1 Chronicles 2:1-47
New American Standard Bible
Chapter 2
1These were the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun, 2Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.
3The sons of Judah were Er, Onan, and Shelah; these three were born to him by Bath-shua the Canaanitess. But Er, Judah’s firstborn, was evil in the sight of the Lord, so He put him to death.
4His daughter-in-law Tamar bore him Perez and Zerah. Judah had five sons in all.
5The sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul.
6The sons of Zerah were Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Calcol, and Dara; five of them in all.
7The son of Carmi was Achar, the one who brought disaster on Israel by violating the ban.
8The son of Ethan was Azariah.
9Now the sons of Hezron who were born to him were Jerahmeel, Ram, and Chelubai.
10Ram fathered Amminadab, and Amminadab fathered Nahshon, leader of the sons of Judah;
11Nahshon fathered Salma, Salma fathered Boaz,
12Boaz fathered Obed, and Obed fathered Jesse;
13and Jesse fathered Eliab his firstborn, then Abinadab, the second, Shimea, the third,
14Nethanel, the fourth, Raddai, the fifth,
15Ozem, the sixth, and David, the seventh.
16Their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. And the three sons of Zeruiah were Abshai, Joab, and Asahel.
17Abigail gave birth to Amasa, and the father of Amasa was Jether the Ishmaelite.
18Now Caleb the son of Hezron had sons by Azubah his wife, and by Jerioth; and these were her sons: Jesher, Shobab, and Ardon.
19When Azubah died, Caleb married Ephrath, who bore to him Hur.
20Hur fathered Uri, and Uri fathered Bezalel.
21Later, Hezron had relations with the daughter of Machir the father of Gilead, whom he married when he was sixty years old; and she bore to him Segub.
22Segub fathered Jair, who had twenty-three cities in the land of Gilead.
23But Geshur and Aram took the villages of Jair from them, with Kenath and its villages, sixty settlements. All of these were the sons of Machir, the father of Gilead.
24After the death of Hezron in Caleb-ephrathah, Abijah, Hezron’s wife, bore to him Ashhur the father of Tekoa.
25Now the sons of Jerahmeel, the firstborn of Hezron, were Ram the firstborn, then Bunah, Oren, Ozem, and Ahijah.
26Jerahmeel had another wife, whose name was Atarah; she was the mother of Onam.
27The sons of Ram, the firstborn of Jerahmeel, were Maaz, Jamin, and Eker.
28The sons of Onam were Shammai and Jada. And the sons of Shammai were Nadab and Abishur.
29The name of Abishur’s wife was Abihail, and she bore to him Ahban and Molid.
30The sons of Nadab were Seled and Appaim, and Seled died without sons.
31The son of Appaim was Ishi. And the son of Ishi was Sheshan, and the son of Sheshan, Ahlai.
32The sons of Jada the brother of Shammai were Jether and Jonathan, and Jether died without sons.
33The sons of Jonathan were Peleth and Zaza. These were the descendants of Jerahmeel.
34Now Sheshan had no sons, only daughters. Sheshan also had an Egyptian servant, whose name was Jarha.
35Sheshan gave his daughter to his servant Jarha in marriage, and she bore to him Attai.
36Attai fathered Nathan, Nathan fathered Zabad,
37Zabad fathered Ephlal, Ephlal fathered Obed,
38Obed fathered Jehu, Jehu fathered Azariah,
39Azariah fathered Helez, Helez fathered Eleasah,
40Eleasah fathered Sismai, Sismai fathered Shallum,
41Shallum fathered Jekamiah, and Jekamiah fathered Elishama.
42Now the sons of Caleb, the brother of Jerahmeel, were Mesha his firstborn, who was the father of Ziph; and his son was Mareshah, the father of Hebron.
43The sons of Hebron were Korah, Tappuah, Rekem, and Shema.
44Shema fathered Raham, the father of Jorkeam; and Rekem fathered Shammai.
45The son of Shammai was Maon, and Maon was the father of Bethzur.
