1 Chronicles 4

1 Chronicles 4:1 Judah’s sons: Perez, Hezron, Carmi, Hur, and Shobal.

1 Chronicles 4:2 Reaiah, son of Shobal, fathered Jahath, and Jahath fathered Ahumai and Lahad. These were the clans of the Zorathites.

1 Chronicles 4:3 These were Etam’s sons: Jezreel, Ishma, and Idbash. Their sister was Hazzelelponi.

1 Chronicles 4:4 Penuel fathered Gedor, and Ezer fathered Hushah. These were the sons of Hur, Ephrathah’s firstborn and the father of Bethlehem:

1 Chronicles 4:5 Ashhur fathered Tekoa and had two wives, Helah and Naarah.

1 Chronicles 4:6 Naarah bore Ahuzzam, Hepher, Temeni, and Haahashtari to him. These were Naarah’s sons.

1 Chronicles 4:7 Helah’s sons: Zereth, Zohar, and Ethnan.

1 Chronicles 4:8 Koz fathered Anub, Zobebah, and the clans of Aharhel, son of Harum.

1 Chronicles 4:9 Jabez was more honored than his brothers. His mother named him Jabez and said, “I gave birth to him in pain.”

1 Chronicles 4:10 Jabez cried out to the God of Israel: “If only you would empower[1] me, extend my border, let your hand be with me, and keep me from harm so that I will not experience pain.” And God granted his request.

1 Chronicles 4:11 Chelub, brother of Shuhah, fathered Mehir, who was the father of Eshton.

1 Chronicles 4:12 Eshton fathered Beth-Rapha, Paseah, and Tehinnah, the father of Irnahash. These were the men of Recah.

1 Chronicles 4:13 Kenaz’s sons: Othniel and Seraiah. Othniel’s sons: Hathath and Meonothai.

1 Chronicles 4:14 Meonothai fathered Ophrah, and Seraiah fathered Joab, the ancestor of those in the Craftsmen’s Valley, for they were craftsmen.

1 Chronicles 4:15 The sons of Caleb son of Jephunneh: Iru, Elah, and Naam. Elah’s son: Kenaz.

1 Chronicles 4:16 Jehallelel’s sons: Ziph, Ziphah, Tiria, and Asarel.

1 Chronicles 4:17 Ezrah’s sons: Jether, Mered, Epher, and Jalon. Mered’s wife, Bithiah, gave birth to Miriam, Shammai, and Ishbah, the father of Eshtemoa.

1 Chronicles 4:18 These were the sons of Pharaoh’s daughter Bithiah; Mered had married her. His Judean wife gave birth to Jered, the father of Gedor, Heber, the father of Soco, and Jekuthiel, the father of Zanoah.

1 Chronicles 4:19 The sons of Hodiah’s wife, the sister of Naham: the father of Keilah the Garmite and the father of Eshtemoa the Maacathite.

1 Chronicles 4:20 Shimon’s sons: Amnon, Rinnah, Ben-hanan, and Tilon. Ishi’s sons: Zoheth and Ben-zoheth.

1 Chronicles 4:21 The sons of Shelah son of Judah: Er the father of Lecah, Laadah, the father of Mareshah, the clans of the house of linen workers at Beth-ashbea,

1 Chronicles 4:22 Jokim, the men of Cozeba; and Joash and Saraph, who married Moabites and returned to Lehem. These names are from ancient records.

1 Chronicles 4:23 They were the potters and residents of Netaim and Gederah. They lived there in the service of the king.

1 Chronicles 4:24 Simeon’s sons: Nemuel, Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, and Shaul;

1 Chronicles 4:25 Shaul’s sons: his son Shallum, his son Mibsam, and his son Mishma.

1 Chronicles 4:26 Mishma’s sons: his son Hammuel, his son Zaccur, and his son Shimei.

1 Chronicles 4:27 Shimei had sixteen sons and six daughters, but his brothers did not have many children, so their whole clan did not become as numerous as the Judeans.

1 Chronicles 4:28 They lived in Beer-sheba, Moladah, Hazar-shual,

1 Chronicles 4:29 Bilhah, Ezem, Tolad,

1 Chronicles 4:30 Bethuel, Hormah, Ziklag,

1 Chronicles 4:31 Beth-marcaboth, Hazar-susim, Beth-biri, and Shaaraim. These were their cities until David became king.

1 Chronicles 4:32 Their villages were Etam, Ain, Rimmon, Tochen, and Ashan– five cities,

1 Chronicles 4:33 and all their surrounding villages as far as Baal. These were their settlements, and they kept a genealogical record for themselves.

