1 Chronicles 2

1 These [are] sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun,

These are the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi and Judah, Issachar and Zebulun;

2 Dan, Joseph, and Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.

Dan, Joseph and Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad and Asher.

3 Sons of Judah: Er, and Onan, and Shelah, three have been born to him of a daughter of Shua the Canaanitess. And Er, firstborn of Judah, is evil in the eyes of YHWH, and He puts him to death.

The sons of Judah: Er and Onan and Shelah; these three were his sons by Bathshua, the Canaanite woman. And Er, Judah's oldest son, did evil in the eyes of the Lord; and he put him to death.

4 And his daughter-in-law Tamar has borne Perez and Zerah to him. All the sons of Judah [are] five.

And Tamar, his daughter-in-law, had Perez and Zerah by him. All the sons of Judah were five.

5 Sons of Perez: Hezron, and Hamul.

The sons of Perez: Hezron and Hamul.

6 And sons of Zerah: Zimri, and Ethan, and Heman, and Calcol, and Dara; all of them five.

And the sons of Zerah: Zimri and Ethan and Heman and Calcol and Dara; five of them.

7 And sons of Carmi: Achar, troubler of Israel, who trespassed in the devoted thing.

And the sons of Carmi: Achan, the troubler of Israel, who did wrong about the cursed thing.

8 And sons of Ethan: Azariah.

And the son of Ethan: Azariah.

9 And sons of Hezron who were born to him: Jerahmeel, and Ram, and Chelubai.

And the sons of Hezron, the offspring of his body: Jerahmeel and Ram and Chelubai.

10 And Ram begot Amminadab, and Amminadab begot Nahshon, prince of the sons of Judah;

And Ram was the father of Amminadab; and Amminadab was the father of Nahshon, chief of the children of Judah;

11 and Nahshon begot Salma, and Salma begot Boaz,

And Nahshon was the father of Salma, and Salma was the father of Boaz,

12 and Boaz begot Obed, and Obed begot Jesse;

And Boaz was the father of Obed, and Obed was the father of Jesse,

13 and Jesse begot his firstborn Eliab, and Abinadab the second, and Shimea the third,

And Jesse was the father of Eliab, his oldest son, and Abinadab, the second, and Shimea, the third,

14 Nethaneel the fourth, Raddai the fifth,

Nethanel, the fourth, Raddai, the fifth,

15 Ozem the sixth, David the seventh,

Ozem, the sixth, David, the seventh;

16 and their sisters Zeruiah and Abigail. And sons of Zeruiah: Abishai, and Joab, and Asah-El—three.

And their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. And Zeruiah had three sons: Abishai and Joab and Asahel.

17 And Abigail has borne Amasa, and the father of Amasa [is] Jether the Ishmaelite.

And Abigail was the mother of Amasa; and the father of Amasa was Jether the Ishmaelite.

18 And Caleb son of Hezron has begotten Azubah, Isshah, and Jerioth; and these [are] her sons: Jesher, and Shobab, and Ardon.

And Caleb, the son of Hezron, had children by Azubah his wife, the daughter of Jerioth; and these were her sons: Jesher and Shobab and Ardon.

19 And Azubah dies, and Caleb takes Ephrath to himself, and she bears Hur to him.

And after the death of Azubah, Caleb took as his wife Ephrath, who was the mother of Hur.

20 And Hur begot Uri, and Uri begot Bezaleel.

And Hur was the father of Uri; and Uri was the father of Bezalel.

21 And afterward Hezron has gone in to a daughter of Machir father of Gilead, and he has taken her, and he [is] a son of sixty years, and she bears Segub to him.

And after that, Hezron had connection with the daughter of Machir, the father of Gilead, whom he took as his wife when he was sixty years old; and she had Segub by him.

22 And Segub begot Jair, and he has twenty-three cities in the land of Gilead,

And Segub was the father of Jair, who had twenty-three towns in the land of Gilead.

23 and he takes Geshur and Aram, the small villages of Jair, from them, with Kenath and its small towns, sixty cities—all these [belonged to] the sons of Machir father of Gilead.

And Geshur and Aram took the tent-towns of Jair from them, with Kenath and the small places round it, even sixty towns. All these were the sons of Machir, the father of Gilead.

24 And after the death of Hezron in Caleb-Ephratah, then the wife of Hezron, Abijah, even bears to him Asshur, father of Tekoa.

And after the death of Hezron, Caleb had connection with Ephrath, his father Hezron's wife, and she gave birth to his son Asshur, the father of Tekoa.

25 And sons of Jerahmeel, firstborn of Hezron, are: the firstborn Ram, and Bunah, and Oren, and Ozem, Ahijah.

And the sons of Jerahmeel, the oldest son of Hezron, were Ram, the oldest, and Bunah and Oren and Ozem and Ahijah.

26 And Jerahmeel has another wife, and her name [is] Atarah, she [is] mother of Onam.

And Jerahmeel had another wife, whose name was Atarah: she was the mother of Onam.

27 And sons of Ram, firstborn of Jerahmeel, are Maaz, and Jamin, and Eker.

And the sons of Ram, the oldest son of Jerahmeel, were Maaz and Jamin and Eker.

28 And sons of Onam are Shammai and Jada. And sons of Shammai: Nadab and Abishur.

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 [is] Abihail, and she bears Ahban and Molid to him.

