42 The sons of Caleb brother of Jerahmeel: Mesha, his firstborn, fathered Ziph, and Mareshah, his second son,[a] fathered Hebron.

43 Hebron’s sons: Korah, Tappuah, Rekem, and Shema.

44 Shema fathered Raham, who fathered Jorkeam, and Rekem fathered Shammai.

45 Shammai’s son was Maon, and Maon fathered Beth-zur.

46 Caleb’s concubine Ephah was the mother of Haran, Moza, and Gazez. Haran fathered Gazez.

47 Jahdai’s sons: Regem, Jotham, Geshan, Pelet, Ephah, and Shaaph.

48 Caleb’s concubine Maacah was the mother of Sheber and Tirhanah. 49 She was also the mother of Shaaph, Madmannah’s father, and of Sheva, the father of Machbenah and Gibea. Caleb’s daughter was Achsah.

50 These were Caleb’s descendants.

The sons of Hur, Ephrathah’s firstborn:

Shobal fathered Kiriath-jearim;

51 Salma fathered Bethlehem,

and Hareph fathered Beth-gader.

52 These were the descendants of Shobal the father of Kiriath-jearim: Haroeh, half of the Manahathites,[b] 53 and the families of Kiriath-jearim—the Ithrites, Puthites, Shumathites, and Mishraites. The Zorathites and Eshtaolites descended from these.

54 Salma’s descendants: Bethlehem, the Netophathites, Atroth-beth-joab, and half of the Manahathites, the Zorites, 55 and the families of scribes who lived in Jabez—the Tirathites, Shimeathites, and Sucathites. These are the Kenites who came from Hammath, the father of Rechab’s family.

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Footnotes

  1. 2:42 Lit and the sons of Mareshah
  2. 2:52 Lit Manuhoth

42 Jerahmeel’s brother Caleb’s descendants were his firstborn Mesha,[a] who fathered Ziph.

The descendants of Mareshah, who fathered Hebron, were as follows:[b]

43 Hebron’s descendants were Korah, Tappuah, Rekem, and Shema.

44 Shema fathered Raham, who fathered Jorkeam.

Rekem fathered Shammai. 45 Shammai’s descendants included[c] Maon, who fathered Beth-zur. 46 Caleb’s mistress Ephah also bore Haran, Moza, and Gazez.

Haran fathered Gazez. 47 Jahdai’s descendants were Regem, Jotham, Geshan, Pelet, Ephah, and Shaaph. 48 Caleb’s mistress Maacah bore Sheber, Tirhanah, 49 and Shaaph, who fathered Madmannah. Sheva fathered Machbenah and Gibe. Caleb’s daughter was Achsah. 50 These were Caleb’s descendants.

The son of Hur, the firstborn of Ephrathah, was Shobal, who fathered Kiriath-jearim, 51 Salma, who fathered Bethlehem, and Hareph, who fathered Beth-gader.

52 Shobal, who fathered Kiriath-jearim, had other sons, including Haroeh, half of the Menuhoth. 53 The families of Kiriath-jearim included the Ithrites, the Puthites, the Shumathites, and the Mishraites. The Zorathites and the Eshtaolites came from them.

54 Salma’s descendants were Bethlehem, the Netophathites, Atroth-beth-joab, and half of the Manahathites, the Zorites.

55 The families of the scribes who lived at Jabez included the Tirathites, the Shimeathites, and the Sucathites. These are the Kenites who came from Hammath, who fathered the house of Rechab.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Chronicles 2:42 So MT; LXX reads Maresa
  2. 1 Chronicles 2:42 The Heb. lacks as follows
  3. 1 Chronicles 2:45 The Heb. lacks included; and so throughout the genealogies