1 Chronicles 2
Contemporary English Version
The Descendants of Judah
2 1-2 Jacob[a] was the father of twelve sons: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun, Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.
3 Judah and his Canaanite wife Bathshua had three sons: Er, Onan, and Shelah. But the Lord had Er put to death, because he disobeyed and did what the Lord hated. 4 Judah and his daughter-in-law Tamar also had two sons: Perez and Zerah.
5 Perez was the father of Hezron and Hamul. 6 Zerah was the father of Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Calcol, and Darda.[b] 7 (A) Achan,[c] who was a descendant of Zerah and the son of Carmi, caused trouble for Israel, because he kept for himself things that belonged only to the Lord.[d] 8 Ethan's son was Azariah.
The Ancestors of King David
9 Hezron was the father of Jerahmeel, Ram, and Caleb.[e] 10 Ram was the father of Amminadab and the grandfather of Nahshon, a tribal leader of Judah. 11 Nahshon's descendants included Salma, Boaz, 12 Obed, and Jesse. 13-15 Jesse had seven sons, who were born in the following order: Eliab, Abinadab, Shimea, Nethanel, Raddai, Ozem, and David. 16 Jesse also had two daughters: Zeruiah and Abigail. Zeruiah was the mother of Abishai, Joab, and Asahel. 17 Abigail's husband was Jether, who was a descendant of Ishmael, and their son was Amasa.
The Descendants of Hezron
18 Hezron's son Caleb married Azubah, and their daughter was Jerioth,[f] the mother of Jesher, Shobab, and Ardon. 19 After the death of Azubah, Caleb married Ephrath. Their son Hur 20 was the father of Uri and the grandfather of Bezalel.
21 When Hezron was 60 years old, he married the daughter of Machir, who settled the region of Gilead. Their son Segub 22 was the father of Jair, who ruled 23 villages in the region of Gilead. 23 Some time later the nations of Geshur and Aram captured 60 towns in that region, including the villages that belonged to Jair, as well as the town of Kenath and the nearby villages. Everyone from the region of Gilead was a descendant of Machir.
24 After the death of Hezron, Caleb married Ephrath, his father's wife. Their son was Ashhur,[g] who later settled the town of Tekoa.
The Descendants of Jerahmeel
25 Jerahmeel, Hezron's oldest son, was the father of Ram, Bunah, Oren, Ozem, and Ahijah. 26 Jerahmeel had a second wife, Atarah, who gave birth to Onam. 27 Ram was the father of Maaz, Jamin, and Eker. 28 Onam was the father of Shammai and Jada.
Shammai was the father of Nadab and Abishur. 29 Abishur married Abihail, and their two sons were Ahban and Molid. 30 Nadab was the father of Seled and Appaim. Seled had no children; 31 Appaim's son was Ishi, the father of Sheshan and the grandfather of Ahlai.
32 Jada was the father of Jether and Jonathan. Jether had no children, 33 but Jonathan had two sons: Peleth and Zaza.
34-35 Sheshan had no sons, and so he let one of his daughters marry Jarha, his Egyptian slave. Their son was Attai, 36 the father of Nathan and the grandfather of Zabad. 37-41 Zabad's descendants included Ephlal, Obed, Jehu, Azariah, Helez, Eleasah, Sismai, Shallum, Jekamiah, and Elishama.
The Descendants of Caleb
42 Caleb, Jerahmeel's brother, had the following descendants: Mesha,[h] Ziph, Mareshah,[i] Hebron, 43 and Hebron's four sons, Korah, Tappuah, Rekem, and Shema. 44 Shema was the father of Raham and the grandfather of Jorkeam. Rekem was the father of Shammai, 45 the grandfather of Maon, and the great-grandfather of Bethzur.
46 Ephah was one of Caleb's wives,[j] and their sons were Haran, Moza, and Gazez. Haran named his son after his brother Gazez. 47 Ephah was the daughter of Jahdai, who was also the father of Regem, Jotham, Geshan, Pelet, and Shaaph.[k]
48 Maacah was another of Caleb's wives,[l] and their sons were Sheber and Tirhanah. 49 Later, they had two more sons: Shaaph the father of Madmannah, and Sheva the father of Machbenah and Gibea. Caleb's daughter was Achsah. 50-51 All of these were Caleb's descendants.
Hur, the oldest son of Caleb and Ephrath, had three sons: Shobal, Salma, and Hareph, who settled the town of Beth-Gader. 52 Shobal, who settled the town of Kiriath-Jearim, was the ancestor of Haroeh, half of the Menuhoth clan, 53 and the clans that lived near Kiriath-Jearim; they were the Ithrites, the Puthites, the Shumathites, and the Mishraites. The Zorathites and the Eshtaolites were descendants of the Mishraites.
