1 Chronicles 2
Berean Standard Bible
The Sons of Israel
(Genesis 35:21–26; Genesis 38:1–30)
1TheseH428 were the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478:
2ReubenH7205, SimeonH8095, LeviH3878, JudahH3063, IssacharH3485, ZebulunH2074, DanH1835, JosephH3130, BenjaminH1144, NaphtaliH5321, GadH1410, and AsherH836. 3The sonsH1121 of JudahH3063: ErH6147, OnanH209, and ShelahH7956. These threeH7969 were bornH3205 to him byH1323 Bath-shuaH7774 the CanaaniteH3669. ErH6147, Judah’sH3063 firstbornH1060, wasH1961 wickedH7451 in the sightH5869 of the LORDH3068. So the LORD put him to deathH4191. 4TamarH8559, Judah’s daughter-in-lawH3618, boreH3205 to him PerezH6557 and ZerahH2226. JudahH3063 had fiveH2568 sonsH1121 in allH3605. 5The sonsH1121 of PerezH6557: HezronH2696 and HamulH2538. 6The sonsH1121 of ZerahH2226: ZimriH2174,1 EthanH387, HemanH1968, CalcolH3633, and DaraH18732—fiveH2568 in allH3605. 7The sonH11213 of CarmiH3756: AcharH5917,4 who brought troubleH5916 upon IsraelH3478 by violatingH4603 the ban on devoted thingsH2764. 8The sonH1121 of EthanH387: AzariahH5838. 9The sonsH1121 whoH834 were bornH3205 to HezronH2696: JerahmeelH3396, RamH7410, and CalebH3621.5 10RamH7410 was the father ofH3205 AmminadabH5992, and AmminadabH5992 was the father ofH3205 NahshonH5177, a leaderH5387 of the descendantsH1121 of JudahH3063. 11NahshonH5177 was the father ofH3205 SalmonH8007,6 and SalmonH8007 was the father ofH3205 BoazH1162. 12BoazH1162 was the father ofH3205 ObedH5744, and ObedH5744 was the father ofH3205 JesseH3448. 13JesseH3448 was the father ofH3205 EliabH446 his firstbornH1060; AbinadabH41 was born secondH8145, ShimeaH80927 thirdH7992, 14NethanelH5417 fourthH7243, RaddaiH7288 fifthH2549, 15OzemH684 sixthH8345, and DavidH1732 seventhH7637. 16Their sistersH269 were ZeruiahH6870 and AbigailH26. And the threeH7969 sonsH1121 of ZeruiahH6870 were AbishaiH52, JoabH3097, and AsahelH6214. 17AbigailH26 was the motherH3205 of AmasaH6021, whoseH6021 fatherH1 was JetherH35008 the IshmaeliteH3459. 18CalebH3612 sonH1121 of HezronH2696 had childrenH3205 by his wifeH802H854 AzubahH5806 and by JeriothH3408. TheseH428 were the sons of AzubahH1121: JesherH3475, ShobabH7727, and ArdonH715. 19When AzubahH5806 diedH4191, CalebH3612 marriedH3947 EphrathH672,9 who boreH3205 to him HurH2354. 20HurH2354 was the father ofH3205 UriH221, and UriH221 was the father ofH3205 BezalelH1212. 21LaterH310, HezronH2696 slept withH935H413 the daughterH1323 of MachirH4353 the fatherH1 of GileadH1568. HeH1931 had married herH3947 when heH1931 was sixtyH8346 years oldH1121H8141, and she boreH3205 to him SegubH7687. 22SegubH7687 was the father ofH3205 JairH2971, who hadH1961 twenty-threeH6242H7969 citiesH5892 in the landH776 of GileadH1568. 23But GeshurH1650 and AramH758 capturedH3947 Havvoth-jairH2334,10 along withH853 KenathH7079 and its sixtyH8346 surroundingH1323 villagesH5892. AllH3605 theseH428 were descendantsH1121 of MachirH4353 the fatherH1 of GileadH1568. 