1 Chronicles 2

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

The sons of Jacob were Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun,

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

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

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.

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 Tamar his daughter-in-law bore him Perez 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 Perez: Hezron and Hamul.

The sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul.

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

Zerah had five sons: Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Calcol, and Darda (OR, Dara).

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

Ethan’s son was Azariah.

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

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

10 Ram became the father of Amminadab, and Amminadab became the father of 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 became the father of Salma, and Salma became the father of Boaz,

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

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

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

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

Jesse’s oldest son was Eliab. His other sons were Abinadab, Shimea,

14 Nethanel the fourth, Raddai the fifth,

Nethanel, Raddai,

15 Ozem the sixth, and David the seventh;

Ozem, and the youngest was David.

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

Their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. Zeruiah’s three sons were Abishai, Joab, and Asahel.

17 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 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.

Hezron’s younger son Caleb had two wives. One of them, Azubah, gave birth to [three] sons: Jesher, Shobab, and Ardon.

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

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

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

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

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.

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 Segub became the father of 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 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.

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 After Hezron died in Caleb Ephrathah, 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 The sons of Jerahmeel the firstborn of Hezron were Ram the firstborn, Bunah, Oren, 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 another wife, whose name was Atarah. She was the mother of Onam.

Jerahmeel had another wife named Atarah. Their son was Onam.

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

The sons of Ram, Jerahmeel’s oldest son, were Maaz, Jamin, and Eker.

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

Onam’s sons were Shammai and Jada. Shammai’s sons were Nadab and Abishur.

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

Appaim’s son was Ishi; Ishi’s son was Sheshan. One of Sheshan’s daughters was Ahlai.

32 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 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 only daughters. 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 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 Attai became the father of Nathan, and Nathan became the father of Zabad,

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

Hebron’s sons were Korah, Tappuah, Rekem, and Shema.

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

Shema was the father of Raham. Raham was the father of Jorkeam. Rekem was the father of Shammai.

45 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 Ephah, Caleb’s concubine, bore Haran, Moza, and Gazez; and Haran became the father of 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 The sons of Jahdai: Regem, Jothan, Geshan, Pelet, Ephah, and Shaaph.

Ephah’s father was Jahdai. Jahdai was the father of [six sons: ] Regem, Jotham, Geshan, Pelet, Ephah, and Shaaph.

48 Maacah, 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 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.

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 Ephrathah: Shobal the father of Kiriath 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, and Hareph the father of Beth Gader.

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

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

53 The families of Kiriath Jearim: the Ithrites, the Puthites, the Shumathites, and the Mishraites; from them came the Zorathites 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, the Netophathites, Atroth Beth Joab, and half of the Manahathites, 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 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.

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.