1 Chronicles 2
1 And these are the sons of Israel: Ruben, Simeon, Levi, Juda, Issachar, and Zabulon,
The sons of Jacob were Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun,
2 Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Nephtali, Gad, and Aser.
Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.
3 The sons of Juda: Her, Onan and Sela. These three were born to him of the Chanaanitess the daughter of Sue. And Her the firstborn of Juda, was wicked in the sight of the Lord, and he slew him.
Judah’s sons were Er, Onan, and Shelah. Their mother was the daughter of Shua from the Canaan people-group. [When] Judah’s oldest son Er [grew up, he] did something that Yahweh considered to be very wicked, so Yahweh caused him to die.
4 And Thamar his daughter in law bore him Phares and Zara. So all the sons of Juda were five.
Judah and his daughter-in-law Tamar had [twin boys named] Perez and Zerah. So altogether Judah had five sons.
5 And the sons of Phares, were Hesron and Hamul.
The sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul.
6 And the sons also of Zare: Zamri, and Ethan, and Eman, and Chalchal, and Dara, five in all.
Zerah had five sons: Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Calcol, and Darda (OR, Dara).
7 And the sons of a Charmi: Achar, who troubled Israel, and sinned by the theft of the anathema.
[One of the sons of Zimri was Carmi]. Carmi’s son Achan (OR, Achar) caused the people of Israel to experience much trouble, because he stole some of the things that had been devoted [to Yahweh to be destroyed].
8 The sons of Ethan: Azarias,
Ethan’s son was Azariah.
9 And the sons of Hesron that were born to him: Jerameel, and Ram, and Calubi.
Hezron’s sons were Jerahmeel, Ram, and Caleb (OR, Chelubai).
10 And Ram beget Aminadab, and Aminadab beget Nahasson, prince of the children of Juda.
Ram was the father of Amminadab, and Amminadab was the father of Nahshon. Nahshon was a leader of the tribe of Judah.
11 And Nahasson beget Salma, the father of Boot.
Nahshon was the father of Salmon, who was the father of Boaz.
12 And Boot beget Obed, and Obed beget Isai.
Boaz was the father of Obed, and Obed was the father of Jesse.
13 And Isai beget Eliab his firstborn, the second Abinadab, the third Simmaa,
Jesse’s oldest son was Eliab. His other sons were Abinadab, Shimea,
14 The fourth, Nathanael, the fifth Raddai,
Nethanel, Raddai,
15 The sixth Asom, the seventh David.
Ozem, and the youngest was David.
16 And their sisters were Sarvia, and Abigail. The sons of Sarvia: Abisai, Joab, and Asael, three.
Their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. Zeruiah’s three sons were Abishai, Joab, and Asahel.
17 And Abigail bore Amasa, whose father was Jether the Ismahelite.
Abigail’s husband was Jether, a descendant of Ishmael, and their son was Amasa.
18 And Caleb the son of Hesron took a wife named Azuba, of whom he had Jerioth: and her sons were Jaser, and Sobab, and Ardon.
Hezron’s younger son Caleb had two wives. One of them, Azubah, gave birth to [three] sons: Jesher, Shobab, and Ardon.
19 And when Azuba was dead, Caleb took to wife Ephrata: who bore him Hur.
When Azubah died, Caleb married Ephrath. Their son was Hur.
20 And Hur beget Uri: and Uri beget Bezeleel.
Hur was the father of Uri, and Uri was the father of Bezalel.
21 And afterwards Hesron went in to the daughter of Machir the father of Galaad, and took her to wife when he was threescore years old: and she bore him Segub.
When Hezron was 60 years old, he married [EUP] Makir’s daughter, who was the sister of Gilead. The son of Hezron and Makir was Segub.
22 And Segub beget Jair, and he had three and twenty cities in the land of Galaad.
Segub was the father of Jair. Jair’s [army] controlled twenty-three cities in the region ruled by Gilead.
23 And he took Gessur, and Aram the towns of Jair, and Canath, and the villages thereof, threescore cities. All these, the sons of Machir father of Galaad.
But [the armies of] Geshur and Aram captured those towns controlled by Jair. They also captured Kenath [city] and the nearby towns; altogether they captured 60 towns. The people who lived there were all descendants of Makir, the father of Gilead.
24 And when Hesron was dead, Caleb went in to Ephrata. Hesron also had to wife Abia who bore him Ashur the father of Thecua.
Shortly after Hezron died in Caleb-Ephrath [town], his widow Abijah had a son Asshur; Asshur started Tekoa [town].
25 And the sons of Jerameel the firstborn of Hesron, were Ram his firstborn, and Buna, and Aram, and Asom, and Achia.
Hezron’s oldest son was Jerahmeel. His sons were Ram, Bunah, Oren, Ozem, and Ahijah. Jerahmeel’s oldest son was Ram.
26 And Jerameel married another wife, named Atara, who was the mother of Onam.
Jerahmeel had another wife named Atarah. Their son was Onam.
27 And the sons of Ram the firstborn of Jerameel, were Moos, Jamin, and Achar.
The sons of Ram, Jerahmeel’s oldest son, were Maaz, Jamin, and Eker.
28 And Onam had sons Semei, and Jada. And the sons of Semei: Nadab, and Abisur.
Onam’s sons were Shammai and Jada. Shammai’s sons were Nadab and Abishur.
29 And the name of Abisur’s wife was Abihail, who bore him Ahobban, and Molid.
Abishur’s wife was Abihail. The sons of Abishur and Abihail were Ahban and Molid.
