The First Book of the Chronicles

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- Chapter 2 -

(Genesis 35:21–26; Genesis 38:1–30)

And the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun,

Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.

The sons of Judah: Er, Onan, and Shelah. These three were born to him from the daughter of Shua, the Canaanite. But Er, the firstborn of Judah, was evil in the sight of the Lord, and so he killed him.

Now Tamar, his daughter-in-law, bore to him Perez and Zerah. Therefore, all the sons of Judah were five.

And the sons of Perez: Hezron and Hamul.

Also, the sons of Zerah: Zimri, and Ethan, and Heman, as well as Calcol and Dara, five altogether.

The sons of Carmi: Achar, who disturbed Israel and sinned by the theft of what was anathema.(a)

(b)

The sons of Ethan: Azariah.

And the sons of Hezron who were born to him: Jerahmeel, and Ram, and Chelubai.

Then Ram conceived Amminadab. And Amminadab conceived Nahshon, a leader of the sons of Judah.(c)

Also, Nahshon conceived Salma, from whom Boaz rose up.

Truly, Boaz conceived Obed, who also himself conceived Jesse.

Now Jesse conceived the firstborn Eliab, the second Abinadab, the third Shammah,

the fourth Nethanel, the fifth Raddai,

the sixth Ozem, the seventh David.

Their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. The sons of Zeruiah: Abishai, Joab, and Asahel, three.

And Abigail conceived Amasa, whose father was Jether, the Ishmaelite.

Truly, Caleb, the son of Hezron, took a wife named Azubah, of whom he conceived Jerioth. And her sons were Jesher, and Shobab, and Ardon.(d)

And when Azubah had died, Caleb took as wife Ephratha, who bore to him Hur.

Now Hur conceived Uri. And Uri conceived Bezalel.

And afterwards, Hezron entered to the daughter of Machir, father of Gilead. And he took her when he was sixty years old. And she bore to him Segub.

And then Segub conceived Jair, and he possessed twenty-three cities in the land of Gilead.

And he seized Geshur and Aram, towns of Jair, and Kenath and its villages, sixty cities. All these were sons of Machir, father of Gilead.

Then, when Hezron had died, Caleb entered to Ephratha. Also, Hezron had as wife Abia, who bore to him Ashhur, the father of Tekoa.

Now sons were born to Jerahmeel, the firstborn of Hezron: Ram, his firstborn, and Bunah, and Oren, and Ozem, and Ahijah.

Jerahmeel also married another wife, named Atarah, who was the mother of Onam.

Then too, the sons of Ram, the firstborn of Jerahmeel, were Maaz, Jamin, and Eker.

And Onam had sons: Shammai and Jada. And the sons of Shammai: Nadab and Abishur.

Truly, the name of the wife of Abishur was Abihail, who bore to him Ahban and Molid.

Now the sons of Nadab were Seled and Appaim. And Seled died without children.

Truly, the son of Appaim was Ishi. And Ishi conceived Sheshan. Then Sheshan conceived Ahlai.

But the sons of Jada, the brother of Shammai, were Jether and Jonathan. Then Jether also died without children.

And Jonathan conceived Peleth and Zaza. These were the sons of Jerahmeel.

Now Sheshan did not have sons, but only daughters, and an Egyptian servant named Jarha.

And so he gave to him his daughter as wife, who bore to him Attai.

Then Attai conceived Nathan, and Nathan conceived Zabad.

Also, Zabad conceived Ephlal, and Ephlal conceived Obed.

Obed conceived Jehu; Jehu conceived Azariah.

Azariah conceived Helez, and Helez conceived Eleasah.

Eleasah conceived Sismai; Sismai conceived Shallum.

Shallum conceived Jekamiah; then Jekamiah conceived Elishama.

And the sons of Caleb, the brother of Jerahmeel, were Mesha, his firstborn, who was the father of Ziph, and the sons of Mesha, the father of Hebron.

Now the sons of Hebron were Korah, and Tapuah, and Rekem, and Shema.

Then Shema conceived Raham, the father of Jorkeam. And Rekem conceived Shammai.

The son of Shammai was Maon, and Maon was the father of Bethzur.

Now Ephah, the concubine of Caleb, bore Haran, and Moza, and Gazez. And Haran conceived Gazez.

And the sons of Jahdai: Regem, and Jotham, and Geshan, and Pelet, and Ephah, and Shaaph.

And Maacah, the concubine of Caleb, bore Sheber and Tirhanah.

Then Shaaph, the father of Madmannah, conceived Sheva, the father of Machbenah, and the father of Gibea. Truly, the daughter of Caleb was Achsah.

These were the sons of Caleb, the son of Hur, the firstborn of Ephratha: Shobal, the father of Kiriath-jearim;

Salma, the father of Bethlehem; Hareph, the father of Bethgader.

Now there were sons for Shobal, the father of Kiriath-jearim, who saw half the places of rest.(e)

And from the kindred of Kiriath-jearim: the Ithrites, and the Puthites, and the Shumathites, and the Mishraites. From these, the Zorathites and the Eshtaolites went forth.

The sons of Salma: Bethlehem, and the Netophathites, the crowns of the house of Joab, and half the places of rest of the Zorathites,

as well as the families of the scribes living in Jabesh, those singing and making music, and those dwelling in tents. These are the Kenites, who went forth from Calor, the father of the house of Rechab.(f)

Footnotes

(a)2:7 Achar:Alias Achan. Jos. 7.(Challoner)

(b)2:7 The anathema:The thing devoted or accursed, viz., the spoils of Jericho.(Challoner)

(c)2:10 Ram:He is commonly called Aram. But it is to be observed here, once for all, that it was a common thing among the Hebrews for the same persons to have different names: and that it is not impossible among so many proper names, as here occur in the first nine chapters of this book, that the transcribers of the ancient Hebrew copies may have made some slips in the orthography.(Challoner)

(d)2:18 Caleb:Alias Calubi, ver. 9.(Challoner)

(e)2:52 He that saw, etc:The Latin interpreter seems to have given us here, instead of the proper names, the meaning of those names in the Hebrew. He has done in like manner, ver. 55.(Challoner)

(f)2:55 Apparently, these were separate groups within the tribe of the Kenites: the scribes at Jabesh, the group employed in singing and making music, and those who were tent dwellers (perhaps implying that they were semi-nomadic).(Conte)

(Genesis 35:21–26; Genesis 38:1–30)

These are the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun,

Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.

