1 Chronicles 1:38-2:17

New International Version

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,^[a] Manahath, Ebal, Shepho and Onam.

The sons of Zibeon:

Aiah and Anah.^(B)

⁴¹ The son of Anah:

Dishon.

The sons of Dishon:

Hemdan,^[b] Eshban, Ithran and Keran.

⁴² The sons of Ezer:

Bilhan, Zaavan and Akan.^[c]

The sons of Dishan^[d]:

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^(D) 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^[e] 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,^[f] 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:^(G)

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

¹⁰ Ram^(S) was the father of

Amminadab^(T), and Amminadab the father of Nahshon,^(U) the leader of the people of Judah. ¹¹ Nahshon was the father of Salmon,^[k] Salmon the father of Boaz, ¹² Boaz^(V) the father of Obed and Obed the father of Jesse.^(W)

¹³ Jesse^(X) was the father of

Eliab^(Y) 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^(Z) and Abigail. Zeruiah’s^(AA) three sons were Abishai, Joab^(AB) and Asahel. ¹⁷ Abigail was the mother of Amasa,^(AC) whose father was Jether the Ishmaelite.