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