1 Chronicles 2

The Lineage of Israel

The Lineage of Israel

1These are the sons of Israel ; Reuben , Simeon , Levi , and Judah , Issachar , and Zebulun , 2Dan , Joseph , and Benjamin , Naphtali , Gad , and Asher . 3The 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. 4And Tamar his daughter in law bare him Pharez and Zerah . All the sons of Judah were five . 5The sons of Pharez ; Hezron , and Hamul . 6And the sons of Zerah ; Zimri , and Ethan , and Heman , and Calcol , and Dara : five of them in all. 7And the sons of Carmi ; Achar , the troubler of Israel , who transgressed in the thing accursed . 8And the sons of Ethan ; Azariah . 9The sons also of Hezron , that were born unto him; Jerahmeel , and Ram , and Chelubai . 10And Ram begat Amminadab ; and Amminadab begat Nahshon , prince of the children of Judah ; 11And Nahshon begat Salma , and Salma begat Boaz , 12And Boaz begat Obed , and Obed begat Jesse , 13And Jesse begat his firstborn Eliab , and Abinadab the second , and Shimma the third , 14Nethaneel the fourth , Raddai the fifth , 15Ozem the sixth , David the seventh : 16Whose sisters were Zeruiah , and Abigail . And the sons of Zeruiah ; Abishai , and Joab , and Asahel , three . 17And Abigail bare Amasa : and the father of Amasa was Jether the Ishmeelite .

The Family of David

18And Caleb the son of Hezron begat children of Azubah his wife , and of Jerioth : her sons are these; Jesher , and Shobab , and Ardon . 19And when Azubah was dead , Caleb took unto him Ephrath , which bare him Hur . 20And Hur begat Uri , and Uri begat Bezaleel . 21And 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 . 22And Segub begat Jair , who had three and twenty cities in the land of Gilead . 23And 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 . 24And after that Hezron was dead in Caleb-ephratah , then Abiah Hezron’s wife bare him Ashur the father of Tekoa . 25And the sons of Jerahmeel the firstborn of Hezron were, Ram the firstborn , and Bunah , and Oren , and Ozem , and Ahijah . 26Jerahmeel had also another wife , whose name was Atarah ; she was the mother of Onam . 27And the sons of Ram the firstborn of Jerahmeel were, Maaz , and Jamin , and Eker . 28And the sons of Onam were, Shammai , and Jada . And the sons of Shammai ; Nadab , and Abishur . 29And the name of the wife of Abishur was Abihail , and she bare him Ahban , and Molid . 30And the sons of Nadab ; Seled , and Appaim : but Seled died without children .

The Clans of Judah

31And the sons of Appaim ; Ishi . And the sons of Ishi ; Sheshan . And the children of Sheshan ; Ahlai . 32And the sons of Jada the brother of Shammai ; Jether , and Jonathan : and Jether died without children . 33And the sons of Jonathan ; Peleth , and Zaza . These were the sons of Jerahmeel . 34Now Sheshan had no sons , but daughters . And Sheshan had a servant , an Egyptian , whose name was Jarha . 35And Sheshan gave his daughter to Jarha his servant to wife ; and she bare him Attai . 36And Attai begat Nathan , and Nathan begat Zabad , 37And Zabad begat Ephlal , and Ephlal begat Obed , 38And Obed begat Jehu , and Jehu begat Azariah , 39And Azariah begat Helez , and Helez begat Eleasah , 40And Eleasah begat Sisamai , and Sisamai begat Shallum , 41And Shallum begat Jekamiah , and Jekamiah begat Elishama . 42Now 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 . 43And the sons of Hebron ; Korah , and Tappuah , and Rekem , and Shema . 44And Shema begat Raham , the father of Jorkoam : and Rekem begat Shammai . 45And the son of Shammai was Maon : and Maon was the father of Beth-zur . 46And Ephah , Caleb’s concubine , bare Haran , and Moza , and Gazez : and Haran begat Gazez . 47And the sons of Jahdai ; Regem , and Jotham , and Geshan , and Pelet , and Ephah , and Shaaph . 48Maachah , Caleb’s concubine , bare Sheber , and Tirhanah . 49She bare also Shaaph the father of Madmannah , Sheva the father of Machbenah , and the father of Gibea : and the daughter of Caleb was Achsah . 50These were the sons of Caleb the son of Hur , the firstborn of Ephratah ; Shobal the father of Kirjath-jearim , 51Salma the father of Beth-lehem , Hareph the father of Beth-gader . 52And Shobal the father of Kirjath-jearim had sons ; Haroeh , and half of the Manahethites . 53And the families of Kirjath-jearim ; the Ithrites , and the Puhites , and the Shumathites , and the Mishraites ; of them came the Zareathites , and the Eshtaulites . 54The sons of Salma ; Beth-lehem , and the Netophathites , Ataroth , the house of Joab , and half of the Manahethites , the Zorites . 55And 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 .