1 Chronicles 2:42-55 ▼

42 The sons of Caleb (dog) the brother of Jerahmeel (may God have pity): Mesha [Mareshah] his firstborn, who was the father of Ziph (battlement), and Mareshah (crest of a hill) his second son, who was the father of Hebron (association).

43 The sons of Hebron (association): Korah (bald), Tappuah (the apple city), Rekem (variegation), and Shema (hear).

44 Shema (hear) was the father of Raham (belly) the father of Jorkeam (the people empty), and Rekem (variegation) was the father of Shammai (desolate).

45 The son of Shammai (desolate) was Maon (habitation), and Maon was the father of Beth-zur (house of the rock).

46 Caleb’s (dog) concubine Ephah (gloomy) was the mother of Haran (mountaineer), Moza (fountain), and Gazez (shearer). Haran was the father of Gazez.

47 The sons of Jahdai: Regem (friend), Jotham (YHWH is perfect), Geshan (lump), Pelet (deliverance), Ephah (gloomy), and Shaaph (division).

48 Caleb’s (dog) concubine Maacah (oppression) was the mother of Sheber (breaking) and Tirhanah (favor).

49 She was also the mother of Shaaph (division) father of Madmannah (dunghill), and of Sheva (YHWH contends) father of Machbenah (bond) and Gibea (hill). Caleb’s (dog) daughter was Acsah (anklet).

50 These were the descendants of Caleb (dog). The sons [son] of Hur (hole) the firstborn of Ephrathah (Ephrath): Shobal (flowing) the father of Kiriath-jearim (city of forests),

51 Salma (garment) the father of Bethlehem (house of bread), and Hareph (a plucking off) the father of Beth-gader (house of the wall).

52 These were the descendants of Shobal (flowing) the father of Kiriath-jearim (city of forests): Haroeh (vision), half the Manahathites (rest),

53 and the clans of Kiriath-jearim (city of forests)—the Ithrites (a remnant), Puthites (openess), Shumathites (the exalted), and Mishraites (touching evil). From these descended the Zorathites and Eshtaolites (I will be entreated).

54 The descendants of Salma (garment): Bethlehem (house of bread), the Netophathites, Atroth-beth-joab (crowns of the house of Joab), half the Manahathites (rest), the Zorites,

55 and the clans of the scribes (of the Sopherites) who lived at Jabez (sorrow)—the Tirathites (men of the gate), Shimeathites, and Sucathites (bush-men). These are the Kenites (smiths) who came from Hammath (hot spring), the father of the house of Rechab (the father of Beth-rekab).