1 Chronicles 2
1 The sons of Jacob were Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun,
These are the sons of Israel: 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.
The sons of Judah: Er, Onan, and Shelah, which three were born to him of Shua’s daughter the Canaanitess. Er, Judah’s firstborn, was wicked in Yahweh’s sight; and he 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. 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).
The sons of Zerah: Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Calcol, and Dara—five of them 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].
The son of Carmi: Achar, the troubler of Israel, who committed a trespass in the devoted thing.
8 Ethan’s son was Azariah.
The son of Ethan: Azariah.
9 Hezron’s sons were Jerahmeel, Ram, and Caleb (OR, Chelubai).
The sons also of Hezron, who were born to him: Jerahmeel, 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.
Ram became the father of Amminadab, and Amminadab became the father of Nahshon, prince of the children of Judah;
11 Nahshon was the father of Salmon, who was the father of Boaz.
and Nahshon became the father of Salma, and Salma became the father of Boaz,
12 Boaz was the father of Obed, and Obed was the father of Jesse.
and 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,
and 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.
and 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.
Abigail bore 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.
Caleb the son of Hezron became the father of children by Azubah his wife, and by Jerioth; and these were her sons: Jesher, Shobab, and Ardon.
19 When Azubah died, Caleb married Ephrath. Their son was Hur.
Azubah died, and 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.
Afterward Hezron went in to the daughter of Machir the father of Gilead, whom he took as wife when he was sixty years old; and 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 had 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 the towns of Jair from them, with Kenath, and its villages, even sixty cities. All these were the sons of Machir 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 Hezron died in Caleb Ephrathah, Abijah, Hezron’s wife, 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: 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: 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: Ishi. The son of Ishi: Sheshan. The son of Sheshan: 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: Jether and Jonathan; and Jether died without children.
33 Jonathan’s sons were Peleth and Zaza. Those were the descendants of Jerahmeel.
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 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 wife; and 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.
and 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.
and 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.
and 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.
and 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.
and 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, and the sons of Mareshah the father of Hebron.
43 Hebron’s sons were Korah, Tappuah, Rekem, and Shema.
The sons of Hebron: 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; and 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; and 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: Regem, Jothan, Geshan, Pelet, Ephah, and Shaaph.
48 Caleb had another slave wife whose name was Maacah. Caleb and Maacah’s sons were Sheber, Tirhanah,
Maacah, 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 bore also Shaaph the father of Madmannah, Sheva the father of Machbena and the 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, the son of Hur, the firstborn of 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 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.
The families of Kiriath Jearim: the Ithrites, the Puthites, the Shumathites, and the Mishraites; from them 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: 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 families of scribes who lived at Jabez: the Tirathites, the Shimeathites, and the Sucathites. These are the Kenites who came from Hammath, the father of the house of Rechab.
