1 Chronicles 2
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1 Chronicles 2:9-25

9Hezron's sons were: Jerahmeel, Ram and Caleb.

10Ram became the father of Amminadab. Amminadab became the father of Nahshon. Nahshon was the leader of Judah's tribe.

11Nahshon became the father of Salma. Salma became the father of Boaz.

12Boaz became the father of Obed. Obed became the father of Jesse.

13Jesse's firstborn son was Eliab. His second son was Abinadab, and his third son was Shimea.

14His fourth son was Nethanel and his fifth son was Raddai.

15His sixth son was Ozem and his seventh son was David.

16Their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. Zeruiah's three sons were Abishai, Joab and Asahel.

17Abigail gave birth to Amasa. Amasa's father was Jether, a descendant of Ishmael.

18Hezron's son Caleb married Azubah, who was also called Jerioth. Her sons were Jesher, Shobab and Ardon.

19When Azubah died, Caleb married Ephrath. She gave birth to a son called Hur.

20Hur became the father of Uri. Uri became the father of Bezalel.

21After some time, when Hezron was 60 years old, he married Makir's daughter. She was Gilead's sister. Hezron had sex with her and she gave birth to a son called Segub.

22Segub became the father of Jair. Jair ruled 23 towns in the region of Gilead.

23But later Geshur and Aram attacked Jair's towns and took them for themselves. They also took Kenath and the 60 small towns around it. All those people were descendants of Gilead's father, Makir.

24After Hezron died, Caleb married his father's widow, Ephrathah. She gave birth to a son for him. His name was Ashhur, and he became the father of Tekoa.

25Hezron's firstborn son was Jerahmeel. Jerahmeel's sons were: Ram (his firstborn son), Bunah, Oren, Ozem and Ahijah.

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