Cush became the father of Nimrod; he began to be a mighty one upon the earth.

Mizraim became the father of the people of Lud, Anam, Lehab, Naphtuh,

Canaan became the father of Sidon his firstborn, and Heth,

Arpachshad became the father of Shelah, and Shelah became the father of Eber.

To Eber were born two sons: the name of the one was Peleg, because in his days [the population of] the earth was divided [according to its languages], and his brother’s name was Joktan.

Joktan became the father of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,

Abraham became the father of Isaac. The sons of Isaac: Esau and Israel (Jacob).

The sons of Lotan: Hori and Homam; and Timna was Lotan’s sister.

These are the kings who reigned in the land of Edom before any king reigned over the sons (descendants) of Israel (Jacob): Bela the son of Beor; the name of his city was Dinhabah.

When Husham died, Hadad [I of Edom] the son of Bedad, who defeated Midian in the field of Moab, became king in his place; the name of his city was Avith.

When Baal-hanan died, Hadad [II] became king in his place; the name of his city was Pai; his wife’s name was Mehetabel daughter of Matred, the daughter of Mezahab.

The sons of Judah: Er, Onan, and Shelah; the three were born to him by Shua’s daughter the Canaanitess. Er, Judah’s eldest, was evil in the Lord’s sight, and He put him to death.

Ram became the father of Amminadab, and Amminadab became the father of Nahshon, leader of the sons of Judah.

Nahshon became the father of Salma, Salma became the father of Boaz,

Jesse became the father of Eliab his firstborn, Abinadab the second, Shimea the third,

Abigail gave birth to Amasa, and the father of Amasa was Jether the Ishmaelite.

Hur became the father of Uri, and Uri became the father of Bezalel [the skillful craftsman who made the furnishings of the tabernacle].

Later, when Hezron was sixty years old, he married the daughter of Machir the father of Gilead, and she bore him Segub.

Segub became the father of Jair, who [later] had twenty-three cities in the land of Gilead.

Jerahmeel had another wife, named Atarah; she was the mother of Onam.

The name of Abishur’s wife was Abihail; she bore him Ahban and Molid.

Sheshan had no sons—only daughters. But Sheshan had a servant, an Egyptian, whose name was Jarha.

Attai became the father of Nathan, and Nathan became the father of Zabad.

Zabad became the father of Ephlal, and Ephlal became the father of Obed.

Obed became the father of Jehu, and Jehu became the father of Azariah.

Azariah became the father of Helez, and Helez became the father of Eleasah.

Eleasah became the father of Sismai, and Sismai became the father of Shallum.

Shallum became the father of Jekamiah, and Jekamiah became the father of Elishama.

The sons of Caleb, the brother of Jerahmeel: Mesha his firstborn was the father of Ziph; and his son Mareshah was the father of Hebron.

Shema became the father of Raham, the father of Jorkeam. And Rekem became the father of Shammai.

The son of Shammai was Maon; Maon became the father of Bethzur.

Ephah, Caleb’s concubine, gave birth to Haran, Moza, and Gazez; Haran became the father of Gazez.

She also bore Shaaph the father of Madmannah and Sheva the father of Machbena and of Gibea; and the daughter of Caleb was Achsah.

These were the sons of David who were born to him in Hebron: the firstborn was Amnon, by Ahinoam the Jezreelitess; second, Daniel (Chileab), by Abigail the Carmelitess;

All these were the sons of David, besides the sons of the concubines; and Tamar was their sister.

Solomon’s son was Rehoboam. Abijah was his son, Asa his son, Jehoshaphat his son,

The sons of Pedaiah: Zerubbabel and Shimei. The sons of Zerubbabel: Meshullam and Hananiah, and Shelomith was their sister;

The sons of Hananiah: Pelatiah and Jeshaiah, the sons of Rephaiah, the sons of Arnan, the sons of Obadiah, the sons of Shecaniah.

Reaiah the son of Shobal became the father of Jahath, and Jahath became the father of Ahumai and Lahad. These were the families of the Zorathites.

These were the sons of Etam: Jezreel, Ishma, and Idbash; and the name of their sister was Hazzelelponi.

Penuel was the father of Gedor, and Ezer the father of Hushah. These were the sons of Hur, the eldest of Ephrathah (Ephrath), the father of Bethlehem.

Koz fathered Anub, Zobebah, and the families of Aharhel the son of Harum.

Jabez was more honorable than his brothers; but his mother named him Jabez, saying, “Because I gave birth to him in pain.”

Chelub the brother of Shuhah became the father of Mehir, the father of Eshton.

Eshton became the father of Beth-rapha, Paseah, and Tehinnah the father of Ir-nahash. These are the men of Recah.

Meonothai became the father of Ophrah, and Seraiah became the father of Joab the father of Ge-harashim [the Valley of Craftsmen, so named] because they were craftsmen.

Shallum was Shaul’s son, Mibsam his son, Mishma his son.

They found rich, good pasture, and the [cleared] land was wide, quiet, and peaceful; for those who had lived there previously came from Ham [and had left it a better place for those who came after them].

These, registered by name, came in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah, and they attacked their tents and the Meunites (foreigners) who were found there, and utterly destroyed them to this day; and they settled in their place, because there was pasture there for their flocks.

Now [we come to] the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel—for Reuben was the eldest, but because he defiled his father’s bed [with Bilhah his father’s concubine], his birthright was given to [Manasseh and Ephraim] the sons of Joseph [the favorite] son of Israel, so that he is not enrolled in the genealogy according to the birthright.

Though Judah prevailed over his brothers, and from him came [David] the leader [and eventually the Messiah], yet the birthright was Joseph’s—

Beerah his son, whom Tilgath-pilneser king of Assyria carried away into exile; he was a leader of the tribe of Reuben.

