1 Chronicles

The first book of the Chronicles, chapter 2, New English Translation and King James Version

Chapter 2 New English Translation

Israel's Descendants

   1 These were the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah; Issachar and Zebulun;
   2 Dan, Joseph, and Benjamin; Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.

Judah's Descendants

   3 The sons of Judah: Er, Onan, and Shelah. These three were born to him by Bathshua, a Canaanite woman. Er, Judah's firstborn, displeased the LORD, so the LORD killed him.
   4 Tamar, Judah's daughter-in-law, bore to 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, Kalkol, Dara - five in all.
   7 The son of Carmi: Achan, who brought the disaster on Israel when he stole what was devoted to God.
   8 The son of Ethan: Azariah.
   9 The sons born to Hezron: Jerahmeel, Ram, and Caleb.

Ram's Descendants

   10 Ram was the father of Amminadab, and Amminadab was the father of Nahshon, the tribal chief of Judah. 11 Nahshon was the father of Salma, and Salma was the father of Boaz. 12 Boaz was the father of Obed, and Obed was the father of Jesse.
   13 Jesse was the father of Eliab, his firstborn; Abinadab was born second, Shimea third, 14 Nethanel fourth, Raddai fifth, 15 Ozem sixth, David seventh. 16 Their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. Zeruiah's three sons were Abshai, Joab, and Asahel. 17 Abigail bore Amasa, whose father was Jether the Ishmaelite.

Caleb's Descendants

   18 Caleb son of Hezron fathered sons by his wife Azubah (also known as Jerioth). Her sons were Jesher, Shobab, and Ardon. 19 When Azubah died, Caleb married Ephrath, who bore him Hur. 20 Hur was the father of Uri, and Uri was the father of Bezalel.
   21 Later Hezron had sexual relations with the daughter of Makir, the father of Gilead. (He had married her when he was sixty years old.) She bore him Segub. 22 Segub was the father of Jair, who owned twenty-three cities in the land of Gilead. 23 (Geshur and Aram captured the towns of Jair, along with Kenath and its sixty surrounding towns.) All these were descendants of Makir, the father of Gilead.
   24 After Hezron's death, Caleb had sexual relations with Ephrath, his father Hezron's widow, and she bore to him Ashhur the father of Tekoa.

Jerahmeel's Descendants

   25 The sons of Jerahmeel, Hezron's firstborn, were Ram, the firstborn, Bunah, Oren, Ozem, and Ahijah. 26 Jerahmeel had another wife named Atarah; she was Onam's mother.
   27 The sons of Ram, Jerahmeel's firstborn, were Maaz, Jamin, and Eker.
   28 The sons of Onam were Shammai and Jada. The sons of Shammai: Nadab and Abishur.
   29 Abishur's wife was Abihail, who bore him Ahban and Molid.
   30 The sons of Nadab: Seled and Appaim. (Seled died without having sons.)
   31 The son of Appaim: Ishi. The son of Ishi: Sheshan. The son of Sheshan: Ahlai.
   32 The sons of Jada, Shammai's brother: Jether and Jonathan. (Jether died without having sons.)
   33 The sons of Jonathan: Peleth and Zaza. These were the descendants of Jerahmeel.
   34 Sheshan had no sons, only daughters. Sheshan had an Egyptian servant named Jarha. 35 Sheshan gave his daughter to his servant Jarha as a wife; she bore him Attai.
   36 Attai was the father of Nathan, and Nathan was the father of Zabad. 37 Zabad was the father of Ephlal, and Ephlal was the father of Obed. 38 Obed was the father of Jehu, and Jehu was the father of Azariah. 39 Azariah was the father of Helez, and Helez was the father of Eleasah. 40 Eleasah was the father of Sismai, and Sismai was the father of Shallum. 41 Shallum was the father of Jekamiah, and Jekamiah was the father of Elishama.

More of Caleb's Descendants

   42 The sons of Caleb, Jerahmeel's brother: His firstborn Mesha, the father of Ziph, and his second son Mareshah, the father of Hebron.
   43 The sons of Hebron: Korah, Tappuah, Rekem, and Shema.
   44 Shema was the father of Raham, the father of Jorkeam. Rekem was the father of Shammai. 45 Shammai's son was Maon, who was the father of Beth-Zur.
   46 Caleb's concubine Ephah bore 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 bore Sheber and Tirhanah. 49 She also bore Shaaph the father of Madmannah and Sheva the father of Machbenah and Gibea. Caleb's daughter was Achsah.
   50 These were the descendants of Caleb. The sons of Hur, the firstborn of Ephrath: Shobal, the father of Kiriath Jearim, 51 Salma, the father of Bethlehem, Hareph, the father of Beth-Gader.
   52 The sons of Shobal, the father of Kiriath Jearim, were Haroeh, half of the Manahathites, 53 the clans of Kiriath Jearim - the Ithrites, Puthites, Shumathites, and Mishraites. (The Zorathites and Eshtaolites descended from these groups.)
   54 The sons of Salma: Bethlehem, the Netophathites, Atroth Beth-Joab, half the Manahathites, the Zorites, 55 and the clans of the scribes who lived in Jabez: the Tirathites, Shimeathites, and Sucathites. These are the Kenites who descended from Hammath, the father of Beth-Rechab.

