1 Chronicles 2–8

Israel’s Sons

2These ^xwere Israel’s sons:

Reuben, Simeon, Levi,

Judah, Issachar, Zebulun,

²Dan, Joseph, Benjamin,

Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.

Judah’s Descendants

³Judah’s ^ysons: Er, Onan, and Shelah. ^zThese three were born to him by Bath-shua the Canaanite woman. Er, Judah’s firstborn, was evil in the Lord’s sight, so He put him to death. ⁴Judah’s daughter-in-law Tamar bore Perez and Zerah to him. Judah had five sons in all.

⁵Perez’s sons: Hezron and Hamul.

⁶Zerah’s sons: Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Calcol, and Dara ^ab—five in all.

⁷Carmi’s son: Achar, ^cdwho brought trouble on Israel when he was unfaithful by taking the things set apart for destruction.

⁸Ethan’s son: Azariah.

⁹Hezron’s sons, who were born to him: Jerahmeel, Ram, and Chelubai. ^e

¹⁰Ram fathered Amminadab, and Amminadab fathered Nahshon, a leader of Judah’s descendants.

¹¹Nahshon fathered Salma, and Salma fathered Boaz.

¹²Boaz fathered Obed, and Obed fathered Jesse.

¹³Jesse fathered Eliab, his firstborn; Abinadab was born second, Shimea third, ¹⁴Nethanel fourth, Raddai fifth, ¹⁵Ozem sixth, and David seventh. ¹⁶Their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. Zeruiah’s three sons: Abishai, Joab, and Asahel. ¹⁷Amasa’s mother was Abigail, and his father was Jether the Ishmaelite.

¹⁸Caleb son of Hezron had children by his wife Azubah and by Jerioth. These were Azubah’s sons: Jesher, Shobab, and Ardon. ¹⁹When Azubah died, Caleb married Ephrath, and she bore Hur to him. ²⁰Hur fathered Uri, and Uri fathered Bezalel. ²¹After this, Hezron slept with the daughter of Machir the father of Gilead. ^fHezron had married her when he was 60 years old, and she bore Segub to him. ²²Segub fathered Jair, who possessed 23 towns in the land of Gilead. ²³But Geshur and Aram captured ^gJair’s Villages ^halong with Kenath and its villages—60 towns. All these were the sons of Machir father of Gilead. ²⁴After Hezron’s death in Caleb-ephrathah, his wife Abijah bore Ashhur to him. He was the father of Tekoa.

²⁵The sons of Jerahmeel, Hezron’s firstborn: Ram, his firstborn, Bunah, Oren, Ozem, and Ahijah. ²⁶Jerahmeel had another wife named Atarah, who was the mother of Onam.

²⁷The sons of Ram, Jerahmeel’s firstborn: Maaz, Jamin, and Eker.

²⁸Onam’s sons: Shammai and Jada.

Shammai’s sons: Nadab and Abishur. ²⁹Abishur’s wife was named Abihail, who bore Ahban and Molid to him.

³⁰Nadab’s sons: Seled and Appaim. Seled died without children.

³¹Appaim’s son: Ishi.

Ishi’s son: Sheshan.

Sheshan’s descendant: Ahlai.

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

³³Jonathan’s sons: Peleth and Zaza. These were the descendants of Jerahmeel.

³⁴Sheshan had no sons, only daughters, but he did have an Egyptian servant whose name was Jarha. ³⁵Sheshan gave his daughter in marriage to his servant Jarha, and she bore Attai to him.

³⁶Attai fathered Nathan, and Nathan fathered Zabad.

³⁷Zabad fathered Ephlal, and Ephlal fathered Obed.

³⁸Obed fathered Jehu, and Jehu fathered Azariah.

³⁹Azariah fathered Helez, and Helez fathered Elasah.

⁴⁰Elasah fathered Sismai, and Sismai fathered Shallum.

⁴¹Shallum fathered Jekamiah, and Jekamiah fathered Elishama.

⁴²The sons of Caleb brother of Jerahmeel: Mesha, his firstborn, fathered Ziph, and Mareshah, his second son, ⁱfathered Hebron.

⁴³Hebron’s sons: Korah, Tappuah, Rekem, and Shema.

⁴⁴Shema fathered Raham, who fathered Jorkeam, and Rekem fathered Shammai.

