1 Chronicles 2

^{1 Chronicles 2:1} These were the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun,

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

^{1 Chronicles 2:3} The sons of Judah: Er, Onan, and Shelah. These three were born to him by Bath-shua the Canaanite. Er, Judah’s firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the LORD, who put him to death.

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

^{1 Chronicles 2:5} The sons of Perez: Hezron and Hamul.

^{1 Chronicles 2:6} The sons of Zerah: Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Calcol, and Dara —five in all.

^{1 Chronicles 2:7} The son of Carmi: Achar, who brought trouble upon Israel by violating the ban on devoted things.

^{1 Chronicles 2:8} The son of Ethan: Azariah.

^{1 Chronicles 2:9} The sons who were born to Hezron: Jerahmeel, Ram, and Caleb.

^{1 Chronicles 2:10} Ram was the father of Amminadab, and Amminadab was the father of Nahshon, a leader of the descendants of Judah.

^{1 Chronicles 2:11} Nahshon was the father of Salmon, and Salmon was the father of Boaz.

^{1 Chronicles 2:12} Boaz was the father of Obed, and Obed was the father of Jesse.

^{1 Chronicles 2:13} Jesse was the father of 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 the three sons of Zeruiah were Abishai, Joab, and Asahel.

^{1 Chronicles 2:17} Abigail was the mother of Amasa, whose father was Jether the Ishmaelite.

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

^{1 Chronicles 2:19} When Azubah died, Caleb married Ephrath, who bore to him Hur.

^{1 Chronicles 2:20} Hur was the father of Uri, and Uri was the father of Bezalel.

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

^{1 Chronicles 2:22} Segub was the father of Jair, who had twenty-three cities in the land of Gilead.

^{1 Chronicles 2:23} But Geshur and Aram captured Havvoth-jair, along with Kenath and its sixty surrounding villages. All these were descendants of Machir the father of Gilead.

^{1 Chronicles 2:24} After Hezron died in Caleb-ephrathah, his wife Abijah bore to him Ashhur the father of Tekoa.

^{1 Chronicles 2:25} The sons of Jerahmeel the firstborn of Hezron: 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 the firstborn of Jerahmeel: Maaz, Jamin, and Eker.

^{1 Chronicles 2:28} The sons of Onam: Shammai and Jada. The sons of Shammai: Nadab and Abishur.

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

^{1 Chronicles 2:30} The sons of Nadab: Seled and Appaim. Seled died without children.

^{1 Chronicles 2:31} The son of Appaim: Ishi. The son of Ishi: Sheshan. The son of Sheshan: Ahlai.

^{1 Chronicles 2:32} The sons of Jada the brother of Shammai: Jether and Jonathan. Jether died without children.

^{1 Chronicles 2:33} The sons of Jonathan: Peleth and Zaza. These were the descendants of Jerahmeel.

^{1 Chronicles 2:34} Sheshan had no sons, but only daughters; but he did have an Egyptian servant named Jarha.

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

^{1 Chronicles 2:36} Attai was the father of Nathan, Nathan was the father of Zabad,

^{1 Chronicles 2:37} Zabad was the father of Ephlal, Ephlal was the father of Obed,

^{1 Chronicles 2:38} Obed was the father of Jehu, Jehu was the father of Azariah,

^{1 Chronicles 2:39} Azariah was the father of Helez, Helez was the father of Elasah,

^{1 Chronicles 2:40} Elasah was the father of Sismai, Sismai was the father of Shallum,

^{1 Chronicles 2:41} Shallum was the father of Jekamiah, and Jekamiah was the father of Elishama.

^{1 Chronicles 2:42} The sons of Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel: Mesha his firstborn, who was the father of Ziph, and Mareshah his second son, who was the father of Hebron.

^{1 Chronicles 2:43} The sons of Hebron: Korah, Tappuah, Rekem, and Shema.

^{1 Chronicles 2:44} Shema was the father of Raham the father of Jorkeam, and Rekem was the father of Shammai.

^{1 Chronicles 2:45} The son of Shammai was Maon, and Maon was the father of Beth-zur.

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

^{1 Chronicles 2:47} The sons of Jahdai: 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 father of Madmannah, and of Sheva father of Machbenah and Gibea. Caleb’s daughter was Acsah.

^{1 Chronicles 2:50} These were the descendants of Caleb. The sons of Hur the firstborn of Ephrathah: Shobal the father of Kiriath-jearim,

^{1 Chronicles 2:51} Salma the father of Bethlehem, and Hareph the father of Beth-gader.

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

^{1 Chronicles 2:53} and the clans of Kiriath-jearim—the Ithrites, Puthites, Shumathites, and Mishraites. From these descended the Zorathites and Eshtaolites.

^{1 Chronicles 2:54} The descendants of Salma: Bethlehem, the Netophathites, Atroth-beth-joab, half the Manahathites, the Zorites,

^{1 Chronicles 2:55} and the clans of the scribes who lived at Jabez—the Tirathites, Shimeathites, and Sucathites. These are the Kenites who came from Hammath, the father of the house of Rechab.