2 This was Israel’s family: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun, ² Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.

³ Judah’s family: Er, Onan, and Shelah. These three were born to him with Bath-shua the Canaanite. Although Er was Judah’s oldest, the Lord considered him wicked and put him to death. ⁴ His daughter-in-law Tamar bore him Perez and Zerah. Judah had five sons in all.

⁵ Perez’s family: Hezron and Hamul.

⁶ Zerah’s family: Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Calcol, and Darda^[a]—five in all.

⁷ Carmi’s family: Achar, who made trouble for Israel by disobeying the law dedicating war spoils to God.

⁸ Ethan’s family: Azariah.

⁹ Hezron’s family, who were born to him: Jerahmeel, Ram, and Chelubai. ¹⁰ Ram was the father of Amminadab, and Amminadab was the father of Nahshon, tribal chief of the Judeans. ¹¹ Nahshon was the father of Salma, Salma was the father of Boaz, ¹² Boaz was the father of Obed, and Obed was the father of Jesse. ¹³ Jesse was the father of Eliab his oldest son, Abinadab his second, Shimea his third, ¹⁴ Nethanel his fourth, Raddai his fifth, ¹⁵ Ozem his sixth, and David his seventh. ¹⁶ Their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail.

Zeruiah’s family: Abishai, Joab, and Asahel—three in all. ¹⁷ Abigail gave birth to Amasa, whose father was Jether the Ishmaelite.

¹⁸ Caleb, Hezron’s son, had children with his wife Azubah, and with Jerioth. These were her sons: Jesher, Shobab, and Ardon. ¹⁹ After Azubah died, Caleb married Ephrath, who gave birth to Hur for him. ²⁰ Hur was the father of Uri, and Uri was the father of Bezalel. ²¹ Later, Hezron had sexual relations with the daughter of Machir, Gilead’s father, whom he married when he was 60 years old, and she gave birth to Segub for him. ²² Segub was the father of Jair, who owned twenty-three towns in the land of Gilead, ²³ but Geshur and Aram took Havvoth-jair from them, as well as Kenath and its villages, sixty towns.

All these were descendants of Machir, Gilead’s father. ²⁴ After Hezron’s death, Caleb went to Ephrath.^[b] Abijah, Hezron’s wife, bore him Ashhur, Tekoa’s father.

²⁵ The family of Jerahmeel, Hezron’s oldest son: Ram his oldest, Bunah, Oren, Ozem, and Ahijah. ²⁶ Jerahmeel had another wife named Atarah; she was the mother of Onam.

²⁷ The family of Ram, Jerahmeel’s oldest son: Maaz, Jamin, and Eker.

²⁸ Onam’s family: Shammai and Jada.

Shammai’s family: Nadab and Abishur. ²⁹ Abishur’s wife’s name was Abihail, and she gave birth to Ahban and Molid for him.

³⁰ Nadab’s family: Seled and Appaim, but Seled died without children.

³¹ Appaim’s family: Ishi.

Ishi’s family: Sheshan.

Sheshan’s family: Ahlai.

³² The family of Jada, Shammai’s brother: Jether and Jonathan, but Jether died without children.

³³ Jonathan’s family: Peleth and Zaza. These were Jerahmeel’s descendants.

³⁴ Sheshan had no sons, only daughters; but Sheshan had an Egyptian servant whose name was Jarha. ³⁵ Sheshan gave his daughter in marriage to Jarha his servant, and she gave birth to Attai for him.

³⁶ Attai was the father of Nathan, Nathan was the father of Zabad, ³⁷ Zabad was the father of Ephlal, Ephlal was the father of Obed, ³⁸ Obed was the father of Jehu, Jehu was the father of Azariah, ³⁹ Azariah was the father of Helez, Helez was the father of Eleasah, ⁴⁰ Eleasah was the father of Sismai, Sismai was the father of Shallum, ⁴¹ Shallum was the father of Jekamiah, and Jekamiah was the father of Elishama.

⁴² The family of Caleb, Jerahmeel’s brother: Mesha his oldest son and Ziph’s father; and his second son^[c] Mareshah, Hebron’s father.

⁴³ Hebron’s family: Korah, Tappuah, Rekem, and Shema. ⁴⁴ Shema was the father of Raham, Jorkeam’s father; and Rekem was the father of Shammai.

⁴⁵ Shammai’s son: Maon; Maon was Beth-zur’s father. ⁴⁶ Ephah, Caleb’s secondary wife, gave birth to Haran, Moza, and Gazez. Haran was the father of Gazez.

⁴⁷ Jahdai’s family: Regem, Jotham, Geshan, Pelet, Ephah, and Shaaph. ⁴⁸ Maacah, Caleb’s secondary wife, gave birth to Sheber and Tirhanah. ⁴⁹ She also gave birth to Shaaph, Madmannah’s father; and to Sheva, Machbenah and Gibea’s father. Caleb’s daughter was Achsah. ⁵⁰ These were Caleb’s descendants.

The family of Hur, Ephrathah’s oldest son: Shobal, Kiriath-jearim’s father; ⁵¹ Salma, Bethlehem’s father; and Hareph, Beth-gader’s father.

⁵² Shobal, Kiriath-jearim’s father, had a family: Haroeh, and the ancestor of half of the Menuhoth.^{[d] 53} Kiriath-jearim’s clans: the Ithrites, the Puthites, the Shumathites, and the Mishraites. From these came the Zorathites and the Eshtaolites.

⁵⁴ The family of Salma, Bethlehem’s father:^[e] the Netophathites, Atroth-beth-joab, half of the Manahathites, and the Zorites.

⁵⁵ The clans of the scribes who lived at Jabez: the Tirathites, the Shimeathites, and the Sucathites. They were Kenites who descended from Hammath, Beth-rechab’s father.