1 Chronicles 2
1 These are the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi and Judah, Issachar and Zebulun,
The sons of Jacob were Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun,
2 Dan, Joseph and Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad and Asher.
Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.
3 The sons of Judah: Er, and Onan, and Shelah: [which] three were born to him of the daughter of Shua the Canaanitess. And Er, Judah's firstborn, was wicked in the sight of Jehovah; and he slew him.
Judah’s sons were Er, Onan, and Shelah. Their mother was the daughter of Shua from the Canaan people-group. [When] Judah’s oldest son Er [grew up, he] did something that Yahweh considered to be very wicked, so Yahweh caused him to die.
4 And Tamar his daughter-in-law bore him Pherez and Zerah. All the sons of Judah were five.
Judah and his daughter-in-law Tamar had [twin boys named] Perez and Zerah. So altogether Judah had five sons.
5 The sons of Pherez: Hezron and Hamul.
The sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul.
6 And the sons of Zerah: Zimri, and Ethan, and Heman, and Calcol, and Dara: five of them in all.
Zerah had five sons: Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Calcol, and Darda (OR, Dara).
7 And the sons of Carmi: Achar, the troubler of Israel, who transgressed in the accursed thing.
[One of the sons of Zimri was Carmi]. Carmi’s son Achan (OR, Achar) caused the people of Israel to experience much trouble, because he stole some of the things that had been devoted [to Yahweh to be destroyed].
8 And the sons of Ethan: Azariah.
Ethan’s son was Azariah.
9 And the sons of Hezron, who were born to him: Jerahmeel, and Ram, and Chelubai.
Hezron’s sons were Jerahmeel, Ram, and Caleb (OR, Chelubai).
10 And Ram begot Amminadab; and Amminadab begot Nahshon, prince of the children of Judah;
Ram was the father of Amminadab, and Amminadab was the father of Nahshon. Nahshon was a leader of the tribe of Judah.
11 and Nahshon begot Salma, and Salma begot Boaz,
Nahshon was the father of Salmon, who was the father of Boaz.
12 and Boaz begot Obed, and Obed begot Jesse;
Boaz was the father of Obed, and Obed was the father of Jesse.
13 and Jesse begot his firstborn Eliab, and Abinadab the second, and Shimea the third,
Jesse’s oldest son was Eliab. His other sons were Abinadab, Shimea,
14 Nethaneel the fourth, Raddai the fifth,
Nethanel, Raddai,
15 Ozem the sixth, David the seventh;
Ozem, and the youngest was David.
16 and their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. And the sons of Zeruiah: Abishai, and Joab, and Asahel, three.
Their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. Zeruiah’s three sons were Abishai, Joab, and Asahel.
17 And Abigail bore Amasa; and the father of Amasa was Jether the Ishmaelite.
Abigail’s husband was Jether, a descendant of Ishmael, and their son was Amasa.
18 And Caleb the son of Hezron had children by Azubah [his] wife, and by Jerioth: her sons are these: Jesher, and Shobab, and Ardon.
Hezron’s younger son Caleb had two wives. One of them, Azubah, gave birth to [three] sons: Jesher, Shobab, and Ardon.
19 And Azubah died, and Caleb took him Ephrath, and she bore him Hur.
When Azubah died, Caleb married Ephrath. Their son was Hur.
20 And Hur begot Uri, and Uri begot Bezaleel.
Hur was the father of Uri, and Uri was the father of Bezalel.
21 And afterwards Hezron went to the daughter of Machir, the father of Gilead, and he took her when he was sixty years old; and she bore him Segub.
When Hezron was 60 years old, he married [EUP] Makir’s daughter, who was the sister of Gilead. The son of Hezron and Makir was Segub.
22 And Segub begot Jair, who had twenty-three cities in the land of Gilead;
Segub was the father of Jair. Jair’s [army] controlled twenty-three cities in the region ruled by Gilead.
23 and Geshur and Aram took the villages of Jair from them, with Kenath and its dependent towns, sixty cities. All these were sons of Machir the father of Gilead.
But [the armies of] Geshur and Aram captured those towns controlled by Jair. They also captured Kenath [city] and the nearby towns; altogether they captured 60 towns. The people who lived there were all descendants of Makir, the father of Gilead.
24 And after the death of Hezron in Caleb-Ephratah, Abijah, Hezron's wife, bore him Ashhur, the father of Tekoa.
Shortly after Hezron died in Caleb-Ephrath [town], his widow Abijah had a son Asshur; Asshur started Tekoa [town].
25 And the sons of Jerahmeel the firstborn of Hezron were: Ram the firstborn, and Bunah, and Oren, and Ozem, of Ahijah.
Hezron’s oldest son was Jerahmeel. His sons were Ram, Bunah, Oren, Ozem, and Ahijah. Jerahmeel’s oldest son was Ram.
26 And Jerahmeel had another wife, whose name was Atarah; she was the mother of Onam.
Jerahmeel had another wife named Atarah. Their son was Onam.
27 And the sons of Ram, the firstborn of Jerahmeel, were Maaz, and Jamin, and Eker.
The sons of Ram, Jerahmeel’s oldest son, were Maaz, Jamin, and Eker.
28 And the sons of Onam were Shammai and Jada. And the sons of Shammai: Nadab and Abishur.
Onam’s sons were Shammai and Jada. Shammai’s sons were Nadab and Abishur.
29 And the name of the wife of Abishur was Abihail, and she bore him Ahban and Molid.
Abishur’s wife was Abihail. The sons of Abishur and Abihail were Ahban and Molid.
