1 Chronicles 2:1-55 CSB

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

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