[1] These were the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun,
[2] Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.
[3] The sons of Judah: Er, Onan, and Shelah. These three were born to him by Bath-shua the Canaanite. Er, Judah’s firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the LORD, who put him to death.
[4] Tamar, Judah’s daughter-in-law, bore to him Perez and Zerah. Judah had five sons in all.
[5] The sons of Perez: Hezron and Hamul.
[6] The sons of Zerah: Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Calcol, and Dara —five in all.
[7] The son of Carmi: Achar, who brought trouble upon Israel by violating the ban on devoted things.
[8] The son of Ethan: Azariah.
[9] The sons who were born to Hezron: Jerahmeel, Ram, and Caleb.
[10] Ram was the father of Amminadab, and Amminadab was the father of Nahshon, a leader of the descendants of Judah.
[11] Nahshon was the father of Salmon, and Salmon was the father of Boaz.
[12] Boaz was the father of Obed, and Obed was the father of Jesse.
[13] Jesse was the father of Eliab his firstborn; Abinadab was born second, Shimea third,
[14] Nethanel fourth, Raddai fifth,
[15] Ozem sixth, and David seventh.
[16] Their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. And the three sons of Zeruiah were Abishai, Joab, and Asahel.
[17] Abigail was the mother of Amasa, whose father was Jether the Ishmaelite.
[18] Caleb son of Hezron had children by his wife Azubah and by Jerioth. These were the sons of Azubah: Jesher, Shobab, and Ardon.
[19] When Azubah died, Caleb married Ephrath, who bore to him Hur.
[20] Hur was the father of Uri, and Uri was the father of Bezalel.
[21] Later, Hezron slept with the daughter of Machir the father of Gilead. He had married her when he was sixty years old, and she bore to him Segub.
[22] Segub was the father of Jair, who had twenty-three cities in the land of Gilead.
[23] But Geshur and Aram captured Havvoth-jair, along with Kenath and its sixty surrounding villages. All these were descendants of Machir the father of Gilead.
[24] After Hezron died in Caleb-ephrathah, his wife Abijah bore to him Ashhur the father of Tekoa.
[25] The sons of Jerahmeel the firstborn of Hezron: Ram his firstborn, Bunah, Oren, Ozem, and Ahijah.
[26] Jerahmeel had another wife named Atarah, who was the mother of Onam.
[27] The sons of Ram the firstborn of Jerahmeel: Maaz, Jamin, and Eker.
[28] The sons of Onam: Shammai and Jada. The sons of Shammai: Nadab and Abishur.
[29] Abishur’s wife was named Abihail, and she bore to him Ahban and Molid.
[30] The sons of Nadab: Seled and Appaim. Seled died without children.
[31] The son of Appaim: Ishi. The son of Ishi: Sheshan. The son of Sheshan: Ahlai.
[32] The sons of Jada the brother of Shammai: Jether and Jonathan. Jether died without children.
[33] The sons of Jonathan: Peleth and Zaza. These were the descendants of Jerahmeel.
[34] Sheshan had no sons, but only daughters; but he did have an Egyptian servant named Jarha.
[35] Sheshan gave his daughter in marriage to his servant Jarha, and she bore to him Attai.
[36] Attai was the father of Nathan, Nathan was the father of Zabad,
[37] Zabad was the father of Ephlal, Ephlal was the father of Obed,
[38] Obed was the father of Jehu, Jehu was the father of Azariah,
[39] Azariah was the father of Helez, Helez was the father of Elasah,
[40] Elasah was the father of Sismai, Sismai was the father of Shallum,
[41] Shallum was the father of Jekamiah, and Jekamiah was the father of Elishama.
[42] The sons of Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel: Mesha his firstborn, who was the father of Ziph, and Mareshah his second son, who was the father of Hebron.
[43] The sons of Hebron: Korah, Tappuah, Rekem, and Shema.
[44] Shema was the father of Raham the father of Jorkeam, and Rekem was the father of Shammai.
[45] The son of Shammai was Maon, and Maon was the father of Beth-zur.
[46] Caleb’s concubine Ephah was the mother of Haran, Moza, and Gazez. Haran was the father of Gazez.
[47] The sons of Jahdai: Regem, Jotham, Geshan, Pelet, Ephah, and Shaaph.
[48] Caleb’s concubine Maacah was the mother of Sheber and Tirhanah.
[49] She was also the mother of Shaaph father of Madmannah, and of Sheva father of Machbenah and Gibea. Caleb’s daughter was Acsah.
[50] These were the descendants of Caleb. The sons of Hur the firstborn of Ephrathah: Shobal the father of Kiriath-jearim,
[51] Salma the father of Bethlehem, and Hareph the father of Beth-gader.
[52] These were the descendants of Shobal the father of Kiriath-jearim: Haroeh, half the Manahathites,
[53] and the clans of Kiriath-jearim—the Ithrites, Puthites, Shumathites, and Mishraites. From these descended the Zorathites and Eshtaolites.
[54] The descendants of Salma: Bethlehem, the Netophathites, Atroth-beth-joab, half the Manahathites, the Zorites,
[55] and the clans of the scribes who lived at Jabez—the Tirathites, Shimeathites, and Sucathites. These are the Kenites who came from Hammath, the father of the house of Rechab.