{"meta":{"source":"Prime Bible","sourceUrl":"https://primebible.com","license":"Public domain (translation text); see citation policy at /citation-policy","organization":"501(c)(3) nonprofit — EIN 41-2531951","canonicalUrl":"https://primebible.com/dbt/1-chronicles/2","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-06-10T07:12:55.548Z"},"reference":{"translation":"DBT","book":"1 Chronicles","bookSlug":"1-chronicles","chapter":2,"testament":"OLD"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":1,"nextChapter":3,"totalChapters":29,"totalVerses":55},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"These are the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi and Judah, Issachar and Zebulun,"},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"Dan, Joseph and Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad and Asher."},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"The sons of Judah: Er, and Onan, and Shelah: which three were born to him of the daughter of Shua the Canaanitess. And Er, Judah's firstborn, was wicked in the sight of Jehovah; and he slew him."},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"And Tamar his daughter-in-law bore him Pherez and Zerah. All the sons of Judah were five."},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"The sons of Pherez: Hezron and Hamul."},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"And the sons of Zerah: Zimri, and Ethan, and Heman, and Calcol, and Dara: five of them in all."},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"And the sons of Carmi: Achar, the troubler of Israel, who transgressed in the accursed thing."},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"And the sons of Ethan: Azariah."},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"And the sons of Hezron, who were born to him: Jerahmeel, and Ram, and Chelubai."},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"And Ram begot Amminadab; and Amminadab begot Nahshon, prince of the children of Judah;"},{"verseNumber":11,"text":"and Nahshon begot Salma, and Salma begot Boaz,"},{"verseNumber":12,"text":"and Boaz begot Obed, and Obed begot Jesse;"},{"verseNumber":13,"text":"and Jesse begot his firstborn Eliab, and Abinadab the second, and Shimea the third,"},{"verseNumber":14,"text":"Nethaneel the fourth, Raddai the fifth,"},{"verseNumber":15,"text":"Ozem the sixth, David the seventh;"},{"verseNumber":16,"text":"and their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. And the sons of Zeruiah: Abishai, and Joab, and Asahel, three."},{"verseNumber":17,"text":"And Abigail bore Amasa; and the father of Amasa was Jether the Ishmaelite."},{"verseNumber":18,"text":"And Caleb the son of Hezron had children by Azubah his wife, and by Jerioth: her sons are these: Jesher, and Shobab, and Ardon."},{"verseNumber":19,"text":"And Azubah died, and Caleb took him Ephrath, and she bore him Hur."},{"verseNumber":20,"text":"And Hur begot Uri, and Uri begot Bezaleel."},{"verseNumber":21,"text":"And afterwards Hezron went to the daughter of Machir, the father of Gilead, and he took her when he was sixty years old; and she bore him Segub."},{"verseNumber":22,"text":"And Segub begot Jair, who had twenty-three cities in the land of Gilead;"},{"verseNumber":23,"text":"and Geshur and Aram took the villages of Jair from them, with Kenath and its dependent towns, sixty cities. All these were sons of Machir the father of Gilead."},{"verseNumber":24,"text":"And after the death of Hezron in Caleb-Ephratah, Abijah, Hezron's wife, bore him Ashhur, the father of Tekoa."},{"verseNumber":25,"text":"And the sons of Jerahmeel the firstborn of Hezron were: Ram the firstborn, and Bunah, and Oren, and Ozem, of Ahijah."},{"verseNumber":26,"text":"And Jerahmeel had another wife, whose name was Atarah; she was the mother of Onam."},{"verseNumber":27,"text":"And the sons of Ram, the firstborn of Jerahmeel, were Maaz, and Jamin, and Eker."},{"verseNumber":28,"text":"And the sons of Onam were Shammai and Jada. And the sons of Shammai: Nadab and Abishur."},{"verseNumber":29,"text":"And the name of the wife of Abishur was Abihail, and she bore him Ahban and Molid."},{"verseNumber":30,"text":"And the sons of Nadab: Seled and Appaim; and Seled died without sons."},{"verseNumber":31,"text":"And the sons of Appaim: Jishi; and the sons of Jishi: Sheshan; and the sons of Sheshan: Ahlai."},{"verseNumber":32,"text":"And the sons of Jada, the brother of Shammai: Jether and Jonathan; and Jether died without sons."},{"verseNumber":33,"text":"And the sons of Jonathan: Peleth and Zaza. These were the sons of Jerahmeel."},{"verseNumber":34,"text":"And Sheshan had no sons, but daughters; and Sheshan had an Egyptian servant, whose name was Jarha;"},{"verseNumber":35,"text":"and Sheshan gave his daughter to Jarha his servant as wife, and she bore him Attai."},{"verseNumber":36,"text":"And Attai begot Nathan, and Nathan begot Zabad,"},{"verseNumber":37,"text":"and Zabad begot Ephlal, and Ephlal begot Obed,"},{"verseNumber":38,"text":"and Obed begot Jehu, and Jehu begot Azariah,"},{"verseNumber":39,"text":"and Azariah begot Helez, and Helez begot Elasah,"},{"verseNumber":40,"text":"and Elasah begot Sismai, and Sismai begot Shallum,"},{"verseNumber":41,"text":"and Shallum begot Jekamiah, and Jekamiah begot Elishama."},{"verseNumber":42,"text":"And the sons of Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel were Mesha his firstborn, who was the father of Ziph; and the sons of Mareshah the father of Hebron."},{"verseNumber":43,"text":"And the sons of Hebron: Korah, and Tappuah, and Rekem, and Shema."},{"verseNumber":44,"text":"And Shema begot Raham, the father of Jorkeam. And Rekem begot Shammai;"},{"verseNumber":45,"text":"and the son of Shammai was Maon; and Maon was the father of Beth-zur."},{"verseNumber":46,"text":"And Ephah, Caleb's concubine, bore Haran, and Moza, and Gazez; and Haran begot Gazez."},{"verseNumber":47,"text":"And the sons of Jehdai: Regem, and Jotham, and Geshan, and Pelet, and Ephah, and Shaaph."},{"verseNumber":48,"text":"Maachah, Caleb's concubine, bore Sheber and Tirhanah;"},{"verseNumber":49,"text":"and she bore Shaaph the father of Madmannah, Sheva the father of Machbena and the father of Gibea. And the daughter of Caleb was Achsah."},{"verseNumber":50,"text":"These are the sons of Caleb. The sons of Hur, the firstborn of Ephratah: Shobal the father of Kirjath-jearim,"},{"verseNumber":51,"text":"Salma the father of Bethlehem, Hareph the father of Beth-gader."},{"verseNumber":52,"text":"And Shobal the father of Kirjath-jearim had sons: Haroeh, Hazi-Hammenuhoth."},{"verseNumber":53,"text":"And the families of Kirjath-jearim were the Jithrites, and the Puthites, and the Shumathites, and the Mishraites; of them came the Zoreathites and the Eshtaolites."},{"verseNumber":54,"text":"The sons of Salma: Bethlehem, and the Netophathites. Atroth-Beth-Joab, and the Hazi-Hammana-hethites, the Zorites;"},{"verseNumber":55,"text":"and the families of the scribes who dwelt at Jabez: the Tireathites, the Shimeathites, the Suchathites. These are the Kenites that came of Hammath, the father of the house of Rechab."}],"citation":{"inline":"1 Chronicles 2 (DBT)","markdown":"[1 Chronicles 2](https://primebible.com/dbt/1-chronicles/2)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* DBT. https://primebible.com/dbt/1-chronicles/2 (accessed 2026-06-10)."}}