⁴⁵Shammai’s son was Maon, and Maon fathered Beth-zur.

⁴⁶Caleb’s concubine Ephah was the mother of Haran, Moza, and Gazez. Haran fathered Gazez.

⁴⁷Jahdai’s sons: Regem, Jotham, Geshan, Pelet, Ephah, and Shaaph.

⁴⁸Caleb’s concubine Maacah was the mother of Sheber and Tirhanah. ⁴⁹She was also the mother of Shaaph, Madmannah’s father, and of Sheva, the father of Machbenah and Gibea. Caleb’s daughter was Achsah.

⁵⁰These were Caleb’s descendants.

The sons of Hur, Ephrathah’s firstborn:

Shobal fathered Kiriath-jearim;

⁵¹Salma fathered Bethlehem,

and Hareph fathered Beth-gader.

⁵²These were the descendants of Shobal the father of Kiriath-jearim: Haroeh, half of the Manahathites, ^j53and the families of Kiriath-jearim—the Ithrites, Puthites, Shumathites, and Mishraites. The Zorathites and Eshtaolites descended from these.

⁵⁴Salma’s sons: Bethlehem, the Netophathites, Atroth-beth-joab, and half of the Manahathites, the Zorites, ⁵⁵and the families of scribes who lived in Jabez—the Tirathites, Shimeathites, and Sucathites. These are the Kenites who came from Hammath, the father of Rechab’s family.

David’s Descendants

3These ^kwere David’s sons who were born to him in Hebron:

Amnon was the firstborn, by Ahinoam of Jezreel;

Daniel was born second, by Abigail of Carmel;

²Absalom son of Maacah, daughter of King Talmai of Geshur, was third;

Adonijah son of Haggith was fourth;

³Shephatiah, by Abital, was fifth;

and Ithream, by David’s wife Eglah, was sixth.

⁴Six sons were born to David in Hebron, where he ruled seven years and six months, and he ruled in Jerusalem 33 years. ^l

⁵These ^msons were born to him in Jerusalem:

Shimea, Shobab, Nathan, and Solomon. ⁿThese four were born to him by Bath-shua ^odaughter of Ammiel.

⁶David’s other sons: Ibhar, Elishua, ^pqEliphelet, ⁷Nogah, Nepheg, Japhia, ⁸Elishama, Eliada, and Eliphelet—nine sons.

⁹These were all David’s sons, with their sister Tamar, ^rin addition to the sons by his concubines.

Judah’s Kings

¹⁰Solomon’s son was Rehoboam;

his son was Abijah, his son Asa,

his son Jehoshaphat, ¹¹his son Jehoram, ^st

his son Ahaziah, his son Joash,

¹²his son Amaziah, his son Azariah,

his son Jotham, ¹³his son Ahaz,

his son Hezekiah, his son Manasseh,

¹⁴his son Amon, and his son Josiah.

¹⁵Josiah’s sons:

Johanan was the firstborn, Jehoiakim second,

Zedekiah third, and Shallum fourth.

¹⁶Jehoiakim’s sons:

his sons Jeconiah and Zedekiah.

David’s Line After the Exile

¹⁷The sons of Jeconiah the captive:

his sons Shealtiel, ¹⁸Malchiram, Pedaiah, Shenazzar, Jekamiah, Hoshama, and Nedabiah.

¹⁹Pedaiah’s sons: Zerubbabel and Shimei.

Zerubbabel’s sons: Meshullam and Hananiah, with their sister Shelomith; ²⁰and five others—Hashubah, Ohel, Berechiah, Hasadiah, and Jushab-hesed.

²¹Hananiah’s descendants: Pelatiah, Jeshaiah, and the sons of Rephaiah, Arnan, Obadiah, and Shecaniah. ^u

²²The son ^vof Shecaniah: Shemaiah.

Shemaiah’s sons: Hattush, Igal, Bariah, Neariah, and Shaphat—six.

²³Neariah’s sons: Elioenai, Hizkiah, and Azrikam—three.

²⁴Elioenai’s sons: Hodaviah, Eliashib, Pelaiah, Akkub, Johanan, Delaiah, and Anani—seven.

Judah’s Descendants

4Judah’s sons: ^wPerez, Hezron, Carmi, Hur, and Shobal.

