1 Chronicles 2
2
The Sons of Israel
(Genesis 35.22-26)
1These are the sons of Israel; Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah, Is´sachar, and Zeb´ulun, 2Dan, Joseph, and Benjamin, Naph´tali, Gad, and Asher.
The Descendants of Judah
3The sons of Judah; Er, and Onan, and Shelah: which three were born unto him of the daughter of Shu´a the Canaanitess. And Er, the firstborn of Judah, was evil in the sight of the Lord; and he slew him. 4And Tamar his daughter-in-law bare him Pharez and Zerah. All the sons of Judah were five.
5The sons of Pharez; Hezron, and Hamul. 6And the sons of Zerah; Zimri, and Ethan, and Heman, and Calcol, and Dara: five of them in all. 7#Josh 7.1. And the sons of Carmi; Achar, the troubler of Israel, who transgressed in the thing accursed. 8And the sons of Ethan; Azari´ah.
9The sons also of Hezron, that were born unto him; Jerah´meel, and Ram, and Chelu´bai. 10And Ram begat Ammin´adab; and Ammin´adab begat Nahshon, prince of the children of Judah; 11and Nahshon begat Salma, and Salma begat Boaz, 12and Boaz begat Obed, and Obed begat Jesse. 13And Jesse begat his firstborn Eli´ab, and Abin´adab the second, and Shimma the third, 14Nethan´e-el the fourth, Rad´dai the fifth, 15Ozem the sixth, David the seventh: 16whose sisters were Zeru-i´ah, and Ab´igail. And the sons of Zeru-i´ah; Ab´ishai, and Jo´ab, and As´ahel, three. 17And Ab´igail bare Ama´sa: and the father of Ama´sa was Jether the Ish´maelite.
18And Caleb the son of Hezron begat children of Azu´bah his wife, and of Jer´i-oth: her sons are these; Jesher, and Shobab, and Ardon. 19And when Azu´bah was dead, Caleb took unto him Ephrath, which bare him Hur. 20And Hur begat Uri, and Uri begat Bez´aleel.
21And afterward Hezron went in to the daughter of Machir the father of Gil´e-ad, whom he married when he was threescore years old; and she bare him Segub. 22And Segub begat Ja´ir, who had three and twenty cities in the land of Gil´e-ad. 23And he took Geshur, and Aram, with the towns of Ja´ir, from them, with Kenath, and the towns thereof, even threescore cities. All these belonged to the sons of Machir the father of Gil´e-ad. 24And after that Hezron was dead in Caleb–eph´ratah, then Abi´ah Hezron's wife bare him Ashur the father of Teko´a.
25And the sons of Jerah´meel the firstborn of Hezron were, Ram the firstborn, and Bunah, and Oren, and Ozem, and Ahi´jah. 26Jerah´meel had also another wife, whose name was At´arah; she was the mother of Onam. 27And the sons of Ram the firstborn of Jerah´meel were, Ma´az, and Jamin, and Eker. 28And the sons of Onam were, Sham´mai, and Jada. And the sons of Sham´mai; Nadab, and Abi´shur. 29And the name of the wife of Abi´shur was Ab´ihail, and she bare him Ahban, and Molid. 30And the sons of Nadab; Seled, and Ap´pa-im: but Seled died without children. 31And the sons of Ap´pa-im; Ishi. And the sons of Ishi; Sheshan. And the children of Sheshan; Ah´lai. 32And the sons of Jada the brother of Sham´mai; Jether, and Jonathan: and Jether died without children. 33And the sons of Jonathan; Peleth, and Zaza. These were the sons of Jerah´meel. 34Now Sheshan had no sons, but daughters. And Sheshan had a servant, an Egyptian, whose name was Jarha. 35And Sheshan gave his daughter to Jarha his servant to wife; and she bare him At´tai. 36And At´tai begat Nathan, and Nathan begat Zabad, 37and Zabad begat Ephlal, and Ephlal begat Obed, 38and Obed begat Jehu, and Jehu begat Azari´ah, 39and Azari´ah begat Helez, and Helez begat Ele-a´sah, 40and Ele-a´sah begat Sis´amai, and Sis´amai begat Shallum, 41and Shallum begat Jekami´ah, and Jekami´ah begat Elish´ama.
