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 unto him of the daughter of Shua the Canaanitess. And Er, the firstborn of Judah, was evil in the sight of the LORD; 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 bare him Pharez 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 Pharez; 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 thing accursed.

[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 The sons also of Hezron, that were born unto him; Jerahmeel, and Ram, and Chelubai.

Hezron’s sons were Jerahmeel, Ram, and Caleb (OR, Chelubai).

10 And Ram begat Amminadab; and Amminadab begat 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 begat Salma, and Salma begat Boaz,

Nahshon was the father of Salmon, who was the father of Boaz.

12 And Boaz begat Obed, and Obed begat Jesse,

Boaz was the father of Obed, and Obed was the father of Jesse.

13 And Jesse begat his firstborn Eliab, and Abinadab the second, and Shimma 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 Whose 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 bare Amasa: and the father of Amasa [was] Jether the Ishmeelite.

Abigail’s husband was Jether, a descendant of Ishmael, and their son was Amasa.

18 And Caleb the son of Hezron begat [children] of Azubah [his] wife, and of 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 when Azubah was dead, Caleb took unto him Ephrath, which bare him Hur.

When Azubah died, Caleb married Ephrath. Their son was Hur.

20 And Hur begat Uri, and Uri begat Bezaleel.

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

21 And afterward Hezron went in to the daughter of Machir the father of Gilead, whom he married when he [was] threescore years old; and she bare 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 begat Jair, who had three and twenty 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 he took Geshur, and Aram, with the towns of Jair, from them, with Kenath, and the towns thereof, [even] threescore cities. All these [belonged to] the 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 that Hezron was dead in Caleb-ephratah, then Abiah Hezron’s wife bare him Ashur 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, [and] Ahijah.

Hezron’s oldest son was Jerahmeel. His sons were Ram, Bunah, Oren, Ozem, and Ahijah. Jerahmeel’s oldest son was Ram.

26 Jerahmeel had also 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 bare 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: but Seled died without children.

Nadab’s sons were Seled and Appaim. Seled did not have any children.

31 And the sons of Appaim; Ishi. And the sons of Ishi; Sheshan. And the children 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 children.

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 Now Sheshan had no sons, but daughters. And Sheshan had a servant, an Egyptian, 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 to wife; and she bare him Attai.

Sheshan allowed his daughter to marry Jarha, and their son was Attai.

36 And Attai begat Nathan, and Nathan begat Zabad,

Attai was the father of Nathan. Nathan was the father of Zabad.

37 And Zabad begat Ephlal, and Ephlal begat Obed,

Zabad was the father of Ephlal. Ephlal was the father of Obed.

38 And Obed begat Jehu, and Jehu begat Azariah,

Obed was the father of Jehu. Jehu was the father of Azariah.

39 And Azariah begat Helez, and Helez begat Eleasah,

Azariah was the father of Helez. Helez was the father of Eleasah.

40 And Eleasah begat Sisamai, and Sisamai begat Shallum,

Eleasah was the father of Sismai. Sismai was the father of Shallum.

41 And Shallum begat Jekamiah, and Jekamiah begat Elishama.

Shallum was the father of Jekamiah. And Jekamiah was the father of Elishama.

42 Now the sons of Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel [were], Mesha his firstborn, which 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 begat Raham, the father of Jorkoam: and Rekem begat 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, bare Haran, and Moza, and Gazez: and Haran begat 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 Jahdai; 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, bare Sheber, and Tirhanah.

Caleb had another slave wife whose name was Maacah. Caleb and Maacah’s sons were Sheber, Tirhanah,

49 She bare also Shaaph the father of Madmannah, Sheva the father of Machbenah, 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 were the sons of Caleb the son 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 Beth-lehem, Hareph the father of Beth-gader.

52 And Shobal the father of Kirjath-jearim had sons; Haroeh, [and] half of the Manahethites.

Shobal’s descendants were Haroeh, and half of the Manahath people-group.

53 And the families of Kirjath-jearim; the Ithrites, and the Puhites, and the Shumathites, and the Mishraites; of them came the Zareathites, and the Eshtaulites.

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; Beth-lehem, and the Netophathites, Ataroth, the house of Joab, and half of the Manahethites, 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 which dwelt at Jabez; the Tirathites, the Shimeathites, [and] Suchathites. These [are] the Kenites that came of Hemath, 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.