²Reaiah son of Shobal fathered Jahath, and Jahath fathered Ahumai and Lahad.

These were the families of the Zorathites.

³These were Etam’s sons: ^xJezreel, Ishma, and Idbash, and their sister was named Hazzelelponi.

⁴Penuel fathered Gedor, and Ezer fathered Hushah.

These were the sons of Hur, Ephrathah’s firstborn and the father of Bethlehem:

⁵Ashhur fathered Tekoa and had two wives, Helah and Naarah.

⁶Naarah bore Ahuzzam, Hepher, Temeni, and Haahashtari to him. These were Naarah’s sons.

⁷Helah’s sons: Zereth, Zohar, ^yand Ethnan. ⁸Koz fathered Anub, Zobebah, ^zand the families of Aharhel son of Harum.

⁹Jabez ^awas more honorable than his brothers. His mother named him Jabez and said, “I gave birth to him in pain.”

¹⁰Jabez called out to the God of Israel: “If only You would bless me, extend my border, let Your hand be with me, and keep me from harm, so that I will not cause any pain.” ^bcAnd God granted his request.

¹¹Chelub brother of Shuhah fathered Mehir, who was the father of Eshton. ¹²Eshton fathered Beth-rapha, Paseah, and Tehinnah the father of Irnahash. These were the men of Recah.

¹³Kenaz’s sons: Othniel and Seraiah.

Othniel’s sons: Hathath and Meonothai. ^d

¹⁴Meonothai fathered Ophrah,

and Seraiah fathered Joab, the ancestor of those in the Valley of Craftsmen, ^efor they were craftsmen.

¹⁵The sons of Caleb son of Jephunneh: Iru, Elah, and Naam.

Elah’s son: Kenaz.

¹⁶Jehallelel’s sons: Ziph, Ziphah, Tiria, and Asarel.

¹⁷Ezrah’s sons: Jether, Mered, Epher, and Jalon. Mered’s wife Bithiah gave birth to Miriam, Shammai, and Ishbah the father of Eshtemoa. ¹⁸These were the sons of Pharaoh’s daughter Bithiah; Mered had married her. His Judean wife gave birth to Jered the father of Gedor, Heber the father of Soco, and Jekuthiel the father of Zanoah. ¹⁹The sons of Hodiah’s wife, the sister of Naham: the father of Keilah the Garmite and the father of Eshtemoa the Maacathite.

²⁰Shimon’s sons: Amnon, Rinnah, Ben-hanan, and Tilon.

Ishi’s sons: Zoheth and Ben-zoheth.

²¹The sons of Shelah son of Judah: Er the father of Lecah, Laadah the father of Mareshah, the families of the guild ^fof linen workers at Beth-ashbea, ²²Jokim, the men of Cozeba; and Joash and Saraph, who married Moabites ^gand returned to Lehem. These names are from ancient records. ²³They were the potters and residents of Netaim and Gederah. They lived there in the service of the king.

Simeon’s Descendants

²⁴Simeon’s sons: ^hNemuel, Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, and Shaul;

²⁵Shaul’s sons: his son Shallum, his son Mibsam, and his son Mishma.

²⁶Mishma’s sons: his son Hammuel, his son Zaccur, and his son Shimei.

²⁷Shimei had 16 sons and six daughters, but his brothers did not have many children, so their whole family did not become as numerous as the Judeans. ²⁸They lived in Beer-sheba, Moladah, Hazar-shual, ²⁹Bilhah, Ezem, Tolad, ³⁰Bethuel, Hormah, Ziklag, ³¹Beth-marcaboth, Hazar-susim, Beth-biri, and Shaaraim. These were their cities until David became king. ³²Their villages were Etam, Ain, Rimmon, Tochen, and Ashan—five cities, ³³and all their surrounding villages as far as Baal. These were their settlements, and they kept a genealogical record for themselves.

³⁴Meshobab, Jamlech, Joshah son of Amaziah,

³⁵Joel, Jehu son of Joshibiah, son of Seraiah, son of Asiel,

³⁶Elioenai, Jaakobah, Jeshohaiah, Asaiah, Adiel, Jesimiel, Benaiah, ³⁷and Ziza son of Shiphi,…