1 Chronicles 4:34 Meshobab, Jamlech, Joshah, son of Amaziah,

1 Chronicles 4:35 Joel, Jehu, son of Joshibiah, son of Seraiah, son of Asiel,

1 Chronicles 4:36 Elioenai, Jaakobah, Jeshohaiah, Asaiah, Adiel, Jesimiel, Benaiah,

1 Chronicles 4:37 and Ziza the son of Shiphi, son of Allon, son of Jedaiah, son of Shimri, son of Shemaiah–

1 Chronicles 4:38 these mentioned by name were leaders in their clans. Their ancestral houses increased greatly.

1 Chronicles 4:39 They went to the entrance of Gedor, to the east side of the valley, to seek pasture for their flocks.

1 Chronicles 4:40 They found rich, good pasture, and the land was broad, peaceful, and quiet, for some Hamites had lived there before.

1 Chronicles 4:41 These who were recorded by name came in the days of King Hezekiah of Judah, struck down the Hamites’ tents and the Meunites who were found there, and set them apart for destruction,[2] as they are today. Then they settled in their place because there was pasture for their flocks.

1 Chronicles 4:42 Now five hundred men from these sons of Simeon went with Pelatiah, Neariah, Rephaiah, and Uzziel, the descendants of Ishi, as their leaders to Mount Seir.

1 Chronicles 4:43 They struck down the remnant of the Amalekites who had escaped, and they still live there today.

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[1] בָּרָךְ = empower, endorse, praise. 1 Chronicles 4:10; 13:14; 16:2, 36, 43; 17:27; 18:10; 23:13; 26:5; 29:10, 20.

[2] חָרָם = set apart for destruction. 1 Chronicles 4:41.

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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]

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[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.

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1 Chronicles 1

1 Chronicles 1:1 Adam, Seth, Enosh,

1 Chronicles 1:2 Kenan, Mahalalel, Jared,

1 Chronicles 1:3 Enoch, Methuselah, Lamech,

1 Chronicles 1:4 Noah, Noah’s sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

1 Chronicles 1:5 Japheth’s sons: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.

1 Chronicles 1:6 Gomer’s sons: Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah.

1 Chronicles 1:7 Javan’s sons: Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Rodanim.

1 Chronicles 1:8 Ham’s sons: Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.

1 Chronicles 1:9 Cush’s sons: Seba, Havilah, Sabta, Raama, and Sabteca. Raama’s sons: Sheba and Dedan.

1 Chronicles 1:10 Cush fathered[1] Nimrod, who was the first to become a great warrior on the land.[2]

1 Chronicles 1:11 Mizraim fathered the people of Lud, Anam, Lehab, Naphtuh,

1 Chronicles 1:12 Pathrus, Casluh (the Philistines came from them), and Caphtor.

1 Chronicles 1:13 Canaan fathered Sidon as his firstborn and Heth,

1 Chronicles 1:14 as well as the Jebusites, Amorites, Girgashites,

1 Chronicles 1:15 Hivites, Arkites, Sinites,

1 Chronicles 1:16 Arvadites, Zemarites, and Hamathites.

1 Chronicles 1:17 Shem’s sons: Elam, Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud, Aram, Uz, Hul, Gether, and Meshech.

1 Chronicles 1:18 Arpachshad fathered Shelah, and Shelah fathered Eber.

1 Chronicles 1:19 Two sons were born to Eber. One of them was named Peleg because the land was divided during his lifetime, and his brother’s name was Joktan.

1 Chronicles 1:20 Joktan fathered Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,

1 Chronicles 1:21 Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah,

1 Chronicles 1:22 Ebal, Abimael, Sheba,

1 Chronicles 1:23 Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. All of these were Joktan’s sons.

1 Chronicles 1:24 Shem, Arpachshad, Shelah,

1 Chronicles 1:25 Eber, Peleg, Reu,

1 Chronicles 1:26 Serug, Nahor, Terah,

1 Chronicles 1:27 and Abram (that is, Abraham).

1 Chronicles 1:28 Abraham’s sons: Isaac and Ishmael.

1 Chronicles 1:29 This is their family history:[3] Nebaioth, Ishmael’s firstborn, Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,

1 Chronicles 1:30 Mishma, Dumah, Massa, Hadad, Tema,

1 Chronicles 1:31 Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah. These were Ishmael’s sons.

1 Chronicles 1:32 The sons born to Keturah, Abraham’s concubine: Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah. Jokshan’s sons: Sheba and Dedan.

