1 Chronicles 1–2

Chapter 1

Adam, Seth, Enos,

²Cainan, Malaleel, Jared,

³Henoc, Mathusale, Lamech,

⁴Noe, Sem, Cham, and Japheth.

⁵The sons of Japheth: Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, Thubal, Mosoch, Thiras.

⁶And the sons of Gomer: Ascenez, and Riphath, and Thogorma.

⁷And the sons of Javan: Elisa and Tharsis, Cethim and Dodanim.

⁸The sons of Cham: Chus, and Mesrai, and Phut, and Chanaan.

⁹And the sons of Chus: Saba, and Hevila, Sabatha, and Regma, and Sabathaca. And the sons of Regma: Saba, and Dadan.

¹⁰Now Chus begot Nemrod: he began to be mighty upon earth.

¹¹But Mesraim begot Ludim, and Anamim, and Laabim, and Nephtuim,

¹²Phetrusim also, and Casluim: from whom came the Philistines, and Caphtorim.

¹³And Chanaan begot Sidon his firstborn, and the Hethite,

¹⁴And the Jebusite, and the Amorrhite, and the Gergesite,

¹⁵And the Hevite, and the Aracite, and the Sinite,

¹⁶And the Aradian, and the Samarite, and the Hamathite.

¹⁷The sons of Sem: Elam and Asur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram, and Hus, and Hul, and Gether, and Mosoch.

¹⁸And Arphaxad begot Sale, and Sale begot Heber.

¹⁹And to Heber were born two sons, the name of the one was Phaleg, because in his days the earth was divided; and the name of his brother was Jectan.

²⁰And Jectan begot Elmodad, and Saleph, and Asarmoth, and Jare,

²¹And Adoram, and Usal, and Decla,

²²And Hebal, and Abimael, and Saba,

²³And Ophir, and Hevila, and Jobab. All these are the sons of Jectan.

²⁴Sem, Arphaxad, Sale,

²⁵Heber, Phaleg, Ragau,

²⁶Serug, Nachor, Thare,

²⁷Abram, this is Abraham.

²⁸And the sons of Abraham, Isaac and Ismahel.

²⁹And these are the generations of them. The firstborn of Ismahel, Nabajoth, then Cedar, and Adbeel, and Mabsam,

³⁰And Masma, and Duma, Massa, Hadad, and Thema,

³¹Jetur, Naphis, Cedma: these are the sons of Ismahel.

³²And the sons of Cetura, Abraham’s concubine, whom she bore: Zamran, Jecsan, Madan, Madian, Jesboc, and Sue. And the sons of Jecsan, Saba, and Dadan. And the sons of Dadan: Assurim, and Latussim, and Laomin.

³³And the sons of Madian: Epha, and Epher, and Henoch, and Abida, and Eldaa. All these are the sons of Cetura.

³⁴And Abraham begot Isaac: and his sons were Esau and Israel.

³⁵The sons of Esau: Eliphaz, Rahuel, Jehus, Ihelom, and Core.

³⁶The sons of Eliphaz: Theman, Omar, Sephi, Gathan, Cenez, and by Thamna, Amalec.

³⁷The sons of Rahuel: Nahath, Zara, Samma, Meza.

³⁸The sons of Seir: Lotan, Sobal, Sebeon, Ana, Dison, Eser, Disan.

³⁹The sons of Lotan: Hori, Homam. And the sister of Lotan was Thamna.

⁴⁰The sons of Sobal: Alian, and Manahath, and Ebal, Sephi, and Onam. The sons of Sebeon: Aia, and Ana. The son of Ana: Dison.

⁴¹The sons of Dison: Hamram, and Eseban, and Jethran, and Charan.

⁴²The sons of Eser: Balaan, and Zavan, and Jacan. The sons of Disan: Hus and Aran.

⁴³Now these are the kings that reigned in the land of Edom, before there was a king over the children of Israel: Bale the son of Beor: and the name of his city was Denaba.

⁴⁴And Bale died, and Jobab the son of Zare of Bosra, reigned in his stead.

⁴⁵And when Jobab also was dead, Husam of the land of the Themanites reigned in his stead.

⁴⁶And Husam also died, and Adad the son of Badad reigned in his stead, and he defeated the Madianites in the land of Moab: the name of his city was Avith.

⁴⁷And when Adad also was dead, Semla of Masreca reigned in his stead.

⁴⁸Semla also died, and Saul of Rohoboth, which is near the river, reigned in his stead.

⁴⁹And when Saul was dead, Balanan the son of Achobor reigned in his stead.

⁵⁰He also died, and Adad reigned in his stead: and the name of his city was Phau, and his wife was called Meetabel the daughter of Matred, the daughter of Mezaab.

⁵¹And after the death of Adad, there began to be dukes in Edom instead of kings: duke Thamna, duke Alva, duke Jetheth,

⁵²Duke Oolibama, duke Ela, duke Phinon,

⁵³Duke Cenez, duke Theman, duke Mabsar,

⁵⁴Duke Magdiel, duke Hiram. These are the dukes of Edom.

Chapter 2

And these are the sons of Israel: Ruben, Simeon, Levi, Juda, Issachar, and Zabulon,

²Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Nephtali, Gad, and Aser.

