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: which three were born unto him of the daughter of Shua the Canaanitess. And Er, the firstborn of Judah, was evil in the sight of the Lord; and he slew him.

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 bare him Pharez and Zerah. All the sons of Judah were five.

5 Sons of Perez: Hezron, and Hamul.

The sons of Pharez; 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 in all.

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

And the sons of Carmi; Achar, the troubler of Israel, who transgressed in the thing accursed.

8 And sons of Ethan: Azariah.

And the sons of Ethan; Azariah.

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

The sons also of Hezron, that were born unto him; Jerahmeel, and Ram, and Chelubai.

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

And Ram begat Amminadab; and Amminadab begat Nahshon, prince of the children of Judah;

11 and Nahshon begot Salma, and Salma begot Boaz,

And Nahshon begat Salma, and Salma begat Boaz,

12 and Boaz begot Obed, and Obed begot Jesse;

And Boaz begat Obed, and Obed begat Jesse,

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

And Jesse begat his firstborn Eliab, and Abinadab the second, and Shimma the third,

14 Nethaneel the fourth, Raddai the fifth,

Nethaneel 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.

Whose sisters were Zeruiah, and Abigail. And the sons of Zeruiah; Abishai, and Joab, and Asahel, three.

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

And Abigail bare Amasa: and the father of Amasa was Jether the Ishmeelite.

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 begat children of Azubah his wife, and of Jerioth: her sons are these; Jesher, and Shobab, and Ardon.

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

And when Azubah was dead, Caleb took unto him Ephrath, which bare him Hur.

20 And Hur begot Uri, and Uri begot Bezaleel.

And Hur begat Uri, and Uri begat Bezaleel.

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 afterward Hezron went in to the daughter of Machir the father of Gilead, whom he married when he was threescore years old; and she bare him Segub.

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

And Segub begat Jair, who had three and twenty cities 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 he took Geshur, and Aram, with the towns of Jair, from them, with Kenath, and the towns thereof, even threescore cities. All these belonged to 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 that Hezron was dead in Caleb-ephratah, then Abiah Hezron’s wife bare him Ashur 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 firstborn of Hezron were, Ram the firstborn, and Bunah, and Oren, and Ozem, and Ahijah.

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

Jerahmeel had also 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 firstborn 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 the wife of Abishur was Abihail, and she bare him Ahban, and Molid.

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

And the sons of Nadab; Seled, and Appaim: but Seled died without children.

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 children 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 died without children.

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 daughters. And Sheshan had a servant, an Egyptian, 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 to wife; and she bare him Attai.

36 and Attai begot Nathan, and Nathan begot Zabad,

And Attai begat Nathan, and Nathan begat Zabad,

37 and Zabad begot Ephlal, and Ephlal begot Obed,

And Zabad begat Ephlal, and Ephlal begat Obed,

38 and Obed begot Jehu,

And Obed begat Jehu, and Jehu begat Azariah,

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

And Azariah begat Helez, and Helez begat Eleasah,

40 and Eleasah begot Sismai, and Sismai begot Shallum,

And Eleasah begat Sisamai, and Sisamai begat Shallum,

41 and Shallum begot Jekamiah, and Jekamiah begot Elishama.

And Shallum begat Jekamiah, and Jekamiah begat Elishama.

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

Now the sons of Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel were, Mesha his firstborn, which was the father of Ziph; and the sons of Mareshah the father of 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 begat Raham, the father of Jorkoam: and Rekem begat 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 concubine, bare Haran, and Moza, and Gazez: and Haran begat 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;

Maachah, Caleb’s concubine, bare 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.

She bare also Shaaph the father of Madmannah, Sheva the father of Machbenah, and the father of Gibea: and the daughter of Caleb was Achsah.

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

These were the sons of Caleb the son of Hur, the firstborn of Ephratah; Shobal the father of Kirjath-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 Kirjath-jearim had sons; Haroeh, and half of the Manahethites.

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 Kirjath-jearim; the Ithrites, and the Puhites, and the Shumathites, and the Mishraites; of them came the Zareathites, and the Eshtaulites.

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, Ataroth, the house of Joab, and half of the Manahethites, 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 the scribes which dwelt at Jabez; the Tirathites, the Shimeathites, and Suchathites. These are the Kenites that came of Hemath, the father of the house of Rechab.