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The Clan of Caleb, Son of Hezron
18 Caleb the son of Hezron became the father of children by Azubah his wife, also known as Jerioth.[a] These were her sons: Jesher, Shobab, and Ardon. 19 Azubah died, and Caleb married Ephrath,[b] who gave birth to Hur for him. 20 Hur became the father of Uri, and Uri became the father of Bezalel.
Other Descendants of Hezron
21 Afterward, Hezron went to the daughter of Makir, the father of Gilead, whom he took when he was sixty years old, and she gave birth to Segub for him. 22 Segub became the father of Jair, who had twenty-three cities[c] in the land of Gilead. 23 Geshur and Aram took the towns of Jair from them, along with Kenath and its villages,[d] sixty cities in all. All these were the sons of Makir, the father of Gilead.
24 After Hezron died in Caleb Ephrathah, Abijah, Hezron’s wife, gave birth to Ashhur, the father of Tekoa.[e]
The Clan Descended From Jerahme’el
25 The sons of Jerahme’el, the firstborn son of Hezron, were Ram his firstborn, Bunah, Oren, Ozem, and Ahijah. 26 Jerahme’el had another wife, whose name was Atarah. She was the mother of Onam.
27 The sons of Ram, the firstborn of Jerahme’el, were Ma’az, Jamin, and Eker.
28 The sons of Onam were Shammai and Jada.
The sons of Shammai were Nadab and Abishur.
29 The name of Abishur’s wife was Abihail, and she gave birth to Ahban and Molid.
30 The sons of Nadab were Seled and Appaim, but Seled died without children.
31 The son of Appaim was Ishi.
The son of Ishi was Sheshan.
The son of Sheshan was Ahlai.[f]
32 The sons of Jada, the brother of Shammai, were Jether and Jonathan.
Jether died without children.
33 The sons of Jonathan were Peleth and Zaza.
These were the descendants of Jerahme’el.
A Side Line of Judah
34 Now Sheshan had no sons, but only daughters.[g] Sheshan had an Egyptian servant, whose name was Jarha. 35 Sheshan gave his daughter to his servant Jarha as a wife, and she gave birth to Attai for him. 36 Attai became the father of Nathan, and Nathan became the father of Zabad, 37 and Zabad became the father of Ephlal, and Ephlal became the father of Obed, 38 and Obed became the father of Jehu, and Jehu became the father of Azariah, 39 and Azariah became the father of Helez, and Helez became the father of Eleasah, 40 and Eleasah became the father of Sismai, and Sismai became the father of Shallum, 41 and Shallum became the father of Jekamiah, and Jekamiah became the father of Elishama.
Other Clans From Caleb
42 The sons of Caleb, the brother of Jerahme’el, were his firstborn son Mesha, who was the father of Ziph, and his son Mareshah,[h] the father of Hebron.
43 The sons of Hebron were Korah, Tappuah, Rekem, and Shema.
44 Shema became the father of Raham, the father of Jorkeam.
Rekem became the father of Shammai.
45 The son of Shammai was Maon, and Maon was the father of Beth Zur.
46 Ephah, Caleb’s concubine, gave birth to Haran, Moza, and Gazez. Haran became the father of Gazez.
47 The sons of Jahdai were Regem, Jothan, Geshan, Pelet, Ephah, and Sha’aph.
48 Ma’akah, Caleb’s concubine, gave birth to Sheber and Tirhanah.
49 She also gave birth to Sha’aph the father of Madmannah, Sheva the father of Makbenah and the father of Gibea. Caleb’s daughter was Aksah.[i]
The Towns of Caleb’s Clans
50 These were the descendants of Caleb, who were the sons of Hur, the firstborn of Ephrathah: 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, had sons: Haroeh, half of the Menuhoth.[j] 53 The families of Kiriath Jearim were the Ithrites, the Puthites, the Shumathites, and the Mishraites. From them came the Zorathites and the Eshtaolites.
54 The sons of Salma were Bethlehem, the Netophathites, Atroth Beth Joab, half of the Manahathites, and the Zorathites.[k]
55 The families of scribes who lived at Jabez were the Tirathites, the
Shimeathites, and the Sukathites. These are the Kenites who came
from Hammath, the father of the house of Rekab.
The Sons of David
3 Now these were the sons of David who were born for him in Hebron: the firstborn, Amnon, whose mother was Ahinoam from Jezre’el, the second, Daniel, whose mother was Abigail from Carmel,
2 the third, Absalom, whose mother was Ma’akah, the daughter of Talmai king of Geshur, the fourth, Adonijah, whose mother was Haggith,
3 the fifth, Shephatiah, whose mother was Abital, the sixth, Ithream, whose mother was David’s wife Eglah.
4 So there were six sons born to David in Hebron, and he ruled as king there for seven years and six months.
David ruled as king for thirty-three years in Jerusalem. 5 These sons were born to him in Jerusalem:
four sons of Bathshua the daughter of Ammiel:[l] Shimea,[m] Shobab, Nathan, and Solomon;
6 nine other sons: Ibhar, Elishama, Eliphelet, 7 Nogah, Nepheg, Japhia, 8 Elishama, Eliada, and Eliphelet.
9 All these were the sons of David. In addition, there were the sons of the concubines, and Tamar was their sister.
The Kings of Judah
10 Solomon’s son was Rehoboam,
Abijah was his son,
Asa was his son,
Jehoshaphat was his son,
11 Joram was his son,
Ahaziah was his son,
Joash was his son,
12 Amaziah was his son,
Azariah was his son,
Jotham was his son,
13 Ahaz was his son,
Hezekiah was his son,
Manasseh was his son,
14 Amon was his son,
and Josiah was his son.