King James Version

   1 These are the sons of Israel; Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun,
   2 Dan, Joseph, and Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.
   3 ¶ The sons of Judah; Er, and Onan, and Shelah: which three were born unto him of the daughter of Shua the Canaanitess. And Er, the firstborn of Judah, was evil in the sight of the LORD; and he slew him.
   4 And Tamar his daughter in law bare him Pharez and Zerah. All the sons of Judah were five.
   5 The sons of Pharez; Hezron, and Hamul.
   6 And the sons of Zerah; Zimri, and Ethan, and Heman, and Calcol, and Dara: five of them in all.
   7 And the sons of Carmi; Achar, the troubler of Israel, who transgressed in the thing accursed.
   8 And the sons of Ethan; Azariah.
   9 The sons also of Hezron, that were born unto him; Jerahmeel, and Ram, and Chelubai.
   10 And Ram begat Amminadab; and Amminadab begat Nahshon, prince of the children of Judah;
   11 And Nahshon begat Salma, and Salma begat Boaz,
   12 And Boaz begat Obed, and Obed begat Jesse,
   13 ¶ And Jesse begat his firstborn Eliab, and Abinadab the second, and Shimma the third,
   14 Nethaneel the fourth, Raddai the fifth,
   15 Ozem the sixth, David the seventh:
   16 Whose sisters were Zeruiah, and Abigail. And the sons of Zeruiah; Abishai, and Joab, and Asahel, three.
   17 And Abigail bare Amasa: and the father of Amasa was Jether the Ishmeelite.
   18 ¶ And Caleb the son of Hezron begat children of Azubah his wife, and of Jerioth: her sons are these; Jesher, and Shobab, and Ardon.
   19 And when Azubah was dead, Caleb took unto him Ephrath, which bare him Hur.
   20 And Hur begat Uri, and Uri begat Bezaleel.
   21 ¶ And afterward Hezron went in to the daughter of Machir the father of Gilead, whom he married when he was threescore years old; and she bare him Segub.
   22 And Segub begat Jair, who had three and twenty cities in the land of Gilead.
   23 And he took Geshur, and Aram, with the towns of Jair, from them, with Kenath, and the towns thereof, even threescore cities. All these belonged to the sons of Machir the father of Gilead.
   24 And after that Hezron was dead in Caleb-ephratah, then Abiah Hezron's wife bare him Ashur the father of Tekoa.
   25 ¶ And the sons of Jerahmeel the firstborn of Hezron were, Ram the firstborn, and Bunah, and Oren, and Ozem, and Ahijah.
   26 Jerahmeel had also another wife, whose name was Atarah; she was the mother of Onam.
   27 And the sons of Ram the firstborn of Jerahmeel were, Maaz, and Jamin, and Eker.
   28 And the sons of Onam were, Shammai, and Jada. And the sons of Shammai; Nadab, and Abishur.
   29 And the name of the wife of Abishur was Abihail, and she bare him Ahban, and Molid.
   30 And the sons of Nadab; Seled, and Appaim: but Seled died without children.
   31 And the sons of Appaim; Ishi. And the sons of Ishi; Sheshan. And the children of Sheshan; Ahlai.
   32 And the sons of Jada the brother of Shammai; Jether, and Jonathan: and Jether died without children.
   33 And the sons of Jonathan; Peleth, and Zaza. These were the sons of Jerahmeel.
   34 ¶ Now Sheshan had no sons, but daughters. And Sheshan had a servant, an Egyptian, whose name was Jarha.
   35 And Sheshan gave his daughter to Jarha his servant to wife; and she bare him Attai.
   36 And Attai begat Nathan, and Nathan begat Zabad,
   37 And Zabad begat Ephlal, and Ephlal begat Obed,
   38 And Obed begat Jehu, and Jehu begat Azariah,
   39 And Azariah begat Helez, and Helez begat Eleasah,
   40 And Eleasah begat Sisamai, and Sisamai begat Shallum,
   41 And Shallum begat Jekamiah, and Jekamiah begat Elishama.
   42 ¶ Now the sons of Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel were, Mesha his firstborn, which was the father of Ziph; and the sons of Mareshah the father of Hebron.
   43 And the sons of Hebron; Korah, and Tappuah, and Rekem, and Shema.
   44 And Shema begat Raham, the father of Jorkoam: and Rekem begat Shammai.
   45 And the son of Shammai was Maon: and Maon was the father of Beth-zur.
   46 And Ephah, Caleb's concubine, bare Haran, and Moza, and Gazez: and Haran begat Gazez.
   47 And the sons of Jahdai; Regem, and Jotham, and Gesham, and Pelet, and Ephah, and Shaaph.
   48 Maachah, Caleb's concubine, bare Sheber, and Tirhanah.
   49 She bare also Shaaph the father of Madmannah, Sheva the father of Machbenah, and the father of Gibea: and the daughter of Caleb was Achsa.
   50 ¶ These were the sons of Caleb the son of Hur, the firstborn of Ephratah; Shobal the father of Kirjath-jearim,
   51 Salma the father of Beth-lehem, Hareph the father of Beth-gader.
   52 And Shobal the father of Kirjath-jearim had sons; Haroeh, and half of the Manahethites.
   53 And the families of Kirjath-jearim; the Ithrites, and the Puhites, and the Shumathites, and the Mishraites; of them came the Zareathites, and the Eshtaulites.
   54 The sons of Salma; Beth-lehem, and the Netophathites, Ataroth, the house of Joab, and half of the Manahethites, the Zorites.
   55 And the families of the scribes which dwelt at Jabez; the Tirathites, the Shimeathites, and Suchathites. These are the Kenites that came of Hemath, the father of the house of Rechab.