1 Chronicles 2:1-43 ▼

1 These were the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun,

2 Dan, Joseph, and Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.

3 The sons of Judah: Er, and Onan, and Shelah; these three were born to him of a daughter of Shua the Canaanitess. And Er the firstborn of Judah was wicked in the eyes of YHWH, and He put him to death.

4 And Tamar his daughter-in-law bore to him Perez and Zerah. All the sons of Judah were five.

5 The sons of Perez: Hezron and Hamul.

6 And the sons of Zerah: Zimri, and Ethan, and Heman, and Calcol, and Dara; five of them in all.

7 And the son of Carmi: Achar troubler of Israel, who transgressed regarding the devoted thing.

8 And the sons of Ethan: Azariah.

9 And the sons of Hezron who were born to him: Jerahmeel, and Ram, and Chelubai.

10 And Ram begat Amminadab, and Amminadab begat Nahshon, a leader of the sons of Judah.

11 And Nahshon begat Salmon, and Salmon begat Boaz,

12 and Boaz begat Obed, and Obed begat Jesse,

13 and Jesse begat his firstborn Eliab, and Abinadab the second, and Shimea the third,

14 Nethanel the fourth, Raddai the fifth,

15 Ozem the sixth, and David the seventh.

16 And their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. And the sons of Zeruiah: Abishai, and Joab, and Asahel—three.

17 And Abigail bore Amasa, and the father of Amasa was Jether the Ishmaelite.

18 And Caleb son of Hezron had children by Azubah his wife and by Jerioth. And these were her sons: Jesher, and Shobab, and Ardon.

19 And Azubah died, and Caleb took as his wife Ephrath, and she bore to him Hur.

20 And Hur begat Uri, and Uri begat Bezalel.

21 And afterward Hezron went in to the daughter of Machir father of Gilead, and he married her. And he was a son of sixty years, and she bore to him Segub.

22 And Segub begat Jair, and he had unto him twenty-three cities in the land of Gilead.

23 And Geshur and Aram took Havvoth-jair, with Kenath and its daughters—sixty towns. All these were the sons of Machir the father of Gilead.

24 And after the death of Hezron in Caleb-ephrathah, the wife of Hezron, Abijah, bore to him Ashhur father of Tekoa.

25 And the sons of Jerahmeel the firstborn of Hezron: The firstborn Ram, and Bunah, and Oren, and Ozem, and Ahijah.

26 And to Jerahmeel was another wife, and her name was Atarah. She was the mother of Onam.

27 And the sons of Ram the firstborn of Jerahmeel were: Maaz, and Jamin, and Eker.

28 And the sons of Onam were: Shammai and Jada. And the sons of Shammai: Nadab and Abishur.

29 And the name of the wife of Abishur was Abihail, and she bore to him Ahban and Molid.

30 And the sons of Nadab: Seled and Appaim. And Seled died without sons.

31 And the sons of Appaim: Ishi. And the sons of Ishi: Sheshan. And the sons of Sheshan: Ahlai.

32 And the sons of Jada the brother of Shammai: Jether and Jonathan. And Jether died without sons.

33 And the sons of Jonathan: Peleth and Zaza. These were the sons of Jerahmeel.

34 Unto Sheshan there were no sons, but only daughters. And unto Sheshan was a servant, an Egyptian, and his name was Jarha.

35 And Sheshan gave his daughter to Jarha his servant for a wife, and she bore to him Attai.

36 And Attai begat Nathan, and Nathan begat Zabad,

37 and Zabad begat Ephlal, and Ephlal begat Obed,

38 and Obed begat Jehu, and Jehu begat Azariah,

39 and Azariah begat Helez, and Helez begat Eleasah,

40 and Eleasah begat Sismai, and Sismai begat Shallum,

41 and Shallum begat Jekamiah, and Jekamiah begat Elishama.

42 And the sons of Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel: Mesha his firstborn (he was the father of Ziph), and his son Mareshah, the father of Hebron.

43 And the sons of Hebron: Korah, and Tappuah, and Rekem, and Shema.