And his brothers (relatives) by their families, in the genealogy of their generations, were the chief Jeiel, and Zechariah,

Ahi the son of Abdiel, the son of Guni, was chief in their fathers’ households.

For a great number fell mortally wounded, because the battle was of God. And these Israelites settled in their territory until the exile [by Assyria more than five centuries later].

Eleazar became the father of Phinehas, Phinehas became the father of Abishua,

and Abishua became the father of Bukki, and Bukki became the father of Uzzi,

and Johanan became the father of Azariah (it was he who was priest in the house (temple) which Solomon built in Jerusalem)

Now these are their settlements according to their camps within their borders: to the sons of Aaron of the families of the Kohathites (for theirs was the first allocation by lot)

The sons of Tola: Uzzi, Rephaiah, Jeriel, Jahmai, Ibsam, and Samuel, heads of their fathers’ households. The sons of Tola were courageous men in their generations; their number in the days of David was 22,600.

They were registered by their genealogies according to their generations, as heads of their fathers’ households, courageous men, 20,200 in number.

The sons of Naphtali: Jahziel, Guni, Jezer, and Shallum, the sons of Bilhah.

Machir took as a wife the sister of Huppim and Shuppim; her name was Maacah. The name of a second [descendant, the first being Gilead], was Zelophehad; and Zelophehad had [only] daughters.

Maacah the wife of Machir gave birth to a son; she named him Peresh. The name of his brother was Sheresh; his sons were Ulam and Rakem.

Beriah’s daughter was Sheerah, who built both Lower and Upper Beth-horon, and also Uzzen-sheerah.

Rephah was his son along with Resheph; Resheph’s son was Telah, Tahan his son,

The sons of Beriah: Heber and Malchiel, who was the father of Birzaith.

Heber became the father of Japhlet, Shomer, Hotham, and Shua their sister.

All these were sons (descendants) of Asher, heads of their fathers’ houses, choice men, courageous men, chiefs of the leaders. Their number, enrolled by genealogies for service in war, was 26,000 men.

Benjamin became the father of Bela his firstborn, Ashbel the second, Aharah the third,

Naaman, Ahijah, and Gera—he forced them into exile; he became the father of Uzza and Ahihud.

By Hodesh his wife he became the father of Jobab, Zibia, Mesha, Malcam,

Now in Gibeon, Jeiel, the father of Gibeon lived, and his wife’s name was Maacah;

and his firstborn son was Abdon, then Zur, Kish, Baal, Nadab,

Ner became the father of Kish, and Kish became the father of [King] Saul, and Saul became the father of Jonathan, Malchi-shua, Abinadab and Eshbaal (Ish-bosheth).

The son of Jonathan was Merib-baal (Mephibosheth), and Merib-baal became the father of Micah.

Ahaz became the father of Jehoaddah, and Jehoaddah became the father of Alemeth, Azmaveth, and Zimri; and Zimri became the father of Moza.

Moza became the father of Binea; Raphah was his son, Eleasah his son, Azel his son.

So all Israel was enrolled by genealogies; and they are written in the Book of the Kings of Israel. And Judah was carried away into exile to Babylon because of their unfaithfulness [to God].

who until now was assigned to the king’s gate on the east side) they were the gatekeepers for the camp of the Levites.

Phinehas the son of Eleazar was ruler over them in times past, and the Lord was with him.

Zechariah son of Meshelemiah was gatekeeper at the entrance of the Tent of Meeting.

They spent the night around the house of God, for the [night] watch was theirs, and they were in charge of opening the house morning after morning.

Mattithiah, one of the Levites, the firstborn of Shallum the Korahite, was responsible for the things baked in pans.

Jeiel the father of Gibeon lived in Gibeon, and his wife’s name was Maacah,

Mikloth became the father of Shimeam. They also lived with their relatives in Jerusalem, opposite their other relatives.

Ner became the father of Kish, and Kish became the father of [King] Saul, and Saul became the father of Jonathan, Malchi-shua, Abinadab, and Esh-baal.

The son of Jonathan was Merib-baal (Mephibosheth); Merib-baal became the father of Micah.

Ahaz became the father of Jarah, and Jarah became the father of Alemeth, Azmaveth, and Zimri; and Zimri became the father of Moza,

Moza became the father of Binea and Rephaiah his son, Eleasah his son, Azel his son.

Then Saul said to his armor bearer, “Draw your sword and run me through with it, otherwise these uncircumcised [Philistines] will come and abuse and humiliate me.” But his armor bearer would not, for he was terrified. So Saul took his own sword and fell on it.

When his armor bearer saw that Saul was dead, he also fell on his sword and died.

In times past, even when Saul was king, it was you who led out and brought in Israel; and the Lord your God said to you, ‘You shall shepherd My people Israel, and you shall be prince and leader over My people Israel.’”

Now David said, “Whoever strikes down a Jebusite first shall be chief and commander.” Joab the son of Zeruiah [David’s half sister] went up first, and so he was made chief.

Then David lived in the stronghold; so it was called the City of David.

David became greater and greater, for the Lord of hosts was with him.

Next to him [in rank] was Eleazar the son of Dodo the Ahohite, who was one of the three mighty men.

He was with David at Pasdammim [where David had killed Goliath] and there the Philistines were gathered together for battle, and there was a plot of ground full of barley; and the people [of Israel] fled before the Philistines.

But they took their stand in the midst of that plot and defended it, and killed the Philistines; and the Lord rescued them by a great victory.

Three of the thirty chief men went down to the rock to David, into the cave of Adullam, while the army of the Philistines was camped in the Valley of Rephaim.