³The sons of Juda: Her, Onan and Sela. These three were born to him of the Chanaanitess the daughter of Sue. And Her the firstborn of Juda, was wicked in the sight of the Lord, and he slew him.

⁴And Thamar his daughter in law bore him Phares and Zara. So all the sons of Juda were five.

⁵And the sons of Phares, were Hesron and Hamul.

⁶And the sons also of Zare: Zamri, and Ethan, and Eman, and Chalchal, and Dara, five in all.

⁷And the sons of Charmi: Achar, who troubled Israel, and sinned by the theft of the anathema.

⁸The sons of Ethan: Azarias,

⁹And the sons of Hesron that were born to him: Jerameel, and Ram, and Calubi.

¹⁰And Ram begot Aminadab, and Aminadab begot Nahasson, prince of the children of Juda.

¹¹And Nahasson begot Salma, the father of Booz.

¹²And Booz begot Obed, and Obed begot Isai.

¹³And Isai begot Eliab his firstborn, the second Abinadab, the third Simmaa,

¹⁴The fourth, Nathanael, the fifth Raddai,

¹⁵The sixth Asom, the seventh David.

¹⁶And their sisters were Sarvia, and Abigail. The sons of Sarvia: Abisai, Joab, and Asael, three.

¹⁷And Abigail bore Amasa, whose father was Jether the Ismahelite.

¹⁸And Caleb the son of Hesron took a wife named Azuba, of whom he had Jerioth: and her sons were Jaser, and Sobab, and Ardon.

¹⁹And when Azuba was dead, Caleb took to wife Ephrata: who bore him Hur.

²⁰And Hur begot Uri: and Uri begot Bezeleel.

²¹And afterwards Hesron went in to the daughter of Machir the father of Galaad, and took her to wife when he was threescore years old: and she bore him Segub.

²²And Segub begot Jair, and he had three and twenty cities in the land of Galaad.

²³And he took Gessur, and Aram the towns of Jair, and Canath, and the villages thereof, threescore cities. All these, the sons of Machir father of Galaad.

²⁴And when Hesron was dead, Caleb went in to Ephrata. Hesron also had to wife Abia who bore him Ashur the father of Thecua.

²⁵And the sons of Jerameel the firstborn of Hesron, were Ram his firstborn, and Buna, and Aram, and Asom, and Achia.

²⁶And Jerameel married another wife, named Atara, who was the mother of Onam.

²⁷And the sons of Ram the firstborn of Jerameel, were Moos, Jamin, and Achar.

²⁸And Onam had sons Semei, and Jada. And the sons of Semei: Nadab, and Abisur.

²⁹And the name of Abisur’s wife was Abihail, who bore him Ahobban, and Molid.

³⁰And the sons of Nadab were Saled and Apphaim. And Saled died without children.

³¹But the son of Apphaim was Jesi: and Jesi begot Sesan. And Sesan begot Oholai.

³²And the sons of Jada the brother of Semei: Jether and Jonathan. And Jether also died without children.

³³But Jonathan begot Phaleth, and Ziza. These were the sons of Jerameel.

³⁴And Sesan had no sons, but daughters and a servant an Egyptian, named Jeraa.

³⁵And he gave him his daughter to wife: and she bore him Ethei.

³⁶And Ethei begot Nathan, and Nathan begot Zabad.

³⁷And Zabad begot Ophlal, and Ophlal begot Obed.

³⁸Obed begot Jehu, Jehu begot Azarias.

³⁹Azarias begot Helles, and Helles begot Elasa.

⁴⁰Elasa begot Sisamoi, Sisamoi begot Sellum,

⁴¹Sellum begot Icamia, and Icamia begot Elisama.

⁴²Now the sons of Caleb the brother of Jerameel were Mesa his firstborn, who was the father of Siph: and the sons of Maresa father of Hebron.

⁴³And the sons of Hebron, Core, and Thaphua, and Recem, and Samma.

⁴⁴And Samma begot Raham, the father of Jercaam, and Recem begot Sammai.

⁴⁵The son of Sammai, Maon: and Maon the father of Bethsur.

⁴⁶And Epha the concubine of Caleb bore Haran, and Mosa, and Gezez. And Haran begot Gezez.

⁴⁷And the sons of Jahaddai, Rogom, and Joathan, and Gesan, and Phalet, and Epha, and Saaph.

⁴⁸And Maacha the concubine of Caleb bore Saber, and Tharana.

⁴⁹And Saaph the father of Madmena begot Sue the father of Machbena, and the father of Gabaa. And the daughter of Caleb was Achsa.

⁵⁰These were the sons of Caleb, the son of Hur the firstborn of Ephrata, Sobal the father of Cariathiarim.

⁵¹Salma the father of Bethlehem, Hariph the father of Bethgader.

⁵²And Sobal the father of Cariathiarim had sons: he that saw half of the places of rest.

⁵³And of the kindred of Cariathiarim, the Jethrites, and Aphuthites, and Semathites, and Maserites. Of them came the Saraites, and Esthaolites.

⁵⁴The sons of Salma, Bethlehem, and Netophathi, the crowns of the house of Joab, and half of the place of rest of Sarai.

⁵⁵And the families of the scribes that dwell in Jabes, singing and making melody, and abiding in tents. These are the Cinites, who came of Calor (Chamath) father of the house of Rechab.