1 Chronicles 2

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These are the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun,

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Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.

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The sons of Judah: Er, Onan, and Shelah, which three were born to him of Shua’s daughter the Canaanitess. Er, Judah’s firstborn, was wicked in Yahweh’s sight; and he killed him.

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Tamar his daughter-in-law bore him Perez and Zerah. All the sons of Judah were five.

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The sons of Perez: Hezron and Hamul.

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The sons of Zerah: Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Calcol, and Dara—five of them in all.

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The son of Carmi: Achar, the troubler of Israel, who committed a trespass in the devoted thing.

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The son of Ethan: Azariah.

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The sons also of Hezron, who were born to him: Jerahmeel, Ram, and Chelubai.

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Ram became the father of Amminadab, and Amminadab became the father of Nahshon, prince of the children of Judah;

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and Nahshon became the father of Salma, and Salma became the father of Boaz,

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and Boaz became the father of Obed, and Obed became the father of Jesse;

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and Jesse became the father of his firstborn Eliab, Abinadab the second, Shimea the third,

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Nethanel the fourth, Raddai the fifth,

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Ozem the sixth, and David the seventh;

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and their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. The sons of Zeruiah: Abishai, Joab, and Asahel, three.

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Abigail bore Amasa; and the father of Amasa was Jether the Ishmaelite.

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Caleb the son of Hezron became the father of children by Azubah his wife, and by Jerioth; and these were her sons: Jesher, Shobab, and Ardon.

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Azubah died, and Caleb married Ephrath, who bore him Hur.

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Hur became the father of Uri, and Uri became the father of Bezalel.

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Afterward Hezron went in to the daughter of Machir the father of Gilead, whom he took as wife when he was sixty years old; and she bore him Segub.

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Segub became the father of Jair, who had twenty-three cities in the land of Gilead.

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Geshur and Aram took the towns of Jair from them, with Kenath, and its villages, even sixty cities. All these were the sons of Machir the father of Gilead.

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After Hezron died in Caleb Ephrathah, Abijah, Hezron’s wife, bore him Ashhur the father of Tekoa.

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The sons of Jerahmeel the firstborn of Hezron were Ram the firstborn, Bunah, Oren, Ozem, and Ahijah.

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Jerahmeel had another wife, whose name was Atarah. She was the mother of Onam.

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The sons of Ram the firstborn of Jerahmeel were Maaz, Jamin, and Eker.

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The sons of Onam were Shammai and Jada. The sons of Shammai: Nadab and Abishur.

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The name of the wife of Abishur was Abihail; and she bore him Ahban and Molid.

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The sons of Nadab: Seled and Appaim; but Seled died without children.

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The son of Appaim: Ishi. The son of Ishi: Sheshan. The son of Sheshan: Ahlai.

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The sons of Jada the brother of Shammai: Jether and Jonathan; and Jether died without children.

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The sons of Jonathan: Peleth and Zaza. These were the sons of Jerahmeel.

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Now Sheshan had no sons, but only daughters. Sheshan had a servant, an Egyptian, whose name was Jarha.

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Sheshan gave his daughter to Jarha his servant as wife; and she bore him Attai.

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Attai became the father of Nathan, and Nathan became the father of Zabad,

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and Zabad became the father of Ephlal, and Ephlal became the father of Obed,

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and Obed became the father of Jehu, and Jehu became the father of Azariah,

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and Azariah became the father of Helez, and Helez became the father of Eleasah,

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and Eleasah became the father of Sismai, and Sismai became the father of Shallum,

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and Shallum became the father of Jekamiah, and Jekamiah became the father of Elishama.

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The sons of Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel were Mesha his firstborn, who was the father of Ziph, and the sons of Mareshah the father of Hebron.

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The sons of Hebron: Korah, Tappuah, Rekem, and Shema.

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Shema became the father of Raham, the father of Jorkeam; and Rekem became the father of Shammai.

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The son of Shammai was Maon; and Maon was the father of Beth Zur.

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Ephah, Caleb’s concubine, bore Haran, Moza, and Gazez; and Haran became the father of Gazez.

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The sons of Jahdai: Regem, Jothan, Geshan, Pelet, Ephah, and Shaaph.

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Maacah, Caleb’s concubine, bore Sheber and Tirhanah.

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She bore also Shaaph the father of Madmannah, Sheva the father of Machbena and the father of Gibea; and the daughter of Caleb was Achsah.

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These were the sons of Caleb, the son of Hur, the firstborn of Ephrathah: Shobal the father of Kiriath Jearim,

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Salma the father of Bethlehem, and Hareph the father of Beth Gader.

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Shobal the father of Kiriath Jearim had sons: Haroeh, half of the Menuhoth.

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The families of Kiriath Jearim: the Ithrites, the Puthites, the Shumathites, and the Mishraites; from them came the Zorathites and the Eshtaolites.

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The sons of Salma: Bethlehem, the Netophathites, Atroth Beth Joab, and half of the Manahathites, the Zorites.

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


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