And the name of Abishur's wife was Abihail; and she had Ahban and Molid by him.

30 And sons of Nadab: Seled and Appaim; and Seled dies without sons.

And the sons of Nadab: Seled and Appaim; but Seled came to his end without sons.

31 And sons of Appaim: Ishi. And sons of Ishi: Sheshan. And sons of Sheshan: Ahlai.

And the sons of Appaim: Ishi. And the sons of Ishi: Sheshan. And the sons of Sheshan: Ahlai.

32 And sons of Jada, brother of Shammai: Jether and Jonathan; and Jether dies without sons.

And the sons of Jada, the brother of Shammai: Jether and Jonathan; and Jether came to his end without sons.

33 And sons of Jonathan: Peleth and Zaza. These were sons of Jerahmeel.

And the sons of Jonathan: Peleth and Zaza. These were the sons of Jerahmeel.

34 And Sheshan had no sons, but daughters, and Sheshan has a servant, an Egyptian, and his name [is] Jarha,

Now Sheshan had no sons, but only daughters. And Sheshan had an Egyptian servant, whose name was Jarha.

35 and Sheshan gives his daughter to his servant Jarha for a wife, and she bears Attai to him;

And Sheshan gave his daughter to Jarha, his servant, as a wife; and she had Attai by him.

36 and Attai begot Nathan, and Nathan begot Zabad,

And Attai was the father of Nathan, and Nathan was the father of Zabad,

37 and Zabad begot Ephlal, and Ephlal begot Obed,

And Zabad was the father of Ephlal, and Ephlal was the father of Obed,

38 and Obed begot Jehu,

And Obed was the father of Jehu, and Jehu was the father of Azariah,

39 and Jehu begot Azariah, and Azariah begot Helez, and Helez begot Eleasah,

And Azariah was the father of Helez, and Helez was the father of Eleasah,

40 and Eleasah begot Sismai, and Sismai begot Shallum,

And Eleasah was the father of Sismai, and Sismai was the father of Shallum,

41 and Shallum begot Jekamiah, and Jekamiah begot Elishama.

And Shallum was the father of Jekamiah, and Jekamiah was the father of Elishama.

42 And sons of Caleb brother of Jerahmeel: Mesha his firstborn, he [is] father of Ziph; and sons of Mareshah: Abi-Hebron.

And the sons of Caleb, the brother of Jerahmeel, were Mareshah, his oldest son, who was the father of Ziph and Hebron.

43 And sons of Hebron: Korah, and Tappuah, and Rekem, and Shema.

And the sons of Hebron: Korah and Tappuah and Rekem and Shema.

44 And Shema begot Raham father of Jorkoam, and Rekem begot Shammai.

And Shema was the father of Raham, the father of Jorkeam, and Rekem was the father of Shammai.

45 And a son of Shammai [is] Maon, and Maon [is] father of Beth-Zur.

And the son of Shammai was Maon; and Maon was the father of Beth-zur.

46 And Ephah concubine of Caleb bore Haran, and Moza, and Gazez; and Haran begot Gazez.

And Ephah, Caleb's servant-wife, had Haran and Moza and Gazez; and Haran was the father of Gazez.

47 And sons of Jahdai: Regem, and Jotham, and Geshem, and Pelet, and Ephah, and Shaaph.

And the sons of Jahdai: Regem and Jotham and Geshan and Pelet and Ephah and Shaaph.

48 The concubine of Caleb, Maachah, bore Sheber and Tirhanah;

Maacah, Caleb's servant-wife, was the mother of Sheber and Tirhanah,

49 and she bears Shaaph father of Madmannah, Sheva father of Machbenah, and father of Gibea; and a daughter of Caleb [is] Achsa.

And Shaaph, the father of Madmannah, Sheva, the father of Machbena and the father of Gibea; and Caleb's daughter was Achsah. These were the sons of Caleb.

50 These were sons of Caleb son of Hur, firstborn of Ephrathah: Shobal father of Kirjath-Jearim,

The sons of Hur, the oldest son of Ephrathah; Shobal, the father of Kiriath-jearim,

51 Salma father of Beth-Lehem, Hareph father of Beth-Gader.

Salma, the father of Beth-lehem, Hareph, the father of Beth-gader.

52 And there are sons to Shobal father of Kirjath-Jearim: Haroeh, half of the Menuhothite;

And Shobal, the father of Kiriath-jearim, had sons: Haroeh, half of the Manahathites.

53 and the families of Kirjath-Jearim: the Ithrite, and the Puhite, and the Shumathite, and the Mishraite. The Zorathite and the Eshtaolite went out from these.

And the families of Kiriath-jearim: the Ithrites and the Puthites and the Shumathites and the Mishraites; from them came the Zorathites and the Eshtaolites.

54 Sons of Salma: Beth-Lehem, and the Netophathite, Atroth, Beth-Joab, and half of the Menuhothite, the Zorite;

The sons of Salma: Beth-lehem and the Netophathites, Atroth-beth-Joab and half of the Manahathites, the Zorites.

55 and the families of the scribes, the inhabitants of Jabez: Tirathites, Shimeathites, Suchathites. They [are] the Kenites, those coming of Hammath father of the house of Rechab.

And the families of scribes who were living at Jabez: the Tirathites, the Shimeathites, the Sucathites. These are the Kenites, the offspring of Hammath, the father of the family of Rechab.