1 Chronicles 2
1 The sons of Jacob were Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun,
And the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun,
2 Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.
Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.
3 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.
The sons of Judah: Er, Onan, and Shelah. These three were born to him from the daughter of Shua, the Canaanite. But Er, the firstborn of Judah, was evil in the sight of the Lord, and so he killed him.
4 Judah and his daughter-in-law Tamar had [twin boys named] Perez and Zerah. So altogether Judah had five sons.
Now Tamar, his daughter-in-law, bore to him Perez and Zerah. Therefore, all the sons of Judah were five.
5 The sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul.
And the sons of Perez: Hezron and Hamul.
6 Zerah had five sons: Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Calcol, and Darda (OR, Dara).
Also, the sons of Zerah: Zimri, and Ethan, and Heman, as well as Calcol and Dara, five altogether.
7 [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].
The sons of Carmi: Achar, who disturbed Israel and sinned by the theft of what was anathema.
8 Ethan’s son was Azariah.
The sons of Ethan: Azariah.
9 Hezron’s sons were Jerahmeel, Ram, and Caleb (OR, Chelubai).
And the sons of Hezron who were born to him: Jerahmeel, and Ram, and Chelubai.
10 Ram was the father of Amminadab, and Amminadab was the father of Nahshon. Nahshon was a leader of the tribe of Judah.
Then Ram conceived Amminadab. And Amminadab conceived Nahshon, a leader of the sons of Judah.
11 Nahshon was the father of Salmon, who was the father of Boaz.
Also, Nahshon conceived Salma, from whom Boaz rose up.
12 Boaz was the father of Obed, and Obed was the father of Jesse.
Truly, Boaz conceived Obed, who also himself conceived Jesse.
13 Jesse’s oldest son was Eliab. His other sons were Abinadab, Shimea,
Now Jesse conceived the firstborn Eliab, the second Abinadab, the third Shammah,
14 Nethanel, Raddai,
the fourth Nethanel, the fifth Raddai,
15 Ozem, and the youngest was David.
the sixth Ozem, the seventh David.
16 Their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. Zeruiah’s three sons were Abishai, Joab, and Asahel.
Their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. The sons of Zeruiah: Abishai, Joab, and Asahel, three.
17 Abigail’s husband was Jether, a descendant of Ishmael, and their son was Amasa.
And Abigail conceived Amasa, whose father was Jether, the Ishmaelite.
18 Hezron’s younger son Caleb had two wives. One of them, Azubah, gave birth to [three] sons: Jesher, Shobab, and Ardon.
Truly, Caleb, the son of Hezron, took a wife named Azubah, of whom he conceived Jerioth. And her sons were Jesher, and Shobab, and Ardon.
19 When Azubah died, Caleb married Ephrath. Their son was Hur.
And when Azubah had died, Caleb took as wife Ephratha, who bore to him Hur.
20 Hur was the father of Uri, and Uri was the father of Bezalel.
Now Hur conceived Uri. And Uri conceived Bezalel.
21 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.
And afterwards, Hezron entered to the daughter of Machir, father of Gilead. And he took her when he was sixty years old. And she bore to him Segub.
22 Segub was the father of Jair. Jair’s [army] controlled twenty-three cities in the region ruled by Gilead.
And then Segub conceived Jair, and he possessed twenty-three cities in the land of Gilead.
23 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.
And he seized Geshur and Aram, towns of Jair, and Kenath and its villages, sixty cities. All these were sons of Machir, father of Gilead.
24 Shortly after Hezron died in Caleb-Ephrath [town], his widow Abijah had a son Asshur; Asshur started Tekoa [town].
Then, when Hezron had died, Caleb entered to Ephratha. Also, Hezron had as wife Abia, who bore to him Ashhur, the father of Tekoa.
25 Hezron’s oldest son was Jerahmeel. His sons were Ram, Bunah, Oren, Ozem, and Ahijah. Jerahmeel’s oldest son was Ram.
Now sons were born to Jerahmeel, the firstborn of Hezron: Ram, his firstborn, and Bunah, and Oren, and Ozem, and Ahijah.
26 Jerahmeel had another wife named Atarah. Their son was Onam.
Jerahmeel also married another wife, named Atarah, who was the mother of Onam.
27 The sons of Ram, Jerahmeel’s oldest son, were Maaz, Jamin, and Eker.
Then too, the sons of Ram, the firstborn of Jerahmeel, were Maaz, Jamin, and Eker.
28 Onam’s sons were Shammai and Jada. Shammai’s sons were Nadab and Abishur.
And Onam had sons: Shammai and Jada. And the sons of Shammai: Nadab and Abishur.
