{"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/kjv/1-chronicles/2","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-05-27T02:00:13.567Z"},"reference":{"translation":"KJV","book":"1 Chronicles","bookSlug":"1-chronicles","chapter":2,"testament":"OLD"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":1,"nextChapter":3,"totalChapters":29,"totalVerses":55},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"These <i>are</i> 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: <i>which</i> 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."},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"And Tamar his daughter in law bare him Pharez and Zerah. All the sons of Judah <i>were</i> five."},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"The sons of Pharez; 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 thing accursed."},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"And the sons of Ethan; Azariah."},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"The sons also of Hezron, that were born unto him; Jerahmeel, and Ram, and Chelubai."},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"And Ram begat Amminadab; and Amminadab begat Nahshon, prince of the children of Judah;"},{"verseNumber":11,"text":"And Nahshon begat Salma, and Salma begat Boaz,"},{"verseNumber":12,"text":"And Boaz begat Obed, and Obed begat Jesse,"},{"verseNumber":13,"text":"And Jesse begat his firstborn Eliab, and Abinadab the second, and Shimma the third,"},{"verseNumber":14,"text":"Nethaneel the fourth, Raddai the fifth,"},{"verseNumber":15,"text":"Ozem the sixth, David the seventh:"},{"verseNumber":16,"text":"Whose sisters <i>were</i> Zeruiah, and Abigail. And the sons of Zeruiah; Abishai, and Joab, and Asahel, three."},{"verseNumber":17,"text":"And Abigail bare Amasa: and the father of Amasa <i>was</i> Jether the Ishmeelite."},{"verseNumber":18,"text":"And Caleb the son of Hezron begat <i>children</i> of Azubah <i>his</i> wife, and of Jerioth: her sons <i>are</i> these; Jesher, and Shobab, and Ardon."},{"verseNumber":19,"text":"And when Azubah was dead, Caleb took unto him Ephrath, which bare him Hur."},{"verseNumber":20,"text":"And Hur begat Uri, and Uri begat Bezaleel."},{"verseNumber":21,"text":"And afterward Hezron went in to the daughter of Machir the father of Gilead, whom he married when he <i>was</i> threescore years old; and she bare him Segub."},{"verseNumber":22,"text":"And Segub begat Jair, who had three and twenty cities in the land of Gilead."},{"verseNumber":23,"text":"And he took Geshur, and Aram, with the towns of Jair, from them, with Kenath, and the towns thereof, <i>even</i> threescore cities. All these <i>belonged to</i> the sons of Machir the father of Gilead."},{"verseNumber":24,"text":"And after that Hezron was dead in Calebephratah, then Abiah Hezron's wife bare him Ashur 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, <i>and</i> Ahijah."},{"verseNumber":26,"text":"Jerahmeel had also another wife, whose name <i>was</i> Atarah; she <i>was</i> 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 <i>was</i> Abihail, and she bare him Ahban, and Molid."},{"verseNumber":30,"text":"And the sons of Nadab; Seled, and Appaim: but Seled died without children."},{"verseNumber":31,"text":"And the sons of Appaim; Ishi. And the sons of Ishi; Sheshan. And the children of Sheshan; Ahlai."},{"verseNumber":32,"text":"And the sons of Jada the brother of Shammai; Jether, and Jonathan: and Jether died without children."},{"verseNumber":33,"text":"And the sons of Jonathan; Peleth, and Zaza. These were the sons of Jerahmeel."},{"verseNumber":34,"text":"Now Sheshan had no sons, but daughters. And Sheshan had a servant, an Egyptian, whose name <i>was</i> Jarha."},{"verseNumber":35,"text":"And Sheshan gave his daughter to Jarha his servant to wife; and she bare him Attai."},{"verseNumber":36,"text":"And Attai begat Nathan, and Nathan begat Zabad,"},{"verseNumber":37,"text":"And Zabad begat Ephlal, and Ephlal begat Obed,"},{"verseNumber":38,"text":"And Obed begat Jehu, and Jehu begat Azariah,"},{"verseNumber":39,"text":"And Azariah begat Helez, and Helez begat Eleasah,"},{"verseNumber":40,"text":"And Eleasah begat Sisamai, and Sisamai begat Shallum,"},{"verseNumber":41,"text":"And Shallum begat Jekamiah, and Jekamiah begat Elishama."},{"verseNumber":42,"text":"Now the sons of Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel <i>were</i>, Mesha his firstborn, which <i>was</i> 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 begat Raham, the father of Jorkoam: and Rekem begat Shammai."},{"verseNumber":45,"text":"And the son of Shammai <i>was</i> Maon: and Maon <i>was</i> the father of Bethzur."},{"verseNumber":46,"text":"And Ephah, Caleb's concubine, bare Haran, and Moza, and Gazez: and Haran begat Gazez."},{"verseNumber":47,"text":"And the sons of Jahdai; Regem, and Jotham, and Geshan, and Pelet, and Ephah, and Shaaph."},{"verseNumber":48,"text":"Maachah, Caleb's concubine, bare Sheber, and Tirhanah."},{"verseNumber":49,"text":"She bare also Shaaph the father of Madmannah, Sheva the father of Machbenah, and the father of Gibea: and the daughter of Caleb <i>was</i> Achsah."},{"verseNumber":50,"text":"These were the sons of Caleb the son of Hur, the firstborn of Ephratah; Shobal the father of Kirjathjearim,"},{"verseNumber":51,"text":"Salma the father of Bethlehem, Hareph the father of Bethgader."},{"verseNumber":52,"text":"And Shobal the father of Kirjathjearim had sons; Haroeh, <i>and</i> half of the Manahethites."},{"verseNumber":53,"text":"And the families of Kirjathjearim; the Ithrites, and the Puhites, and the Shumathites, and the Mishraites; of them came the Zareathites, and the Eshtaulites."},{"verseNumber":54,"text":"The sons of Salma; Bethlehem, and the Netophathites, Ataroth, the house of Joab, and half of the Manahethites, the Zorites."},{"verseNumber":55,"text":"And the families of the scribes which dwelt at Jabez; the Tirathites, the Shimeathites, <i>and</i> Suchathites. These <i>are</i> the Kenites that came of Hemath, the father of the house of Rechab."}],"citation":{"inline":"1 Chronicles 2 (KJV)","markdown":"[1 Chronicles 2](https://primebible.com/kjv/1-chronicles/2)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* KJV. https://primebible.com/kjv/1-chronicles/2 (accessed 2026-05-27)."}}