1 Chronicles 2:18-4:4

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The Descendants of Hezron

¹⁸ Hezron's son Caleb married Azubah, and their daughter was Jerioth,^[a] the mother of Jesher, Shobab, and Ardon. ¹⁹ After the death of Azubah, Caleb married Ephrath. Their son Hur ²⁰ was the father of Uri and the grandfather of Bezalel.

²¹ When Hezron was 60 years old, he married the daughter of Machir, who settled the region of Gilead. Their son Segub ²² was the father of Jair, who ruled 23 villages in the region of Gilead. ²³ Some time later the nations of Geshur and Aram captured 60 towns in that region, including the villages that belonged to Jair, as well as the town of Kenath and the nearby villages. Everyone from the region of Gilead was a descendant of Machir.

²⁴ After the death of Hezron, Caleb married Ephrath, his father's wife. Their son was Ashhur,^[b] who later settled the town of Tekoa.

The Descendants of Jerahmeel

²⁵ Jerahmeel, Hezron's oldest son, was the father of Ram, Bunah, Oren, Ozem, and Ahijah. ²⁶ Jerahmeel had a second wife, Atarah, who gave birth to Onam. ²⁷ Ram was the father of Maaz, Jamin, and Eker. ²⁸ Onam was the father of Shammai and Jada.

Shammai was the father of Nadab and Abishur. ²⁹ Abishur married Abihail, and their two sons were Ahban and Molid. ³⁰ Nadab was the father of Seled and Appaim. Seled had no children; ³¹ Appaim's son was Ishi, the father of Sheshan and the grandfather of Ahlai.

³² Jada was the father of Jether and Jonathan. Jether had no children, ³³ but Jonathan had two sons: Peleth and Zaza.

^34-35 Sheshan had no sons, and so he let one of his daughters marry Jarha, his Egyptian slave. Their son was Attai, ³⁶ the father of Nathan and the grandfather of Zabad. ^37-41 Zabad's descendants included Ephlal, Obed, Jehu, Azariah, Helez, Eleasah, Sismai, Shallum, Jekamiah, and Elishama.

The Descendants of Caleb

⁴² Caleb, Jerahmeel's brother, had the following descendants: Mesha,^[c] Ziph, Mareshah,^[d] Hebron, ⁴³ and Hebron's four sons, Korah, Tappuah, Rekem, and Shema. ⁴⁴ Shema was the father of Raham and the grandfather of Jorkeam. Rekem was the father of Shammai, ⁴⁵ the grandfather of Maon, and the great-grandfather of Bethzur.

⁴⁶ Ephah was one of Caleb's wives,^[e] and their sons were Haran, Moza, and Gazez. Haran named his son after his brother Gazez. ⁴⁷ Ephah was the daughter of Jahdai, who was also the father of Regem, Jotham, Geshan, Pelet, and Shaaph.^[f]

⁴⁸ Maacah was another of Caleb's wives,^[g] and their sons were Sheber and Tirhanah. ⁴⁹ Later, they had two more sons: Shaaph the father of Madmannah, and Sheva the father of Machbenah and Gibea. Caleb's daughter was Achsah. ^50-51 All of these were Caleb's descendants.

Hur, the oldest son of Caleb and Ephrath, had three sons: Shobal, Salma, and Hareph, who settled the town of Beth-Gader. ⁵² Shobal, who settled the town of Kiriath-Jearim, was the ancestor of Haroeh, half of the Menuhoth clan, ⁵³ and the clans that lived near Kiriath-Jearim; they were the Ithrites, the Puthites, the Shumathites, and the Mishraites. The Zorathites and the Eshtaolites were descendants of the Mishraites.

⁵⁴ Salma settled the town of Bethlehem and was the ancestor of the Netophathites, the people of Atroth-Bethjoab, half of the Manahathite clan, and the Zorites. ⁵⁵ Salma was also the ancestor of the clans in Jabez that kept the court and government records; they were the Tirathites, the Shimeathites, and the Sucathites. These clans were the descendants of Hammath the Kenite, who was also the ancestor of the Rechabites.

The Descendants of King David

3 ^1-4 (A) King David ruled from Hebron for seven years and six months, and during that time he had six sons, who were born in the following order: Amnon, Daniel, Absalom, Adonijah, Shephatiah, and Ithream. Ahinoam from Jezreel was the mother of Amnon; Abigail from Carmel was the mother of Daniel; Maacah daughter of King Talmai of Geshur was the mother of Absalom; Haggith was the mother of Adonijah; Abital was the mother of Shephatiah; and Eglah was the mother of Ithream.

David then ruled from Jerusalem for 33 years, ^5 (B) and during that time, he had 13 more sons. His wife Bathsheba^[h] daughter of Ammiel gave birth to Shimea, Shobab, Nathan, and Solomon. ^6-8 David's other sons included Ibhar, Elishua,^[i] Eliphelet, Nogah, Nepheg, Japhia, Elishama, Eliada, and Eliphelet. ⁹ David's other wives^[j] also gave birth to sons. Tamar was his daughter.

The Descendants of King Solomon

^10-15 Solomon's descendants included the following kings: Rehoboam, Abijah, Asa, Jehoshaphat, Jehoram,^[k] Ahaziah, Joash, Amaziah, Azariah, Jotham, Ahaz, Hezekiah, Manasseh, Amon, and Josiah and his four sons, Johanan, Jehoiakim, Zedekiah, and Jehoahaz.^{[l] 16} Jehoiakim was the father of Jehoiachin and Zedekiah.

¹⁷ Jehoiachin, who was taken to Babylon as a prisoner, had seven sons: Shealtiel, ¹⁸ Malchiram, Pedaiah, Shenazzar, Jekamiah, Hoshama, and Nedabiah. ¹⁹ Pedaiah had two sons: Zerubbabel and Shimei. Zerubbabel was the father of Meshullam, Hananiah, and Shelomith their sister. ²⁰ He also had five other sons: Hashubah, Ohel, Berechiah, Hasadiah, and Jushabhesed. ²¹ Hananiah's descendants were Pelatiah, Jeshaiah, Rephaiah, Arnan, Obadiah, and Shecaniah,^{[m] 22} the father of Shemaiah and the grandfather of Hattush, Igal, Bariah, Neariah, and Shaphat. ²³ Neariah was the father of Elioenai, Hizkiah, and Azrikam. ²⁴ Elioenai was the father of Hodaviah, Eliashib, Pelaiah, Akkub, Johanan, Delaiah, and Anani.

The Descendants of Judah

4 Judah was the father of five sons: Perez, Hezron, Carmi, Hur, and Shobal. ² Shobal was the father of Reaiah, the grandfather of Jahath, and the great-grandfather of Ahumai and Lahad. These men all belonged to the Zorathite clan.

^3-4 Hur was the oldest son of Caleb and Ephrath. Some of his descendants settled the town of Bethlehem. Hur's other descendants included Etam, Penuel, and Ezer. Etam's sons^[n] were Jezreel, Ishma, and Idbash, and his daughter was Hazzelelponi. Penuel settled the town of Gedor, and Ezer settled the town of Hushah.