1 Chronicles 1:33 Midian’s sons: Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah. All of these were Keturah’s descendants.

1 Chronicles 1:34 Abraham fathered Isaac. Isaac’s sons: Esau and Israel.

1 Chronicles 1:35 Esau’s sons: Eliphaz, Reuel, Jeush, Jalam, and Korah.

1 Chronicles 1:36 Eliphaz’s sons: Teman, Omar, Zephi, Gatam, and Kenaz; and by Timna, Amalek.

1 Chronicles 1:37 Reuel’s sons: Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah.

1 Chronicles 1:38 Seir’s sons: Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan.

1 Chronicles 1:39 Lotan’s sons: Hori and Homam. Timna was Lotan’s sister.

1 Chronicles 1:40 Shobal’s sons: Alian, Manahath, Ebal, Shephi, and Onam. Zibeon’s sons: Aiah and Anah.

1 Chronicles 1:41 Anah’s son: Dishon. Dishon’s sons: Hamran, Eshban, Ithran, and Cheran.

1 Chronicles 1:42 Ezer’s sons: Bilhan, Zaavan, and Jaakan. Dishan’s sons: Uz and Aran.

1 Chronicles 1:43 These were the kings who reigned in the land of Edom before[4] any king reigned over the Israelites: Bela, son of Beor. Bela’s town was named Dinhabah.

1 Chronicles 1:44 When Bela died, Jobab, son of Zerah from Bozrah, reigned in his place.

1 Chronicles 1:45 When Jobab died, Husham from the land of the Temanites reigned in his place.

1 Chronicles 1:46 When Husham died, Hadad son of Bedad, who struck down[5] Midian, in the territory of Moab, reigned in his place. Hadad’s town was named Avith.

1 Chronicles 1:47 When Hadad died, Samlah from Masrekah reigned in his place.

1 Chronicles 1:48 When Samlah died, Shaul from Rehoboth on the Euphrates River reigned in his place.

1 Chronicles 1:49 When Shaul died, Baal-Hanan, son of Achbor, reigned in his place.

1 Chronicles 1:50 When Baal-Hanan died, Hadad reigned in his place. Hadad’s city was named Pai, and his wife’s name was Mehetabel daughter of Matred, daughter of Me-zahab.

1 Chronicles 1:51 Then Hadad died. Edom’s chiefs: Timna, Alvah, Jetheth,

1 Chronicles 1:52 Oholibamah, Elah, Pinon,

1 Chronicles 1:53 Kenaz, Teman, Mibzar,

1 Chronicles 1:54 Magdiel and Iram. These were Edom’s chiefs.

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[1] יָלַד = give birth to, father. 1 Chronicles 1:10, 11, 13, 18, 19, 20, 32, 34; 2:3, 4, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 24, 29, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 44, 46, 48, 49; 3:1, 4, 5; 4:2, 6, 8, 9, 11, 12, 14, 18; 6:4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14; 7:14, 16, 18, 21, 23, 32; 8:1, 7, 8, 9, 11, 32, 33, 34, 36, 37; 9:38, 39, 40, 42, 43; 14:3, 4; 20:6, 8; 22:9; 26:6.

[2] אֶרֶץ = land. 1 Chronicles 1:10, 19; 16:14, 23, 30, 31, 33; 17:8, 21; 21:16; 22:8; 29:11, 15; 1 Corinthians 8:5; 10:26; 15:47.

[3] תּוֹלֵדוֹת = history, generations. 1 Chronicles 1:29; 5:7; 7:2, 4, 9; 8:28; 9:9, 34; 26:31.

[4] פָּנִים = face, before.  1 Chronicles 1:43; 4:40; 5:10, 25; 6:32; 9:20; 10:1; 11:3, 13; 12:1, 8, 17; 13:8, 10; 14:8, 15; 15:24; 16:1, 4, 6, 11, 27, 29, 30, 33, 37, 39; 17:8, 13, 16, 21, 24, 25, 27; 19:7, 10, 14, 15, 16, 18; 21:12, 16, 30; 22:5, 8, 18; 23:13, 31; 24:2, 6, 31; 29:15, 22, 25.

[5] נָכָה = strike (down). 1 Chronicles 1:46; 4:41, 43; 10:2; 11:6, 14, 22, 23; 13:10; 14:11, 15, 16; 18:1, 2, 3, 5, 9, 10, 12; 20:1, 4, 5, 7; 21:7.

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