54 Salma settled the town of Bethlehem and was the ancestor of the Netophathites, the people of Atroth-Bethjoab, half of the Manahathite clan, and the Zorites. 55 Salma was also the ancestor of the clans in Jabez that kept the court and government records; they were the Tirathites, the Shimeathites, and the Sucathites. These clans were the descendants of Hammath the Kenite, who was also the ancestor of the Rechabites.
Footnotes
- 2.1,2 Jacob: See the note at 1.34.
- 2.6 Darda: Most Hebrew manuscripts and two ancient translations (see also 1 Kings 4.30,31); some Hebrew manuscripts “Dara.”
- 2.7 Achan: The Hebrew text has “Achar,” which means “trouble.”
- 2.7 Achan … the Lord: See Joshua 7.1-26.
- 2.9 Caleb: The Hebrew text has “Chelubai,” another form of the name.
- 2.18 married Azubah … Jerioth: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text.
- 2.24 After the death of Hezron … Ashhur: Two ancient translations; Hebrew “After Hezron died in Caleb-Ephrathah, Abijah his wife gave birth to Ashhur.”
- 2.42 Mesha: Hebrew; one ancient translation “Mareshah.”
- 2.42 following descendants … Mareshah: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text.
- 2.46 wives: This translates a Hebrew word for women who were legally bound to a man, but without the full privileges of a wife.
- 2.47 Shaaph: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text of verse 47.
- 2.48 wives: See the note at 2.46.
1 Chronicles 2
1599 Geneva Bible
2 3 The genealogy of Judah unto Jesse the father of David.
1 These are the sons of Israel, (A)Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun,
2 Dan, Joseph, and Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.
3 (B)The sons of [a]Judah, Er, and Onan, and Shelah. These three were born to him of the daughter of Shua the Canaanite: but Er the eldest son of Judah was evil in the sight of the Lord, and he slew him.
4 (C)And Tamar his daughter-in-law bare him Perez, and Zerah: so all the sons of Judah were five.
5 (D)The sons of Perez, Hezron, and Hamul.
6 The sons also of Zerah were [b]Zimri, and [c]Ethan, and Heman, and Calcol, and Dara, which were five in all.
7 And the son of Carmi, [d](E)Achar that troubled Israel, transgressing in the thing excommunicate.
8 The son also of Ethan, Azariah.
9 And the sons of Hezron that were born unto him, Jerahmeel, and [e]Ram and Chelubai.
10 And Ram begat Amminadab, and Amminadab begat Nahshon [f]prince of the children of Judah,
11 And Nahshon begat Salma, and Salma begat Boaz,
12 And Boaz begat Obed, and Obed begat [g]Ishai,
13 (F)And Jesse begat his eldest son Eliab, and Abinadab the second, and [h]Shimea the third,
14 Nethanel the fourth, Raddai the fifth,
15 Ozem the sixth, and David the seventh.
16 Whose sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. And the sons of Zeruiah, Abishai, and Joab, and Asahel.
17 And Abigail bare Amasa: and the father of Amasa was Jether an Ishmaelite.
18 ¶ And [i]Caleb the son of Hezron begat Jerioth of Azubah his wife, and her sons are these, Jesher, and Shobab, and Ardon.
19 And when Azubah was dead, Caleb took unto him Ephrath, which bare him Hur.
20 (G)And Hur begat Uri, and Uri begat Bezalel.
21 And afterward came Hezron to the daughter of Machir the father of [j]Gilead, and took her when he was threescore years old, and she bare him Segub.
22 And Segub begat Jair, which had three and twenty cities in the land of Gilead.
23 And Geshur with Aram took the towns of Jair [k]from them, and Kenath and the towns thereof, even threescore cities. All these were the sons of Machir the father of Gilead.
24 And after that Hezron was dead at [l]Caleb Ephrathah, then Abijah Hezron’s wife bare him also Ashhur the [m]father of Tekoa.
