1 Chronicles 2
1 The sons of Jacob were Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun,
These were Israel's sons: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, 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.
Judah's sons were Er, Onan, and Shelah, who were born to him by Shua's daughter, a Canaanite woman. Er, Judah's firstborn, was wicked in the sight of Yahweh, and Yahweh killed him.
4 Judah and his daughter-in-law Tamar had [twin boys named] Perez and Zerah. So altogether Judah had five sons.
Tamar, his daughter-in-law, bore him Perez and Zerah. Judah had five sons.
5 The sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul.
Perez's sons were Hezron and Hamul.
6 Zerah had five sons: Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Calcol, and Darda (OR, Dara).
Zerah's sons were Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Kalkol, and Darda, five in all.
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].
Karmi's son was Achar, who brought trouble on Israel when he stole what was reserved for God.
8 Ethan’s son was Azariah.
Ethan's son was Azariah.
9 Hezron’s sons were Jerahmeel, Ram, and Caleb (OR, Chelubai).
Hezron's sons were Jerahmeel, Ram, and Caleb.
10 Ram was the father of Amminadab, and Amminadab was the father of Nahshon. Nahshon was a leader of the tribe of Judah.
Ram became the father of Amminadab, and Amminadab became the father of Nahshon, a leader among Judah's descendants.
11 Nahshon was the father of Salmon, who was the father of Boaz.
Nahshon became the father of Salmon, and Salmon became the father of Boaz.
12 Boaz was the father of Obed, and Obed was the father of Jesse.
Boaz became the father of Obed, and Obed became the father of Jesse.
13 Jesse’s oldest son was Eliab. His other sons were Abinadab, Shimea,
Jesse became the father of his firstborn Eliab, Abinadab the second, Shimea the third,
14 Nethanel, Raddai,
Nethanel the fourth, Raddai the fifth,
15 Ozem, and the youngest was David.
Ozem the sixth, and David the seventh.
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 were Abishai, Joab, and Asahel, three of them.
17 Abigail’s husband was Jether, a descendant of Ishmael, and their son was Amasa.
Abigail bore 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.
Caleb son of Hezron became the father of children by Azubah, his wife, and by Jerioth. His sons were Jesher, Shobab, and Ardon.
19 When Azubah died, Caleb married Ephrath. Their son was Hur.
Azubah died, and then Caleb married Ephrath, who bore him Hur.
20 Hur was the father of Uri, and Uri was the father of Bezalel.
Hur became the father of Uri, and Uri became the father of 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.
Later Hezron (when he was sixty years old) married the daughter of Makir, the father of Gilead. She bore him Segub.
22 Segub was the father of Jair. Jair’s [army] controlled twenty-three cities in the region ruled by Gilead.
Segub became the father of Jair, who controlled 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.
Geshur and Aram took Havvoth Jair and Kenath, as well as sixty surrounding towns. All these inhabitants were descendants of Makir, the father of Gilead.
24 Shortly after Hezron died in Caleb-Ephrath [town], his widow Abijah had a son Asshur; Asshur started Tekoa [town].
After the death of Hezron, Caleb slept with Ephrathah, the wife of his father Hezron. She bore 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.
The sons of Jerahmeel, the firstborn of Hezron, were Ram the firstborn, Bunah, Oren, Ozem, and Ahijah.
26 Jerahmeel had another wife named Atarah. Their son was Onam.
Jerahmeel had another wife, whose name was Atarah. She was the mother of Onam.
27 The sons of Ram, Jerahmeel’s oldest son, were Maaz, Jamin, and Eker.
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.
The sons of Onam were Shammai and Jada. The sons of Shammai were Nadab and Abishur.
29 Abishur’s wife was Abihail. The sons of Abishur and Abihail were Ahban and Molid.
The name of the wife of Abishur was Abihail, and she bore him Ahban and Molid.
30 Nadab’s sons were Seled and Appaim. Seled did not have any children.
The sons of Nadab were Seled and Appaim, but Seled died without children.
31 Appaim’s son was Ishi; Ishi’s son was Sheshan. One of Sheshan’s daughters was Ahlai.
The son of Appaim was Ishi. The son of Ishi was Sheshan. The son of Sheshan was Ahlai.
32 Shammai’s [younger] brother was Jada. Jada’s sons were Jether and Jonathan. Jether did not have any children.
The sons of Jada, the brother of Shammai, were Jether and Jonathan. Jether died without children.
33 Jonathan’s sons were Peleth and Zaza. Those were the descendants of Jerahmeel.
The sons of Jonathan were Peleth and Zaza. These were the descendants 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, only daughters. Sheshan had a servant, an Egyptian, whose name was Jarha.
35 Sheshan allowed his daughter to marry Jarha, and their son was Attai.
Sheshan gave his daughter to Jarha his servant as his wife. She bore him Attai.
36 Attai was the father of Nathan. Nathan was the father of Zabad.
Attai became the father of Nathan, and Nathan became the father of Zabad.
37 Zabad was the father of Ephlal. Ephlal was the father of Obed.
Zabad became the father of Ephlal, and Ephlal became the father of Obed.
38 Obed was the father of Jehu. Jehu was the father of Azariah.
Obed became the father of Jehu, and Jehu became the father of Azariah.
39 Azariah was the father of Helez. Helez was the father of Eleasah.
Azariah became the father of Helez, and Helez became the father of Eleasah.
40 Eleasah was the father of Sismai. Sismai was the father of Shallum.
Eleasah became the father of Sismai, and Sismai became the father of Shallum.
41 Shallum was the father of Jekamiah. And Jekamiah was the father of Elishama.
Shallum became the father of Jekamiah, and Jekamiah became the father of 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.
The sons of Caleb, the brother of Jerahmeel, were Mesha his firstborn, who was the father of Ziph. His second son, Mareshah, was the father of Hebron.
43 Hebron’s sons were Korah, Tappuah, Rekem, and Shema.
The sons of Hebron were Korah, Tappuah, Rekem, and Shema.
44 Shema was the father of Raham. Raham was the father of Jorkeam. Rekem was the father of Shammai.
Shema became the father of Raham, the father of Jorkeam. Rekem became the father of 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 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.
Ephah, Caleb's concubine, bore Haran, Moza, and Gazez. Haran became the father of Gazez.
47 Ephah’s father was Jahdai. Jahdai was the father of [six sons: ] Regem, Jotham, Geshan, Pelet, Ephah, and Shaaph.
The sons of Jahdai were Regem, Jotham, Geshan, Pelet, Ephah, and Shaaph.
48 Caleb had another slave wife whose name was Maacah. Caleb and Maacah’s sons were Sheber, Tirhanah,
Maakah, Caleb's concubine, 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.
She also bore Shaaph the father of Madmannah, Sheva the father of Makbenah and the father of Gibea. The daughter of Caleb was Aksah. These were the descendants of Caleb.
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 Hur, his firstborn by Ephrathah: Shobal the father of Kiriath Jearim,
Salma the father of Bethlehem, and Hareph the father of Beth Gader.
52 Shobal’s descendants were Haroeh, and half of the Manahath people-group.
Shobal the father of Kiriath Jearim had descendants: Haroeh, half of the Manahathites,
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 clans of Kiriath Jearim: the Ithrites, Puthites, Shumathites, and Mishraites. The Zorathites and Eshtaolites descended from these.
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 clans of Salma were the following: Bethlehem, the Netophathites, Atroth Beth 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.
the clans of the scribes who lived at Jabez: the Tirathites, Shimeathites, and Sucathites. These were the Kenites who descended from Hammath, the ancestor of the Rekabites.
