2:1 These were the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun,

2:2 Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad and Asher.

2:3 The sons of Judah: Er, Onan and Shelah. These three were born to him by a Canaanite woman, the daughter of Shua. Er, Judah's firstborn, was wicked in the LORD'S sight; so the LORD put him to death.

2:4 Tamar, Judah's daughter-in-law, bore him Perez and Zerah. Judah had five sons in all.

2:5 The sons of Perez: Hezron and Hamul.

2:6 The sons of Zerah: Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Calcol and Darda--five in all.

2:7 The son of Carmi: Achar, who brought trouble on Israel by violating the ban on taking devoted things.

2:8 The son of Ethan: Azariah.

2:9 The sons born to Hezron were: Jerahmeel, Ram and Caleb.

2:10 Ram was the father of Amminadab, and Amminadab the father of Nahshon, the leader of the people of Judah.

2:11 Nahshon was the father of Salmon, Salmon the father of Boaz,

2:12 Boaz the father of Obed and Obed the father of Jesse.

2:13 Jesse was the father of Eliab his firstborn; the second son was Abinadab, the third Shimea,

2:14 the fourth Nethanel, the fifth Raddai,

2:15 the sixth Ozem and the seventh David.

2:16 Their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. Zeruiah's three sons were Abishai, Joab and Asahel.

2:17 Abigail was the mother of Amasa, whose father was Jether the Ishmaelite.

2:18 Caleb son of Hezron had children by his wife Azubah (and by Jerioth). These were her sons: Jesher, Shobab and Ardon.

2:19 When Azubah died, Caleb married Ephrath, who bore him Hur.

2:20 Hur was the father of Uri, and Uri the father of Bezalel.

2:21 Later, Hezron lay with the daughter of Makir the father of Gilead (he had married her when he was sixty years old), and she bore him Segub.

2:22 Segub was the father of Jair, who controlled twenty-three towns in Gilead.

2:23 (But Geshur and Aram captured Havvoth Jair, as well as Kenath with its surrounding settlements--sixty towns.) All these were descendants of Makir the father of Gilead.

2:24 After Hezron died in Caleb Ephrathah, Abijah the wife of Hezron bore him Ashhur the father of Tekoa.

2:25 The sons of Jerahmeel the firstborn of Hezron: Ram his firstborn, Bunah, Oren, Ozem and Ahijah.

2:26 Jerahmeel had another wife, whose name was Atarah; she was the mother of Onam.

2:27 The sons of Ram the firstborn of Jerahmeel: Maaz, Jamin and Eker.

2:28 The sons of Onam: Shammai and Jada. The sons of Shammai: Nadab and Abishur.

2:29 Abishur's wife was named Abihail, who bore him Ahban and Molid.

2:30 The sons of Nadab: Seled and Appaim. Seled died without children.

2:31 The son of Appaim: Ishi, who was the father of Sheshan. Sheshan was the father of Ahlai.

2:32 The sons of Jada, Shammai's brother: Jether and Jonathan. Jether died without children.

2:33 The sons of Jonathan: Peleth and Zaza. These were the descendants of Jerahmeel.

2:34 Sheshan had no sons--only daughters. He had an Egyptian servant named Jarha.

2:35 Sheshan gave his daughter in marriage to his servant Jarha, and she bore him Attai.

2:36 Attai was the father of Nathan, Nathan the father of Zabad,

2:37 Zabad the father of Ephlal, Ephlal the father of Obed,

2:38 Obed the father of Jehu, Jehu the father of Azariah,

2:39 Azariah the father of Helez, Helez the father of Eleasah,

2:40 Eleasah the father of Sismai, Sismai the father of Shallum,

2:41 Shallum the father of Jekamiah, and Jekamiah the father of Elishama.

2:42 The sons of Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel: Mesha his firstborn, who was the father of Ziph, and his son Mareshah, who was the father of Hebron.

2:43 The sons of Hebron: Korah, Tappuah, Rekem and Shema.

2:44 Shema was the father of Raham, and Raham the father of Jorkeam. Rekem was the father of Shammai.

2:45 The son of Shammai was Maon, and Maon was the father of Beth Zur.

2:46 Caleb's concubine Ephah was the mother of Haran, Moza and Gazez. Haran was the father of Gazez.

2:47 The sons of Jahdai: Regem, Jotham, Geshan, Pelet, Ephah and Shaaph.

2:48 Caleb's concubine Maacah was the mother of Sheber and Tirhanah.

2:49 She also gave birth to Shaaph the father of Madmannah and to Sheva the father of Macbenah and Gibea. Caleb's daughter was Acsah.

2:50 These were the descendants of Caleb. The sons of Hur the firstborn of Ephrathah: Shobal the father of Kiriath Jearim,

2:51 Salma the father of Bethlehem, and Hareph the father of Beth Gader.

2:52 The descendants of Shobal the father of Kiriath Jearim were: Haroeh, half the Manahathites,

2:53 and the clans of Kiriath Jearim: the Ithrites, Puthites, Shumathites and Mishraites. From these descended the Zorathites and Eshtaolites.

2:54 The descendants of Salma: Bethlehem, the Netophathites, Atroth Beth Joab, half the Manahathites, the Zorites,

2:55 and the clans of scribes who lived at Jabez: the Tirathites, Shimeathites and Sucathites. These are the Kenites who came from Hammath, the father of the house of Recab.