1 These were the sons of Israel:
Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun, |
2 Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad and Asher. |
3 The sons of Judah:
Er, Onan and Shelah. These three were born to him by a Canaanite woman, the daughter of Shua. Er, Judah's firstborn, was wicked in the LORD's sight; so the LORD put him to death. |
4 Tamar, Judah's daughter-in-law, bore him Perez and Zerah. Judah had five sons in all. |
5 The sons of Perez:
Hezron and Hamul. |
6 The sons of Zerah:
Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Calcol and Darda1 2:6 Many Hebrew manuscripts, some Septuagint manuscripts and Syriac (see also 1 Kings 4:31); most Hebrew manuscripts Dara -five in all. |
7 The son of Carmi:
Achar,2 2:7 Achar means trouble; Achar is called Achan in Joshua. who brought trouble on Israel by violating the ban on taking devoted things.3 2:7 The Hebrew term refers to the irrevocable giving over of things or persons to the LORD , often by totally destroying them. |
8 The son of Ethan:
Azariah. |
9 The sons born to Hezron were:
Jerahmeel, Ram and Caleb.4 2:9 Hebrew Kelubai , a variant of Caleb From Ram Son of Hezron |
10 Ram was the father of
Amminadab, and Amminadab the father of Nahshon, the leader of the people of Judah. |
11 Nahshon was the father of Salmon,5 2:11 Septuagint (see also Ruth 4:21); Hebrew Salma Salmon the father of Boaz, |
12 Boaz the father of Obed and Obed the father of Jesse. |
13 Jesse was the father of
Eliab his firstborn; the second son was Abinadab, the third Shimea, |
14 the fourth Nethanel, the fifth Raddai, |
15 the sixth Ozem and the seventh David. |
16 Their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. Zeruiah's three sons were Abishai, Joab and Asahel. |
17 Abigail was the mother of Amasa, whose father was Jether the Ishmaelite. Caleb Son of Hezron |
18 Caleb son of Hezron had children by his wife Azubah (and by Jerioth). These were her sons: Jesher, Shobab and Ardon. |
19 When Azubah died, Caleb married Ephrath, who bore him Hur. |
20 Hur was the father of Uri, and Uri the father of Bezalel. |
21 Later, Hezron lay with the daughter of Makir the father of Gilead (he had married her when he was sixty years old), and she bore him Segub. |
22 Segub was the father of Jair, who controlled twenty-three towns in Gilead. |
23 (But Geshur and Aram captured Havvoth Jair,6 2:23 Or captured the settlements of Jair as well as Kenath with its surrounding settlements-sixty towns.) All these were descendants of Makir the father of Gilead. |
24 After Hezron died in Caleb Ephrathah, Abijah the wife of Hezron bore him Ashhur the father7 2:24 Father may mean civic leader or military leader ; also in verses 42, 45, 49-52 and possibly elsewhere. of Tekoa. Jerahmeel Son of Hezron |
25 The sons of Jerahmeel the firstborn of Hezron:
Ram his firstborn, Bunah, Oren, Ozem and8 2:25 Or Oren and Ozem, by Ahijah. |
26 Jerahmeel had another wife, whose name was Atarah; she was the mother of Onam. |
27 The sons of Ram the firstborn of Jerahmeel:
Maaz, Jamin and Eker. |
28 The sons of Onam:
Shammai and Jada.
The sons of Shammai:
Nadab and Abishur. |
29 Abishur's wife was named Abihail, who bore him Ahban and Molid. |
30 The sons of Nadab:
Seled and Appaim. Seled died without children. |
31 The son of Appaim:
Ishi, who was the father of Sheshan.
Sheshan was the father of Ahlai. |
32 The sons of Jada, Shammai's brother:
Jether and Jonathan. Jether died without children. |
33 The sons of Jonathan:
Peleth and Zaza.
These were the descendants of Jerahmeel. |
34 Sheshan had no sons-only daughters.
He had an Egyptian servant named Jarha. |
35 Sheshan gave his daughter in marriage to his servant Jarha, and she bore him Attai. |
36 Attai was the father of Nathan,
Nathan the father of Zabad, |
37 Zabad the father of Ephlal,
Ephlal the father of Obed, |
38 Obed the father of Jehu,
Jehu the father of Azariah, |
39 Azariah the father of Helez,
Helez the father of Eleasah, |
40 Eleasah the father of Sismai,
Sismai the father of Shallum, |
41 Shallum the father of Jekamiah,
and Jekamiah the father of Elishama. The Clans of Caleb |
42 The sons of Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel:
Mesha his firstborn, who was the father of Ziph, and his son Mareshah,9 2:42 The meaning of the Hebrew for this phrase is uncertain. who was the father of Hebron. |
43 The sons of Hebron:
Korah, Tappuah, Rekem and Shema. |
44 Shema was the father of Raham, and Raham 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. |
46 Caleb's concubine Ephah was the mother of Haran, Moza and Gazez. Haran was the father of Gazez. |
47 The sons of Jahdai:
Regem, Jotham, Geshan, Pelet, Ephah and Shaaph. |
48 Caleb's concubine Maacah was the mother of Sheber and Tirhanah. |
49 She also gave birth to Shaaph the father of Madmannah and to Sheva the father of Macbenah and Gibea. Caleb's daughter was Acsah. |
50 These were the descendants of Caleb. |
51 Salma the father of Bethlehem, and Hareph the father of Beth Gader. |
52 The descendants of Shobal the father of Kiriath Jearim were:
Haroeh, half the Manahathites, |
53 and the clans of Kiriath Jearim: the Ithrites, Puthites, Shumathites and Mishraites. From these descended the Zorathites and Eshtaolites. |
54 The descendants of Salma:
Bethlehem, the Netophathites, Atroth Beth Joab, half the Manahathites, the Zorites, |
55 and the clans of scribes10 2:55 Or of the Sopherites who lived at Jabez: the Tirathites, Shimeathites and Sucathites. These are the Kenites who came from Hammath, the father of the house of Recab.11 2:55 Or father of Beth Recab |
