1 Chronicles 2:1-55 CEB

[1] This was Israel’s family: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun, [2] Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher. [3] Judah’s family: Er, Onan, and Shelah. These three were born to him with Bath-shua the Canaanite. Although Er was Judah’s oldest, the LORD considered him wicked and put him to death. [4] His daughter-in-law Tamar bore him Perez and Zerah. Judah had five sons in all. [5] Perez’s family: Hezron and Hamul. [6] Zerah’s family: Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Calcol, and Darda—five in all. [7] Carmi’s family: Achar, who made trouble for Israel by disobeying the law dedicating war spoils to God. [8] Ethan’s family: Azariah. [9] Hezron’s family, who were born to him: Jerahmeel, Ram, and Chelubai. [10] Ram was the father of Amminadab, and Amminadab was the father of Nahshon, tribal chief of the Judeans. [11] Nahshon was the father of Salma, Salma was the father of Boaz, [12] Boaz was the father of Obed, and Obed was the father of Jesse. [13] Jesse was the father of Eliab his oldest son, Abinadab his second, Shimea his third, [14] Nethanel his fourth, Raddai his fifth, [15] Ozem his sixth, and David his seventh. [16] Their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. Zeruiah’s family: Abishai, Joab, and Asahel—three in all. [17] Abigail gave birth to Amasa, whose father was Jether the Ishmaelite. [18] Caleb, Hezron’s son, had children with his wife Azubah, and with Jerioth. These were her sons: Jesher, Shobab, and Ardon. [19] After Azubah died, Caleb married Ephrath, who gave birth to Hur for him. [20] Hur was the father of Uri, and Uri was the father of Bezalel. [21] Later, Hezron had sexual relations with the daughter of Machir, Gilead’s father, whom he married when he was 60 years old, and she gave birth to Segub for him. [22] Segub was the father of Jair, who owned twenty-three towns in the land of Gilead, [23] but Geshur and Aram took Havvoth-jair from them, as well as Kenath and its villages, sixty towns. All these were descendants of Machir, Gilead’s father. [24] After Hezron’s death, Caleb went to Ephrath. Abijah, Hezron’s wife, bore him Ashhur, Tekoa’s father. [25] The family of Jerahmeel, Hezron’s oldest son: Ram his oldest, Bunah, Oren, Ozem, and Ahijah. [26] Jerahmeel had another wife named Atarah; she was the mother of Onam. [27] The family of Ram, Jerahmeel’s oldest son: Maaz, Jamin, and Eker. [28] Onam’s family: Shammai and Jada. Shammai’s family: Nadab and Abishur. [29] Abishur’s wife’s name was Abihail, and she gave birth to Ahban and Molid for him. [30] Nadab’s family: Seled and Appaim, but Seled died without children. [31] Appaim’s family: Ishi. Ishi’s family: Sheshan. Sheshan’s family: Ahlai. [32] The family of Jada, Shammai’s brother: Jether and Jonathan, but Jether died without children. [33] Jonathan’s family: Peleth and Zaza. These were Jerahmeel’s descendants. [34] Sheshan had no sons, only daughters; but Sheshan had an Egyptian servant whose name was Jarha. [35] Sheshan gave his daughter in marriage to Jarha his servant, and she gave birth to Attai for him. [36] Attai was the father of Nathan, Nathan was the father of Zabad, [37] Zabad was the father of Ephlal, Ephlal was the father of Obed, [38] Obed was the father of Jehu, Jehu was the father of Azariah, [39] Azariah was the father of Helez, Helez was the father of Eleasah, [40] Eleasah was the father of Sismai, Sismai was the father of Shallum, [41] Shallum was the father of Jekamiah, and Jekamiah was the father of Elishama. [42] The family of Caleb, Jerahmeel’s brother: Mesha his oldest son and Ziph’s father; and his second son Mareshah, Hebron’s father. [43] Hebron’s family: Korah, Tappuah, Rekem, and Shema. [44] Shema was the father of Raham, Jorkeam’s father; and Rekem was the father of Shammai. [45] Shammai’s son: Maon; Maon was Beth-zur’s father. [46] Ephah, Caleb’s secondary wife, gave birth to Haran, Moza, and Gazez. Haran was the father of Gazez. [47] Jahdai’s family: Regem, Jotham, Geshan, Pelet, Ephah, and Shaaph. [48] Maacah, Caleb’s secondary wife, gave birth to Sheber and Tirhanah. [49] She also gave birth to Shaaph, Madmannah’s father; and to Sheva, Machbenah and Gibea’s father. Caleb’s daughter was Achsah. [50] These were Caleb’s descendants. The family of Hur, Ephrathah’s oldest son: Shobal, Kiriath-jearim’s father; [51] Salma, Bethlehem’s father; and Hareph, Beth-gader’s father. [52] Shobal, Kiriath-jearim’s father, had a family: Haroeh, and the ancestor of half of the Menuhoth. [53] Kiriath-jearim’s clans: the Ithrites, the Puthites, the Shumathites, and the Mishraites. From these came the Zorathites and the Eshtaolites. [54] The family of Salma, Bethlehem’s father: the Netophathites, Atroth-beth-joab, half of the Manahathites, and the Zorites. [55] The clans of the scribes who lived at Jabez: the Tirathites, the Shimeathites, and the Sucathites. They were Kenites who descended from Hammath, Beth-rechab’s father.