1 Chronicles — Chapter 2

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1 Chronicles 2:1 These are the sons of ^TIsrael; ^RReuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun,

1 Chronicles 2:2 Dan, Joseph, and Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.

1 Chronicles 2:3 The sons of Judah; ^REr, and Onan, and Shelah: which three were born unto him of the daughter of Shua the Canaanitess. And Er, the firstborn of Judah, was evil in the sight of the LORD; and he slew him.

1 Chronicles 2:4 And ^RTamar his daughter in law bore him Pharez and Zerah. All the sons of Judah were five.

1 Chronicles 2:5 The sons of Pharez; ^RHezron, and Hamul.

1 Chronicles 2:6 And the sons of Zerah; ^RTZimri, and Ethan, and Heman, and Calcol, and ^TDara: five of them in all.

1 Chronicles 2:7 And the sons of ^RCarmi; ^TAchar, the troubler of Israel, who transgressed in the thing accursed.

1 Chronicles 2:8 And the sons of Ethan; Azariah.

1 Chronicles 2:9 The sons also of Hezron, that were born unto him; Jerahmeel, and ^RTRam, and ^TChelubai.

1 Chronicles 2:10 And Ram begat Amminadab; and Amminadab begat Nahshon, prince of the children of Judah;

1 Chronicles 2:11 And Nahshon begat ^TSalma, and Salma begat Boaz,

1 Chronicles 2:12 And Boaz begat Obed, and Obed begat ^RJesse,

1 Chronicles 2:13 And Jesse begat his firstborn ^REliab, and Abinadab the second, and ^TShimma the third,

1 Chronicles 2:14 Nethaneel the fourth, Raddai the fifth,

1 Chronicles 2:15 Ozem the sixth, ^RDavid the seventh:

1 Chronicles 2:16 Whose sisters were Zeruiah, and Abigail. And ^Rthe sons of Zeruiah; Abishai, and Joab, and Asahel, three.

1 Chronicles 2:17 And Abigail bare Amasa: and the father of Amasa was ^RTJether the Ishmeelite.

1 Chronicles 2:18 And Caleb the son of Hezron begat children of Azubah his wife, and of Jerioth: her sons are these; Jesher, and Shobab, and Ardon.

1 Chronicles 2:19 And when Azubah was dead, Caleb took unto him ^REphrath, which bare him Hur.

1 Chronicles 2:20 And Hur begat Uri, and Uri begat ^RBezaleel.

1 Chronicles 2:21 And afterward Hezron went in to the daughter of ^RMachir the father of Gilead, whom he ^Tmarried when he was threescore years old; and she bare him Segub.

1 Chronicles 2:22 And Segub begat ^RJair, who had three and twenty cities in the land of Gilead.

1 Chronicles 2:23 And he took ^RGeshur, and Aram, with the towns of Jair, from them, with Kenath, and the towns thereof, even threescore cities. All these belonged to the sons of Machir the father of Gilead.

1 Chronicles 2:24 And after that Hezron was dead in Calebephratah, then Abiah Hezron’s wife bare him ^RAshur the father of Tekoa.

1 Chronicles 2:25 And the sons of Jerahmeel the firstborn of Hezron were, Ram the firstborn, and Bunah, and Oren, and Ozem, and Ahijah.

