The Family of Israel

2 These were the asons of 1Israel: bReuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun, 2 Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.

From Judah to David

3 The sons of cJudah were Er, Onan, and Shelah. These three were born to him by the daughter of dShua, the Canaanitess. eEr, the firstborn of Judah, was wicked in the sight of the Lord; so He killed him. 4 And fTamar, his daughter-in-law, gbore him Perez and Zerah. All the sons of Judah were five.

5 The sons of hPerez were Hezron and Hamul. 6 The sons of Zerah were 2Zimri, iEthan, Heman, Calcol, and 3Dara—five of them in all.

7 The son of jCarmi was 4Achar, the troubler of Israel, who transgressed in the kaccursed 5thing.

8 The son of Ethan was Azariah.

9 Also the sons of Hezron who were born to him were Jerahmeel, 6Ram, and 7Chelubai. 10 Ram lbegot Amminadab, and Amminadab begot Nahshon, mleader of the children of Judah; 11 Nahshon begot 8Salma, and Salma begot Boaz; 12 Boaz begot Obed, and Obed begot Jesse; 13 nJesse begot Eliab his firstborn, Abinadab the second, 9Shimea the third, 14 Nethanel the fourth, Raddai the fifth, 15 Ozem the sixth, and David the oseventh.

16 Now their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. pAnd the sons of Zeruiah were Abishai, Joab, and Asahel—three. 17 Abigail bore Amasa; and the father of Amasa was 1Jether the Ishmaelite.

The Family of Hezron

18 Caleb the son of Hezron had children by Azubah, his wife, and by Jerioth. Now these were her sons: Jesher, Shobab, and Ardon. 19 When Azubah died, Caleb 2took qEphrath 3as his wife, who bore him Hur. 20 And Hur begot Uri, and Uri begot rBezalel.

21 Now afterward Hezron went in to the daughter of sMachir the father of Gilead, whom he married when he was sixty years old; and she bore him Segub. 22 Segub begot tJair, 4who had twenty-three cities in the land of Gilead. 23 u(Geshur and Syria took from them the towns of Jair, with Kenath and its towns—sixty towns.) All these belonged to the sons of Machir the father of Gilead. 24 After Hezron died in Caleb Ephrathah, Hezron’s wife Abijah bore him vAshhur the father of Tekoa.

The Family of Jerahmeel

25 The sons of Jerahmeel, the firstborn of Hezron, were Ram, the firstborn, and Bunah, Oren, Ozem, and 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, were Maaz, Jamin, and Eker. 28 The sons of Onam were Shammai and Jada. The sons of Shammai were Nadab and Abishur.

29 And the name of the wife of Abishur was Abihail, and she bore him Ahban and Molid. 30 The sons of Nadab were Seled and Appaim; Seled died without children. 31 The son of Appaim was Ishi, the son of Ishi was Sheshan, and wSheshan’s son was Ahlai. 32 The sons of Jada, the brother of Shammai, were Jether and Jonathan; Jether died without children. 33 The sons of Jonathan were Peleth and Zaza. These were the sons of Jerahmeel.

34 Now Sheshan had no sons, only daughters. And Sheshan had an Egyptian servant whose name was Jarha. 35 Sheshan gave his daughter to Jarha his servant as wife, and she bore him Attai. 36 Attai begot Nathan, and Nathan begot xZabad; 37 Zabad begot Ephlal, and Ephlal begot yObed; 38 Obed begot Jehu, and Jehu begot Azariah; 39 Azariah begot Helez, and Helez begot Eleasah; 40 Eleasah begot Sismai, and Sismai begot Shallum; 41 Shallum begot Jekamiah, and Jekamiah begot Elishama.

The Family of Caleb

42 The descendants of Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel were Mesha, his firstborn, who was the father of Ziph, and the sons of Mareshah the father of Hebron. 43 The sons of Hebron were Korah, Tappuah, Rekem, and Shema. 44 Shema begot Raham the father of Jorkoam, and Rekem begot Shammai. 45 And the son of Shammai was Maon, and Maon was the father of Beth Zur.

