1 Chronicles 2
1 These [are] sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun,
The sons of Jacob were Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun,
2 Dan, Joseph, and Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.
Dan, Joseph, 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, first-born of Judah, is evil in the eyes of Jehovah, and He putteth him to death.
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.
4 And Tamar his daughter-in-law hath borne to him Pharez and Zerah. All the sons of Judah [are] five.
Judah and his daughter-in-law Tamar had [twin boys named] Perez and Zerah. So altogether Judah had five sons.
5 Sons of Pharez: Hezron, and Hamul.
The sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul.
6 And sons of Zerah: Zimri, and Ethan, and Heman, and Calcol, and Dara; all of them five.
Zerah had five sons: Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Calcol, and Darda (OR, Dara).
7 And sons of Carmi: Achar, troubler of Israel, who trespassed in the devoted thing.
[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].
8 And sons of Ethan: Azariah.
Ethan’s son was Azariah.
9 And sons of Hezron who were born to him; Jerahmeel, and Ram, and Chelubai.
Hezron’s sons were Jerahmeel, Ram, and Caleb (OR, Chelubai).
10 And Ram begat Amminadab, and Amminadab begat Nahshon, prince of the sons of Judah;
Ram was the father of Amminadab, and Amminadab was the father of Nahshon. Nahshon was a leader of the tribe of Judah.
11 and Nahshon begat Salma, and Salma begat Boaz,
Nahshon was the father of Salmon, who was the father of Boaz.
12 and Boaz begat Obed, and Obed begat Jesse;
Boaz was the father of Obed, and Obed was the father of Jesse.
13 and Jesse begat his first-born Eliab, and Abinadab the second, and Shimea the third,
Jesse’s oldest son was Eliab. His other sons were Abinadab, Shimea,
14 Nethaneel the fourth, Raddai the fifth,
Nethanel, Raddai,
15 Ozem the sixth, David the seventh,
Ozem, and the youngest was David.
16 and their sisters Zeruiah and Abigail. And sons of Zeruiah: Abishai, and Joab, and Asah-El — three.
Their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. Zeruiah’s three sons were Abishai, Joab, and Asahel.
17 And Abigail hath borne Amasa, and the father of Amasa [is] Jether the Ishmeelite.
Abigail’s husband was Jether, a descendant of Ishmael, and their son was Amasa.
18 And Caleb son of Hezron hath begotten Azubah, Isshah, and Jerioth; and these [are] her sons: Jesher, and Shobab, and Ardon.
Hezron’s younger son Caleb had two wives. One of them, Azubah, gave birth to [three] sons: Jesher, Shobab, and Ardon.
19 And Azubah dieth, and Caleb taketh to him Ephrath, and she beareth to him Hur.
When Azubah died, Caleb married Ephrath. Their son was Hur.
20 And Hur begat Uri, and Uri begat Bezaleel.
Hur was the father of Uri, and Uri was the father of Bezalel.
21 And afterwards hath Hezron gone in unto a daughter of Machir father of Gilead, and he hath taken her, and he [is] a son of sixty years, and she beareth to him Segub.
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.
22 And Segub begat Jair, and he hath twenty and three cities in the land of Gilead,
Segub was the father of Jair. Jair’s [army] controlled twenty-three cities in the region ruled by Gilead.
23 and he taketh 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.
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.
24 And after the death of Hezron in Caleb-Ephratah, then the wife of Hezron, Abijah, even beareth to him Asshur, father of Tekoa.
Shortly after Hezron died in Caleb-Ephrath [town], his widow Abijah had a son Asshur; Asshur started Tekoa [town].
25 And sons of Jerahmeel, first-born of Hezron, are: the first-born Ram, and Bunah, and Oren, and Ozem, Ahijah.
Hezron’s oldest son was Jerahmeel. His sons were Ram, Bunah, Oren, Ozem, and Ahijah. Jerahmeel’s oldest son was Ram.
26 And Jerahmeel hath another wife, and her name [is] Atarah, she [is] mother of Onam.
Jerahmeel had another wife named Atarah. Their son was Onam.
27 And sons of Ram, first-born of Jerahmeel, are Maaz, and Jamin, and Eker.
The sons of Ram, Jerahmeel’s oldest son, were Maaz, Jamin, and Eker.
28 And sons of Onam are Shammai and Jada. And sons of Shammai: Nadab and Abishur.
Onam’s sons were Shammai and Jada. Shammai’s sons were Nadab and Abishur.
