{"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/ylt/1-chronicles/2","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-06-17T10:25:10.304Z"},"reference":{"translation":"YLT","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 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":"Sons of Judah: Er, and Onan, and Shelah, three have been born to him of a daughter of Shua the Canaanitess. And Er, first-born of Judah, is evil in the eyes of Jehovah, and He putteth him to death."},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"And Tamar his daughter-in-law hath borne to him Pharez and Zerah. All the sons of Judah are five."},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"Sons of Pharez: Hezron, and Hamul."},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"And sons of Zerah: Zimri, and Ethan, and Heman, and Calcol, and Dara; all of them five."},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"And sons of Carmi: Achar, troubler of Israel, who trespassed in the devoted thing."},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"And sons of Ethan: Azariah."},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"And sons of Hezron who were born to him; Jerahmeel, and Ram, and Chelubai."},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"And Ram begat Amminadab, and Amminadab begat Nahshon, prince of the sons 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 first-born 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 Zeruiah and Abigail. And sons of Zeruiah: Abishai, and Joab, and Asah-El — three."},{"verseNumber":17,"text":"And Abigail hath borne Amasa, and the father of Amasa is Jether the Ishmeelite."},{"verseNumber":18,"text":"And Caleb son of Hezron hath begotten Azubah, Isshah, and Jerioth; and these are her sons: Jesher, and Shobab, and Ardon."},{"verseNumber":19,"text":"And Azubah dieth, and Caleb taketh to him Ephrath, and she beareth to him Hur."},{"verseNumber":20,"text":"And Hur begat Uri, and Uri begat Bezaleel."},{"verseNumber":21,"text":"And afterwards hath Hezron gone in unto a daughter of Machir father of Gilead, and he hath taken her, and he is a son of sixty years, and she beareth to him Segub."},{"verseNumber":22,"text":"And Segub begat Jair, and he hath twenty and three cities in the land of Gilead,"},{"verseNumber":23,"text":"and he taketh Geshur and Aram, the small villages of Jair, from them, with Kenath and its small towns, sixty cities — all these belonged to the sons of Machir father of Gilead."},{"verseNumber":24,"text":"And after the death of Hezron in Caleb-Ephratah, then the wife of Hezron, Abijah, even beareth to him Asshur, father of Tekoa."},{"verseNumber":25,"text":"And sons of Jerahmeel, first-born of Hezron, are: the first-born Ram, and Bunah, and Oren, and Ozem, Ahijah."},{"verseNumber":26,"text":"And Jerahmeel hath another wife, and her name is Atarah, she is mother of Onam."},{"verseNumber":27,"text":"And sons of Ram, first-born of Jerahmeel, are Maaz, and Jamin, and Eker."},{"verseNumber":28,"text":"And sons of Onam are Shammai and Jada. And sons of Shammai: Nadab and Abishur."},{"verseNumber":29,"text":"And the name of the wife of Abishur is Abihail, and she beareth to him Ahban and Molid."},{"verseNumber":30,"text":"And sons of Nadab: Seled, and Appaim; and Seled dieth without sons."},{"verseNumber":31,"text":"And sons of Appaim: Ishi. And sons of Ishi: Sheshan. And sons of Sheshan: Ahlai."},{"verseNumber":32,"text":"And sons of Jada, brother of Shammai: Jether, and Jonathan: and Jether dieth without sons."},{"verseNumber":33,"text":"And sons of Jonathan: Peleth, and Zaza. These were sons of Jerahmeel."},{"verseNumber":34,"text":"And Sheshan had no sons, but daughters, and Sheshan hath a servant, an Egyptian, and his name is Jarha,"},{"verseNumber":35,"text":"and Sheshan giveth his daughter to Jarha his servant for a wife, and she beareth to 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,"},{"verseNumber":39,"text":"and Jehu begat Azariah, and Azariah begat Helez, and Helez begat Eleasah,"},{"verseNumber":40,"text":"and Eleasah begat Sismai, and Sismai begat Shallum,"},{"verseNumber":41,"text":"and Shallum begat Jekamiah, and Jekamiah begat Elishama."},{"verseNumber":42,"text":"And sons of Caleb brother of Jerahmeel: Mesha his first-born, he is father of Ziph; and sons of Mareshah: Abi-Hebron."},{"verseNumber":43,"text":"And sons of Hebron: Korah, and Tappuah, and Rekem, and Shema."},{"verseNumber":44,"text":"And Shema begat Raham father of Jorkoam, and Rekem begat Shammai."},{"verseNumber":45,"text":"And a son of Shammai is Maon, and Maon is father of Beth-Zur."},{"verseNumber":46,"text":"And Ephah concubine of Caleb bare Haran, and Moza, and Gazez; and Haran begat Gazez."},{"verseNumber":47,"text":"And sons of Jahdai: Regem, and Jotham, and Geshem, and Pelet, and Ephah, and Shaaph."},{"verseNumber":48,"text":"The concubine of Caleb, Maachah, bare Sheber and Tirhanah;"},{"verseNumber":49,"text":"and she beareth Shaaph father of Madmannah, Sheva father of Machbenah, and father of Gibea; and a daughter of Caleb is Achsa."},{"verseNumber":50,"text":"These were sons of Caleb son of Hur, first-born of Ephrathah: Shobal father of Kirjath-Jearim,"},{"verseNumber":51,"text":"Salma father of Beth-Lehem, Hareph father of Beth-Gader."},{"verseNumber":52,"text":"And there are sons to Shobal father of Kirjath-Jearim: Haroeh, half of the Menuhothite;"},{"verseNumber":53,"text":"and the families of Kirjath-Jearim: the Ithrite, and the Puhite, and the Shumathite, and the Mishraite: from these went out the Zareathite, and the Eshtaulite."},{"verseNumber":54,"text":"Sons of Salma: Beth-Lehem, and the Netophathite, Atroth, Beth-Joab, and half of the Menuhothite, the Zorite;"},{"verseNumber":55,"text":"and the families of the scribes the inhabitants of Jabez: Tirathites, Shimeathites, Suchathites. They are the Kenites, those coming of Hammath father of the house of Rechab."}],"citation":{"inline":"1 Chronicles 2 (YLT)","markdown":"[1 Chronicles 2](https://primebible.com/ylt/1-chronicles/2)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* YLT. https://primebible.com/ylt/1-chronicles/2 (accessed 2026-06-17)."}}