42Now the sons of Caleb the brother of Jerah´meel were, Mesha his firstborn, which was the father of Ziph; and the sons of Mare´shah the father of Hebron. 43And the sons of Hebron; Korah, and Tap´pu-ah, and Rekem, and Shema. 44And Shema begat Raham, the father of Jor´ko-am: and Rekem begat Sham´mai. 45And the son of Sham´mai was Ma´on: and Ma´on was the father of Beth–zur. 46And Ephah, Caleb's concubine, bare Haran, and Moza, and Gazez: and Haran begat Gazez. 47And the sons of Jah´dai; Regem, and Jotham, and Gesham, and Pelet, and Ephah, and Sha´aph. 48Ma´achah, Caleb's concubine, bare Sheber, and Tir´hanah. 49She bare also Sha´aph the father of Madman´nah, Sheva the father of Machbe´nah, and the father of Gib´e-a: and the daughter of Caleb was Achsa.
50These were the sons of Caleb the son of Hur, the firstborn of Eph´ratah; Shobal the father of Kir´jath–je´arim, 51Salma the father of Bethlehem, Hareph the father of Beth–ga´der. 52And Shobal the father of Kir´jath–je´arim had sons; Ha-ro´eh, and half of the Manahe´thites. 53And the families of Kir´jath–je´arim; the Ithrites, and the Puhites, and the Shu´mathites, and the Mish´ra-ites; of them came the Zare´athites, and the Eshta´ulites. 54The sons of Salma; Bethlehem, and the Netoph´athites, At´aroth, the house of Jo´ab, and half of the Manahe´thites, the Zorites. 55And the families of the scribes which dwelt at Jabez; the Ti´rathites, the Shim´e-athites, and Su´chathites. These are the Kenites that came of Hemath, the father of the house of Rechab.
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1 Chronicles 2
2
The Descendants of Judah
1-2Jacob#2.1,2 Jacob: See the note at 1.34. was the father of twelve sons: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun, Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.
3Judah and his Canaanite wife Bathshua had three sons: Er, Onan, and Shelah. But the Lord had Er put to death, because he disobeyed and did what the Lord hated. 4Judah and his daughter-in-law Tamar also had two sons: Perez and Zerah.
5Perez was the father of Hezron and Hamul. 6Zerah was the father of Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Calcol, and Darda.#2.6 Darda: Most Hebrew manuscripts and two ancient translations (see also 1 Kings 4.30,31); some Hebrew manuscripts “Dara.” 7#Js 7.1. Achan,#2.7 Achan: The Hebrew text has “Achar,” which means “trouble.” who was a descendant of Zerah and the son of Carmi, caused trouble for Israel, because he kept for himself things that belonged only to the Lord.#2.7 Achan … the Lord: See Joshua 7.1-26. 8Ethan's son was Azariah.
The Ancestors of King David
9Hezron was the father of Jerahmeel, Ram, and Caleb.#2.9 Caleb: The Hebrew text has “Chelubai,” another form of the name. 10Ram was the father of Amminadab and the grandfather of Nahshon, a tribal leader of Judah. 11Nahshon's descendants included Salma, Boaz, 12Obed, and Jesse. 13-15Jesse had seven sons, who were born in the following order: Eliab, Abinadab, Shimea, Nethanel, Raddai, Ozem, and David. 16Jesse also had two daughters: Zeruiah and Abigail. Zeruiah was the mother of Abishai, Joab, and Asahel. 17Abigail's husband was Jether, who was a descendant of Ishmael, and their son was Amasa.
The Descendants of Hezron
18Hezron's son Caleb married Azubah, and their daughter was Jerioth,#2.18 married Azubah … Jerioth: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text. the mother of Jesher, Shobab, and Ardon. 19After the death of Azubah, Caleb married Ephrath. Their son Hur 20was the father of Uri and the grandfather of Bezalel.
