1 Chronicles 1:1–2:17

Historical Records From Adam to Abraham

To Noah’s Sons

1 Adam,a Seth, Enosh, 2 Kenan,b Mahalalel,c Jared,d 3 Enoch,e Methuselah,f Lamech,g Noah.h

4 The sons of Noah:a i

Shem, Ham and Japheth.j

The Japhethites

1:5–7pp—Ge 10:2–5

5 The sonsb of Japheth:

Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshek and Tiras.

6 The sons of Gomer:

Ashkenaz, Riphathc and Togarmah.

7 The sons of Javan:

Elishah, Tarshish, the Kittites and the Rodanites.

The Hamites

1:8–16pp—Ge 10:6–20

8 The sons of Ham:

Cush, Egypt, Put and Canaan.

9 The sons of Cush:

Seba, Havilah, Sabta, Raamah and Sabteka.

The sons of Raamah:

Sheba and Dedan.

10 Cush was the fatherd of

Nimrod, who became a mighty warrior on earth.

11 Egypt was the father of

the Ludites, Anamites, Lehabites, Naphtuhites, 12 Pathrusites, Kasluhites (from whom the Philistines came) and Caphtorites.

13 Canaan was the father of

Sidon his firstborn,e and of the Hittites, 14 Jebusites, Amorites, Girgashites, 15 Hivites, Arkites, Sinites, 16 Arvadites, Zemarites and Hamathites.

The Semites

1:17–23pp—Ge 10:21–31; 11:10–27

17 The sons of Shem:

Elam, Ashur, Arphaxad, Lud and Aram.

The sons of Aram:f

Uz, Hul, Gether and Meshek.

18 Arphaxad was the father of Shelah,

and Shelah the father of Eber.

19 Two sons were born to Eber:

One was named Peleg,g because in his time the earth was divided; his brother was named Joktan.

20 Joktan was the father of

Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah, 21 Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah, 22 Obal,h Abimael, Sheba, 23 Ophir, Havilah and Jobab. All these were sons of Joktan.

24 Shem,k Arphaxad,i Shelah,

25 Eber, Peleg, Reu,

26 Serug, Nahor, Terah

27 and Abram (that is, Abraham).

The Family of Abraham

28 The sons of Abraham:

Isaac and Ishmael.

Descendants of Hagar

1:29–31pp—Ge 25:12–16

29 These were their descendants:

Nebaioth the firstborn of Ishmael, Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam, 30 Mishma, Dumah, Massa, Hadad, Tema, 31 Jetur, Naphish and Kedemah. These were the sons of Ishmael.

Descendants of Keturah

1:32–33pp—Ge 25:1–4

32 The sons born to Keturah, Abraham’s concubine:l

Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak and Shuah.

The sons of Jokshan:

Sheba and Dedan.m

33 The sons of Midian:

Ephah, Epher, Hanok, Abida and Eldaah.

All these were descendants of Keturah.

Descendants of Sarah

1:35–37pp—Ge 36:10–14

34 Abrahamn was the father of Isaac.o

The sons of Isaac:

Esau and Israel.p

Esau’s Sons

35 The sons of Esau:q

Eliphaz, Reuel,r Jeush, Jalam and Korah.

36 The sons of Eliphaz:

Teman, Omar, Zepho,j Gatam and Kenaz;

by Timna: Amalek.k s

37 The sons of Reuel:t

Nahath, Zerah, Shammah and Mizzah.

The People of Seir in Edom

1:38–42pp—Ge 36:20–28

38 The sons of Seir:

Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, Dishon, Ezer and Dishan.

39 The sons of Lotan:

Hori and Homam. Timna was Lotan’s sister.

40 The sons of Shobal:

Alvan,l Manahath, Ebal, Shepho and Onam.

The sons of Zibeon:

Aiah and Anah.u

41 The son of Anah:

Dishon.

The sons of Dishon:

Hemdan,m Eshban, Ithran and Keran.

42 The sons of Ezer:

Bilhan, Zaavan and Akan.n

The sons of Dishano:

Uz and Aran.

The Rulers of Edom

1:43–54pp—Ge 36:31–43

43 These were the kings who reigned in Edom before any Israelite king reigned:

Bela son of Beor, whose city was named Dinhabah.

44 When Bela died, Jobab son of Zerah from Bozrah succeeded him as king.

45 When Jobab died, Husham from the land of the Temanitesv succeeded him as king.

46 When Husham died, Hadad son of Bedad, who defeated Midian in the country of Moab, succeeded him as king. His city was named Avith.

47 When Hadad died, Samlah from Masrekah succeeded him as king.

48 When Samlah died, Shaul from Rehoboth on the riverp succeeded him as king.

49 When Shaul died, Baal-Hanan son of Akbor succeeded him as king.

50 When Baal-Hanan died, Hadad succeeded him as king. His city was named Pau,q and his wife’s name was Mehetabel daughter of Matred, the daughter of Me-Zahab. 51 Hadad also died.

The chiefs of Edom were:

Timna, Alvah, Jetheth, 52 Oholibamah, Elah, Pinon, 53 Kenaz, Teman, Mibzar, 54 Magdiel and Iram. These were the chiefs of Edom.

Israel’s Sons

2:1–2pp—Ge 35:23–26

2 These were the sons of Israel:

Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun, 2 Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad and Asher.

Judah

2:5–15pp—Ru 4:18–22; Mt 1:3–6

To Hezron’s Sons

3 The sons of Judah:w

Er, Onan and Shelah.x These three were born to him by a Canaanite woman, the daughter of Shua.y Er, Judah’s firstborn, was wicked in the Lord’s sight; so the Lord put him to death.z 4 Judah’s daughter-in-lawa Tamarb bore Perezc and Zerah to Judah. He had five sons in all.

5 The sons of Perez:d

Hezrone and Hamul.

6 The sons of Zerah:

Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Kalkol and Dardaa—five in all.

7 The son of Karmi:

Achar,b f who brought trouble on Israel by violating the ban on taking devoted things.c g

8 The son of Ethan:

Azariah.

9 The sons born to Hezronh were:

Jerahmeel, Ram and Caleb.d

From Ram Son of Hezron

10 Rami was the father of

Amminadabj, and Amminadab the father of Nahshon,k the leader of the people of Judah. 11 Nahshon was the father of Salmon,e Salmon the father of Boaz, 12 Boazl the father of Obed and Obed the father of Jesse.m

13 Jessen was the father of

Eliabo his firstborn; the second son was Abinadab, the third Shimea, 14 the fourth Nethanel, the fifth Raddai, 15 the sixth Ozem and the seventh David. 16 Their sisters were Zeruiahp and Abigail. Zeruiah’sq three sons were Abishai, Joabr and Asahel. 17 Abigail was the mother of Amasa,s whose father was Jether the Ishmaelite.