1 Chronicles 2:1–4:23

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.

Caleb Son of Hezron

18 Caleb son of Hezron had children by his wife Azubah (and by Jerioth). These were her sons: Jesher, Shobab and Ardon. 19 When Azubah died, Calebt married Ephrath, who bore him Hur. 20 Hur was the father of Uri, and Uri the father of Bezalel.u

21 Later, Hezron, when he was sixty years old, married the daughter of Makir the father of Gilead.v He made love to her, and she bore him Segub. 22 Segub was the father of Jair, who controlled twenty-three towns in Gilead. 23 (But Geshur and Aram captured Havvoth Jair,f w as well as Kenathx with its surrounding settlements—sixty towns.) All these were descendants of Makir the father of Gilead.

24 After Hezron died in Caleb Ephrathah, Abijah the wife of Hezron bore him Ashhury the fatherg of Tekoa.

Jerahmeel Son of Hezron

25 The sons of Jerahmeel the firstborn of Hezron:

Ram his firstborn, Bunah, Oren, Ozem andh Ahijah. 26 Jerahmeel had another wife, whose name was Atarah; she was the mother of Onam.

27 The sons of Ram the firstborn of Jerahmeel:

Maaz, Jamin and Eker.

28 The sons of Onam:

Shammai and Jada.

The sons of Shammai:

Nadab and Abishur.

29 Abishur’s wife was named Abihail, who bore him Ahban and Molid.

30 The sons of Nadab:

Seled and Appaim. Seled died without children.

31 The son of Appaim:

Ishi, who was the father of Sheshan.

Sheshan was the father of Ahlai.

32 The sons of Jada, Shammai’s brother:

Jether and Jonathan. Jether died without children.

33 The sons of Jonathan:

Peleth and Zaza.

These were the descendants of Jerahmeel.

34 Sheshan had no sons—only daughters.

He had an Egyptian servant named Jarha. 35 Sheshan gave his daughter in marriage to his servant Jarha, and she bore him Attai.

36 Attai was the father of Nathan,

Nathan the father of Zabad,z

37 Zabad the father of Ephlal,

Ephlal the father of Obed,

38 Obed the father of Jehu,

Jehu the father of Azariah,

39 Azariah the father of Helez,

Helez the father of Eleasah,

40 Eleasah the father of Sismai,

Sismai the father of Shallum,

41 Shallum the father of Jekamiah,

and Jekamiah the father of Elishama.

The Clans of Caleb

42 The sons of Caleba the brother of Jerahmeel:

Mesha his firstborn, who was the father of Ziph, and his son Mareshah,i who was the father of Hebron.

43 The sons of Hebron:

Korah, Tappuah, Rekem and Shema. 44 Shema was the father of Raham, and Raham the father of Jorkeam. Rekem was the father of Shammai. 45 The son of Shammai was Maonb, and Maon was the father of Beth Zur.c

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

47 The sons of Jahdai:

Regem, Jotham, Geshan, Pelet, Ephah and Shaaph.

48 Caleb’s concubine Maakah was the mother of Sheber and Tirhanah. 49 She also gave birth to Shaaph the father of Madmannahd and to Sheva the father of Makbenah and Gibea. Caleb’s daughter was Aksah.e 50 These were the descendants of Caleb.

The sons of Hurf the firstborn of Ephrathah:

Shobal the father of Kiriath Jearim,g 51 Salma the father of Bethlehem, and Hareph the father of Beth Gader.

52 The descendants of Shobal the father of Kiriath Jearim were:

Haroeh, half the Manahathites, 53 and the clans of Kiriath Jearim: the Ithrites,h Puthites, Shumathites and Mishraites. From these descended the Zorathites and Eshtaolites.

54 The descendants of Salma:

Bethlehem, the Netophathites,i Atroth Beth Joab, half the Manahathites, the Zorites, 55 and the clans of scribesj who lived at Jabez: the Tirathites, Shimeathites and Sucathites. These are the Kenitesj who came from Hammath,k the father of the Rekabites.k l

The Sons of David

3:1–4pp—2Sa 3:2–5
3:5–8pp—2Sa 5:14–16; 1Ch 14:4–7

3 These were the sons of Davidm born to him in Hebron:

The firstborn was Amnon the son of Ahinoamn of Jezreel;o

the second, Daniel the son of Abigailp of Carmel;

2 the third, Absalom the son of Maakah daughter of Talmai king of Geshur;

the fourth, Adonijahq the son of Haggith;

3 the fifth, Shephatiah the son of Abital;

and the sixth, Ithream, by his wife Eglah.

