Genealogy: Twelve Sons of Jacob (Israel) 1These are the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun,2Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.
3The sons of Judahwere Er, Onan, and Shelah;these three were born to him by Bath-shua the Canaanitess. And Er, Judah’s first-born, was wicked in the sight of the LORD, so He put him to death.4And Tamar his daughter-in-law bore him Perez and Zerah. Judah had five sons in all.
5The sons of Perezwere Hezron and Hamul.6And the sons of Zerahwere Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Calcol, and Dara; five of them in all.7And the son of Carmiwas Achar, the troubler of Israel, who violated the ban.8And the son of Ethanwas Azariah.
Genealogy of David
9Now the sons of Hezron, who were born to himwere Jerahmeel, Ram, and Chelubai.10And Ram became the father of Amminadab, and Amminadab became the father of Nahshon, leader of the sons of Judah;11Nahshon became the father of Salma, Salma became the father of Boaz,12Boaz became the father of Obed, and Obed became the father of Jesse;13and Jesse became the father of Eliab his first-born, then Abinadab the second, Shimea the third,14Nethanel the fourth, Raddai the fifth,15Ozem the sixth, David the seventh;16and their sisterswere Zeruiah and Abigail. And the three sons of Zeruiahwere Abshai, Joab, and Asahel.17And Abigail bore Amasa, and the father of Amasa was Jether the Ishmaelite.
18Now Caleb the son of Hezron had sons by Azubahhis wife, and by Jerioth; and these were her sons: Jesher, Shobab, and Ardon.19When Azubah died, Caleb married Ephrath, who bore him Hur.20And Hur became the father of Uri, and Uri became the father of 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 became the father of Jair, who had twenty-three cities in the land of Gilead.23But 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.24And after the death of Hezron in Caleb-ephrathah, Abijah, Hezron’s wife, bore him Ashhur the father of Tekoa.
25Now the sons of Jerahmeel the first-born of Hezronwere Ram the first-born, then Bunah, Oren, Ozem,and Ahijah.26And Jerahmeel had another wife, whose name was Atarah; she was the mother of Onam.27And the sons of Ram, the first-born of Jerahmeel, were Maaz, Jamin, and Eker.28And the sons of Onam were Shammai and Jada. And the sons of Shammaiwere Nadab and Abishur.29And the name of Abishur’s wifewas Abihail, and she bore him Ahban and Molid.30And the sons of Nadabwere Seled and Appaim, and Seled died without sons.31And the son of Appaimwas Ishi. And the son of Ishiwas Sheshan. And the son of Sheshanwas Ahlai.32And the sons of Jada the brother of Shammaiwere Jether and Jonathan, and Jether died without sons.33And the sons of Jonathanwere 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.35And Sheshan gave his daughter to Jarha his servant in marriage, and she bore him Attai.36And Attai became the father of Nathan, and Nathan became the father of Zabad,37and Zabad became the father of Ephlal, and Ephlal became the father of Obed,38and Obed became the father of Jehu, and Jehu became the father of Azariah,39and Azariah became the father of Helez, and Helez became the father of Eleasah,40and Eleasah became the father of Sismai, and Sismai became the father of Shallum,41and Shallum became the father of Jekamiah, and Jekamiah became the father of Elishama.
42Now the sons of Caleb, the brother of Jerahmeel,were Mesha his first-born, who was the father of Ziph; and his son was Mareshah, the father of Hebron.43And the sons of Hebronwere Korah and Tappuah and Rekem and Shema.44And Shema became the father of Raham, the father of Jorkeam; and Rekem became the father of Shammai.45And the son of Shammai was Maon, and Maonwas the father of Bethzur.46And Ephah, Caleb’s concubine, bore Haran, Moza, and Gazez; and Haran became the father of Gazez.47And the sons of Jahdaiwere Regem, Jotham, Geshan, Pelet, Ephah, and Shaaph.48Maacah, Caleb’s concubine, bore Sheber and Tirhanah.49She also bore Shaaph the father of Madmannah, Sheva the father of Machbena and the father of Gibea; and the daughter of Calebwas Achsah.50These were the sons of Caleb.
The sons of Hur, the first-born of Ephrathah,were Shobal the father of Kiriath-jearim,51Salma the father of Bethlehemand Hareph the father of Beth-gader.52And Shobal the father of Kiriath-jearim had sons: Haroeh, half of the Manahathites,53and the families of Kiriath-jearim: the Ithrites, the Puthites, the Shumathites, and the Mishraites; from these came the Zorathites and the Eshtaolites.54The sons of Salmawere Bethlehem and the Netophathites, Atroth-beth-joab and half of the Manahathites, the Zorites.55And the families of scribes who lived at Jabezwere the Tirathites, the Shimeathites,and the Sucathites. Those are the Kenites who came from Hammath, the father of the house of Rechab.