24AfterH310 HezronH2696 diedH3613H4194 in Caleb-ephrathahH3613, hisH2696 wifeH802 AbijahH29 boreH320511 to him AshhurH806 the fatherH112 of TekoaH8620. 25The sonsH1121 of JerahmeelH3396 the firstbornH1060 of HezronH2696: 26RamH7410 his firstbornH1060, BunahH946, OrenH767, OzemH684, and AhijahH281. JerahmeelH3396 hadH1961 anotherH312 wifeH802 namedH8034 AtarahH5851, whoH1931 was the motherH517 of OnamH208. 27The sonsH1121 of RamH7410 the firstbornH1060 of JerahmeelH3396: MaazH4619, JaminH3226, and EkerH6134. 28The sonsH1121 of OnamH208: ShammaiH8060 and JadaH3047. The sonsH1121 of ShammaiH8060: 29NadabH5070 and AbishurH51. Abishur’sH51 wifeH802 was namedH8034 AbihailH32, and she boreH3205 to him AhbanH257 andH853 MolidH4140. 30The sonsH1121 of NadabH5070: SeledH5540 and AppaimH649. SeledH5540 diedH4191 withoutH3808 childrenH1121. 31The sonH112113 of AppaimH649: IshiH3469. The sonH1121 of IshiH3469: SheshanH8348. The sonH1121 of SheshanH8348: AhlaiH304. 32The sonsH1121 of JadaH3047 the brotherH251 of ShammaiH8060: JetherH3500 and JonathanH3129. JetherH3500 diedH4191 withoutH3808 childrenH1121. 33The sonsH1121 of JonathanH3129: PelethH6431 and ZazaH2117. TheseH428 wereH1961 the descendantsH1121 of JerahmeelH3396. 34SheshanH8348 hadH1961 noH3808 sonsH1121, but onlyH3588H518 daughtersH1323. He also hadH8348 an EgyptianH4713 servantH5650 namedH8034 JarhaH3398. 35SheshanH8348 gave his daughterH1323 in marriageH5414H802 to his servantH5650 JarhaH3398, and she boreH3205 to him AttaiH6262. 36AttaiH6262 was the father ofH3205 NathanH5416, NathanH5416 was the father ofH3205 ZabadH2066, 37ZabadH2066 was the father ofH3205 EphlalH654, EphlalH654 was the father ofH3205 ObedH5744, 38ObedH5744 was the father ofH3205 JehuH3058, JehuH3058 was the father ofH3205 AzariahH5838, 39AzariahH5838 was the father ofH3205 HelezH2503, HelezH2503 was the father ofH3205 ElasahH501, 40ElasahH501 was the father ofH3205 SismaiH5581, SismaiH5581 was the father ofH3205 ShallumH7967, 41ShallumH7967 was the father ofH3205 JekamiahH3359, and JekamiahH3359 was the father ofH3205 ElishamaH476. 42The sonsH1121 of CalebH3612 the brotherH251 of JerahmeelH3396: MeshaH433714 his firstbornH1060, whoH1931 was the father ofH1 ZiphH2128, and MareshahH4762 his second sonH1121, who was the father ofH1 HebronH2275. 43The sonsH1121 of HebronH2275: 44KorahH7141, TappuahH8599, RekemH7552, and ShemaH8087. ShemaH8087 was the father ofH3205 RahamH7357 the fatherH1 of JorkeamH3421, and RekemH7552 was the father ofH3205 ShammaiH8060. 45The sonH1121 of ShammaiH8060 was MaonH4584, and MaonH4584 was the father ofH1 Beth-zurH1049. 46Caleb’sH3612 concubineH6370 EphahH5891 was the motherH3205 of HaranH2771, MozaH4162, and GazezH1495. HaranH2771 was the father ofH3205 GazezH1495. 