4 These six were born to David in Hebron,r where he reigned seven years and six months.s

David reigned in Jerusalem thirty-three years, 5 and these were the children born to him there:

Shammua,a Shobab, Nathan and Solomon. These four were by Bathshebab t daughter of Ammiel. 6 There were also Ibhar, Elishua,c Eliphelet, 7 Nogah, Nepheg, Japhia, 8 Elishama, Eliada and Eliphelet—nine in all. 9 All these were the sons of David, besides his sons by his concubines. And Tamaru was their sister.v

The Kings of Judah

10 Solomon’s son was Rehoboam,w

Abijahx his son,

Asay his son,

Jehoshaphatz his son,

11 Jehoramd a his son,

Ahaziahb his son,

Joashc his son,

12 Amaziahd his son,

Azariahe his son,

Jothamf his son,

13 Ahazg his son,

Hezekiahh his son,

Manassehi his son,

14 Amonj his son,

Josiahk his son.

15 The sons of Josiah:

Johanan the firstborn,

Jehoiakiml the second son,

Zedekiahm the third,

Shallumn the fourth.

16 The successors of Jehoiakim:

Jehoiachine o his son,

and Zedekiah.p

The Royal Line After the Exile

17 The descendants of Jehoiachin the captive:

Shealtielq his son, 18 Malkiram, Pedaiah, Shenazzar,r Jekamiah, Hoshama and Nedabiah.s

19 The sons of Pedaiah:

Zerubbabelt and Shimei.

The sons of Zerubbabel:

Meshullam and Hananiah.

Shelomith was their sister.

20 There were also five others:

Hashubah, Ohel, Berekiah, Hasadiah and Jushab-Hesed.

21 The descendants of Hananiah:

Pelatiah and Jeshaiah, and the sons of Rephaiah, of Arnan, of Obadiah and of Shekaniah.

22 The descendants of Shekaniah:

Shemaiah and his sons:

Hattush,u Igal, Bariah, Neariah and Shaphat—six in all.

23 The sons of Neariah:

Elioenai, Hizkiah and Azrikam—three in all.

24 The sons of Elioenai:

Hodaviah, Eliashib, Pelaiah, Akkub, Johanan, Delaiah and Anani—seven in all.

Other Clans of Judah

4 The descendants of Judah:v

Perez, Hezron,w Karmi, Hur and Shobal.

2 Reaiah son of Shobal was the father of Jahath, and Jahath the father of Ahumai and Lahad. These were the clans of the Zorathites.

3 These were the sonsa of Etam:

Jezreel, Ishma and Idbash. Their sister was named Hazzelelponi. 4 Penuel was the father of Gedor, and Ezer the father of Hushah.

These were the descendants of Hur,x the firstborn of Ephrathah and fatherb of Bethlehem.y

5 Ashhurz the father of Tekoa had two wives, Helah and Naarah.

6 Naarah bore him Ahuzzam, Hepher, Temeni and Haahashtari. These were the descendants of Naarah.

7 The sons of Helah:

Zereth, Zohar, Ethnan, 8 and Koz, who was the father of Anub and Hazzobebah and of the clans of Aharhel son of Harum.

9 Jabez was more honorable than his brothers. His mother had named him Jabez,c saying, “I gave birth to him in pain.” 10 Jabez cried out to the God of Israel, “Oh, that you would bless me and enlarge my territory! Let your hand be with me, and keep me from harm so that I will be free from pain.” And God granted his request.

11 Kelub, Shuhah’s brother, was the father of Mehir, who was the father of Eshton. 12 Eshton was the father of Beth Rapha, Paseah and Tehinnah the father of Ir Nahash.d These were the men of Rekah.

13 The sons of Kenaz:

Othniela and Seraiah.

The sons of Othniel:

Hathath and Meonothai.e 14 Meonothai was the father of Ophrah.

Seraiah was the father of Joab,

the father of Ge Harashim.f It was called this because its people were skilled workers.

15 The sons of Caleb son of Jephunneh:

Iru, Elah and Naam.

The son of Elah:

Kenaz.

16 The sons of Jehallelel:

Ziph, Ziphah, Tiria and Asarel.

17 The sons of Ezrah:

Jether, Mered, Epher and Jalon. One of Mered’s wives gave birth to Miriam,b Shammai and Ishbah the father of Eshtemoa. 18 (His wife from the tribe of Judah gave birth to Jered the father of Gedor, Heber the father of Soko, and Jekuthiel the father of Zanoah.c) These were the children of Pharaoh’s daughter Bithiah, whom Mered had married.

19 The sons of Hodiah’s wife, the sister of Naham:

the father of Keilahd the Garmite, and Eshtemoa the Maakathite.e

20 The sons of Shimon:

Amnon, Rinnah, Ben-Hanan and Tilon.

The descendants of Ishi:

Zoheth and Ben-Zoheth.

21 The sons of Shelahf son of Judah:

Er the father of Lekah, Laadah the father of Mareshah and the clans of the linen workers at Beth Ashbea, 22 Jokim, the men of Kozeba, and Joash and Saraph, who ruled in Moab and Jashubi Lehem. (These records are from ancient times.) 23 They were the potters who lived at Netaim and Gederah; they stayed there and worked for the king.