1 Chronicles 2:1-55 VOICE

[1] The sons of our ancestor Israel (the brother of Esau) were the forefathers of the twelve tribes: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun, [2] Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher. [3] The sons of Judah (Er, Onan, and Shelah) were born to his wife Bath-shua of Canaan. Er (Judah's firstborn) was wicked in the eyes of the Eternal One, so He put him to death. Er's widow (and Judah's own daughter-in-law), [4] Tamar, gave birth to Judah's youngest children, Perez and Zerah, giving Judah a total of five sons. [5] Perez fathered Hezron and Hamul. [6] Zerah fathered five sons: Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Calcol, and Dara. [7] The son of Carmi (the grandson of Zimri) was Achar, the troublemaker in Israel who violated the ban against taking the spoils of Jericho. [8] The son of Ethan was Azariah. [9] King David descended from Perez's first son. Hezron fathered Jerahmeel, Ram, and Chelubai. [10] Ram fathered Amminadab, and Amminadab fathered Nahshon, the leader of the tribe of Judah. [11] Nahshon's son was Salma, who fathered Boaz. [12] Boaz fathered Obed, and Obed's son was Jesse. Jesse had seven sons: [13] Eliab (his firstborn), Abinadab (the second), Shimea (the third), [14] Nethanel (the fourth), Raddai (the fifth), [15] Ozem (the sixth), and David (the seventh). [16] David had two sisters: Zeruiah and Abigail. The three sons of Zeruiah were Abshai, Joab, and Asahel. [17] Abigail married Jether the Ishmaelite and gave birth to Amasa. [18] Hezron's son Caleb had sons by his wife, Azubah, and by Jerioth. Jerioth's sons were Jesher, Shobab, and Ardon. [19] When Azubah died, Caleb married Ephrath, who gave birth to Hur. [20] Hur fathered Uri, and Uri's son was Bezalel. [21] After that Hezron married the daughter of Machir (the father of Gilead) when he was 60 years old. She gave birth to Segub. [22] Segub fathered Jair, who had 23 cities in the land of Gilead. [23] But Geshur and Aram conquered the 23 cities of Jair and the villages of Kenath-60 cities total. The conquerors were the sons of Machir (the father of Gilead). [24] After Hezron died in Caleb-ephrathah, Abijah (Hezron's wife) gave birth to Ashhur, the leader of Tekoa. [25] Jerahmeel (the firstborn of Hezron) had five sons: Ram (the firstborn), Bunah, Oren, Ozem, and Ahijah. [26] Jerahmeel had another wife, Atarah, who gave birth to Onam. [27] Ram fathered Maaz, Jamin, and Eker. [28] Onam fathered Shammai and Jada. Shammai's sons were Nadab and Abishur. [29] Abishur's wife was Abihail, and she gave birth to Ahban and Molid. [30] Nadab's sons were Seled and Appaim. Seled died without sons, [31] but Appaim fathered Ishi. The son of Ishi was Sheshan, who fathered Ahlai. [32] Shammai's brother, Jada, fathered Jether and Jonathan. Jether died without sons, but [33] Jonathan fathered Peleth and Zaza. They were the generation of Jerahmeel. [34] Sheshan had no sons, only daughters, and he had a servant named Jarha, who was Egyptian. [35] Sheshan married one daughter to Jarha (his Egyptian servant), and she gave birth to Attai. [36] Attai fathered Nathan, and here are the 11 generations that descended from Nathan: Zabad, [37] Ephlal, Obed, [38] Jehu, Azariah, [39] Helez, Eleasah, [40] Sismai, Shallum, [41] Jekamiah, and Elishama. [42] Caleb, the brother of Jerahmeel and son of Hezron, fathered Mesha (his firstborn and the father of Ziph) and Mareshah (the father of Hebron). [43] Hebron fathered Korah, Tappuah, Rekem, and Shema. [44] Shema's son, Raham, fathered Jorkeam, and his brother Rekem fathered Shammai. [45] The son of Shammai was Maon, and Maon fathered Bethzur. [46] Ephah (Caleb's concubine) gave birth to Haran, Moza, and Gazez. Haran fathered Gazez. [47] The sons of Jahdai were Regem, Jotham, Geshan, Pelet, Ephah, and Shaaph. [48] Maacah (another of Caleb's concubines) bore Sheber, Tirhanah, [49] Shaaph (the father of Madmannah), Sheva (the father of Machbena and Gibea), and a daughter, Achsah. [50] These were the generations of Caleb through Hur (the firstborn of Caleb's second wife Ephrathah) were Shobal (the father of Kiriath-jearim), [51] Salma (the father of Bethlehem), and Hareph (the father of Beth-gader). [52] Shobal, the father of Kiriath-jearim governed Haroeh (half of the Manahathites) [53] and the families of Kiriath-jearim (the Ithrites, the Puthites, the Shumathites, and the Mishraites). From these came the Zorathites and the Eshtaolites. [54] Salma governed Bethlehem and the Netophathites, Atroth-beth-joab, and the Zorites (half of the Manahathites). [55] Families of scribes lived at Jabez: the Tirathites, the Shimeathites, and the Sucathites. Those are the Kenites who came from Hammath (the father of Rechab).