46Ephah, Caleb’s concubine, gave birth to Haran, Moza, and Gazez; and Haran fathered Gazez.
47The sons of Jahdai were Regem, Jotham, Geshan, Pelet, Ephah, and Shaaph.
King James Version
2Dan, Joseph, and Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.
3The sons of Judah; Er, and Onan, and Shelah: which three were born unto him of the daughter of Shua the Canaanitess. And Er, the firstborn of Judah, was evil in the sight of the Lord; and he slew him.
9The sons also of Hezron, that were born unto him; Jerahmeel, and Ram, and Chelubai.
10And Ram begat Amminadab; and Amminadab begat Nahshon, prince of the children of Judah;
11And Nahshon begat Salma, and Salma begat Boaz,
12And Boaz begat Obed, and Obed begat Jesse,
13And Jesse begat his firstborn Eliab, and Abinadab the second, and Shimma the third,
14Nethaneel the fourth, Raddai the fifth,
15Ozem the sixth, David the seventh:
16Whose sisters were Zeruiah, and Abigail. And the sons of Zeruiah; Abishai, and Joab, and Asahel, three.
17And Abigail bare Amasa: and the father of Amasa was Jether the Ishmeelite.
18And Caleb the son of Hezron begat children of Azubah his wife, and of Jerioth: her sons are these; Jesher, and Shobab, and Ardon.
19And when Azubah was dead, Caleb took unto him Ephrath, which bare him Hur.
20And Hur begat Uri, and Uri begat Bezaleel.
21And afterward Hezron went in to the daughter of Machir the father of Gilead, whom he married when he was threescore years old; and she bare him Segub.
22And Segub begat Jair, who had three and twenty cities in the land of Gilead.
23And he took Geshur, and Aram, with the towns of Jair, from them, with Kenath, and the towns thereof, even threescore cities. All these belonged to the sons of Machir the father of Gilead.
24And after that Hezron was dead in Calebephratah, then Abiah Hezron's wife bare him Ashur the father of Tekoa.
25And the sons of Jerahmeel the firstborn of Hezron were, Ram the firstborn, and Bunah, and Oren, and Ozem, and Ahijah.
26Jerahmeel had also another wife, whose name was Atarah; she was the mother of Onam.
34Now Sheshan had no sons, but daughters. And Sheshan had a servant, an Egyptian, whose name was Jarha.
35And Sheshan gave his daughter to Jarha his servant to wife; and she bare him Attai.
36And Attai begat Nathan, and Nathan begat Zabad,
37And Zabad begat Ephlal, and Ephlal begat Obed,
38And Obed begat Jehu, and Jehu begat Azariah,
39And Azariah begat Helez, and Helez begat Eleasah,
40And Eleasah begat Sisamai, and Sisamai begat Shallum,
41And Shallum begat Jekamiah, and Jekamiah begat Elishama.
42Now the sons of Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel were, Mesha his firstborn, which was the father of Ziph; and the sons of Mareshah the father of Hebron.
Christian Standard Bible
3Judah’s sons: Er, Onan, and Shelah. These three were born to him by Bath-shua the Canaanite woman. Er, Judah’s firstborn, was evil in the Lord’s sight, so he put him to death.
4Judah’s daughter-in-law Tamar bore Perez and Zerah to him. Judah had five sons in all.
12Boaz fathered Obed, and Obed fathered Jesse.
13Jesse fathered Eliab, his firstborn; Abinadab was born second, Shimea third,
14Nethanel fourth, Raddai fifth,
15Ozem sixth, and David seventh.
16Their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. Zeruiah’s three sons: Abishai, Joab, and Asahel.
17Amasa’s mother was Abigail, and his father was Jether the Ishmaelite.
18Caleb son of Hezron had children by his wife Azubah and by Jerioth. These were Azubah’s sons: Jesher, Shobab, and Ardon.
19When Azubah died, Caleb married Ephrath, and she bore Hur to him.
20Hur fathered Uri, and Uri fathered Bezalel.
