1Chronicles - Chapter 2 | New International Version

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