1 Chronicles 2
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1 Chronicles 2:18-41

18Caleb son of Hezron fathered sons by his wife Azubah (also known as Jerioth). Her sons were Jesher, Shobab, and Ardon.

19When Azubah died, Caleb married Ephrath, who bore him Hur.

20Hur was the father of Uri, and Uri was the father of Bezalel.

21Later Hezron had sexual relations with the daughter of Makir, the father of Gilead. (He had married her when he was sixty years old.) She bore him Segub.

22Segub was the father of Jair, who owned twenty-three cities in the land of Gilead.

23(Geshur and Aram captured the towns of Jair, along with Kenath and its sixty surrounding towns.) All these were descendants of Makir, the father of Gilead.

24After Hezron’s death, Caleb had sexual relations with Ephrath, his father Hezron’s widow, and she bore to him Ashhur the father of Tekoa.

25The sons of Jerahmeel, Hezron’s firstborn, were Ram, the firstborn, Bunah, Oren, Ozem, and Ahijah.

26Jerahmeel had another wife named Atarah; she was Onam’s mother.

27The sons of Ram, Jerahmeel’s firstborn, were Maaz, Jamin, and Eker.

28The sons of Onam were Shammai and Jada. The sons of Shammai: Nadab and Abishur.

29Abishur’s wife was Abihail, who bore him Ahban and Molid.

30The sons of Nadab: Seled and Appaim. (Seled died without having sons.)

31The son of Appaim: Ishi. The son of Ishi: Sheshan. The son of Sheshan: Ahlai.

32The sons of Jada, Shammai’s brother: Jether and Jonathan. (Jether died without having sons.)

33The sons of Jonathan: Peleth and Zaza. These were the descendants of Jerahmeel.

34Sheshan had no sons, only daughters. Sheshan had an Egyptian servant named Jarha.

35Sheshan gave his daughter to his servant Jarha as a wife; she bore him Attai.

36Attai was the father of Nathan, and Nathan was the father of Zabad.

37Zabad was the father of Ephlal, and Ephlal was the father of Obed.

38Obed was the father of Jehu, and Jehu was the father of Azariah.

39Azariah was the father of Helez, and Helez was the father of Eleasah.

40Eleasah was the father of Sismai, and Sismai was the father of Shallum.

41Shallum was the father of Jekamiah, and Jekamiah was the father of Elishama.

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