29 And the name of the wife of Abishur [is] Abihail, and she beareth to him Ahban and Molid.
Abishur’s wife was Abihail. The sons of Abishur and Abihail were Ahban and Molid.
30 And sons of Nadab: Seled, and Appaim; and Seled dieth without sons.
Nadab’s sons were Seled and Appaim. Seled did not have any children.
31 And sons of Appaim: Ishi. And sons of Ishi: Sheshan. And sons of Sheshan: Ahlai.
Appaim’s son was Ishi; Ishi’s son was Sheshan. One of Sheshan’s daughters was Ahlai.
32 And sons of Jada, brother of Shammai: Jether, and Jonathan: and Jether dieth without sons.
Shammai’s [younger] brother was Jada. Jada’s sons were Jether and Jonathan. Jether did not have any children.
33 And sons of Jonathan: Peleth, and Zaza. These were sons of Jerahmeel.
Jonathan’s sons were Peleth and Zaza. Those were the descendants of Jerahmeel.
34 And Sheshan had no sons, but daughters, and Sheshan hath a servant, an Egyptian, and his name [is] Jarha,
Sheshan did not have any sons; he had only daughters. He had a servant from Egypt whose name was Jarha.
35 and Sheshan giveth his daughter to Jarha his servant for a wife, and she beareth to him Attai;
Sheshan allowed his daughter to marry Jarha, and their son was Attai.
36 and Attai begat Nathan, and Nathan begat Zabad,
Attai was the father of Nathan. Nathan was the father of Zabad.
37 and Zabad begat Ephlal, and Ephlal begat Obed,
Zabad was the father of Ephlal. Ephlal was the father of Obed.
38 and Obed begat Jehu,
Obed was the father of Jehu. Jehu was the father of Azariah.
39 and Jehu begat Azariah, and Azariah begat Helez, and Helez begat Eleasah,
Azariah was the father of Helez. Helez was the father of Eleasah.
40 and Eleasah begat Sismai, and Sismai begat Shallum,
Eleasah was the father of Sismai. Sismai was the father of Shallum.
41 and Shallum begat Jekamiah, and Jekamiah begat Elishama.
Shallum was the father of Jekamiah. And Jekamiah was the father of Elishama.
42 And sons of Caleb brother of Jerahmeel: Mesha his first-born, he [is] father of Ziph; and sons of Mareshah: Abi-Hebron.
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.
43 And sons of Hebron: Korah, and Tappuah, and Rekem, and Shema.
Hebron’s sons were Korah, Tappuah, Rekem, and Shema.
44 And Shema begat Raham father of Jorkoam, and Rekem begat Shammai.
Shema was the father of Raham. Raham was the father of Jorkeam. Rekem was the father of Shammai.
45 And a son of Shammai [is] Maon, and Maon [is] father of Beth-Zur.
Shammai was the father of Maon. Maon was the father of Beth-Zur.
46 And Ephah concubine of Caleb bare Haran, and Moza, and Gazez; and Haran begat Gazez.
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.
47 And sons of Jahdai: Regem, and Jotham, and Geshem, and Pelet, and Ephah, and Shaaph.
Ephah’s father was Jahdai. Jahdai was the father of [six sons: ] Regem, Jotham, Geshan, Pelet, Ephah, and Shaaph.
48 The concubine of Caleb, Maachah, bare Sheber and Tirhanah;
Caleb had another slave wife whose name was Maacah. Caleb and Maacah’s sons were Sheber, Tirhanah,
49 and she beareth Shaaph father of Madmannah, Sheva father of Machbenah, and father of Gibea; and a daughter of Caleb [is] Achsa.
Shaaph, and Sheva. Shaaph was the father of Madmannah. Sheva was the father of Macbenah and Gibea. Caleb’s daughter was Acsah.
50 These were sons of Caleb son of Hur, first-born of Ephrathah: Shobal father of Kirjath-Jearim,
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].
51 Salma father of Beth-Lehem, Hareph father of Beth-Gader.
52 And there are sons to Shobal father of Kirjath-Jearim: Haroeh, half of the Menuhothite;
Shobal’s descendants were Haroeh, and half of the Manahath people-group.
53 and the families of Kirjath-Jearim: the Ithrite, and the Puhite, and the Shumathite, and the Mishraite: from these went out the Zareathite, and the Eshtaulite.
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.
54 Sons of Salma: Beth-Lehem, and the Netophathite, Atroth, Beth-Joab, and half of the Menuhothite, the Zorite;
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.
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.
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.
