1 Chronicles 2

1 Chronicles 2:1 These were Israel’s sons: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun,

1 Chronicles 2:2 Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.

1 Chronicles 2:3 Judah’s sons: Er, Onan, and Shelah. These three were born to him by Bath-shua, the Canaanite woman. Er, Judah’s firstborn, was evil in Yahveh’s[1] sight, so he put him to death.

1 Chronicles 2:4 Judah’s daughter-in-law Tamar bore Perez and Zerah to him. Judah had five sons in all.

1 Chronicles 2:5 Perez’s sons: Hezron and Hamul.

1 Chronicles 2:6 Zerah’s sons: Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Calcol, and Dara — five in all.

1 Chronicles 2:7 Carmi’s son: Achar, who brought trouble on Israel when he was unfaithful by taking the things set apart for destruction.

1 Chronicles 2:8 Ethan’s son: Azariah.

1 Chronicles 2:9 Hezron’s sons, who were born to him: Jerahmeel, Ram, and Chelubai.

1 Chronicles 2:10 Ram fathered Amminadab, and Amminadab fathered Nahshon, a leader[2] from Judah’s descendants.

1 Chronicles 2:11 Nahshon fathered Salma, and Salma fathered Boaz.

1 Chronicles 2:12 Boaz fathered Obed, and Obed fathered Jesse.

1 Chronicles 2:13 Jesse fathered Eliab, his firstborn; Abinadab was born second, Shimea third,

1 Chronicles 2:14 Nethanel fourth, Raddai fifth,

1 Chronicles 2:15 Ozem sixth, and David seventh.

1 Chronicles 2:16 Their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail, and Zeruiah’s three sons were Abishai, Joab, and Asahel.

1 Chronicles 2:17 Amasa’s mother was Abigail, and his father was Jether the Ishmaelite.

1 Chronicles 2:18 Caleb, son of Hezron, had children by his wife Azubah and by Jerioth. These were Azubah’s sons: Jesher, Shobab, and Ardon.

1 Chronicles 2:19 When Azubah died, Caleb married Ephrath, and she bore Hur to him.

1 Chronicles 2:20 Hur fathered Uri, and Uri fathered Bezalel.

1 Chronicles 2:21 After this, Hezron slept with the daughter of Machir, the father of Gilead. Hezron had married her when he was sixty years old, and she bore Segub to him.

1 Chronicles 2:22 Segub fathered Jair, who possessed twenty-three towns in the land of Gilead.

1 Chronicles 2:23 But Geshur and Aram captured Jair’s Villages along with Kenath and its surrounding villages– sixty towns. All these were the descendants of Machir father of Gilead.

1 Chronicles 2:24 After Hezron’s death in Caleb-ephrathah, his wife Abijah bore Ashhur to him. He was the father of Tekoa.

1 Chronicles 2:25 The sons of Jerahmeel, Hezron’s firstborn: Ram, his firstborn, Bunah, Oren, Ozem, and Ahijah.

1 Chronicles 2:26 Jerahmeel had another wife named Atarah, who was the mother of Onam.

1 Chronicles 2:27 The sons of Ram, Jerahmeel’s firstborn: Maaz, Jamin, and Eker.

1 Chronicles 2:28 Onam’s sons: Shammai and Jada. Shammai’s sons: Nadab and Abishur.

1 Chronicles 2:29 Abishur’s wife was named Abihail, who bore Ahban and Molid to him.

1 Chronicles 2:30 Nadab’s sons: Seled and Appaim. Seled died without children.

1 Chronicles 2:31 Appaim’s son: Ishi. Ishi’s son: Sheshan. Sheshan’s descendant: Ahlai.

1 Chronicles 2:32 The sons of Jada, brother of Shammai: Jether and Jonathan. Jether died without children.

1 Chronicles 2:33 Jonathan’s sons: Peleth and Zaza. These were the descendants of Jerahmeel.

1 Chronicles 2:34 Sheshan had no sons, only daughters, but he did have an Egyptian slave[3] whose name was Jarha.

1 Chronicles 2:35 Sheshan gave his daughter in marriage to his slave Jarha, and she bore Attai to him.

1 Chronicles 2:36 Attai fathered Nathan, and Nathan fathered Zabad.

1 Chronicles 2:37 Zabad fathered Ephlal, and Ephlal fathered Obed.

1 Chronicles 2:38 Obed fathered Jehu, and Jehu fathered Azariah.

1 Chronicles 2:39 Azariah fathered Helez, and Helez fathered Elasah.

1 Chronicles 2:40 Elasah fathered Sismai, and Sismai fathered Shallum.

1 Chronicles 2:41 Shallum fathered Jekamiah, and Jekamiah fathered Elishama.

1 Chronicles 2:42 The sons of Caleb brother of Jerahmeel: Mesha, his firstborn, fathered Ziph, and Mareshah, his second son, fathered Hebron.