30 And the sons of Nadab: Seled and Appaim; and Seled died without sons.
Nadab’s sons were Seled and Appaim. Seled did not have any children.
31 And the sons of Appaim: Jishi; and the sons of Jishi: Sheshan; and the sons of Sheshan: Ahlai.
Appaim’s son was Ishi; Ishi’s son was Sheshan. One of Sheshan’s daughters was Ahlai.
32 And the sons of Jada, the brother of Shammai: Jether and Jonathan; and Jether died without sons.
Shammai’s [younger] brother was Jada. Jada’s sons were Jether and Jonathan. Jether did not have any children.
33 And the sons of Jonathan: Peleth and Zaza. These were the sons of Jerahmeel.
Jonathan’s sons were Peleth and Zaza. Those were the descendants of Jerahmeel.
34 And Sheshan had no sons, but daughters; and Sheshan had an Egyptian servant, whose name was Jarha;
Sheshan did not have any sons; he had only daughters. He had a servant from Egypt whose name was Jarha.
35 and Sheshan gave his daughter to Jarha his servant as wife, and she bore him Attai.
Sheshan allowed his daughter to marry Jarha, and their son was Attai.
36 And Attai begot Nathan, and Nathan begot Zabad,
Attai was the father of Nathan. Nathan was the father of Zabad.
37 and Zabad begot Ephlal, and Ephlal begot Obed,
Zabad was the father of Ephlal. Ephlal was the father of Obed.
38 and Obed begot Jehu, and Jehu begot Azariah,
Obed was the father of Jehu. Jehu was the father of Azariah.
39 and Azariah begot Helez, and Helez begot Elasah,
Azariah was the father of Helez. Helez was the father of Eleasah.
40 and Elasah begot Sismai, and Sismai begot Shallum,
Eleasah was the father of Sismai. Sismai was the father of Shallum.
41 and Shallum begot Jekamiah, and Jekamiah begot Elishama.
Shallum was the father of Jekamiah. And Jekamiah was the father of Elishama.
42 And 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.
Jerahmeel’s [younger] brother was Caleb. Caleb’s oldest son was Mesha. Mesha was the father of Ziph. Ziph was the father of Mareshah. Mareshah was the father of Hebron.
43 And the sons of Hebron: Korah, and Tappuah, and Rekem, and Shema.
Hebron’s sons were Korah, Tappuah, Rekem, and Shema.
44 And Shema begot Raham, the father of Jorkeam. And Rekem begot Shammai;
Shema was the father of Raham. Raham was the father of Jorkeam. Rekem was the father of Shammai.
45 and the son of Shammai was Maon; and Maon was the father of Beth-zur.
Shammai was the father of Maon. Maon was the father of Beth-Zur.
46 And Ephah, Caleb's concubine, bore Haran, and Moza, and Gazez; and Haran begot Gazez.
Caleb had a slave wife who was named Ephah. Caleb and Ephah’s sons were Haran, Moza, and Gazez. Haran had a son whom he also named Gazez.
47 And the sons of Jehdai: Regem, and Jotham, and Geshan, and Pelet, and Ephah, and Shaaph.
Ephah’s father was Jahdai. Jahdai was the father of [six sons: ] Regem, Jotham, Geshan, Pelet, Ephah, and Shaaph.
48 Maachah, Caleb's concubine, bore Sheber and Tirhanah;
Caleb had another slave wife whose name was Maacah. Caleb and Maacah’s sons were Sheber, Tirhanah,
49 and she bore Shaaph the father of Madmannah, Sheva the father of Machbena and the father of Gibea. And the daughter of Caleb was Achsah.
Shaaph, and Sheva. Shaaph was the father of Madmannah. Sheva was the father of Macbenah and Gibea. Caleb’s daughter was Acsah.
50 These are the sons of Caleb. The sons of Hur, the firstborn of Ephratah: Shobal the father of Kirjath-jearim,
These people were also descendants of Caleb: [Caleb had another wife whose name was] Ephrathah. Their oldest son was Hur. Hur’s sons were Shobal, Salma, and Hareph. Shobal started Kiriath-Jearim [city]. Salma started Bethlehem [town]. Hareph started Beth-Gader [town].
51 Salma the father of Bethlehem, Hareph the father of Beth-gader.
52 And Shobal the father of Kirjath-jearim had sons: Haroeh, Hazi-Hammenuhoth.
Shobal’s descendants were Haroeh, and half of the Manahath people-group.
53 And the families of Kirjath-jearim were the Jithrites, and the Puthites, and the Shumathites, and the Mishraites; of them came the Zoreathites and the Eshtaolites.
His descendants also included these clans that lived in Kiriath-Jearim: Ithri, Put, Shumath, and Mishra. The Zorath and Eshtaol clans were descendants of the Mishra clan.
54 The sons of Salma: Bethlehem, and the Netophathites. Atroth-Beth-Joab, and the Hazi-Hammana-hethites, the Zorites;
Salma’s descendants in Bethlehem were the Netophath clan, the Atroth-Beth-Joab clan, the other half of the Manahath clan, and the Zor clan.
55 and the families of the scribes who dwelt at Jabez: the Tireathites, the Shimeathites, the Suchathites. These are the Kenites that came of Hammath, the father of the house of Rechab.
Salma’s descendants also included the families at Jabez [town] who wrote and copied important documents. These were the Tirath clan, the Shimeath clan, and the Sucath clan. They were all from the Ken people-group who came from Hammath [city], and who had married members of the family [MTY] of Rechab.
