1 Chronicles 2
2
Israel’s Family
1The sons of Israel, also called Jacob, were Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun, 2Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad and Asher.
Judah’s Family
3Judah’s sons were Er, Onan and Shelah. A Canaanite woman, the daughter of Shua, was their mother. Judah’s first son, Er, did what the Lord said was wicked. So the Lord put him to death. 4Judah’s daughter-in-law Tamar gave birth to Perez and Zerah. Judah was the father. So Judah had five sons.
5Perez’s sons were Hezron and Hamul.
6Zerah had five sons. They were Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Calcol and Darda.
7Carmi’s son was Achan. He caused trouble for Israel because he took things that had been given to the Lord to be destroyed.
8Ethan’s son was Azariah.
9Hezron’s sons were Jerahmeel, Ram and Caleb.
10Ram was Amminadab’s father. And Amminadab was Nashon’s father. Nahshon was the leader of the people of Judah. 11Nahshon was the father of Salmon. Salmon was the father of Boaz. 12Boaz was the father of Obed. Obed was the father of Jesse.
13Jesse’s first son was Eliab. His second son was Abinadab. His third son was Shimea. 14His fourth son was Nethanel. His fifth son was Raddai. 15Jesse’s sixth son was Ozem, and his seventh son was David. 16Their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. Zeruiah’s three sons were Abishai, Joab and Asahel. 17Abigail was the mother of Amasa. Amasa’s father was an Ishmaelite named Jether.
Caleb’s Family
18Caleb son of Hezron had children by his wife Azubah and by Jerioth. Caleb and Azubah’s sons were Jesher, Shobab and Ardon. 19When Azubah died, Caleb married Ephrath. They had a son named Hur. 20Hur was the father of Uri. Uri was the father of Bezalel.
21Later, when Hezron was 60 years old, he married the daughter of Makir. Makir was Gilead’s father. Hezron had intimate relations with Makir’s daughter, and she had a son named Segub. 22Segub was the father of Jair. Jair controlled 23 cities in the country of Gilead. 23(But Geshur and Aram captured the Towns of Jair. They also captured Kenath and the small towns around it. There were 60 towns in all.) All these were descendants of Makir, the father of Gilead.
24After Hezron died in Caleb Ephrathah, his wife Abijah had his son. He was named Ashur. Ashur became the father of Tekoa.
Jerahmeel’s Family
25Jerahmeel was Hezron’s first son. Jerahmeel’s sons were Ram, Bunah, Oren, Ozem and Ahijah. Ram was Jerahmeel’s first son. 26Jerahmeel had another wife, who was named Atarah. She was the mother of Onam.
27Jerahmeel’s first son, Ram, had sons. They were Maaz, Jamin and Eker.
28Onam’s sons were Shammai and Jada.
Shammai’s sons were Nadab and Abishur.
29Abishur’s wife was named Abihail. Abishur and Abihail’s sons were Ahban and Molid.
30Nadab’s sons were Seled and Appaim. Seled died without having children.
31Appaim’s son was Ishi. Ishi was the father of Sheshan.
Sheshan was the father of Ahlai.
32Jada was Shammai’s brother. Jada’s sons were Jether and Jonathan. Jether died without having children.
33Jonathan’s sons were Peleth and Zaza.
These were Jerahmeel’s descendants.
34Sheshan did not have any sons, only daughters. He had a servant from Egypt named Jarha. 35Sheshan let his daughter marry his servant Jarha. Then she had a son named Attai.
36Attai was the father of Nathan. Nathan was the father of Zabad. 37Zabad was the father of Ephlal. Ephlal was the father of Obed. 38Obed was the father of Jehu. Jehu was the father of Azariah. 39Azariah was the father of Helez. Helez was the father of Eleasah. 40Eleasah was the father of Sismai. Sismai was the father of Shallum. 41Shallum was the father of Jekamiah. And Jekamiah was the father of Elishama.