47The sonsH1121 of JahdaiH3056: RegemH7276, JothamH3147, GeshanH1529, PeletH6404, EphahH5891, and ShaaphH8174. 48Caleb’sH3612 concubineH6370 MaacahH4601 was the motherH3205 of SheberH7669 and TirhanahH8647. 49She was also the motherH3205 of ShaaphH8174 fatherH1 of MadmannahH4089, and of ShevaH7724 fatherH1 of MachbenahH4343H1 and GibeaH1388. Caleb’sH3612 daughterH1323 was AcsahH5915. 50TheseH428 wereH1961 the descendantsH1121 of CalebH3612. The sonsH112115 of HurH2354 the firstbornH1060 of EphrathahH672:16 51ShobalH7732 the fatherH1 of Kiriath-jearimH7157, SalmaH8007 the father ofH1 BethlehemH1035, and HarephH2780 the fatherH1 of Beth-gaderH1013. 52These wereH1961 the descendantsH1121 of ShobalH7732 the fatherH1 of Kiriath-jearimH7157: 53HaroehH7204, halfH2677 the ManahathitesH4506, and the clansH4940 of Kiriath-jearimH7157—the IthritesH3505, PuthitesH6336, ShumathitesH8126, and MishraitesH4954. From theseH428 descendedH3318 the ZorathitesH6882 and EshtaolitesH848. 54The descendantsH1121 of SalmaH8007: 55BethlehemH1035, the NetophathitesH5200, Atroth-beth-joabH5854, halfH2677 the ManahathitesH4506, the ZoritesH6882, and the clansH4940 of the scribesH560817 who livedH3427 at JabezH3258—the TirathitesH8654, ShimeathitesH8101, and SucathitesH7756. TheseH1992 are the KenitesH7017 who cameH935 from HammathH2575, the fatherH1 of the houseH1004 of RechabH7394.18
Notes
- 1. 1 Chronicles 2:6 Zimri is a variant of Zabdi; see Joshua 7:1. ↩
- 2. 1 Chronicles 2:6 Most Hebrew manuscripts; many Hebrew manuscripts, some LXX manuscripts, and Syriac (see also 1 Kings 4:31) Darda ↩
- 3. 1 Chronicles 2:7 Hebrew sons ↩
- 4. 1 Chronicles 2:7 Achar means troubler; also called Achan in Joshua 7 and Joshua 22. ↩
- 5. 1 Chronicles 2:9 Hebrew Chelubai, a variant of Caleb; see verse 18. ↩
- 6. 1 Chronicles 2:11 LXX (see also Ruth 4:20–21); Hebrew Salma; twice in this verse ↩
- 7. 1 Chronicles 2:13 Shimea is a variant of Shammah, Shimeah, and Shimei; see 1 Samuel 16:9, 2 Samuel 13:3, and 2 Samuel 21:21. ↩
- 8. 1 Chronicles 2:17 Jether is a variant of Ithra; see 2 Samuel 17:25. ↩
- 9. 1 Chronicles 2:19 Ephrath is a variant of Ephrathah; see verse 50. ↩
- 10. 1 Chronicles 2:23 Or the villages of Jair ↩
- 11. 1 Chronicles 2:24 Or After Hezron died, Caleb had relations with Ephrathah, the wife of Hezron his father, and she bore; see also LXX. ↩
- 12. 1 Chronicles 2:24 Or the founder; also in verses 42, 45, 49, and possibly elsewhere ↩
- 13. 1 Chronicles 2:31 Hebrew sons; three times in this verse ↩
- 14. 1 Chronicles 2:42 Hebrew; LXX Mareshah ↩
- 15. 1 Chronicles 2:50 LXX and Vulgate; Hebrew son ↩
- 16. 1 Chronicles 2:50 Ephrathah is a variant of Ephrath; see verse 19. ↩
- 17. 1 Chronicles 2:55 Or of the Sopherites ↩
- 18. 1 Chronicles 2:55 Or the father of Beth-rekab or the founder of the house of Rechab ↩
Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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