1 Chronicles 2
Berean Standard BibleTranslation
Berean Standard Bible
Douay-Rheims Bible, American Edition (1899)
1These were the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun,
1And these are the sons of Israel: Ruben, Simeon, Levi, Juda, Issachar, and Zabulon,
2Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.
2Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Nephtali, Gad, and Aser.
3The sons of Judah: Er, Onan, and Shelah. These three were born to him by Bath-shua the Canaanite. Er, Judah’s firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the LORD, who put him to death.
3The sons of Juda: Her, Onan and Sela. These three were born to him of the Chanaanitess the daughter of Sue. And Her the firstborn of Juda, was wicked in the sight of the Lord, and he slew him.
4Tamar, Judah’s daughter-in-law, bore to him Perez and Zerah. Judah had five sons in all.
4And Thamar his daughter in law bore him Phares and Zara. So all the sons of Juda were five.
5The sons of Perez: Hezron and Hamul.
5And the sons of Phares, were Hesron and Hamul.
6The sons of Zerah: Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Calcol, and Dara —five in all.
6And the sons also of Zare: Zamri, and Ethan, and Eman, and Chalchal, and Dara, five in all.
7The son of Carmi: Achar, who brought trouble upon Israel by violating the ban on devoted things.
7And the sons of a Charmi: Achar, who troubled Israel, and sinned by the theft of the anathema.
8The son of Ethan: Azariah.
8The sons of Ethan: Azarias,
9The sons who were born to Hezron: Jerahmeel, Ram, and Caleb.
9And the sons of Hesron that were born to him: Jerameel, and Ram, and Calubi.
10Ram was the father of Amminadab, and Amminadab was the father of Nahshon, a leader of the descendants of Judah.
10And Ram beget Aminadab, and Aminadab beget Nahasson, prince of the children of Juda.
11Nahshon was the father of Salmon, and Salmon was the father of Boaz.
11And Nahasson beget Salma, the father of Boot.
12Boaz was the father of Obed, and Obed was the father of Jesse.
12And Boot beget Obed, and Obed beget Isai.
13Jesse was the father of Eliab his firstborn; Abinadab was born second, Shimea third,
13And Isai beget Eliab his firstborn, the second Abinadab, the third Simmaa,
14Nethanel fourth, Raddai fifth,
14The fourth, Nathanael, the fifth Raddai,
15Ozem sixth, and David seventh.
15The sixth Asom, the seventh David.
16Their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. And the three sons of Zeruiah were Abishai, Joab, and Asahel.
16And their sisters were Sarvia, and Abigail. The sons of Sarvia: Abisai, Joab, and Asael, three.
17Abigail was the mother of Amasa, whose father was Jether the Ishmaelite.
17And Abigail bore Amasa, whose father was Jether the Ismahelite.
18Caleb son of Hezron had children by his wife Azubah and by Jerioth. These were the sons of Azubah: Jesher, Shobab, and Ardon.
18And Caleb the son of Hesron took a wife named Azuba, of whom he had Jerioth: and her sons were Jaser, and Sobab, and Ardon.
19When Azubah died, Caleb married Ephrath, who bore to him Hur.
19And when Azuba was dead, Caleb took to wife Ephrata: who bore him Hur.
20Hur was the father of Uri, and Uri was the father of Bezalel.
20And Hur beget Uri: and Uri beget Bezeleel.
21Later, Hezron slept with the daughter of Machir the father of Gilead. He had married her when he was sixty years old, and she bore to him Segub.
21And afterwards Hesron went in to the daughter of Machir the father of Galaad, and took her to wife when he was threescore years old: and she bore him Segub.
22Segub was the father of Jair, who had twenty-three cities in the land of Gilead.
22And Segub beget Jair, and he had three and twenty cities in the land of Galaad.
23But Geshur and Aram captured Havvoth-jair, along with Kenath and its sixty surrounding villages. All these were descendants of Machir the father of Gilead.
23And he took Gessur, and Aram the towns of Jair, and Canath, and the villages thereof, threescore cities. All these, the sons of Machir father of Galaad.
24After Hezron died in Caleb-ephrathah, his wife Abijah bore to him Ashhur the father of Tekoa.
24And when Hesron was dead, Caleb went in to Ephrata. Hesron also had to wife Abia who bore him Ashur the father of Thecua.
25The sons of Jerahmeel the firstborn of Hezron: Ram his firstborn, Bunah, Oren, Ozem, and Ahijah.
25And the sons of Jerameel the firstborn of Hesron, were Ram his firstborn, and Buna, and Aram, and Asom, and Achia.
26Jerahmeel had another wife named Atarah, who was the mother of Onam.
26And Jerameel married another wife, named Atara, who was the mother of Onam.
27The sons of Ram the firstborn of Jerahmeel: Maaz, Jamin, and Eker.
27And the sons of Ram the firstborn of Jerameel, were Moos, Jamin, and Achar.
28The sons of Onam: Shammai and Jada. The sons of Shammai: Nadab and Abishur.
28And Onam had sons Semei, and Jada. And the sons of Semei: Nadab, and Abisur.
