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1 And these are the sons of Israel: Ruben, Simeon, Levi, Juda, Issachar, and Zabulon, 2 Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Nephtali, Gad, and Aser. 3 The sons of Juda: Her, Onan and Sela. These three were born to him of the Chanaanitess the daughter of Sue. And Her the firstborn of Juda, was wicked in the sight of the Lord, and he slew him. 4 And Thamar his daughter in law bore him Phares and Zara. So all the sons of Juda were five. 5 And the sons of Phares, were Hesron and Hamul. 6 And the sons also of Zare: Zamri, and Ethan, and Eman, and Chalchal, and Dara, five in all. 7 And the sons of a Charmi: Achar, who troubled Israel, and sinned by the theft of the anathema. 8 The sons of Ethan: Azarias, 9 And the sons of Hesron that were born to him: Jerameel, and Ram, and Calubi. 10 And Ram beget Aminadab, and Aminadab beget Nahasson, prince of the children of Juda. 11 And Nahasson beget Salma, the father of Boot. 12 And Boot beget Obed, and Obed beget Isai. 13 And Isai beget Eliab his firstborn, the second Abinadab, the third Simmaa, 14 The fourth, Nathanael, the fifth Raddai, 15 The sixth Asom, the seventh David. 16 And their sisters were Sarvia, and Abigail. The sons of Sarvia: Abisai, Joab, and Asael, three. 17 And Abigail bore Amasa, whose father was Jether the Ismahelite. 18 And Caleb the son of Hesron took a wife named Azuba, of whom he had Jerioth: and her sons were Jaser, and Sobab, and Ardon. 19 And when Azuba was dead, Caleb took to wife Ephrata: who bore him Hur. 20 And Hur beget Uri: and Uri beget Bezeleel. 21 And afterwards Hesron went in to the daughter of Machir the father of Galaad, and took her to wife when he was threescore years old: and she bore him Segub. 22 And Segub beget Jair, and he had three and twenty cities in the land of Galaad. 23 And he took Gessur, and Aram the towns of Jair, and Canath, and the villages thereof, threescore cities. All these, the sons of Machir father of Galaad. 24 And when Hesron was dead, Caleb went in to Ephrata. Hesron also had to wife Abia who bore him Ashur the father of Thecua. 25 And the sons of Jerameel the firstborn of Hesron, were Ram his firstborn, and Buna, and Aram, and Asom, and Achia. 26 And Jerameel married another wife, named Atara, who was the mother of Onam. 27 And the sons of Ram the firstborn of Jerameel, were Moos, Jamin, and Achar. 28 And Onam had sons Semei, and Jada. And the sons of Semei: Nadab, and Abisur. 29 And the name of Abisur’s wife was Abihail, who bore him Ahobban, and Molid. 30 And the sons of Nadab were Saled, and Apphaim. And Saled died without children. 31 But the son of Apphaim was Jesi: and Jesi beget Sesan. And Sesan beget Oholai. 32 And the sons of Jada the brother of Semei: Jether and Jonathan. And Jether also died without children. 33 But Jonathan beget Phaleth, and Ziza, These were the sons of Jerameel. 34 And Sesan had no sons, but daughters and a servant an Egyptian, named Jeraa. 35 And he gave him his daughter to wife: and she bore him Ethei. 36 And Ethei begot Nathan, and Nathan beget Zabad. 37 And Zabad beget Ophlal, and Ophlal beget Obed. 38 Obed beget Jehu, Jehu beget Azarias. 39 Azarias beget Helles, and Helles begot Elasa. 40 Elasa beget Sisamoi, Sisamoi beget Sellum, 41 Sellum beget Icamia, and Icamia begot Elisama. 42 Now the sons of Caleb the brother of Jerameel were Mesa his firstborn, who was the father of Siph: and the sons of Maresa father of Hebron. 43 And the sons of Hebron, Core, and Thaphua, and Recem, and Samma. 44 And Samma beget Raham, the father of Jercaam, and Recem beget Sammai. 45 The son of Sammai, Maon: and Maon the father of Bethsur. 46 And Epha the concubine of Caleb bore Haran, and Mesa, and Gezez. And Haran beget Gezez. 47 And the sons of Jahaddai, Rogom, and Joathan, and Gesan, and Phalet, and Epha, and Saaph. 48 And Maacha the concubine of Caleb bore Saber, and Tharana. 49 And Saaph the father of Madmena beget Sue the father of Machbena, and the father of Gabaa. And the daughter of Caleb was Achsa. 50 These were the sons of Caleb, the son of Hur the firstborn of Ephrata, Sobal the father of Cariathiarim. 51 Salma the father of Bethlehem, Hariph the father of Bethgader. 52 And Sobal the father of Cariathiarim had sons: he that saw half of the places of rest. 53 And of the kindred of Cariathiarim, the Jethrites, and Aphuthites, and Semathites, and Maserites. Of them came the Saraites, and Esthaolites. 54 The sons of Salma, Bethlehem, and Netophathi, the crowns of the house of Joab, and half of the place of rest of Sarai. 55 And the families of the scribes that dwell in Jabes, singing and making melody, and abiding in tents. These are the Cinites, who came of Calor (Chamath) father of the house of Rechab,