The sons of Judah: Er, Onan, and Shelah, which three were born to him of Shua’s daughter the Canaanitess. Er, Judah’s firstborn, was wicked in the LORD’s(a) sight; and he killed him.

Tamar his daughter-in-law bore him Perez and Zerah. All the sons of Judah were five.

The sons of Perez: Hezron and Hamul.

The sons of Zerah: Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Calcol, and Dara—five of them in all.

The son of Carmi: Achar, the troubler of Israel, who committed a trespass in the devoted thing.

The son of Ethan: Azariah.

The sons also of Hezron, who were born to him: Jerahmeel, Ram, and Chelubai.

Ram became the father of Amminadab, and Amminadab became the father of Nahshon, prince of the children of Judah;

and Nahshon became the father of Salma, and Salma became the father of Boaz,

and Boaz became the father of Obed, and Obed became the father of Jesse;

and Jesse became the father of his firstborn Eliab, Abinadab the second, Shimea the third,

Nethanel the fourth, Raddai the fifth,

Ozem the sixth, and David the seventh;

and their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. The sons of Zeruiah: Abishai, Joab, and Asahel, three.

Abigail bore Amasa; and the father of Amasa was Jether the Ishmaelite.

Caleb the son of Hezron became the father of children by Azubah his wife, and by Jerioth; and these were her sons: Jesher, Shobab, and Ardon.

Azubah died, and Caleb married Ephrath, who bore him Hur.

Hur became the father of Uri, and Uri became the father of Bezalel.

Afterward Hezron went in to the daughter of Machir the father of Gilead, whom he took as wife when he was sixty years old; and she bore him Segub.

Segub became the father of Jair, who had twenty-three cities in the land of Gilead.

Geshur and Aram took the towns of Jair from them, with Kenath, and its villages, even sixty cities. All these were the sons of Machir the father of Gilead.

After Hezron died in Caleb Ephrathah, Abijah, Hezron’s wife, bore him Ashhur the father of Tekoa.

The sons of Jerahmeel the firstborn of Hezron were Ram the firstborn, Bunah, Oren, Ozem, and Ahijah.

Jerahmeel had another wife, whose name was Atarah. She was the mother of Onam.

The sons of Ram the firstborn of Jerahmeel were Maaz, Jamin, and Eker.

The sons of Onam were Shammai and Jada. The sons of Shammai: Nadab and Abishur.

The name of the wife of Abishur was Abihail; and she bore him Ahban and Molid.

The sons of Nadab: Seled and Appaim; but Seled died without children.

The son of Appaim: Ishi. The son of Ishi: Sheshan. The son of Sheshan: Ahlai.

The sons of Jada the brother of Shammai: Jether and Jonathan; and Jether died without children.

The sons of Jonathan: Peleth and Zaza. These were the sons of Jerahmeel.

Now Sheshan had no sons, but only daughters. Sheshan had a servant, an Egyptian, whose name was Jarha.

Sheshan gave his daughter to Jarha his servant as wife; and she bore him Attai.

Attai became the father of Nathan, and Nathan became the father of Zabad,

and Zabad became the father of Ephlal, and Ephlal became the father of Obed,

and Obed became the father of Jehu, and Jehu became the father of Azariah,

and Azariah became the father of Helez, and Helez became the father of Eleasah,

and Eleasah became the father of Sismai, and Sismai became the father of Shallum,

and Shallum became the father of Jekamiah, and Jekamiah became the father of Elishama.

The sons of Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel were Mesha his firstborn, who was the father of Ziph, and the sons of Mareshah the father of Hebron.

The sons of Hebron: Korah, Tappuah, Rekem, and Shema.

Shema became the father of Raham, the father of Jorkeam; and Rekem became the father of Shammai.

The son of Shammai was Maon; and Maon was the father of Beth Zur.

Ephah, Caleb’s concubine, bore Haran, Moza, and Gazez; and Haran became the father of Gazez.

The sons of Jahdai: Regem, Jothan, Geshan, Pelet, Ephah, and Shaaph.

Maacah, Caleb’s concubine, bore Sheber and Tirhanah.

She bore also Shaaph the father of Madmannah, Sheva the father of Machbena and the father of Gibea; and the daughter of Caleb was Achsah.

These were the sons of Caleb, the son of Hur, the firstborn of Ephrathah: Shobal the father of Kiriath Jearim,

Salma the father of Bethlehem, and Hareph the father of Beth Gader.

Shobal the father of Kiriath Jearim had sons: Haroeh, half of the Menuhoth.

The families of Kiriath Jearim: the Ithrites, the Puthites, the Shumathites, and the Mishraites; from them came the Zorathites and the Eshtaolites.

The sons of Salma: Bethlehem, the Netophathites, Atroth Beth Joab, and half of the Manahathites, the Zorites.

The families of scribes who lived at Jabez: the Tirathites, the Shimeathites, and the Sucathites. These are the Kenites who came from Hammath, the father of the house of Rechab.

Footnotes

(a)2:3 When rendered in ALL CAPITAL LETTERS, “LORD” or “GOD” is the translation of God’s Proper Name.