1 Chronicles 2:26 Jerahmeel had also another wife, whose name was Atarah; she was the mother of Onam.

1 Chronicles 2:27 And the sons of Ram the firstborn of Jerahmeel were, Maaz, and Jamin, and Eker.

1 Chronicles 2:28 And the sons of Onam were, Shammai, and Jada. And the sons of Shammai; Nadab and Abishur.

1 Chronicles 2:29 And the name of the wife of Abishur was Abihail, and she bare him Ahban, and Molid.

1 Chronicles 2:30 And the sons of Nadab; Seled, and Appaim: but Seled died without children.

1 Chronicles 2:31 And the sons of Appaim; Ishi. And the sons of Ishi; Sheshan. And ^Rthe children of Sheshan; Ahlai.

1 Chronicles 2:32 And the sons of Jada the brother of Shammai; Jether, and Jonathan: and Jether died without children.

1 Chronicles 2:33 And the sons of Jonathan; Peleth, and Zaza. These were the sons of Jerahmeel.

1 Chronicles 2:34 Now Sheshan had no sons, but daughters. And Sheshan had a servant, an Egyptian, whose name was Jarha.

1 Chronicles 2:35 And Sheshan gave his daughter to Jarha his servant to wife; and she bare him Attai.

1 Chronicles 2:36 And Attai begat Nathan, and Nathan begat ^RZabad,

1 Chronicles 2:37 And Zabad begat Ephlal, and Ephlal begat Obed,

1 Chronicles 2:38 And Obed begat Jehu, and Jehu begat Azariah,

1 Chronicles 2:39 And Azariah begat Helez, and Helez begat Eleasah,

1 Chronicles 2:40 And Eleasah begat Sisamai, and Sisamai begat Shallum,

1 Chronicles 2:41 And Shallum begat Jekamiah, and Jekamiah begat Elishama.

1 Chronicles 2:42 Now the sons of Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel were, Mesha his firstborn, which was the father of ^RZiph; and the sons of Mareshah the father of Hebron.

1 Chronicles 2:43 And the sons of Hebron; Korah, and Tappuah, and Rekem, and Shema.

1 Chronicles 2:44 And Shema begat Raham, the father of Jorkoam: and Rekem begat Shammai.

1 Chronicles 2:45 And the son of Shammai was Maon: and Maon was the father of Bethzur.

1 Chronicles 2:46 And Ephah, Caleb’s concubine, bare Haran, and Moza, and Gazez: and Haran begat Gazez.

1 Chronicles 2:47 And the sons of Jahdai; Regem, and Jotham, and Gesham, and Pelet, and Ephah, and Shaaph.

1 Chronicles 2:48 Maachah, Caleb’s ^Rconcubine, bare Sheber, and Tirhanah.

1 Chronicles 2:49 She bare also Shaaph ^Rthe father of Madmannah, Sheva the father of Machbenah, and the father of Gibea: and the daughter of Caleb was Achsa.

1 Chronicles 2:50 These were the sons of Caleb the son of Hur, the firstborn of ^RTEphratah; Shobal the father of Kirjathjearim.

1 Chronicles 2:51 ^RSalma the father of Bethlehem, Hareph the father of Bethgader.

1 Chronicles 2:52 And Shobal the father of Kirjathjearim had sons; ^RTHaroeh, and ^Thalf of the Manahethites.

1 Chronicles 2:53 And the families of Kirjathjearim; the ^RIthrites, and the Puhites, and the Shumathites, and the Mishraites; of them came the Zareathites, and the Eshtaulites,

1 Chronicles 2:54 The sons of Salma; Bethlehem, and the ^RNetophathites, ^TAtaroth, the house of Joab, and half of the Manahethites, the Zorites.

1 Chronicles 2:55 And the families of ^Rthe scribes which dwelt at Jabez; the Tirathites, the Shimeathites, and Suchathites. These are the Kenites that came of Hemath, the father of the house of Rechab.

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1 Chronicles 2:1–17 — Judah and David's family

🌱 What These Verses Teach Us

After naming Israel's sons, the account focuses on Judah and the family line leading through Boaz and Jesse to David. It also remembers wrongdoing rather than presenting a flawless ancestry. The genealogy supplies the family setting for the king whose life and worship will occupy much of Chronicles.

Key Truth: God's unfolding work includes imperfect families.

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1 Chronicles 2:18–41 — Branches of Hezron's family

🌱 What These Verses Teach Us

These verses trace several branches of Hezron's household, including Hur, Bezaleel, and Jerahmeel's descendants. They also record Sheshan's daughter and his Egyptian servant Jarha in the continuing family line. The details preserve connections that a simple list of famous rulers would leave unseen.

Key Truth: Ordinary family members also belong in remembered history.

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1 Chronicles 2:42–55 — Families and settlements

🌱 What These Verses Teach Us

The remaining names connect Caleb's families with settlements and occupations. The record includes Bethlehem and families of scribes at Jabez. These associations show how family history is also the history of places, work, and communities. The narrative honors the broader community alongside the royal line.

Key Truth: Community life includes many forms of useful work.

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Ruth 4:22 — Ruth also traces the family line through Jesse to David.

Ruth 4:22 (KJV) And Obed begat Jesse, and Jesse begat David.

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