The First Book of Chronicles

chapter 2


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verse #1

These are the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun,


verse #2

Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.


verse #3

The sons of Judah: Er, Onan, and Shelah, which three were born to him of Shua’s daughter the Canaanitess. Er, Judah’s firstborn, was wicked in Yahweh’s sight; and he killed him.


verse #4

Tamar his daughter-in-law bore him Perez and Zerah. All the sons of Judah were five.


verse #5

The sons of Perez: Hezron and Hamul.


verse #6

The sons of Zerah: Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Calcol, and Dara—five of them in all.


verse #7

The son of Carmi: Achar, the troubler of Israel, who committed a trespass in the devoted thing.


verse #8

The son of Ethan: Azariah.


verse #9

The sons also of Hezron, who were born to him: Jerahmeel, Ram, and Chelubai.


verse #10

Ram became the father of Amminadab, and Amminadab became the father of Nahshon, prince of the children of Judah;


verse #11

and Nahshon became the father of Salma, and Salma became the father of Boaz,


verse #12

and Boaz became the father of Obed, and Obed became the father of Jesse;


verse #13

and Jesse became the father of his firstborn Eliab, Abinadab the second, Shimea the third,


verse #14

Nethanel the fourth, Raddai the fifth,


verse #15

Ozem the sixth, and David the seventh;


verse #16

and their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. The sons of Zeruiah: Abishai, Joab, and Asahel, three.


verse #17

Abigail bore Amasa; and the father of Amasa was Jether the Ishmaelite.


verse #18

Caleb the son of Hezron became the father of children by Azubah his wife, and by Jerioth; and these were her sons: Jesher, Shobab, and Ardon.


verse #19

Azubah died, and Caleb married Ephrath, who bore him Hur.


verse #20

Hur became the father of Uri, and Uri became the father of Bezalel.


verse #21

Afterward Hezron went in to the daughter of Machir the father of Gilead, whom he took as wife when he was sixty years old; and she bore him Segub.


verse #22

Segub became the father of Jair, who had twenty-three cities in the land of Gilead.


verse #23

Geshur and Aram took the towns of Jair from them, with Kenath, and its villages, even sixty cities. All these were the sons of Machir the father of Gilead.


verse #24

After Hezron died in Caleb Ephrathah, Abijah, Hezron’s wife, bore him Ashhur the father of Tekoa.


verse #25

The sons of Jerahmeel the firstborn of Hezron were Ram the firstborn, Bunah, Oren, Ozem, and Ahijah.


verse #26

Jerahmeel had another wife, whose name was Atarah. She was the mother of Onam.


verse #27

The sons of Ram the firstborn of Jerahmeel were Maaz, Jamin, and Eker.


verse #28

The sons of Onam were Shammai and Jada. The sons of Shammai: Nadab and Abishur.


verse #29

The name of the wife of Abishur was Abihail; and she bore him Ahban and Molid.


verse #30

The sons of Nadab: Seled and Appaim; but Seled died without children.


verse #31

The son of Appaim: Ishi. The son of Ishi: Sheshan. The son of Sheshan: Ahlai.


verse #32

The sons of Jada the brother of Shammai: Jether and Jonathan; and Jether died without children.


verse #33

The sons of Jonathan: Peleth and Zaza. These were the sons of Jerahmeel.


verse #34

Now Sheshan had no sons, but only daughters. Sheshan had a servant, an Egyptian, whose name was Jarha.


verse #35

Sheshan gave his daughter to Jarha his servant as wife; and she bore him Attai.


verse #36

Attai became the father of Nathan, and Nathan became the father of Zabad,


verse #37

and Zabad became the father of Ephlal, and Ephlal became the father of Obed,


verse #38

and Obed became the father of Jehu, and Jehu became the father of Azariah,


verse #39

and Azariah became the father of Helez, and Helez became the father of Eleasah,


verse #40

and Eleasah became the father of Sismai, and Sismai became the father of Shallum,


verse #41

and Shallum became the father of Jekamiah, and Jekamiah became the father of Elishama.


verse #42

The sons of Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel were Mesha his firstborn, who was the father of Ziph, and the sons of Mareshah the father of Hebron.


verse #43

The sons of Hebron: Korah, Tappuah, Rekem, and Shema.


verse #44

Shema became the father of Raham, the father of Jorkeam; and Rekem became the father of Shammai.


verse #45

The son of Shammai was Maon; and Maon was the father of Beth Zur.


verse #46

Ephah, Caleb’s concubine, bore Haran, Moza, and Gazez; and Haran became the father of Gazez.


verse #47

The sons of Jahdai: Regem, Jothan, Geshan, Pelet, Ephah, and Shaaph.


verse #48

Maacah, Caleb’s concubine, bore Sheber and Tirhanah.


verse #49

She bore also Shaaph the father of Madmannah, Sheva the father of Machbena and the father of Gibea; and the daughter of Caleb was Achsah.


verse #50

These were the sons of Caleb, the son of Hur, the firstborn of Ephrathah: Shobal the father of Kiriath Jearim,


verse #51

Salma the father of Bethlehem, and Hareph the father of Beth Gader.


verse #52

Shobal the father of Kiriath Jearim had sons: Haroeh, half of the Menuhoth.


verse #53

The families of Kiriath Jearim: the Ithrites, the Puthites, the Shumathites, and the Mishraites; from them came the Zorathites and the Eshtaolites.


verse #54

The sons of Salma: Bethlehem, the Netophathites, Atroth Beth Joab, and half of the Manahathites, the Zorites.


verse #55

The families of scribes who lived at Jabez: the Tirathites, the Shimeathites, and the Sucathites. These are the Kenites who came from Hammath, the father of the house of Rechab.

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