15 The sons of Josiah were his firstborn Johanan, his second Jehoiakim, his third Zedekiah, and his fourth Shallum.[n] 16 The sons of Jehoiakim were his son Jeconiah[o] and his son Zedekiah.[p]
The Royal Line Preserved Through the Captivity
17 The sons of Jeconiah the captive were Shealtiel his son, 18 also Malkiram, Pedaiah, Shenazzar, Jekamiah, Hoshama, and Nedabiah.
19 The sons of Pedaiah were Zerubbabel[q] and Shimei.
The sons of Zerubbabel were Meshullam and Hananiah. Shelomith was their sister. 20 Also five others: Hashubah, Ohel, Berekiah, Hasadiah, and Jushab Hesed.
21 The sons of Hananiah were Pelatiah and Jeshaiah as well as the sons of Rephaiah, the sons of Arnan, the sons of Obadiah, and the sons of Shekaniah.
22 The sons of Shekaniah were Shemaiah, Hattush, Igal, Bariah, Neariah, and Shaphat, six in all.[r]
23 The sons of Neariah were Elioenai, Hizkiah, and Azrikam, three in all.
24 The sons of Elioenai were Hodaviah, Eliashib, Pelaiah, Akkub, Johanan, Delaiah, and Anani, seven in all.
More Information About the Clans of Judah
4 The descendants[s] of Judah were Perez, Hezron, Carmi, Hur, and Shobal.
2 Reaiah son of Shobal became the father of Jahath, and Jahath became the father of Ahumai and Lahad. These are the clans of the Zorathites.
3 These were the sons[t] of Etam: Jezre’el, Ishma, and Idbash. The name of their sister was Hazzelelponi.
4 Penuel was the father of Gedor, and Ezer was the father of Hushah. These are the sons of Hur, the firstborn of Ephrathah, the father of Bethlehem.
Paul on Trial Before Felix
24 Five days later the high priest Ananias came down with some elders and a lawyer named Tertullus. They brought formal charges against Paul to the governor.
2 When Paul was called in, Tertullus began to accuse him, saying, “We are enjoying a long period of peace because of you, most excellent Felix, and reforms are coming to this nation because of your foresight. 3 In every way and in every place, we acknowledge this with all gratitude. 4 But in order not to detain you any longer, I beg you in your kindness to give us a brief hearing. 5 For we have found this man to be a public menace, one who stirs up riots among all the Jews throughout the world, and a ringleader of the Nazarene sect. 6 He even tried to desecrate the temple, so we arrested him.[a] 8 By examining him yourself, you will be able to learn from him about all these accusations we are bringing against him.”
9 The Jews also joined in the attack, asserting that these things were so.
10 When the governor motioned to him to speak, Paul replied, “Because I know that you have been a judge over this nation for many years, I gladly make my defense. 11 You can verify for yourself that it was no more than twelve days ago when I went up to worship at Jerusalem. 12 They did not find me arguing with anyone in the temple or stirring up a crowd in the synagogues or anywhere else in the city. 13 And they cannot prove to you the accusations they are now making against me.
14 “But I do confess to you that I worship the God of our fathers according to the Way, which they call a sect. I believe everything written throughout the Law and in the Prophets; 15 and I have the same hope in God that these men have, that there is going to be a resurrection[b] of both the righteous and the unrighteous. 16 This is the reason I continue to do my best to have a clear conscience toward both God and people.
17 “After several years, I came to bring my people gifts for the poor and to present offerings. 18 While I was doing these things, they found me ceremonially purified in the temple, without a crowd or disturbance. 19 But there are some Jews from the province of Asia who ought to be here before you and bring charges, if they have anything against me. 20 Or let these men here state what crime they found in me when I stood before the Sanhedrin, 21 unless this is about the one thing I shouted while standing in their presence: ‘It is concerning the resurrection of the dead that I am on trial before you today.’”
22 Then Felix,[c] because he was rather well informed about the Way, adjourned the proceedings. He said, “When Lysias the commander comes down, I will decide your case.” 23 He ordered the centurion to guard Paul, but to let him have some freedom and not to prevent any of his friends from taking care of his needs.
24 Several days later, Felix appeared in public with his wife Drusilla, who was Jewish. He sent for Paul and listened to him speak about faith in Christ Jesus. 25 While Paul instructed him about righteousness, self-control, and the coming judgment, Felix became frightened and replied, “Leave me for now, but when it is convenient, I will send for you.” 26 At the same time, he was also hoping that Paul would give him money,[d] and for this reason he sent for him as often as possible and talked with him.
27 After two years had passed, Felix was succeeded by Portius Festus. But because he wanted to do the Jews a favor, Felix left Paul in prison.
Psalm 4
My Righteous God, Give Me Relief
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For the choir director. With stringed instruments. A psalm by David.
A Prayer to God
1 My righteous God, answer me when I call.
When I was under pressure, you gave me relief.
Be merciful to me and hear my prayer.
A Rebuke to Enemies
2 You people, how long will you turn my glory into shame?
How long will you love empty delusions? Interlude
How long will you pursue lies?
3 Know this: The Lord has set apart
his favored one[a] for himself.
The Lord will hear when I call to him.
Advice to Friends
4 You may be upset, but do not sin.
When you are on your beds,
speak to your heart, but remain silent. Interlude
5 Offer righteous sacrifices,
and trust in the Lord.
6 Many are saying, “Who can show us any good?”
Shine the light of your face on us, O Lord.
Closing Prayer
7 You have placed joy in my heart greater than the joy
when grain and new wine are plentiful.
8 In complete peace I will lie down, and I will sleep,
for you alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety.
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