Caleb’s Family
42Caleb was Jerahmeel’s brother. Caleb’s first son was Mesha. Mesha was the father of Ziph. And his son Mareshah was the father of Hebron.
43Hebron’s sons were Korah, Tappuah, Rekem and Shema. 44Shema was the father of Raham. Raham was the father of Jorkeam. Rekem was the father of Shammai. 45Shammai’s son was Maon. Maon was the father of Beth Zur.
46Caleb’s slave woman was named Ephah. She was the mother of Haran, Moza and Gazez. Haran was the father of Gazez.
47Jahdai’s sons were Regem, Jotham, Geshan, Pelet, Ephah and Shaaph.
48Caleb had another slave woman named Maacah. She was the mother of Sheber and Tirhanah. 49She was also the mother of Shaaph and Sheva. Shaaph was the father of Madmannah. Sheva was the father of Macbenah and Gibea. Caleb’s daughter was Acsah.
50-51These were Caleb’s descendants: Caleb’s son Hur was the first son of his mother Ephrathah. Hur’s sons were Shobal, Salma and Hareph. Shobal was the father of Kiriath Jearim. Salma was the father of Bethlehem. And Hareph was the father of Beth Gader.
52Shobal was the father of Kiriath Jearim. These were Shobal’s descendants: Haroeh, half the Manahathites, 53and the family groups of Kiriath Jearim. Shobal was also the ancestor of the Ithrites, Puthites, Shumathites and the Mishraites. The Zorathites and the Eshtaolites came from the Mishraite people.
54Salma’s descendants were Bethlehem, the Netophathites, Atroth Beth Joab, half the Manahathites and the Zorites. 55His descendants were also the families who lived at Jabez. These were the people who wrote and copied important papers. These people were the Tirathites, Shimeathites and Sucathites. They were from the Kenite family group who came from Hammath. He was the father of the people living in Recab.
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1 Chronicles 2
2
Sons of Israel
Ge 35:23–26; Ru 4:18–22; Mt 1:3–6
1#Ge 29:32–35; 35:22–26These are the sons of Israel:
Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun, 2Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.
From Judah to David
3#Ge 38:2–10; 46:12The sons of Judah were
Er, Onan, and Shelah: These three were born to him by the daughter of Shua the Canaanitess. Now Er, the firstborn of Judah, was evil in the sight of the Lord, and He put him to death. 4#Mt 1:3; Ge 38:13–30; Ru 4:12Then Tamar his daughter-in-law bore Perez and Zerah for him. In all, Judah had five sons.
5#Ge 46:12; Nu 26:21The sons of Perez were
Hezron and Hamul.
6The sons of Zerah were
Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Kalkol, and Dara, five of them in all.
7#Jos 6:18The sons of Karmi were
Achar, the troubler of Israel, who acted unfaithfully in regard to the ban.
8The son of Ethan was
Azariah.
9#Ru 4:19; 1Ch 2:42Now the sons of Hezron, who were born to him, were
Jerahmeel, Ram, and Kelubai.
Sons of Ram
10#Mt 1:4; Nu 1:7Ram became the father of
Amminadab, and Amminadab became the father of Nahshon, a leader of the sons of Judah. 11#Ru 4:21; Mt 1:4–5Nahshon became the father of Salma, and Salma became the father of Boaz. 12Boaz became the father of Obed, and Obed became the father of Jesse.
13#1Sa 17:13Now Jesse became the father of
his firstborn Eliab, and Abinadab the second, and Shimea the third, 14Nethanel the fourth, Raddai the fifth, 15Ozem the sixth, David the seventh; 16#1Sa 26:6their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. The sons of Zeruiah were Abishai, Joab, and Asahel, three in all. 17#2Sa 17:25Abigail bore Amasa: the father of Amasa was Jether the Ishmaelite.
Sons of Caleb
18Caleb the son of Hezron had children with his wife Azubah and with Jerioth. These are her sons: Jesher, Shobab, and Ardon. 19#1Ch 2:50Now Azubah died, and Caleb took Ephrath as a wife. She bore Hur for him. 20#Ex 31:2Hur became the father of Uri, and Uri became the father of Bezalel.