30 And the sons of Nadab were Saled, and Apphaim. And Saled died without children.
Nadab’s sons were Seled and Appaim. Seled did not have any children.
31 But the son of Apphaim was Jesi: and Jesi beget Sesan. And Sesan beget Oholai.
Appaim’s son was Ishi; Ishi’s son was Sheshan. One of Sheshan’s daughters was Ahlai.
32 And the sons of Jada the brother of Semei: Jether and Jonathan. And Jether also died without children.
Shammai’s [younger] brother was Jada. Jada’s sons were Jether and Jonathan. Jether did not have any children.
33 But Jonathan beget Phaleth, and Ziza, These were the sons of Jerameel.
Jonathan’s sons were Peleth and Zaza. Those were the descendants of Jerahmeel.
34 And Sesan had no sons, but daughters and a servant an Egyptian, named Jeraa.
Sheshan did not have any sons; he had only daughters. He had a servant from Egypt whose name was Jarha.
35 And he gave him his daughter to wife: and she bore him Ethei.
Sheshan allowed his daughter to marry Jarha, and their son was Attai.
36 And Ethei begot Nathan, and Nathan beget Zabad.
Attai was the father of Nathan. Nathan was the father of Zabad.
37 And Zabad beget Ophlal, and Ophlal beget Obed.
Zabad was the father of Ephlal. Ephlal was the father of Obed.
38 Obed beget Jehu, Jehu beget Azarias.
Obed was the father of Jehu. Jehu was the father of Azariah.
39 Azarias beget Helles, and Helles begot Elasa.
Azariah was the father of Helez. Helez was the father of Eleasah.
40 Elasa beget Sisamoi, Sisamoi beget Sellum,
Eleasah was the father of Sismai. Sismai was the father of Shallum.
41 Sellum beget Icamia, and Icamia begot Elisama.
Shallum was the father of Jekamiah. And Jekamiah was the father of Elishama.
42 Now the sons of Caleb the brother of Jerameel were Mesa his firstborn, who was the father of Siph: and the sons of Maresa father of Hebron.
Jerahmeel’s [younger] brother was Caleb. Caleb’s oldest son was Mesha. Mesha was the father of Ziph. Ziph was the father of Mareshah. Mareshah was the father of Hebron.
43 And the sons of Hebron, Core, and Thaphua, and Recem, and Samma.
Hebron’s sons were Korah, Tappuah, Rekem, and Shema.
44 And Samma beget Raham, the father of Jercaam, and Recem beget Sammai.
Shema was the father of Raham. Raham was the father of Jorkeam. Rekem was the father of Shammai.
45 The son of Sammai, Maon: and Maon the father of Bethsur.
Shammai was the father of Maon. Maon was the father of Beth-Zur.
46 And Epha the concubine of Caleb bore Haran, and Mesa, and Gezez. And Haran beget Gezez.
Caleb had a slave wife who was named Ephah. Caleb and Ephah’s sons were Haran, Moza, and Gazez. Haran had a son whom he also named Gazez.
47 And the sons of Jahaddai, Rogom, and Joathan, and Gesan, and Phalet, and Epha, and Saaph.
Ephah’s father was Jahdai. Jahdai was the father of [six sons: ] Regem, Jotham, Geshan, Pelet, Ephah, and Shaaph.
48 And Maacha the concubine of Caleb bore Saber, and Tharana.
Caleb had another slave wife whose name was Maacah. Caleb and Maacah’s sons were Sheber, Tirhanah,
49 And Saaph the father of Madmena beget Sue the father of Machbena, and the father of Gabaa. And the daughter of Caleb was Achsa.
Shaaph, and Sheva. Shaaph was the father of Madmannah. Sheva was the father of Macbenah and Gibea. Caleb’s daughter was Acsah.
50 These were the sons of Caleb, the son of Hur the firstborn of Ephrata, Sobal the father of Cariathiarim.
These people were also descendants of Caleb: [Caleb had another wife whose name was] Ephrathah. Their oldest son was Hur. Hur’s sons were Shobal, Salma, and Hareph. Shobal started Kiriath-Jearim [city]. Salma started Bethlehem [town]. Hareph started Beth-Gader [town].
51 Salma the father of Bethlehem, Hariph the father of Bethgader.
52 And Sobal the father of Cariathiarim had sons: he that saw half of the places of rest.
Shobal’s descendants were Haroeh, and half of the Manahath people-group.
53 And of the kindred of Cariathiarim, the Jethrites, and Aphuthites, and Semathites, and Maserites. Of them came the Saraites, and Esthaolites.
His descendants also included these clans that lived in Kiriath-Jearim: Ithri, Put, Shumath, and Mishra. The Zorath and Eshtaol clans were descendants of the Mishra clan.
54 The sons of Salma, Bethlehem, and Netophathi, the crowns of the house of Joab, and half of the place of rest of Sarai.
Salma’s descendants in Bethlehem were the Netophath clan, the Atroth-Beth-Joab clan, the other half of the Manahath clan, and the Zor clan.
55 And the families of the scribes that dwell in Jabes, singing and making melody, and abiding in tents. These are the Cinites, who came of Calor (Chamath) father of the house of Rechab,
Salma’s descendants also included the families at Jabez [town] who wrote and copied important documents. These were the Tirath clan, the Shimeath clan, and the Sucath clan. They were all from the Ken people-group who came from Hammath [city], and who had married members of the family [MTY] of Rechab.
