1 Chronicles 1-2

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⁵ The sons^[b] of Japheth:

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

⁶ The sons of Gomer:

Ashkenaz, Riphath^[c] and Togarmah.

⁷ The sons of Javan:

Elishah, Tarshish, the Kittites and the Rodanites.

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 father^[d] 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.

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.

²⁸ The sons of Abraham:

Isaac and Ishmael.

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.

³² The sons born to Keturah, Abraham’s concubine:^(Q)

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

The sons of Jokshan:

Sheba and Dedan.^(R)

³³ The sons of Midian:

Ephah, Epher, Hanok, Abida and Eldaah.

All these were descendants of Keturah.

³⁴ Abraham^(T) was the father of Isaac.^(U)

The sons of Isaac:

Esau and Israel.^(V)

³⁵ The sons of Esau:^(W)

Eliphaz, Reuel,^(X) Jeush, Jalam and Korah.

³⁶ The sons of Eliphaz:

Teman, Omar, Zepho,^[j] Gatam and Kenaz;

by Timna: Amalek.^[k](Y)

³⁷ The sons of Reuel:^(Z)

Nahath, Zerah, Shammah and Mizzah.

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.^(AB)

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 Dishan^[o]:

Uz and Aran.

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 Temanites^(AD) 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 river^[p] 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.

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

³ The sons of Judah:^(AG)

Er, Onan and Shelah.^(AH) These three were born to him by a Canaanite woman, the daughter of Shua.^(AI) Er, Judah’s firstborn, was wicked in the Lord’s sight; so the Lord put him to death.^{(AJ) 4} Judah’s daughter-in-law^(AK) Tamar^(AL) bore Perez^(AM) and Zerah to Judah. He had five sons in all.

¹⁰ Ram^(AS) was the father of

Amminadab^(AT), and Amminadab the father of Nahshon,^(AU) the leader of the people of Judah. ¹¹ Nahshon was the father of Salmon,^[v] Salmon the father of Boaz, ¹² Boaz^(AV) the father of Obed and Obed the father of Jesse.^(AW)

¹³ Jesse^(AX) was the father of

Eliab^(AY) 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 Zeruiah^(AZ) and Abigail. Zeruiah’s^(BA) three sons were Abishai, Joab^(BB) and Asahel. ¹⁷ Abigail was the mother of Amasa,^(BC) whose father was Jether the Ishmaelite.

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, Caleb^(BD) married Ephrath, who bore him Hur. ²⁰ Hur was the father of Uri, and Uri the father of Bezalel.^(BE)

²¹ Later, Hezron, when he was sixty years old, married the daughter of Makir the father of Gilead.^(BF) 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,^[w](BG) as well as Kenath^(BH) with its surrounding settlements—sixty towns.) All these were descendants of Makir the father of Gilead.

²⁵ The sons of Jerahmeel the firstborn of Hezron:

Ram his firstborn, Bunah, Oren, Ozem and^[y] 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,^(BJ)

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.

⁴² The sons of Caleb^(BK) the brother of Jerahmeel:

Mesha his firstborn, who was the father of Ziph, and his son Mareshah,^[z] 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 Maon^(BL), and Maon was the father of Beth Zur.^(BM)

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 Madmannah^(BN) and to Sheva the father of Makbenah and Gibea. Caleb’s daughter was Aksah.^{(BO) 50} These were the descendants of Caleb.