1 Chronicles 2:42-55

The Voice

⁴² Caleb, the brother of Jerahmeel and son of Hezron, fathered Mesha (his firstborn and the father of Ziph) and Mareshah (the father of Hebron). ⁴³ Hebron fathered Korah, Tappuah, Rekem, and Shema. ⁴⁴ Shema’s son, Raham, fathered Jorkeam, and his brother Rekem fathered Shammai. ⁴⁵ The son of Shammai was Maon, and Maon fathered Bethzur. ⁴⁶ Ephah (Caleb’s concubine) gave birth to Haran, Moza, and Gazez. Haran fathered Gazez. ⁴⁷ The sons of Jahdai were Regem, Jotham, Geshan, Pelet, Ephah, and Shaaph. ⁴⁸ Maacah (another of Caleb’s concubines) bore Sheber, Tirhanah, ⁴⁹ Shaaph (the father of Madmannah), Sheva (the father of Machbena and Gibea), and a daughter, Achsah.

⁵⁰ These were the generations of Caleb through Hur (the firstborn of Caleb’s second wife Ephrathah) were Shobal (the father of Kiriath-jearim), ⁵¹ Salma (the father of Bethlehem), and Hareph (the father of Beth-gader). ⁵² Shobal, the father of Kiriath-jearim governed Haroeh (half of the Manahathites) ⁵³ and the families of Kiriath-jearim (the Ithrites, the Puthites, the Shumathites, and the Mishraites). From these came the Zorathites and the Eshtaolites. ⁵⁴ Salma governed Bethlehem and the Netophathites, Atroth-beth-joab, and the Zorites (half of the Manahathites). ⁵⁵ Families of scribes lived at Jabez: the Tirathites, the Shimeathites, and the Sucathites. Those are the Kenites who came from Hammath (the father of Rechab).