Thematic Bible

1 Chronicles 2:1

These are the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun,

1 Chronicles 2:2

Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.

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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.

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Tamar, Judah’s daughter-in-law, bore him Perez and Zerah. Judah’s sons were five in all.

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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 in all.

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The son of Carmi: Achar, the troubler of Israel, who violated the ban [by taking things from Jericho that had been banned].

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The son of Ethan: Azariah.

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The sons of Hezron who were born to him: Jerahmeel, Ram, and Chelubai [that is, Caleb].

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

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

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Boaz became the father of Obed, and Obed became the father of Jesse.

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

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Nethanel the fourth, Raddai the fifth,

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Ozem the sixth, David the seventh.

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Their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. The sons of Zeruiah: Abishai, Joab, and Asahel, three.

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

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And Caleb the son of Hezron had sons by his wife Azubah and by Jerioth. Azubah’s sons were: 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 [the skillful craftsman who made the furnishings of the tabernacle].

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

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

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But Geshur and Aram took from them Havvoth-jair, with Kenath and its villages, sixty towns in all. All these were the sons (descendants) 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: Ram the firstborn, Bunah, Oren, Ozem, and Ahijah.

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Jerahmeel had another wife, named 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: Shammai and Jada. The sons of Shammai: Nadab and Abishur.

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

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The sons of Nadab: Seled and Appaim. Seled died childless.

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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. Jether died childless.

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The sons of Jonathan: Peleth and Zaza. These were the sons (descendants) of Jerahmeel.

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

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So Sheshan gave his daughter to Jarha his servant as a wife; 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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Zabad became the father of Ephlal, and Ephlal became the father of Obed.

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

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

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

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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: Mesha his firstborn was the father of Ziph; and his son Mareshah was 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; Maon became the father of Bethzur.

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

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The sons of Jahdai: Regem, Jotham, Geshan, Pelet, Ephah, and Shaaph.

1 Chronicles 2:48

Maacah, Caleb’s concubine, gave birth to Sheber and Tirhanah.

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

1 Chronicles 2:50

These were the sons (descendants) of Caleb.The sons 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 [other] sons (descendants): Haroeh, half of the Manahathites [in Judah],

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and the families of Kiriath-jearim: the Ithrites, Puthites, Shumathites, and Mishraites. From these came the Zorathites and the Eshtaolites.

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The sons (descendants) 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, Shimeathites, and Sucathites. These are the Kenites who came from Hammath, the father of the house of Rechab.