21After this, Hezron slept with the daughter of Machir the father of Gilead. Hezron had married her when he was sixty years old, and she bore Segub to him.
22Segub fathered Jair, who possessed twenty-three towns in the land of Gilead.
23But Geshur and Aram captured Jair’s Villages along with Kenath and its surrounding villages—sixty towns. All these were the descendants of Machir father of Gilead.
24After Hezron’s death in Caleb-ephrathah, his wife Abijah bore Ashhur to him. He was the father of Tekoa.
New Living Translation
Chapter 2
1The sons of Israel were Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun, 2Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.
3Judah had three sons from Bathshua, a Canaanite woman. Their names were Er, Onan, and Shelah. But the Lord saw that the oldest son, Er, was a wicked man, so he killed him.
4Later Judah had twin sons from Tamar, his widowed daughter-in-law. Their names were Perez and Zerah. So Judah had five sons in all.
10Ram was the father of Amminadab. Amminadab was the father of Nahshon, a leader of Judah.
11Nahshon was the father of Salmon. Salmon was the father of Boaz.
12Boaz was the father of Obed. Obed was the father of Jesse.
13Jesse’s first son was Eliab, his second was Abinadab, his third was Shimea,
14his fourth was Nethanel, his fifth was Raddai,
15his sixth was Ozem, and his seventh was David.
16Their sisters were named Zeruiah and Abigail. Zeruiah had three sons named Abishai, Joab, and Asahel.
17Abigail married a man named Jether, an Ishmaelite, and they had a son named Amasa.
18Hezron’s son Caleb had sons from his wife Azubah and from Jerioth. Her sons were named Jesher, Shobab, and Ardon.
19After Azubah died, Caleb married Ephrathah, and they had a son named Hur.
20Hur was the father of Uri. Uri was the father of Bezalel.
21When Hezron was sixty years old, he married Gilead’s sister, the daughter of Makir. They had a son named Segub.
22Segub was the father of Jair, who ruled twenty-three towns in the land of Gilead.
23(But Geshur and Aram captured the Towns of Jair and also took Kenath and its sixty surrounding villages.) All these were descendants of Makir, the father of Gilead.
25The sons of Jerahmeel, the oldest son of Hezron, were Ram (the firstborn), Bunah, Oren, Ozem, and Ahijah.
26Jerahmeel had a second wife named Atarah. She was the mother of Onam.
30The sons of Nadab were Seled and Appaim. Seled died without children,
31but Appaim had a son named Ishi. The son of Ishi was Sheshan. Sheshan had a descendant named Ahlai.
34Sheshan had no sons, though he did have daughters. He also had an Egyptian servant named Jarha.
35Sheshan gave one of his daughters to be the wife of Jarha, and they had a son named Attai.
36Attai was the father of Nathan. Nathan was the father of Zabad.
37Zabad was the father of Ephlal. Ephlal was the father of Obed.
38Obed was the father of Jehu. Jehu was the father of Azariah.
39Azariah was the father of Helez. Helez was the father of Eleasah.
40Eleasah was the father of Sismai. Sismai was the father of Shallum.
41Shallum was the father of Jekamiah. Jekamiah was the father of Elishama.
English Standard Version
Chapter 2
1These are the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun, 2Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher. 3The sons of Judah: Er, Onan and Shelah; these three Bath-shua the Canaanite bore to him. Now Er, Judah 's firstborn, was evil in the sight of the Lord, and he put him to death. 4His daughter-in-law Tamar also bore him Perez and Zerah. Judah had five sons in all.
5The sons of Perez: Hezron and Hamul.
6The sons of Zerah: Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Calcol, and Dara, five in all.
7The son of Carmi: Achan, the troubler of Israel, who broke faith in the matter of the devoted thing;
8and Ethan 's son was Azariah.
9The sons of Hezron that were born to him: Jerahmeel, Ram, and Chelubai.
10Ram fathered Amminadab, and Amminadab fathered Nahshon, prince of the sons of Judah.