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  • Abigail

    David's sister

    David's sister, mother of Amasa, who later commanded Absalom's army.

    Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 2:16-17

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  • Abihail

    Wife of Abishur

    Wife of Abishur, who bore him Ahban and Molid.

    Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 2:29

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  • Amminadab

    Father of Nahshon

    His family rose to prominence in Judah around the time of the Exodus.

    Cited in the guide: Exod. 6:23; Ruth 4:19-20; 1 Chron. 2:10; Matt. 1:4

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  • Ardon

    Son of Caleb and Azubah

    Listed third among the sons of Azubah, wife of Caleb son of Hezron.

    Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 2:18

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  • Ashhur

    Father of Tekoa

    Born to Hezron's wife Abijah after Hezron died and called the father of Tekoa (that is, the founder or head of that town's families); he had two wives, Helah and Naarah.

    Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 2:24; 1 Chronicles 4:5

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  • Caleb

    Son of Hezron, brother of Jerahmeel

    Son of Hezron and brother of Jerahmeel who had children by his wife Azubah and by Jerioth, married Ephrath after Azubah died, and fathered more sons by his concubines Ephah and…

    Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 2:9; 1 Chronicles 2:18; 1 Chronicles 2:19

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  • Dara

    Son of Zerah

    Listed fifth among the five sons of Zerah, the son of Judah and Tamar.

    Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 2:6

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  • David

    King of Israel

    The shepherd who became Israel's greatest king and a man after God's own heart.

    Cited in the guide: 1 Sam. 16 - 1 Kings 2; 2 Sam. 7; 1 Chron. 2:15; Matt. 1:6

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  • Ethan

    Son of Zerah

    Listed second among the five sons of Zerah, and the father of Azariah.

    Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 2:6; 1 Chronicles 2:8

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  • Hamul

    Son of Perez

    The second-listed son of Perez, who went to Egypt with Jacob's household and founded the Hamulite clan of Judah.

    Cited in the guide: Genesis 46:12; Numbers 26:21; 1 Chronicles 2:5

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  • Haran

    Son of Caleb and Ephah

    Son of Caleb by his concubine Ephah, who is also called the father of Gazez.

    Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 2:46

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  • Hebron

    Descendant of Caleb via Mareshah

    Named as the father of Korah, Tappuah, Rekem and Shema; the name is also that of a town in Judah.

    Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 2:42; 1 Chronicles 2:43

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  • Hur

    Son of Caleb, grandfather of Bezalel

    Son of Caleb and Ephrath, called the firstborn of Ephrathah and the father of Bethlehem; he was the father of Uri, whose son was Bezalel, the craftsman of the tabernacle (Exodus…

    Cited in the guide: Exodus 31:2; 1 Chronicles 2:19; 1 Chronicles 2:20

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  • Jada

    Son of Onam

    Son of Onam and brother of Shammai, and father of Jether and Jonathan.

    Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 2:28; 1 Chronicles 2:32

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  • Jamin

    Son of Ram

    Listed second among the sons of Ram, the firstborn of Jerahmeel.

    Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 2:27

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  • Jehu

    Son of Obed

    Son of Obed and father of Azariah in the line descended from Jarha and Sheshan's daughter.

    Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 2:38

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  • Jerioth

    Mother of children by Caleb

    Named alongside Azubah as a woman by whom Caleb son of Hezron had children; the text says nothing more about her.

    Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 2:18

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  • Jether

    Son of Jada

    Son of Jada who died without children.

    Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 2:32

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  • Jonathan

    Son of Jada

    Son of Jada and father of Peleth and Zaza.

    Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 2:32; 1 Chronicles 2:33

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  • Maon

    Son of Shammai

    Son of Shammai, called the father of Beth-zur.

    Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 2:45

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  • Molid

    Son of Abishur and Abihail

    Son born to Abishur by his wife Abihail.

    Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 2:29

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  • Nadab

    Son of Shammai

    Son of Shammai, brother of Abishur, and father of Seled and Appaim.

    Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 2:28; 1 Chronicles 2:30

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  • Nathan

    Son of Attai

    Son of Attai and father of Zabad in the line descended from Jarha and Sheshan's daughter.

    Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 2:36

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  • Obed

    Grandfather of David

    Son of Boaz and Ruth, and grandfather of King David.

    Cited in the guide: Ruth 4:13-22; 1 Chron. 2:12; Matt. 1:5; Luke 3:32

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  • Obed

    Son of Ephlal

    Son of Ephlal and father of Jehu in the line descended from Jarha and Sheshan's daughter.

    Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 2:37; 1 Chronicles 2:38

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  • Onam

    Son of Jerahmeel and Atarah

    Son of Jerahmeel by his wife Atarah, and father of Shammai and Jada.

    Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 2:26; 1 Chronicles 2:28

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  • Raddai

    David's brother

    A brother of David, listed as the fifth son of Jesse in Chronicles.

    Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 2:14

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  • Raham

    Son of Shema

    Son of Shema, called the father of Jorkeam.

    Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 2:44

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  • Ram

    Son of Hezron

    A little-known link in the chain, faithfully recorded between Hezron and Amminadab.

    Cited in the guide: Ruth 4:19; 1 Chron. 2:9-10; Matt. 1:3-4; Luke 3:33

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  • Ram

    Firstborn son of Jerahmeel

    Firstborn of Jerahmeel, the firstborn of Hezron, and father of Maaz, Jamin and Eker.

    Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 2:25; 1 Chronicles 2:27

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  • Rechab

    Father of Jonadab

    Named as the father of Jonadab, from whom the Rechabites descended.

    Cited in the guide: 2 Kings 10:15; 2 Kings 10:23; 1 Chronicles 2:55

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  • Salma

    Son of Hur, father of Bethlehem

    Son of Hur, called the father of Bethlehem (that is, the head or founder of that town's families), whose descendants are listed as Bethlehem, the Netophathites, Atroth-beth-joab,…

    Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 2:51; 1 Chronicles 2:54

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  • Segub

    Son of Hezron by Machir's daughter

    Son born to Hezron by the daughter of Machir, whom Hezron married at the age of sixty; he was the father of Jair.

    Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 2:21; 1 Chronicles 2:22

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  • Zabad

    Son of Nathan

    Son of Nathan and father of Ephlal in the line descended from Jarha and Sheshan's daughter.

    Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 2:36; 1 Chronicles 2:37

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Cross references (33)

Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.

