1 Chronicles Chapter 2

1 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 by Bath-shua the Canaanitess

            Er, Judah’s firstborn, was sinful; so the LORD took his life.

            4 Tamar Judah’s daughter-in-law bore him Perez and Zerah. Judah had five sons in all.

                        5 The sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul.

                        6 The sons of Zerah were Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Calcol, and Dara—five.

                        (7 The son of Carmi was Achar, the troubler of Israel, who violated the ban.)

                                      8 The son of Ethan was Azariah.                                                     1 Ch 2:1-8

                                      9 The sons of Hezron were Jerahmeel, Ram, Chelubai, and Caleb.

                                                  10 Ram was the father of Amminadab father of Nahshon, leader of

                                                              the sons of Judah.

                                                              11 Nahshon was the father of

                                                              Salma father of

                                                                                             12Boaz father of

                                                              Obed father of

                                                              13 Jesse father of Eliab, then Abinadab, then Shimea,

                                                                        14 then Nethanel, then Raddai, 15 then Ozem, then

                                                                        David 16 and sisters Zeruiah and Abigail.

                                                                                    Zeruiah bore Abshai, Joab, and Asahel.

                                                                                    17 Abigail bore Amasa by Jether the

                                                                                                     Ishmaelilte.

                                                  18 Caleb son of Hezron had sons by Azubah his wife

and by Jerioth. Her sons were Jesher, Shobab, and Ardon.

19 When Azubah died, he married Ephrath mother of Hur.

                                                              20 Hur was father of Uri father of Bezalel.

                                                  21 Afterward Hezron married the daughter of Machir (father of

Gilead).

He married her when he was 60 and she bore Segub.

                                                              22 Segub was father of Jair, who governed 23 towns in

                                                                        Gilead.  23But Geshur and Aram captured the towns

                                                                        of Jair from them along with Kenath and its 60

                                                                        surrounding villages. Those were sons of Machir

                                                                        Avi-Gilead.

                                                  24 After the death of Hezron in Caleb-ephrathah, Abijah his wife

                                                              bore him Ashhur father of Tekoa.                         1 Ch 2:9-24

                                                25 The sons of Jerahmeel the firstborn of Hezron were Ram, then

                                                  Bunah, Oren, Ozem, and Ahijah. 26 Jerahmeel had another wife,

                                                  Atarah mother of Onam.

                                                              27 The sons of Ram, Jerahmeel’s firstborn, were Maaz,

                                                                        Jamin, and Eker.

                                                              28 The sons of Onam were Shammai and Jada.

                                                                        The sons of Shammai were Nadab and Abishur.

                                                                                    29 Abishur’s wife was Abihail mother of

                                                                                                     Ahban and Molid.

                                                                                    30 The sons of Nadab were Seled and

                                                                                                     Appaim; Seled died without sons.

                                                                                                     31 The son of Appaim was Ishi

                                                                                                     father of Sheshan father of Ahlai.

                                                                        32 The sons of Jada brother of Shammai were Jether

                                                                                    and Jonathan. Jether died without sons.

                                                                                    33 The sons of Jonathan: Peleth and Zaza.

Those were the descendants of Jarahmeel.         1 Ch 2:25-33

                                                                        34 Sheshan had only daughters. He had an Egyptian servant named Jarha. 35 He gave his daughter to Jarha in marriage, and she bore 36 Attai father of Nathan father of 37 Zabad father of Ephlal father of 38 Obed father of Jehu father of 39 Azariah father of Helez father of 40 Eleasah father of Sismai father of 41 Shallum father of Jekamiah father of Elishama.                                                                                      1 Ch 2:34-41

                                                  42 The sons of Caleb, brother of Jerahmeel, were Mesha, his

                                                  firstborn, father of Ziph father of Mareshah father of Hebron.

                                                              43 The sons of Hebron were Korah, Tappuah, Rekem, and

                                                                        Shema.                

                                                                        44 Shema was father of Raham father of Jorkeam.

                                                                        Rekem was father of Shammai 45 father of Maon

                                                                                    father of Beth-zur.                        1 Ch 2:42-45

                                                  46 Caleb’s concubine Ephah bore Haran, Moza, and Gazez.                                                                         Haran was father of Gazez. 47 The sons of Jahdai were

                                                              Regem, Jotham, Geshan, Pelet, Ephah, and Shaaph.

                                                  48 Caleb’s concubine Maacah bore Sheber and Tirhanah, 49 as well

                                                              as Shaaph father of Madmannah and Sheva father of

                                                              Machbena and Gibea. Caleb’s daughter was

                                                              Achsah. 50 Those were the sons of Caleb.

                                                              The sons of Hur, the firstborn of Ephrathah, were

                                                                        Shobal, founder of Kiriath-jearim, 51 Salma, founder

                                                                        of Bethlehem, and Hareph father of Beth-gader.

                                                                                    52 Shobal, founder of Kiriath-jearim, was father of Haroeh, half of the Manahathites, 53 and the families in Kiriath-jearim: the Ithrites, Puthites, Shumathites, and Mishraites; from them came the Zorathites and Eshtaolites.

                                                                                    54 The sons of Salma were Bethlehem and the Netophathites, Atroth-beth-joab, and half of the Manahathites, the Zorites.

                                                              55 The families of scribes that lived at Jabez were the Tirathites, Shimeathites, and Sucathites. Those are the Kenites that came from Hammath, father of the House of Rechab.                                                                                                               1 Ch 2:46-55

From the CNT translation by Virgil Warren, PhD