46 Ephah, Caleb’s concubine, bore Haran, Moza, and Gazez; and Haran begot Gazez. 47 And the sons of Jahdai were Regem, Jotham, Geshan, Pelet, Ephah, and Shaaph.

48 Maachah, Caleb’s concubine, bore Sheber and Tirhanah. 49 She also bore Shaaph the father of Madmannah, Sheva the father of Machbenah and the father of Gibea. And the daughter of Caleb was zAchsah. 5

50 These were the descendants of Caleb: The sons of aHur, the firstborn of 6Ephrathah, were Shobal the father of bKirjath Jearim, 51 Salma the father of Bethlehem, and Hareph the father of Beth Gader.

52 And Shobal the father of Kirjath Jearim had descendants: 7Haroeh, and half of the 8families of Manuhoth. 53 The families of Kirjath Jearim were the Ithrites, the Puthites, the Shumathites, and the Mishraites. From these came the Zorathites and the Eshtaolites.

54 The sons of Salma were Bethlehem, the Netophathites, 9Atroth Beth Joab, half of the Manahethites, and the Zorites.

55 And the families of the scribes who dwelt at Jabez were the Tirathites, the Shimeathites, and the Suchathites. These were the cKenites who came from Hammath, the father of the house of dRechab.

The Family of David

3 Now these were the sons of David who were born to him in Hebron: The firstborn was aAmnon, by bAhinoam the cJezreelitess; the second, 1Daniel, by dAbigail the Carmelitess; 2 the third, eAbsalom the son of Maacah, the daughter of Talmai, king of Geshur; the fourth, fAdonijah the son of Haggith; 3 the fifth, Shephatiah, by Abital; the sixth, Ithream, by his wife gEglah.

4 These six were born to him in Hebron. hThere he reigned seven years and six months, and iin Jerusalem he reigned thirty-three years. 5 jAnd these were born to him in Jerusalem: 2Shimea, Shobab, Nathan, and kSolomon—four by 3Bathshua the daughter of 4Ammiel. 6 Also there were Ibhar, 5Elishama, 6Eliphelet, 7 Nogah, Nepheg, Japhia, 8 Elishama, 7Eliada, and Eliphelet—lnine in all. 9 These were all the sons of David, besides the sons of the concubines, and mTamar their sister.

The Family of Solomon

10 Solomon’s son was nRehoboam; 8Abijah was his son, Asa his son, Jehoshaphat his son, 11 9Joram his son, 1Ahaziah his son, 2Joash his son, 12 Amaziah his son, 3Azariah his son, Jotham his son, 13 Ahaz his son, Hezekiah his son, Manasseh his son, 14 Amon his son, and Josiah his son. 15 The sons of Josiah were Johanan the firstborn, the second 4Jehoiakim, the third Zedekiah, and the fourth 5Shallum. 16 The sons of oJehoiakim were 6Jeconiah his son and 7Zedekiah his son.

The Family of Jeconiah

17 And the sons of 8Jeconiah 9were Assir, Shealtiel phis son, 18 and Malchiram, Pedaiah, Shenazzar, Jecamiah, Hoshama, and Nedabiah. 19 The sons of Pedaiah were Zerubbabel and Shimei. The sons of Zerubbabel were Meshullam, Hananiah, Shelomith their sister, 20 and Hashubah, Ohel, Berechiah, Hasadiah, and Jushab-Hesed—five in all.

21 The sons of Hananiah were Pelatiah and Jeshaiah, the sons of Rephaiah, the sons of Arnan, the sons of Obadiah, and the sons of Shechaniah. 22 The son of Shechaniah was Shemaiah. The sons of Shemaiah were qHattush, Igal, Bariah, Neariah, and Shaphat—six in all. 23 The sons of Neariah were Elioenai, Hezekiah, and Azrikam—three in all. 24 The sons of Elioenai were Hodaviah, Eliashib, Pelaiah, Akkub, Johanan, Delaiah, and Anani—seven in all.