1 Chronicles 2:43 Hebron’s sons: Korah, Tappuah, Rekem, and Shema.

1 Chronicles 2:44 Shema fathered Raham, who fathered Jorkeam, and Rekem fathered Shammai.

1 Chronicles 2:45 Shammai’s son was Maon, and Maon fathered Beth-zur.

1 Chronicles 2:46 Caleb’s concubine Ephah was the mother of Haran, Moza, and Gazez. Haran fathered Gazez.

1 Chronicles 2:47 Jahdai’s sons: Regem, Jotham, Geshan, Pelet, Ephah, and Shaaph.

1 Chronicles 2:48 Caleb’s concubine Maacah was the mother of Sheber and Tirhanah.

1 Chronicles 2:49 She was also the mother of Shaaph, Madmannah’s father, and Sheva, the father of Machbenah and Gibea. Caleb’s daughter was Achsah.

1 Chronicles 2:50 These were Caleb’s descendants. The sons of Hur, Ephrathah’s firstborn: Shobal fathered Kiriath-jearim;

1 Chronicles 2:51 Salma fathered Bethlehem, and Hareph fathered Beth-gader.

1 Chronicles 2:52 These were the descendants of Shobal the father of Kiriath-jearim: Haroeh, half of the Manahathites,

1 Chronicles 2:53 and the clans[4] of Kiriath-jearim — the Ithrites, Puthites, Shumathites, and Mishraites. The Zorathites and Eshtaolites descended from these.

1 Chronicles 2:54 Salma’s descendants: Bethlehem, the Netophathites, Atroth-beth-joab, and half of the Manahathites, the Zorites,

1 Chronicles 2:55 and the clans of scribes who lived in Jabez– the Tirathites, Shimeathites, and Sucathites. These are the Kenites who came from Hammath, the father of Rechab’s house.[5]

[1] יהוה = Yahveh. 1 Chronicles 2:3; 6:15, 31, 32; 9:19, 20, 23; 10:13, 14; 11:2, 3, 9, 10, 14, 18; 12:23; 13:2, 6, 10, 11, 14; 14:2, 10, 17; 15:2, 3, 12, 13, 14, 15, 25, 26, 28, 29; 16:2, 4, 7, 8, 10, 11, 14, 23, 25, 26, 28, 29, 31, 33, 34, 36, 37, 39, 40, 41; 17:1, 4, 7, 10, 16, 17, 19, 20, 22, 23, 24, 26, 27; 18:6, 11, 13; 19:13; 21:3, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 22, 24, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30; 22:1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 18, 19; 23:4, 5, 13, 24, 25, 28, 30, 31, 32; 24:19; 25:3, 6, 7; 26:12, 22, 27, 30; 27:23; 28:2, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20; 29:1, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 16, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23, 25.

[2] נָשִׂיא = leader, general. 1 Chronicles 2:10; 4:38; 5:6; 7:40.

[3] עֶבֶד = slave. 1 Chronicles 2:34, 35; 6:49; 16:13; 17:4, 7, 17, 18, 19, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27; 18:2, 6, 7, 13; 19:2, 3, 4, 19; 20:8; 21:3, 8.

[4] מִשְׁפָּחָה = clan. 1 Chronicles 2:53, 55; 4:2, 8, 21, 27, 38; 5:7; 6:19, 54, 60, 61, 62, 63, 66, 70, 71; 7:5; 16:28.

[5] בַּיִת = house (family, home, inside). 1 Chronicles 2:55; 4:21, 38; 5:13, 15, 24; 6:10, 31, 32, 48; 7:2, 4, 7, 9, 23, 40; 9:9, 11, 13, 19, 23, 26, 27; 10:6, 10; 12:28, 29, 30; 13:7, 13, 14; 14:1; 15:1, 25; 16:43; 17:1, 4, 5, 6, 10, 12, 14, 16, 17, 23, 24, 25, 27; 21:17; 22:1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 14, 19; 23:4, 11, 24, 28, 32; 24:4, 6, 19, 30; 25:6; 26:6, 12, 13, 20, 22, 27; 28:2, 3, 4, 6, 10, 11, 12, 13, 20, 21; 29:2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 16.