  1. 1 Genesis 32:28; Revelation 7:5–8; Genesis 35:22–26; Genesis 49:2; Exodus 1:2–4
  2. 3 Genesis 38:2–10; Genesis 46:12; Numbers 26:19; 1 Chronicles 9:5
  3. 4 Matthew 1:3; Genesis 38:13–30; Nehemiah 11:24; Genesis 38:11; Ruth 4:18
  4. 5 Genesis 46:12; Ruth 4:18; Numbers 26:21; Matthew 1:3; Luke 3:33
  5. 6 1 Kings 4:31; Joshua 7:17–18; Joshua 7:1
  6. 7 Joshua 6:18; Joshua 7:25; Joshua 22:20; Joshua 7:1–5; Joshua 7:11–15
  7. 9 Matthew 1:3; 1 Chronicles 2:42; Ruth 4:19; Luke 3:3; 1 Chronicles 2:18–19
  8. 10 Matthew 1:4; Numbers 1:7; Ruth 4:19–20; Numbers 2:3; Luke 3:32–33
  9. 11 Ruth 4:21; Matthew 1:4–5; Luke 3:32
  10. 12 Isaiah 11:10; 1 Samuel 16:1; Romans 15:12; Ruth 4:22; Isaiah 11:1
  11. 13 1 Samuel 17:13; 1 Samuel 16:6–13; 1 Samuel 17:28; 1 Chronicles 27:18; 1 Chronicles 20:7
  12. 15 1 Samuel 17:12–14; 1 Samuel 16:10–11
  13. 16 1 Samuel 26:6; 2 Samuel 3:39; 2 Samuel 2:18–23; 2 Samuel 16:9–11; 2 Samuel 19:22
  14. 17 2 Samuel 17:25; 2 Samuel 20:4–12; 2 Samuel 19:13; 1 Kings 2:5; 1 Kings 2:32
  15. 19 1 Chronicles 2:50; 1 Chronicles 2:24; Micah 5:2; 1 Chronicles 4:4
  16. 20 Exodus 31:2; Exodus 36:1–2; 2 Chronicles 1:5; Exodus 37:1; Exodus 38:22
  17. 21 Numbers 27:1; Genesis 50:23; Deuteronomy 3:15; Numbers 26:29; Numbers 32:39–40
  18. 22 Numbers 32:41; Joshua 13:30; Deuteronomy 3:14
  19. 23 Numbers 32:41–42; Deuteronomy 3:14; 2 Samuel 13:38; Joshua 13:13; Joshua 13:30
  20. 24 1 Chronicles 4:5; 1 Samuel 30:14; 1 Chronicles 2:9; Amos 1:1; 2 Samuel 14:2
  21. 31 1 Chronicles 2:34–35
  22. 36 1 Chronicles 11:41
  23. 42 Hebrews 12:23; 1 Chronicles 2:49; Genesis 49:3; Nehemiah 7:25–38; 1 Chronicles 2:52
  24. 45 Joshua 15:58
  25. 46 1 Chronicles 2:48; 1 Chronicles 2:18–19
  26. 48 1 Chronicles 2:46; Genesis 25:5–6
  27. 49 Joshua 15:31; 1 Chronicles 2:42; 2 Samuel 21:6; Joshua 15:57; Isaiah 10:31
  28. 50 1 Chronicles 2:19–20; 1 Chronicles 2:53; 1 Chronicles 13:5–6; 1 Samuel 7:1; Joshua 15:9
  29. 51 1 Chronicles 4:4; Ruth 2:4; Matthew 2:6; John 7:42; Matthew 2:1
  30. 52 1 Chronicles 4:2
  31. 53 Judges 13:25; Judges 13:2; 2 Samuel 23:38; Joshua 15:33; 1 Chronicles 11:40
  32. 54 Nehemiah 7:26; Nehemiah 12:28; Ezra 2:22; 2 Samuel 23:29; Joshua 16:2
  33. 55 Judges 1:16; 2 Kings 10:15; Jeremiah 35:2–8; Judges 4:11; Jeremiah 35:19

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