1 Chronicles 2

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

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

3 Ref The sons of Judah: Er, and Onan, and Shelah; which three were born unto him of Shua's daughter the Canaanitess. And Er, Judah's first-born, was wicked in the sight of Jehovah; and he slew him.

4 Ref And Tamar his daughter-in-law bare him Perez and Zerah. All the sons of Judah were five.

5 Ref The sons of Perez: Hezron, and Hamul.

6 Ref And the sons of Zerah: Zimri, and Ethan, and Heman, and Calcol, and Dara; five of them in all.

7 Ref And the sons of Carmi: Achar, the troubler of Israel, who committed a trespass in the devoted thing.

8 And the sons of Ethan: Azariah.

9 Ref The sons also of Hezron, that were born unto him: Jerahmeel, and Ram, and Chelubai.

10 Ref And Ram begat Amminadab, and Amminadab begat Nahshon, prince of the children of Judah;

11 Ref and Nahshon begat Salma, and Salma begat Boaz,

12 Ref and Boaz begat Obed, and Obed begat Jesse;

13 Ref and Jesse begat his first-born Eliab, and Abinadab the second, and Shimea the third,

14 Nethanel the fourth, Raddai the fifth,

15 Ref Ozem the sixth, David the seventh;

16 Ref and their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. And the sons of Zeruiah: Abishai, and Joab, and Asahel, three.

17 Ref And Abigail bare Amasa; and the father of Amasa was Jether the Ishmaelite.

18 And Caleb the son of Hezron begat `children' of Azubah `his' wife, and of Jerioth; and these were her sons: Jesher, and Shobab, and Ardon.

19 Ref And Azubah died, and Caleb took unto him Ephrath, who bare him Hur.

20 Ref And Hur begat Uri, and Uri begat Bezalel.

21 Ref And afterward Hezron went in to the daughter of Machir the father of Gilead, whom he took `to wife' when he was threescore years old; and she bare him Segub.

22 Ref And Segub begat Jair, who had three and twenty cities in the land of Gilead.

23 Ref And Geshur and Aram took the towns of Jair from them, with Kenath, and the villages thereof, even threescore cities. All these were the sons of Machir the father of Gilead.

24 Ref And after that Hezron was dead in Caleb-ephrathah, then Abijah Hezron's wife bare him Ashhur the father of Tekoa.

25 And the sons of Jerahmeel the first-born of Hezron were Ram the first-born, and Bunah, and Oren, and Ozem, Ahijah.

26 And Jerahmeel had another wife, whose name was Atarah; she was the mother of Onam.

27 And the sons of Ram the first-born 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 Ref And the sons of Appaim: Ishi. And the sons of Ishi: Sheshan. And the sons 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 Ref 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 Sismai, and Sismai begat Shallum,

41 and Shallum begat Jekamiah, and Jekamiah begat Elishama.

42 Ref And the sons of Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel were Mesha his first-born, who 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 Jorkeam; and Rekem begat Shammai.

45 Ref And the son of Shammai was Maon; and Maon was the father of Beth-zur.

46 Ref And Ephah, Caleb's concubine, bare Haran, and Moza, and Gazez; and Haran begat Gazez.

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

48 Ref Maacah, Caleb's concubine, bare Sheber and Tirhanah.

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

50 Ref These were the sons of Caleb, the son of Hur, the first-born of Ephrathah: Shobal the father of Kiriath-jearim,

51 Ref Salma the father of Beth-lehem, Hareph the father of Beth-gader.

52 Ref And Shobal the father of Kiriath-jearim had sons: Haroeh, half of the Menuhoth.

53 Ref And the families of Kiriath-jearim: The Ithrites, and the Puthites, and the Shumathites, and the Mishraites; of them came the Zorathites and the Eshtaolites.

54 Ref The sons of Salma: Beth-lehem, and the Netophathites, Atroth-beth-joab, and half of the Manahathites, the Zorites.

55 Ref And the families of scribes that dwelt at Jabez: the Tirathites, the Shimeathites, the Sucathites. These are the Kenites that came of Hammath, the father of the house of Rechab.

World English Bible (WEB)

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

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

3 Ref The sons of Judah: Er, and Onan, and Shelah; which three were born to him of Shua's daughter the Canaanitess. Er, Judah's firstborn, was wicked in the sight of Yahweh; and he killed him.

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

5 Ref The sons of Perez: Hezron, and Hamul.

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

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

8 The sons of Ethan: Azariah.

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

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

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

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

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

14 Nethanel the fourth, Raddai the fifth,

15 Ref Ozem the sixth, David the seventh;

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

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

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

19 Ref Azubah died, and Caleb took to him Ephrath, who bore him Hur.

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

21 Ref 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.

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

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

24 Ref After that Hezron was dead in Caleb Ephrathah, then Abijah Hezron's wife bore him Ashhur the father of Tekoa.

25 The sons of Jerahmeel the firstborn of Hezron were Ram the firstborn, and Bunah, and Oren, and Ozem, 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 were Maaz, and Jamin, and Eker.

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

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

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

31 Ref The sons of Appaim: Ishi. The sons of Ishi: Sheshan. The sons of Sheshan: Ahlai.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

42 Ref 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.

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

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

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

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

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

48 Ref Maacah, Caleb's concubine, bore Sheber and Tirhanah.

49 Ref 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.

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

51 Ref Salma the father of Bethlehem, Hareph the father of Beth Gader.

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

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

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

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

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