1 Chronicles 2 — AAB

The Sons of Israel

2Verse 1These were the sons of Israel:
Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun,^{Verse 2}Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.^{Verse 3}The sons of Judah:
Er, Onan, and Shelah. These three were born to him by Bath-shua the Canaanite. Er, Judah’s firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the LORD. So the LORD put him to death.^{Verse 4}Tamar, Judah’s daughter-in-law, bore to him Perez and Zerah. Judah had five sons in all.^{Verse 5}The sons of Perez:
Hezron and Hamul.^{Verse 6}The sons of Zerah:
Zimri,⁺Ethan, Heman, Calcol, and Dara⁺—five in all.^{Verse 7}The son⁺of Carmi:
Achar,⁺who brought trouble upon Israel by violating the ban on devoted things.^{Verse 8}The son of Ethan:
Azariah.^{Verse 9}The sons who were born to Hezron:
Jerahmeel, Ram, and Caleb.^{+Verse 10}Ram was the father of Amminadab, and Amminadab was the father of Nahshon, a leader of the descendants of Judah.^{Verse 11}Nahshon was the father of Salmon,⁺and Salmon was the father of Boaz.^{Verse 12}Boaz was the father of Obed, and Obed was the father of Jesse.^{Verse 13}Jesse was the father of Eliab his firstborn; Abinadab was born second, Shimea⁺third,^{Verse 14}Nethanel fourth, Raddai fifth,^{Verse 15}Ozem sixth, and David seventh.^{Verse 16}Their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. And the three sons of Zeruiah were Abishai, Joab, and Asahel.^{Verse 17}Abigail was the mother of Amasa, whose father was Jether⁺the Ishmaelite.^{Verse 18}Caleb son of Hezron had children by his wife Azubah and by Jerioth. These were the sons of Azubah: Jesher, Shobab, and Ardon.^{Verse 19}When Azubah died, Caleb married Ephrath,⁺who bore to him Hur.^{Verse 20}Hur was the father of Uri, and Uri was the father of Bezalel.^{Verse 21}Later, Hezron slept with the daughter of Machir the father of Gilead. He had married her when he was sixty years old, and she bore to him Segub.^{Verse 22}Segub was the father of Jair, who had twenty-three cities in the land of Gilead.^{Verse 23}But Geshur and Aram captured Havvoth-jair,⁺along with Kenath and its sixty surrounding villages. All these were descendants of Machir the father of Gilead.^{Verse 24}After Hezron died in Caleb-ephrathah, his wife Abijah bore⁺to him Ashhur the father⁺of Tekoa.^{Verse 25}The sons of Jerahmeel the firstborn of Hezron:
Ram his firstborn, Bunah, Oren, Ozem, and Ahijah.^{Verse 26}Jerahmeel had another wife named Atarah, who was the mother of Onam.^{Verse 27}The sons of Ram the firstborn of Jerahmeel:
Maaz, Jamin, and Eker.^{Verse 28}The sons of Onam:
Shammai and Jada.
The sons of Shammai:
Nadab and Abishur.^{Verse 29}Abishur’s wife was named Abihail, and she bore to him Ahban and Molid.^{Verse 30}The sons of Nadab:
Seled and Appaim. Seled died without children.^{Verse 31}The son⁺of Appaim:
Ishi.
The son of Ishi:
Sheshan.
The son of Sheshan:
Ahlai.^{Verse 32}The sons of Jada the brother of Shammai:
Jether and Jonathan. Jether died without children.^{Verse 33}The sons of Jonathan:
Peleth and Zaza.
These were the descendants of Jerahmeel.^{Verse 34}Sheshan had no sons, but only daughters. He also had an Egyptian servant named Jarha.^{Verse 35}Sheshan gave his daughter in marriage to his servant Jarha, and she bore to him Attai.^{Verse 36}Attai was the father of Nathan, Nathan was the father of Zabad,^{Verse 37}Zabad was the father of Ephlal, Ephlal was the father of Obed,^{Verse 38}Obed was the father of Jehu, Jehu was the father of Azariah,^{Verse 39}Azariah was the father of Helez, Helez was the father of Elasah,^{Verse 40}Elasah was the father of Sismai, Sismai was the father of Shallum,^{Verse 41}Shallum was the father of Jekamiah, and Jekamiah was the father of Elishama.^{Verse 42}The sons of Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel:
Mesha⁺his firstborn, who was the father of Ziph, and Mareshah his second son, who was the father of Hebron.^{Verse 43}The sons of Hebron:
Korah, Tappuah, Rekem, and Shema.^{Verse 44}Shema was the father of Raham the father of Jorkeam, and Rekem was the father of Shammai.^{Verse 45}The son of Shammai was Maon, and Maon was the father of Beth-zur.^{Verse 46}Caleb’s concubine Ephah was the mother of Haran, Moza, and Gazez. Haran was the father of Gazez.^{Verse 47}The sons of Jahdai:
Regem, Jotham, Geshan, Pelet, Ephah, and Shaaph.^{Verse 48}Caleb’s concubine Maacah was the mother of Sheber and Tirhanah.^{Verse 49}She was also the mother of Shaaph father of Madmannah, and of Sheva father of Machbenah and Gibea. Caleb’s daughter was Acsah.^{Verse 50}These were the descendants of Caleb.
The sons⁺of Hur the firstborn of Ephrathah:⁺
Shobal the father of Kiriath-jearim,^{Verse 51}Salma the father of Bethlehem, and Hareph the father of Beth-gader.^{Verse 52}These were the descendants of Shobal the father of Kiriath-jearim:
Haroeh, half the Manahathites,^{Verse 53}and the clans of Kiriath-jearim—the Ithrites, Puthites, Shumathites, and Mishraites. From these descended the Zorathites and Eshtaolites.^{Verse 54}The descendants of Salma:
Bethlehem, the Netophathites, Atroth-beth-joab, half the Manahathites, the Zorites,^{Verse 55}and the clans of the scribes⁺who lived at Jabez—the Tirathites, Shimeathites, and Sucathites. These are the Kenites who came from Hammath, the father of the house of Rechab.⁺