11Nahshon fathered Salmon, Salmon fathered Boaz,
12Boaz fathered Obed, Obed fathered Jesse.
13Jesse fathered Eliab his firstborn, Abinadab the second, Shimea the third,
14Nethanel the fourth, Raddai the fifth,
15Ozem the sixth, David the seventh.
16And their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. The sons of Zeruiah: Abishai, Joab, and Asahel, three.
17Abigail bore Amasa, and the father of Amasa was Jether the Ishmaelite.
18Caleb the son of Hezron fathered children by his wife Azubah, and by Jerioth; and these were her sons: Jesher, Shobab, and Ardon.
19When Azubah died, Caleb married Ephrath, who bore him Hur.
20Hur fathered Uri, and Uri fathered Bezalel.
21Afterward Hezron went in to the daughter of Machir the father of Gilead, whom he married when he was sixty years old, and she bore him Segub.
22And Segub fathered Jair, who had twenty-three cities in the land of Gilead.
23But Geshur and Aram took from them Havvoth-jair, Kenath, and its villages, sixty towns. All these were descendants of Machir, the father of Gilead.
24After the death of Hezron, Caleb went in to Ephrathah, the wife of Hezron his father, and she bore him Ashhur, the father of Tekoa.
25The sons of Jerahmeel, the firstborn of Hezron: Ram, his firstborn, Bunah, Oren, Ozem, and Ahijah.
26Jerahmeel also had another wife, whose name was Atarah; she was the mother of Onam.
27The sons of Ram, the firstborn of Jerahmeel: Maaz, Jamin, and Eker.
28The sons of Onam: Shammai and Jada. The sons of Shammai: Nadab and Abishur.
29The name of Abishur 's wife was Abihail, and she bore him Ahban and Molid.
30The sons of Nadab: Seled and Appaim; and Seled died childless.
31The son of Appaim: Ishi. The son of Ishi: Sheshan. The son of Sheshan: Ahlai.
32The sons of Jada, Shammai 's brother: Jether and Jonathan; and Jether died childless.
33The sons of Jonathan: Peleth and Zaza. These were the descendants of Jerahmeel.
34Now Sheshan had no sons, only daughters, but Sheshan had an Egyptian slave whose name was Jarha.
35So Sheshan gave his daughter in marriage to Jarha his slave, and she bore him Attai.
36Attai fathered Nathan, and Nathan fathered Zabad.
37Zabad fathered Ephlal, and Ephlal fathered Obed.
38Obed fathered Jehu, and Jehu fathered Azariah.
39Azariah fathered Helez, and Helez fathered Eleasah.
40Eleasah fathered Sismai, and Sismai fathered Shallum.
41Shallum fathered Jekamiah, and Jekamiah fathered Elishama.
42The sons of Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel: Mareshah his firstborn, who fathered Ziph. The son of Mareshah: Hebron.
43The sons of Hebron: Korah, Tappuah, Rekem and Shema.
44Shema fathered Raham, the father of Jorkeam; and Rekem fathered Shammai.
45The son of Shammai: Maon; and Maon fathered Beth-zur.
46Ephah also, Caleb 's concubine, bore Haran, Moza, and Gazez; and Haran fathered Gazez.
47The sons of Jahdai: Regem, Jotham, Geshan, Pelet, Ephah, and Shaaph.
New International Version
10Ram was the father of Amminadab, and Amminadab the father of Nahshon, the leader of the people of Judah.
11Nahshon was the father of Salmon, Salmon the father of Boaz,
13Jesse was the father of Eliab his firstborn; the second son was Abinadab, the third Shimea,
14the fourth Nethanel, the fifth Raddai,
15the sixth Ozem and the seventh David.
16Their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. Zeruiah’s three sons were Abishai, Joab and Asahel.
17Abigail was the mother of Amasa, whose father was Jether the Ishmaelite.
18Caleb son of Hezron had children by his wife Azubah (and by Jerioth). These were her sons: Jesher, Shobab and Ardon.
