of Mareshah the father of Hebron. 43 The sons of Hebron: Korah, Tappuah, Rekem, and Shema. 44 Shema had Raham, the father of Jorkeam; and Rekem had Shammai. 45 The son of Shammai was Maon; and Maon was the father of Beth Zur. 46 Efah, Caleb’s concubine, gave birth to Haran, Moza, and Gazez; and Haran had Gazez. 47 The sons of Jahdai: Regem, Jothan, Geshan, Pelet, Efah, and Shaaph. 48 Ma’akhah, Caleb’s concubine, gave birth to Sheber and Tirhanah. 49 She also gave birth to 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 firstborn of Ephrathah: Shobal the father of Kiryat Jearim, 51 Salma the father of Bethlehem, and Hareph the father of Beth Gader. 52 Shobal the father of Kiryat Jearim had sons: Haroeh, half of the Menuhoth. 53 The families of Kiryat Jearim: the Ithrites, the Puthites, the Shumathites, and the Mishraites; from them came the Zorathites and the Eshtaolites. 54 The sons of Salma: Bethlehem, the Netophathites, Atroth Beth Joab, and half of the Manahathites, the Zorites. 55 The families of scribes who lived at Jabez: the Tirathites, the Shimeathites, and the Sucathites. These are the Kenites who came from Hammath, the father of the house of Rechab.


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