1 Chronicles 2
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1 Chronicles 2:42-55

42The sons of Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel: Mesha1 his firstborn, who was the father of Ziph, and Mareshah his second son, who was the father of Hebron.

43The sons of Hebron:

44Korah, Tappuah, Rekem, and Shema. Shema was the father of Raham the father of Jorkeam, and Rekem was the father of Shammai.

45The son of Shammai was Maon, and Maon was the father of Beth-zur.

46Caleb’s concubine Ephah was the mother of Haran, Moza, and Gazez. Haran was the father of Gazez.

47The sons of Jahdai: Regem, Jotham, Geshan, Pelet, Ephah, and Shaaph.

48Caleb’s concubine Maacah was the mother of Sheber and Tirhanah.

49She was also the mother of Shaaph father of Madmannah, and of Sheva father of Machbenah and Gibea. Caleb’s daughter was Acsah.

50These were the descendants of Caleb. The sons2 of Hur the firstborn of Ephrathah:3

51Shobal the father of Kiriath-jearim, Salma the father of Bethlehem, and Hareph the father of Beth-gader.

52These were the descendants of Shobal the father of Kiriath-jearim:

53Haroeh, half the Manahathites, and the clans of Kiriath-jearim—the Ithrites, Puthites, Shumathites, and Mishraites. From these descended the Zorathites and Eshtaolites.

54The descendants of Salma:

55Bethlehem, the Netophathites, Atroth-beth-joab, half the Manahathites, the Zorites, and the clans of the scribes4 who lived at Jabez—the Tirathites, Shimeathites, and Sucathites. These are the Kenites who came from Hammath, the father of the house of Rechab.5

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Notes

  1. 1. 1 Chronicles 2:42 Hebrew; LXX Mareshah ↩
  2. 2. 1 Chronicles 2:50 LXX and Vulgate; Hebrew son ↩
  3. 3. 1 Chronicles 2:50 Ephrathah is a variant of Ephrath; see verse 19. ↩
  4. 4. 1 Chronicles 2:55 Or of the Sopherites ↩
  5. 5. 1 Chronicles 2:55 Or the father of Beth-rekab or the founder of the house of Rechab ↩

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