19When Azubah died, Caleb married Ephrath, who bore him Hur.
20Hur was the father of Uri, and Uri the father of Bezalel.
21Later, Hezron, when he was sixty years old, married the daughter of Makir the father of Gilead. He made love to her, and she bore him Segub.
22Segub was the father of Jair, who controlled twenty-three towns in Gilead.
New King James Version
Chapter 2
1These were the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun, 2Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.
3The sons of Judah were Er, Onan, and Shelah. These three were born to him by the daughter of Shua, the Canaanitess. Er, the firstborn of Judah, was wicked in the sight of the Lord; so He killed him.
4And Tamar, his daughter-in-law, bore him Perez and Zerah. All the sons of Judah were five.
5The sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul.
6The sons of Zerah were Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Calcol, and Dara—five of them in all.
9Also the sons of Hezron who were born to him were Jerahmeel, Ram, and Chelubai.
10Ram begot Amminadab, and Amminadab begot Nahshon, leader of the children of Judah;
11Nahshon begot Salma, and Salma begot Boaz;
12Boaz begot Obed, and Obed begot Jesse;
13Jesse begot Eliab his firstborn, Abinadab the second, Shimea the third,
14Nethanel the fourth, Raddai the fifth,
15Ozem the sixth, and David the seventh.
16Now their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. And the sons of Zeruiah were Abishai, Joab, and Asahel—three.
17Abigail bore Amasa; and the father of Amasa was Jether the Ishmaelite.
18Caleb the son of Hezron had children by Azubah, his wife, and by Jerioth. Now these were her sons: Jesher, Shobab, and Ardon.
19When Azubah died, Caleb took Ephrath as his wife, who bore him Hur.
20And Hur begot Uri, and Uri begot Bezalel.
21Now afterward Hezron went in to the daughter of Machir the father of Gilead, whom he married when he was sixty years old; and she bore him Segub.
22Segub begot Jair, who had twenty-three cities in the land of Gilead.
23(Geshur and Syria took from them the towns of Jair, with Kenath and its towns—sixty towns.) All these belonged to the sons of Machir the father of Gilead.
24After Hezron died in Caleb Ephrathah, Hezron’s wife Abijah bore him Ashhur the father of Tekoa.
25The sons of Jerahmeel, the firstborn of Hezron, were Ram, the firstborn, and Bunah, Oren, Ozem, and Ahijah.
26Jerahmeel had another wife, whose name was Atarah; she was the mother of Onam.
27The sons of Ram, the firstborn of Jerahmeel, were Maaz, Jamin, and Eker.
28The sons of Onam were Shammai and Jada. The sons of Shammai were Nadab and Abishur.
29And the name of the wife of Abishur was Abihail, and she bore him Ahban and Molid.
30The sons of Nadab were Seled and Appaim; Seled died without children.
31The son of Appaim was Ishi, the son of Ishi was Sheshan, and Sheshan’s son was Ahlai.
32The sons of Jada, the brother of Shammai, were Jether and Jonathan; Jether died without children.
33The sons of Jonathan were Peleth and Zaza. These were the sons of Jerahmeel.
34Now Sheshan had no sons, only daughters. And Sheshan had an Egyptian servant whose name was Jarha.
35Sheshan gave his daughter to Jarha his servant as wife, and she bore him Attai.
36Attai begot Nathan, and Nathan begot Zabad;
37Zabad begot Ephlal, and Ephlal begot Obed;
38Obed begot Jehu, and Jehu begot Azariah;
39Azariah begot Helez, and Helez begot Eleasah;
40Eleasah begot Sismai, and Sismai begot Shallum;
41Shallum begot Jekamiah, and Jekamiah begot Elishama.
42The descendants 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.
43The sons of Hebron were Korah, Tappuah, Rekem, and Shema.
44Shema begot Raham the father of Jorkoam, and Rekem begot Shammai.
45And the son of Shammai was Maon, and Maon was the father of Beth Zur.