29 Abishur’s wife was Abihail. The sons of Abishur and Abihail were Ahban and Molid.
Truly, the name of the wife of Abishur was Abihail, who bore to him Ahban and Molid.
30 Nadab’s sons were Seled and Appaim. Seled did not have any children.
Now the sons of Nadab were Seled and Appaim. And Seled died without children.
31 Appaim’s son was Ishi; Ishi’s son was Sheshan. One of Sheshan’s daughters was Ahlai.
Truly, the son of Appaim was Ishi. And Ishi conceived Sheshan. Then Sheshan conceived Ahlai.
32 Shammai’s [younger] brother was Jada. Jada’s sons were Jether and Jonathan. Jether did not have any children.
But the sons of Jada, the brother of Shammai, were Jether and Jonathan. Then Jether also died without children.
33 Jonathan’s sons were Peleth and Zaza. Those were the descendants of Jerahmeel.
And Jonathan conceived Peleth and Zaza. These were the sons of Jerahmeel.
34 Sheshan did not have any sons; he had only daughters. He had a servant from Egypt whose name was Jarha.
Now Sheshan did not have sons, but only daughters, and an Egyptian servant named Jarha.
35 Sheshan allowed his daughter to marry Jarha, and their son was Attai.
And so he gave to him his daughter as wife, who bore to him Attai.
36 Attai was the father of Nathan. Nathan was the father of Zabad.
Then Attai conceived Nathan, and Nathan conceived Zabad.
37 Zabad was the father of Ephlal. Ephlal was the father of Obed.
Also, Zabad conceived Ephlal, and Ephlal conceived Obed.
38 Obed was the father of Jehu. Jehu was the father of Azariah.
Obed conceived Jehu; Jehu conceived Azariah.
39 Azariah was the father of Helez. Helez was the father of Eleasah.
Azariah conceived Helez, and Helez conceived Eleasah.
40 Eleasah was the father of Sismai. Sismai was the father of Shallum.
Eleasah conceived Sismai; Sismai conceived Shallum.
41 Shallum was the father of Jekamiah. And Jekamiah was the father of Elishama.
Shallum conceived Jekamiah; then Jekamiah conceived Elishama.
42 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.
And the sons of Caleb, the brother of Jerahmeel, were Mesha, his firstborn, who was the father of Ziph, and the sons of Mesha, the father of Hebron.
43 Hebron’s sons were Korah, Tappuah, Rekem, and Shema.
Now the sons of Hebron were Korah, and Tapuah, and Rekem, and Shema.
44 Shema was the father of Raham. Raham was the father of Jorkeam. Rekem was the father of Shammai.
Then Shema conceived Raham, the father of Jorkeam. And Rekem conceived Shammai.
45 Shammai was the father of Maon. Maon was the father of Beth-Zur.
The son of Shammai was Maon, and Maon was the father of Bethzur.
46 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.
Now Ephah, the concubine of Caleb, bore Haran, and Moza, and Gazez. And Haran conceived Gazez.
47 Ephah’s father was Jahdai. Jahdai was the father of [six sons: ] Regem, Jotham, Geshan, Pelet, Ephah, and Shaaph.
And the sons of Jahdai: Regem, and Jotham, and Geshan, and Pelet, and Ephah, and Shaaph.
48 Caleb had another slave wife whose name was Maacah. Caleb and Maacah’s sons were Sheber, Tirhanah,
And Maacah, the concubine of Caleb, bore Sheber and Tirhanah.
49 Shaaph, and Sheva. Shaaph was the father of Madmannah. Sheva was the father of Macbenah and Gibea. Caleb’s daughter was Acsah.
Then Shaaph, the father of Madmannah, conceived Sheva, the father of Machbenah, and the father of Gibea. Truly, the daughter of Caleb was Achsah.
50 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].
These were the sons of Caleb, the son of Hur, the firstborn of Ephratha: Shobal, the father of Kiriath-jearim;
Salma, the father of Bethlehem; Hareph, the father of Bethgader.
52 Shobal’s descendants were Haroeh, and half of the Manahath people-group.
Now there were sons for Shobal, the father of Kiriath-jearim, who saw half the places of rest.
53 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.
And from the kindred of Kiriath-jearim: the Ithrites, and the Puthites, and the Shumathites, and the Mishraites. From these, the Zorathites and the Eshtaolites went forth.
54 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.
The sons of Salma: Bethlehem, and the Netophathites, the crowns of the house of Joab, and half the places of rest of the Zorathites,
55 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.
as well as the families of the scribes living in Jabesh, those singing and making music, and those dwelling in tents. These are the Kenites, who went forth from Calor, the father of the house of Rechab.