21#Nu 27:1Afterward Hezron had relations with the daughter of Makir, the father of Gilead, whom he took as a wife when he was sixty years old, and she bore Segub for him. 22Segub became the father of Jair, who had twenty-three cities in the land of Gilead. 23He took Geshur and Aram, the towns of Jair, from them, with Kenath and its villages, sixty towns. All these were descendants of Makir, the father of Gilead.
24#1Ch 4:5After the death of Hezron in Caleb Ephrathah, Hezron’s wife Abijah bore him Ashhur the father of Tekoa.
Sons of Jerahmeel
25Now the sons of Jerahmeel the firstborn of Hezron were
Ram the firstborn, Bunah, Oren, Ozem, and Ahijah. 26Jerahmeel also had another wife. Her name was Atarah, and she was the mother of Onam.
27The sons of Ram the firstborn of Jerahmeel were
Maaz, Jamin, and Eker.
28The sons of Onam were
Shammai and Jada.
And the sons of Shammai were
Nadab and Abishur.
29The name of the wife of Abishur was Abihail. She bore him Ahban and Molid.
30The sons of Nadab were
Seled and Appaim, but Seled died without children.
31#1Ch 2:34–35The son of Appaim was
Ishi. The son of Ishi was Sheshan,
and the son of Sheshan was Ahlai.
32The sons of Jada the brother of Shammai were
Jether and Jonathan, but Jether died without children.
33The sons of Jonathan were
Peleth and Zaza.
These were the sons of Jerahmeel.
34Now Sheshan had no children except daughters,
but he did have a servant, an Egyptian, whose name was Jarha. 35Sheshan gave one of his daughters to Jarha his servant as a wife, and she bore him Attai.
36#1Ch 11:41Attai became the father of Nathan,
and Nathan became the father of Zabad.
37Zabad became the father of Ephlal,
and Ephlal became the father of Obed.
38Obed became the father of Jehu,
and Jehu became the father of Azariah.
39Azariah became the father of Helez,
and Helez became the father of Eleasah.
40Eleasah became the father of Sismai,
and Sismai became the father of Shallum.
41Shallum became the father of Jekamiah,
and Jekamiah became the father of Elishama.
Caleb’s Clans
42Now 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.
43The sons of Hebron were
Korah, Tappuah, Rekem, and Shema. 44Shema became the father of Raham, the father of Jorkeam, and Rekem became the father of Shammai. 45#Jos 15:58The son of Shammai was Maon, and Maon was the father of Beth Zur.
46Ephah, Caleb’s concubine, bore Haran, Moza, and Gazez, and Haran became the father of Gazez.
47The sons of Jahdai were
Regem, Jotham, Geshan, Pelet, Ephah, and Shaaph.
48Maakah, Caleb’s concubine, bore Sheber and Tirhanah. 49#Jos 15:31She also bore Shaaph the father of Madmannah, Sheva the father of Makbenah, and the father of Gibea. The daughter of Caleb was Aksah.
50These were the sons of Caleb the son of Hur, the firstborn of Ephrathah:
Shobal the father of Kiriath Jearim, 51#1Ch 4:4Salma the father of Bethlehem, and Hareph the father of Beth Gader.
52#1Ch 4:2Now sons were born to Shobal the father of Kiriath Jearim:
Haroeh and half of the Manahathites. 53#2Sa 23:38The families of Kiriath Jearim were the Ithrites, the Puthites, the Shumathites, and the Mishraites. From these the Zorathites and the Eshtaolites went forth.
54#Ezr 2:22; Ne 7:26The sons of Salma were
Bethlehem, the Netophathites, Atroth Beth Joab, and half of the Manahathites, the Zorites. 55#Jdg 1:16; 2Ki 10:15The families of the scribes who lived at Jabez were the Tirathites, the Shimeathites, and the Sucathites. They are the Kenites who came from Hammath, the father of the house of Rekab.
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