1 Chronicles 2:12–24

¹²Boaz was the father of Obed. And Obed was the father of Jesse.

¹³Jesse’s first son was

Eliab. His second son was Abinadab. The third was Shimea. ¹⁴The fourth was Nethanel. The fifth was Raddai. ¹⁵The sixth was Ozem. And the seventh was David. ¹⁶Their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. Zeruiah’s three sons were Abishai, Joab and Asahel. ¹⁷Abigail was the mother of Amasa. Amasa’s father was Jether. Jether belonged to the family line of Ishmael.

The Family Line of Caleb

¹⁸Caleb was the son of Hezron. Caleb’s wife Azubah had children by him. Jerioth also had children by him. Azubah’s sons were Jesher, Shobab and Ardon. ¹⁹When Azubah died, Caleb got married to Ephrath. She had Hur by him. ²⁰Hur was the father of Uri. And Uri was the father of Bezalel.

²¹Later, Hezron made love to the daughter of Makir. He had gotten married to her when he was 60 years old. She had Segub by him. Makir was the father of Gilead. ²²Segub was the father of Jair. Jair controlled 23 towns in Gilead. ²³But Geshur and Aram captured Havvoth Jair. They also captured Kenath and the settlements that were around it. The total number of towns that were captured was 60. Hezron, Segub and Jair belonged to the family line of Makir. Makir was the father of Gilead.

²⁴Hezron died in Caleb Ephrathah. Abijah was Hezron’s wife. She had Ashhur by him. Ashhur was born after Hezron died. Ashhur was the father of Tekoa.