21When Hezron was 60 years old, he married the daughter of Machir, who settled the region of Gilead. Their son Segub 22was the father of Jair, who ruled 23 villages in the region of Gilead. 23Some time later the nations of Geshur and Aram captured 60 towns in that region, including the villages that belonged to Jair, as well as the town of Kenath and the nearby villages. Everyone from the region of Gilead was a descendant of Machir.
24After the death of Hezron, Caleb married Ephrath, his father's wife. Their son was Ashhur,#2.24 After the death of Hezron … Ashhur: Two ancient translations; Hebrew “After Hezron died in Caleb-Ephrathah, Abijah his wife gave birth to Ashhur.” who later settled the town of Tekoa.
The Descendants of Jerahmeel
25Jerahmeel, Hezron's oldest son, was the father of Ram, Bunah, Oren, Ozem, and Ahijah. 26Jerahmeel had a second wife, Atarah, who gave birth to Onam. 27Ram was the father of Maaz, Jamin, and Eker. 28Onam was the father of Shammai and Jada.
Shammai was the father of Nadab and Abishur. 29Abishur married Abihail, and their two sons were Ahban and Molid. 30Nadab was the father of Seled and Appaim. Seled had no children; 31Appaim's son was Ishi, the father of Sheshan and the grandfather of Ahlai.
32Jada was the father of Jether and Jonathan. Jether had no children, 33but Jonathan had two sons: Peleth and Zaza.
34-35Sheshan had no sons, and so he let one of his daughters marry Jarha, his Egyptian slave. Their son was Attai, 36the father of Nathan and the grandfather of Zabad. 37-41Zabad's descendants included Ephlal, Obed, Jehu, Azariah, Helez, Eleasah, Sismai, Shallum, Jekamiah, and Elishama.
The Descendants of Caleb
42Caleb, Jerahmeel's brother, had the following descendants: Mesha,#2.42 Mesha: Hebrew; one ancient translation “Mareshah.” Ziph, Mareshah,#2.42 following descendants … Mareshah: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text. Hebron, 43and Hebron's four sons, Korah, Tappuah, Rekem, and Shema. 44Shema was the father of Raham and the grandfather of Jorkeam. Rekem was the father of Shammai, 45the grandfather of Maon, and the great-grandfather of Bethzur.
46Ephah was one of Caleb's wives,#2.46 wives: This translates a Hebrew word for women who were legally bound to a man, but without the full privileges of a wife. and their sons were Haran, Moza, and Gazez. Haran named his son after his brother Gazez. 47Ephah was the daughter of Jahdai, who was also the father of Regem, Jotham, Geshan, Pelet, and Shaaph.#2.47 Shaaph: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text of verse 47.
48Maacah was another of Caleb's wives,#2.48 wives: See the note at 2.46. and their sons were Sheber and Tirhanah. 49Later, they had two more sons: Shaaph the father of Madmannah, and Sheva the father of Machbenah and Gibea. Caleb's daughter was Achsah. 50-51All of these were Caleb's descendants.
Hur, the oldest son of Caleb and Ephrath, had three sons: Shobal, Salma, and Hareph, who settled the town of Beth-Gader. 52Shobal, who settled the town of Kiriath-Jearim, was the ancestor of Haroeh, half of the Menuhoth clan, 53and the clans that lived near Kiriath-Jearim; they were the Ithrites, the Puthites, the Shumathites, and the Mishraites. The Zorathites and the Eshtaolites were descendants of the Mishraites.
54Salma settled the town of Bethlehem and was the ancestor of the Netophathites, the people of Atroth-Bethjoab, half of the Manahathite clan, and the Zorites. 55Salma was also the ancestor of the clans in Jabez that kept the court and government records; they were the Tirathites, the Shimeathites, and the Sucathites. These clans were the descendants of Hammath the Kenite, who was also the ancestor of the Rechabites.
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