1 Chronicles 2
1 The sons of Jacob were Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun,
These, are the sons of Israel, —Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun;
2 Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.
Dan, Joseph, and 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, and Onan, and Shelah, the three born to him of the daughter of Shua the Canaanitess, —but Er the firstborn of Judah became wicked in the eyes of Yahweh, and he slew him.
4 Judah and his daughter-in-law Tamar had [twin boys named] Perez and Zerah. So altogether Judah had five sons.
And, Tamar his daughter-in-law, bare him, Perez and Zerah. All the sons of Judah, were five.
5 The sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul.
The sons of Perez, Hezron and Hamul.
6 Zerah had five sons: Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Calcol, and Darda (OR, Dara).
And, the sons of Zerah, Zimri and Ethan, and Heman and Calcol and Dara, all of them, five.
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].
And, the sons of Carmi, Achar, the troubler of Israel, who transgressed in a thing devoted.
8 Ethan’s son was Azariah.
And, 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 Calubai.
10 Ram was the father of Amminadab, and Amminadab was the father of Nahshon. Nahshon was a leader of the tribe of Judah.
And, Ram, begat Amminadab, —and, Amminadab, begat Nahshon, leader of the sons of Judah.
11 Nahshon was the father of Salmon, who was the father of Boaz.
And, Nahshon, begat Salma, and, Salma, begat Boaz;
12 Boaz was the father of Obed, and Obed was the father of Jesse.
and, Boaz, begat Obed, and, Obed, begat Jesse;
13 Jesse’s oldest son was Eliab. His other sons were Abinadab, Shimea,
and, Jesse, begat—his firstborn, Eliab, —and Abinadab, the second, and Shimea, the third;
14 Nethanel, Raddai,
Nethanel, the fourth, Raddai, the fifth;
15 Ozem, and the youngest was David.
Ozem, the sixth, David, the seventh.
16 Their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. Zeruiah’s three sons were Abishai, Joab, and Asahel.
And, their sisters, were Zeruiah and Abigail, —and, the sons of Zeruiah, Abishai and Joab and Asahel, three,
17 Abigail’s husband was Jether, a descendant of Ishmael, and their son was Amasa.
And, Abigail, bare Amasa, —and, the father of Amasa, 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.
And, Caleb son of Hezron, begat children of Azubah his wife, and of Jerioth, —and, these, were her sons, Jesher and Shobab and Ardon.
19 When Azubah died, Caleb married Ephrath. Their son was Hur.
And Azubah died, —and Caleb took unto him Ephrath, and she bare to him Hur.
20 Hur was the father of Uri, and Uri was the father of Bezalel.
And, Hur, begat Uri, and, Uri, begat 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, afterward, Hezron went in unto the daughter of Machir, father of Gilead, and he took her when he was sixty years old, —and she bare him Segub.
22 Segub was the father of Jair. Jair’s [army] controlled twenty-three cities in the region ruled by Gilead.
And, Segub, begat Jair, —who came to have 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.
but Geshur and Aram took the towns of Jair from them, with Kenath and the villages thereof, sixty cities. All these, were the 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].
And, after the death of Hezron, Caleb entered Ephrathah, —and, the wife of Hezron, was Abiah, who bare him Ashur, 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.
And the sons of Jerahmeel firstborn of Hezron were, the firstborn, Ram, —and Bunah, and Oren, and Ozem [of] Ahijah.
26 Jerahmeel had another wife named Atarah. Their son was Onam.
And Jerahmeel had another wife, whose name, was Atarah, —the same, was the mother of Onam.
27 The sons of Ram, Jerahmeel’s oldest son, were Maaz, Jamin, and Eker.
And the sons of Ram, the firstborn of Jerameel, were, —Maaz and Jamin, and Eker.
28 Onam’s sons were Shammai and Jada. Shammai’s sons were Nadab and Abishur.
And the sons of Onam were, 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.
And, the name of the wife of Abishur, was Abihail, —and she bare him Ahban, and Molid.
30 Nadab’s sons were Seled and Appaim. Seled did not have any children.
And, the sons of Nadab, Seled and Appaim, —but Seled died without sons.
31 Appaim’s son was Ishi; Ishi’s son was Sheshan. One of Sheshan’s daughters was Ahlai.
And, the sons of Appaim, Ishi, and, the sons of Ishi, Sheshan, and, the sons of Sheshan, Ahlai.
32 Shammai’s [younger] brother was Jada. Jada’s sons were Jether and Jonathan. Jether did not have any children.
And, the sons of Jada, brother of Shammai, Jether, and Jonathan, —but Jether died without sons.
33 Jonathan’s sons were Peleth and Zaza. Those were the descendants of Jerahmeel.
And the sons of Jonathan, 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 had, no sons, but, daughters, —and, Sheshan, had a servant, an Egyptian, whose name was Jarha;
35 Sheshan allowed his daughter to marry Jarha, and their son was Attai.
so Sheshan gave his daughter to Jarha his servant, to wife, —and she bare him Attai.
36 Attai was the father of Nathan. Nathan was the father of Zabad.
And, Attai, begat Nathan, and, Nathan, begat Zabad;
37 Zabad was the father of Ephlal. Ephlal was the father of Obed.
and, Zabad, begat Ephlal, and, Ephlal, begat Obed;
38 Obed was the father of Jehu. Jehu was the father of Azariah.
and, Obed, begat Jehu, and, Jehu, begat Azariah;
39 Azariah was the father of Helez. Helez was the father of Eleasah.
and, Azariah, begat Helez, and, Helez, begat Eleasah;
40 Eleasah was the father of Sismai. Sismai was the father of Shallum.
and, Eleasah, begat Sismai, and, Sismai, begat Shallum;
41 Shallum was the father of Jekamiah. And Jekamiah was the father of Elishama.
and, Shallum, begat Jekamiah, and, Jekamiah, begat 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.
Now, the sons of Caleb, brother of Jerahmeel, were, Mesha his firstborn, the same, was the father of Ziph, —and the sons of Mareshah the father of Hebron.
43 Hebron’s sons were Korah, Tappuah, Rekem, and Shema.
And, the sons of Hebron, Korah and Tappuah, and Rekem and Shema.
44 Shema was the father of Raham. Raham was the father of Jorkeam. Rekem was the father of Shammai.
And, Shema, begat Raham, the father of Jorkeam, —and, Rekem, begat Shammai.
45 Shammai was the father of Maon. Maon was the father of Beth-Zur.
And, the son of Shammai, was Maon, —and, Maon, was the father of Beth-zur.
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.
And, Ephah, the concubine of Caleb, bare Haran and Moza, and Gazez, —and, Haran, begat 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,
A concubine of Caleb, Maacah, bare 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.
she also bare Shaaph, father of Madmannah, Sheva, father of Machbena, and father of Gibea, —and, 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, sons of Hur, firstborn of Ephrathah, —Shobal, the father of Kiriath-jearim;
Salma, the father of Bethlehem, Hareph, the father of Beth-gader.
52 Shobal’s descendants were Haroeh, and half of the Manahath people-group.
And Shobal, the father of Kiriath-jearim had sons, —Haroeh, half of the Menuhoth.
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, the families of Kiriath-jearim, were the Ithrites, and the Puthites, and the Shumathites, and the Mishraites, —from these, came the Zorathites, and the Eshtaolites.
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, were Bethlehem, and the Netophathites, Atrothbeth-joab, —and half of the Manahathites, the Zorites;
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.
and the families of scribes who dwelt at Jabez, the Tirathites, the Shimeathites, the Sucathites. The same, are the Kenites who came in from Hammath, father of the house of Rechab.
