And Cush begat Nimrod. He began to be mighty upon the earth.

And Mizraim begat Ludim, and Anamim, and Lehabim, and Naphtuhim,

And Canaan begat Zidon his first-born, and Heth,

And Arphaxad begat Shelah, and Shelah begat Eber.

And Joktan begat Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, and Jerah,

And Abraham begat Isaac. The sons of Isaac; Esau and Israel.

And Ram begat Amminadab; and Amminadab begat Nahshon, prince of the children of Judah;

And Nahshon begat Salma, and Salma begat Boaz,

And Boaz begat Obed, and Obed begat Jesse,

And Jesse begat his first-born Eliab, and Abinadab the second, and Shimma the third,

And Caleb the son of Hezron begat children of Azubah his wife, and of Jerioth: her sons are these; Jesher, and Shobab, and Ardon.

And Hur begat Uri, and Uri begat Bezaleel.

And Segub begat Jair, who had three and twenty cities in the land of Gilead.

And Attai begat Nathan, and Nathan begat Zabad,

And Zabad begat Ephlal, and Ephlal begat Obed,

And Obed begat Jehu, and Jehu begat Azariah,

And Azariah begat Helez, and Helez begat Eleasah,

And Eleasah begat Sisamai, and Sisamai begat Shallum,

And Shallum begat Jekamiah, and Jekamiah begat Elishama.

And Shema begat Raham, the father of Jorkoam: and Rekem begat Shammai.

And Ephah, Caleb's concubine, bore Haran, and Moza, and Gazez: and Haran begat Gazez.

And Reaiah the son of Shobal begat Jahath; and Jahath begat Ahumai, and Lahad. These are the families of the Zorathites.

And Coz begat Anub, and Zobebah, and the families of Aharhel the son of Harum.

And Chelub the brother of Shuah begat Mehir, who was the father of Eshton.

And Eshton begat Beth-rapha, and Paseah, and Tehinnah the father of Ir-nahash. These are the men of Rechah.

And Meonothai begat Ophrah: and Seraiah begat Joab, the father of the valley of Charashim; for they were artificers.

Eleazar begat Phinehas, Phinehas begat Abishua,

And Abishua begat Bukki, and Bukki begat Uzzi,

And Uzzi begat Zerahiah, and Zerahiah begat Meraioth,

Meraioth begat Amariah, and Amariah begat Ahitub,

And Ahitub begat Zadok, and Zadok begat Ahimaaz,

And Ahimaaz begat Azariah, and Azariah begat Johanan,

And Johanan begat Azariah, (he it is that executed the priest's office in the temple that Solomon built in Jerusalem:)

And Azariah begat Amariah, and Amariah begat Ahitub,

And Ahitub begat Zadok, and Zadok begat Shallum,

And Shallum begat Hilkiah, and Hilkiah begat Azariah,

And Azariah begat Seraiah, and Seraiah begat Jehozadak,

And Heber begat Japhlet, and Shomer, and Hotham, and Shua their sister.

Now Benjamin begat Bela his first-born, Ashbel the second, and Aharah the third.

And Naaman, and Ahiah, and Gera, he removed them, and begat Uzza, and Ahihud.

And Shaharaim begat children in the country of Moab, after he had sent them away; Hushim and Baara were his wives.

And he begat of Hodesh his wife, Jobab, and Zibia, and Mesha, and Malcham,

And of Hushim he begat Ahitub, and Elpaal.

And Mikloth begat Shimeah. And these also dwelt with their brethren in Jerusalem, over against them.

And Ner begat Kish, and Kish begat Saul, and Saul begat Jonathan, and Malchi-shua, and Abinadab, and Esh-baal.

And the son of Jonathan was Merib-baal; and Merib-baal begat Micah.

And Ahaz begat Jehoadah; and Jehoadah begat Alemeth, and Azmaveth, and Zimri; and Zimri begat Moza,

And Moza begat Bineah: Rapha was his son, Eleasah his son, Azel his son:

And Mikloth begat Shimeam. And they also dwelt with their brethren at Jerusalem, over against their brethren.

And Ner begat Kish; and Kish begat Saul; and Saul begat Jonathan, and Malchi-shua, and Abinadab, and Esh-baal.

And the son of Jonathan was Merib-baal: and Merib-baal begat Micah.

And Ahaz begat Jarah; and Jarah begat Alemeth, and Azmaveth, and Zimri; and Zimri begat Moza;

And Moza begat Binea; and Rephaiah his son, Eleasah his son, Azel his son.

And David took more wives at Jerusalem: and David begat more sons and daughters.