25 And the sons of Jerahmeel the eldest son of Hezron were Ram the eldest, then Bunah, and Oren and Ozem and Ahijah.
26 Also Jerahmeel had another wife named Atarah, which was the mother of Onam.
27 And the sons of Ram the eldest son of Jerahmeel were Maaz, and Jamin and Eker.
28 And the sons of Onam were Shammai and Jada. And the sons of Shammai, Nadab and Abishur.
29 And the name of the wife of Abishur was called Abihail, and she bare him Ahban and Molid.
30 The sons also of Nadab were Seled and Appaim: but Seled died without children.
31 And the son of Appaim was Ishi, and the son of Ishi, Sheshan, and the son of Sheshan, [n]Ahlai.
32 And the sons of Jada the brother of Shammai were Jether and Jonathan: but Jether died without children.
33 And the sons of Jonathan were Peleth and Zaza. These were the sons of Jerahmeel.
34 And Sheshan had no sons, but daughters. And Sheshan had a servant that was an Egyptian named Jarha.
35 And Sheshan gave his daughter to Jarha his servant to wife, and she bare him Attai.
36 And Attai begat Nathan, and Nathan begat Zabad,
37 And Zabad begat Ephlal, and Ephlal begat Obed,
38 And Obed begat Jehu, and Jehu begat Azariah,
39 And Azariah begat Helez, and Helez begat Eleasah,
40 And Eleasah begat Sismai, and Sismai begat Shallum,
41 And Shallum begat Jekamiah, and Jekamiah begat Elishama.
42 Also the sons of Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel, were Mesha his eldest son, which was the [o]father of Ziph: and the sons of Mareshah the father of Hebron.
43 And the sons of Hebron were Korah and Tappuah, and Rekem and Shema.
44 And Shema begat Raham the father of Jorkoam: and Rekem begat Shammai.
45 The son also of Shammai was Maon: and Maon was the father of Beth Zur.
46 And Ephah a [p]concubine of Caleb bare Haran and Moza, and Gazez: Haran also begat Gazez.
47 The sons of Jahdai were Regem, and Jotham, and Geshan, and Pelet, and Ephah, and Shaaph.
48 Caleb’s concubine Maachah bare Sheber and Tirhanah.
49 She bare also Shaaph the father of Madmannah, and Sheva the father of Machbenah, and the father of Gibea. (H)And Achsah was Caleb’s daughter.
50 These were the sons of Caleb the son of Hur the eldest son of Ephrathah, Shobal the father of Kirjath Jearim.
51 Salma the father of Bethlehem, and Hareph the father of Beth Gader.
52 And Shobal the father of Kirjath Jearim had sons, and he [q]was the overseer of half Manuhoth.
53 And the families of Kirjath Jearim were the Ithrites, and the Puthites, and the Shumathites, and the Mishraites: of them came the Zorathites, and the Eshtaolites.
54 The sons of Salma of Bethlehem, and the Netophathites, the [r]crowns of the house of Joab, and [s]half the Manahethites and the Zorites.
55 And the families of the [t]Scribes dwelling at Jabez, the Tirathites, the Shimeathites, the Suchathites, which are the [u]Kenites, that came of Hammath the father of the house of Rechab.
Footnotes
- 1 Chronicles 2:3 Though Judah was not Jacob’s eldest son, yet he first beginneth at him, because he would come to the genealogy of David, of whom came Christ.
- 1 Chronicles 2:6 Or, Zabdi.
- 1 Chronicles 2:6 Of these read 1 Kings 4:31.
- 1 Chronicles 2:7 Or, Achan.
- 1 Chronicles 2:9 Whom Saint Matthew calleth Aram, Matt. 1:3.
- 1 Chronicles 2:10 That is, chief of the family.
- 1 Chronicles 2:12 Or, Jesse.
- 1 Chronicles 2:13 Or, Shammah.
- 1 Chronicles 2:18 Who was called Chelubai the son of Hezron, verse 9.
- 1 Chronicles 2:21 Who was prince of mount Gilead, read Num. 32:40.
- 1 Chronicles 2:23 That is, the Geshurites and Syrians took the towns from Jair’s children.
- 1 Chronicles 2:24 Which was a town named of the husband and wife, called also Bethlehem Ephrathah.
- 1 Chronicles 2:24 Meaning, the chief and prince.
- 1 Chronicles 2:31 Who died while his father was alive, and therefore it is said, verse 34, that Sheshan had no sons.
- 1 Chronicles 2:42 That is, the chief governor or prince of the Ziphims, because the prince ought to have a fatherly care and affection toward his people.
- 1 Chronicles 2:46 This difference was between the wife and the concubine, that the wife was taken with certain solemnities of marriage, and her children did inherit: the concubine had no solemnities in marriage, neither did her children inherit, but had a portion of goods or money given them.
- 1 Chronicles 2:52 Or, he that saw the half, because the prince ought to oversee his subjects.
- 1 Chronicles 2:54 Meaning, the chief and principle.
- 1 Chronicles 2:54 Or, the Zorites, the half of the Manahethites.
- 1 Chronicles 2:55 Which were men learned and expert in the law.
- 1 Chronicles 2:55 Read Num. 10:29; Judg. 1:16.
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