1 Chronicles Chapter 2
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These [are] the names of the sons of Israel;
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Ruben, Symeon, Levi, Juda, Issachar, Zabulon, Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Nephthali, Gad, Aser.
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The sons of Juda; Er, Aunan, Selom. [These] three were born to him of the daughter of Sava the Chananitish woman: and Er, the first-born of Juda, [was] wicked before the Lord, and he slew him.
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And Thamar his daughter-in-law bore to him Phares, and Zara: all the sons of Juda [were] five.
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The sons of Phares, Esrom, and Jemuel.
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And the sons of Zara, Zambri, and Ætham, and Æmuan, and Calchal, and Darad, [in] all five.
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And the sons of Charmi; Achar the troubler of Israel, who was disobedient in the accursed thing.
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And the sons of Ætham; Azarias,
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and the sons of Esrom who were born to him; Jerameel, and Aram, and Chaleb.
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And Aram begot Aminadab, and Aminadab begot Naasson, chief of the house of Juda.
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And Naasson begot Salmon, and Salmon begot Booz,
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and Booz begot Obed, and Obed begot Jessæ.
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And Jessæ begot his first-born Eliab, Aminadab [was] the second, Samaa the third,
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Nathanael the fourth, Zabdai the fifth,
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Asam the sixth, David the seventh.
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And their sister [was] Saruia, and [another] Abigaia: and the sons of Saruia [were] Abisa, and Joab, and Asael, three.
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And Abigaia bore Amessab: and the father of Amessab [was] Jothor the Ismaelite.
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And Chaleb the son of Esrom took Gazuba to wife, and Jerioth: and these [were] her sons; Jasar, and Subab, and Ardon.
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And Gazuba died; and Chaleb took to himself Ephrath, and she bore to him Or.
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And Or begot Uri, and Uri begot Beseleel.
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And after this Esron went in to the daughter of Machir the father of Galaad, and he took her when he was sixty-five years old; and she bore him Seruch.
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And Seruch begot Jair, and he had twenty-three cities in Galaad.
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And he took Gedsur and Aram, the towns of Jair from them; [with] Canath and its towns, sixty cities. All these [belonged to] the sons of Machir the father of Galaad.
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And after the death of Esron, Chaleb came to Ephratha; and the wife of Esron [was] Abia; and she bore him Ascho the father of Thecoe.
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And the sons of Jerameel the first-born of Esron [were], the first-born Ram, and Banaa, and Aram, and Asan his brother.
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And Jerameel had another wife, and her name [was] Atara: she is the mother of Ozom.
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And the sons of Ram the first-born of Jerameel were Maas, and Jamin, and Acor.
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And the sons of Ozom were, Samai, and Jadae: and the sons of Samai; Nadab, and Abisur.
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And the name of the wife of Abisur [was] Abichaia, and she bore him Achabar, and Moel.
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And the sons of Nadab; Salad and Apphain; and Salad died without children.
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And the sons of Apphain, Isemiel; and the sons of Isemiel, Sosan; and the sons of Sosan, Dadai.
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And the sons of Dadai, Achisamas, Jether, Jonathan: and Jether died childless.
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And the sons of Jonathan; Phaleth, and Hozam. These were the sons of Jerameel.
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And Sosan had no sons, but daughters. And Sosan had an Egyptian servant, and his name [was] Jochel.
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And Sosan gave his daughter to Jochel his servant to wife; and she bore him Ethi.
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And Ethi begot Nathan, and Nathan begot Zabed,
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and Zabed begot Aphamel, and Aphamel begot Obed.
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And Obed begot Jeu, and Jeu begot Azarias,
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and Azarias begot Chelles, and Chelles begot Eleasa,
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and Eleasa begot Sosomai, and Sosomai begot Salum,
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and Salum begot Jechemias, and Jechemias begot Elisama, and Elisama begot Ismael.
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And the sons of Chaleb the brother of Jerameel [were], Marisa his first-born, he [is] the father of Ziph:—and the sons of Marisa the father of Chebron.
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And the sons of Chebron; Core, and Thapphus, and Recom, and Samaa.
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And Samaa begot Raem the father of Jeclan: and Jeclan begot Samai.
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And his son [was] Maon: and Maon [is] the father of Bæthsur.
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And Gæpha the concubine of Chaleb bore Aram, and Mosa, and Gezue.
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And the sons of Addai [were] Ragem, and Joatham, and Sogar, and Phalec, and Gæpha, and Sagae.
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And Chaleb's concubine Mocha bore Saber, and Tharam.
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She bore also Sagae the father of Madmena, and Sau the father of Machabena, and the father of Gæbal: and the daughter of Chaleb [was] Ascha.
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These were the sons of Chaleb: the sons of Or the first-born of Ephratha; Sobal the father of Cariathiarim,
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Salomon the father of Bætha, Lammon the father of Bæthalaem, and Arim the father of Bethgedor.
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And the sons of Sobal the father of Cariathiarim were Araa, and Æsi, and Ammanith,
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and Umasphaë, cities of Jair; Æthalim, and Miphithim, and Hesamathim, and Hemasaraim; from these went forth the Sarathæans, and the sons of Esthaam.
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The sons of Salomon; Bæthalaem, the Netophathite, Ataroth of the house of Joab, and half of the family of Malathi, Esari.
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The families of the scribes dwelling in Jabis; Thargathiim, and Samathiim, and Sochathim, these [are] the Kinæans that came of Hemath, the father of the house of Rechab.
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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 the LORD’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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