29Abishur’s wife was named Abihail, and she bore to him Ahban and Molid.
29And the name of Abisur’s wife was Abihail, who bore him Ahobban, and Molid.
30The sons of Nadab: Seled and Appaim. Seled died without children.
30And the sons of Nadab were Saled, and Apphaim. And Saled died without children.
31The son of Appaim: Ishi. The son of Ishi: Sheshan. The son of Sheshan: Ahlai.
31But the son of Apphaim was Jesi: and Jesi beget Sesan. And Sesan beget Oholai.
32The sons of Jada the brother of Shammai: Jether and Jonathan. Jether died without children.
32And the sons of Jada the brother of Semei: Jether and Jonathan. And Jether also died without children.
33The sons of Jonathan: Peleth and Zaza. These were the descendants of Jerahmeel.
33But Jonathan beget Phaleth, and Ziza, These were the sons of Jerameel.
34Sheshan had no sons, but only daughters; but he did have an Egyptian servant named Jarha.
34And Sesan had no sons, but daughters and a servant an Egyptian, named Jeraa.
35Sheshan gave his daughter in marriage to his servant Jarha, and she bore to him Attai.
35And he gave him his daughter to wife: and she bore him Ethei.
36Attai was the father of Nathan, Nathan was the father of Zabad,
36And Ethei begot Nathan, and Nathan beget Zabad.
37Zabad was the father of Ephlal, Ephlal was the father of Obed,
37And Zabad beget Ophlal, and Ophlal beget Obed.
38Obed was the father of Jehu, Jehu was the father of Azariah,
38Obed beget Jehu, Jehu beget Azarias.
39Azariah was the father of Helez, Helez was the father of Elasah,
39Azarias beget Helles, and Helles begot Elasa.
40Elasah was the father of Sismai, Sismai was the father of Shallum,
40Elasa beget Sisamoi, Sisamoi beget Sellum,
41Shallum was the father of Jekamiah, and Jekamiah was the father of Elishama.
41Sellum beget Icamia, and Icamia begot Elisama.
42The sons of Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel: Mesha his firstborn, who was the father of Ziph, and Mareshah his second son, who was the father of Hebron.
42Now the sons of Caleb the brother of Jerameel were Mesa his firstborn, who was the father of Siph: and the sons of Maresa father of Hebron.
43The sons of Hebron: Korah, Tappuah, Rekem, and Shema.
43And the sons of Hebron, Core, and Thaphua, and Recem, and Samma.
44Shema was the father of Raham the father of Jorkeam, and Rekem was the father of Shammai.
44And Samma beget Raham, the father of Jercaam, and Recem beget Sammai.
45The son of Shammai was Maon, and Maon was the father of Beth-zur.
45The son of Sammai, Maon: and Maon the father of Bethsur.
46Caleb’s concubine Ephah was the mother of Haran, Moza, and Gazez. Haran was the father of Gazez.
46And Epha the concubine of Caleb bore Haran, and Mesa, and Gezez. And Haran beget Gezez.
47The sons of Jahdai: Regem, Jotham, Geshan, Pelet, Ephah, and Shaaph.
47And the sons of Jahaddai, Rogom, and Joathan, and Gesan, and Phalet, and Epha, and Saaph.
48Caleb’s concubine Maacah was the mother of Sheber and Tirhanah.
48And Maacha the concubine of Caleb bore Saber, and Tharana.
49She was also the mother of Shaaph father of Madmannah, and of Sheva father of Machbenah and Gibea. Caleb’s daughter was Acsah.
49And Saaph the father of Madmena beget Sue the father of Machbena, and the father of Gabaa. And the daughter of Caleb was Achsa.
50These were the descendants of Caleb. The sons of Hur the firstborn of Ephrathah: Shobal the father of Kiriath-jearim,
50These were the sons of Caleb, the son of Hur the firstborn of Ephrata, Sobal the father of Cariathiarim.
51Salma the father of Bethlehem, and Hareph the father of Beth-gader.
51Salma the father of Bethlehem, Hariph the father of Bethgader.
52These were the descendants of Shobal the father of Kiriath-jearim: Haroeh, half the Manahathites,
52And Sobal the father of Cariathiarim had sons: he that saw half of the places of rest.
53and the clans of Kiriath-jearim—the Ithrites, Puthites, Shumathites, and Mishraites. From these descended the Zorathites and Eshtaolites.
53And of the kindred of Cariathiarim, the Jethrites, and Aphuthites, and Semathites, and Maserites. Of them came the Saraites, and Esthaolites.
54The descendants of Salma: Bethlehem, the Netophathites, Atroth-beth-joab, half the Manahathites, the Zorites,
54The sons of Salma, Bethlehem, and Netophathi, the crowns of the house of Joab, and half of the place of rest of Sarai.
55and the clans of the scribes who lived at Jabez—the Tirathites, Shimeathites, and Sucathites. These are the Kenites who came from Hammath, the father of the house of Rechab.
55And the families of the scribes that dwell in Jabes, singing and making melody, and abiding in tents. These are the Cinites, who came of Calor (Chamath) father of the house of Rechab,
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