1 ARST The following were the sons of Israel(also known as Jacob): Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun, BSB BSB: These were the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun,
2 ARST Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher. BSB BSB: Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.
3 ARST Judah’ s sons were Er, Onan, and Shelah. Judah had them with Bath- Shua from the Canaan people group. When Judah’ s oldest son Er grew up, he did something that Yahweh considered to be very wicked, so Yahweh caused him to die. BSB BSB: The sons of Judah: Er, Onan, and Shelah. These three were born to him by Bath-shua the Canaanite. Er, Judah’s firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the LORD. So the LORD put him to death.
4 ARST Judah and his daughter- in- law Tamar had twin boys named Perez and Zerah. So altogether Judah had five sons. BSB BSB: Tamar, Judah’s daughter-in-law, bore to him Perez and Zerah. Judah had five sons in all.
5 ARST Perez’ s sons were Hezron and Hamul. BSB BSB: The sons of Perez: Hezron and Hamul.
6 ARST Zerah had five sons: Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Kalkol, and Darda. BSB BSB: The sons of Zerah: Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Calcol, and Dara—five in all.
7 ARST Zimri had a son named Karmi. Karmi had a son named Achar. Achar(whose name sounds like“trouble”) caused the people of Israel to experience much trouble, because he stole some of the things that were to be destroyed because they were dedicated to God. BSB BSB: The son of Carmi: Achar, who brought trouble upon Israel by violating the ban on devoted things.
8 ARST Ethan’ s son was Azariah. BSB BSB: The son of Ethan: Azariah.
9 ARST Hezron had three sons: Jerahmeel, Ram, and Caleb. BSB BSB: The sons who were born to Hezron: Jerahmeel, Ram, and Caleb.
10 ARST Ram was the father of Amminadab, and Amminadab was the father of Nahshon. Nahshon was a leader of the tribe of Judah. BSB BSB: Ram was the father of Amminadab, and Amminadab was the father of Nahshon, a leader of the descendants of Judah.
11 ARST Nahshon was the father of Salmon. Salmon was the father of Boaz. BSB BSB: Nahshon was the father of Salmon, and Salmon was the father of Boaz.
12 ARST Boaz was the father of Obed. Obed was the father of Jesse. BSB BSB: Boaz was the father of Obed, and Obed was the father of Jesse.
13 ARST Jesse had his son Eliab first, Abinadab second, Shimea third. BSB BSB: Jesse was the father of Eliab his firstborn; Abinadab was born second, Shimea third,
14 ARST Nethanel fourth, Raddai fifth, BSB BSB: Nethanel fourth, Raddai fifth,
15 ARST Ozem sixth, then David last. BSB BSB: Ozem sixth, and David seventh.
16 ARST Their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. Zeruiah’ s three sons were Abishai, Joab, and Asahel. BSB BSB: Their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. And the three sons of Zeruiah were Abishai, Joab, and Asahel.
17 ARST Abigail had Amasa. Amasa’ s father was Jether, a descendant of Ishmael. BSB BSB: Abigail was the mother of Amasa, whose father was Jether the Ishmaelite.
18 ARST Hezron’ s third son Caleb had sons with one of his wives, Azubah. The sons were Jesher, Shobab, and Ardon.(The other wife’ s name was Jerioth.) BSB BSB: Caleb son of Hezron had children by his wife Azubah and by Jerioth. These were the sons of Azubah: Jesher, Shobab, and Ardon.
19 ARST When Azubah died, Caleb married Ephrath. They had a son named Hur. BSB BSB: When Azubah died, Caleb married Ephrath, who bore to him Hur.
20 ARST Hur was the father of Uri. Uri was the father of Bezalel. BSB BSB: Hur was the father of Uri, and Uri was the father of Bezalel.
21 ARST Later, when Hezron was sixty years old, he had sexual intercourse with a daughter of Makir from the region of Gilead and married her. Hezron’ s new wife gave birth to their son Segub. BSB BSB: Later, Hezron slept with the daughter of Machir the father of Gilead. He had married her when he was sixty years old, and she bore to him Segub.
22 ARST Segub was the father of Jair. Jair controlled 23 cities in the region of Gilead. BSB BSB: Segub was the father of Jair, who had twenty-three cities in the land of Gilead.
23 ARST But the armies of Geshur and Aram captured from Jair the cities of Havvoth- Jair, Kenath, and the nearby towns; sixty towns altogether. All the people who lived there were descendants of Makir from the region of Gilead. BSB BSB: But Geshur and Aram captured Havvoth-jair, along with Kenath and its sixty surrounding villages. All these were descendants of Machir the father of Gilead.
24 ARST Shortly after Hezron died in Caleb- Ephrathah, Abijah, Hezron’ s widow, gave birth to Ashhur, who became the father of Tekoa. BSB BSB: After Hezron died in Caleb-ephrathah, his wife Abijah bore to him Ashhur the father of Tekoa.
25 ARST Hezron’ s oldest son was Jerahmeel. His sons were Ram(the oldest), Bunah, Oren, Ozem, and Ahijah. BSB BSB: The sons of Jerahmeel the firstborn of Hezron: Ram his firstborn, Bunah, Oren, Ozem, and Ahijah.
26 ARST Jerahmeel had another wife named Atarah. She was Onam’ s mother. BSB BSB: Jerahmeel had another wife named Atarah, who was the mother of Onam.
27 ARST The sons of Ram, Jerahmeel’ s oldest son, were Maaz, Jamin, and Eker. BSB BSB: The sons of Ram the firstborn of Jerahmeel: Maaz, Jamin, and Eker.
28 ARST Onam’ s sons were Shammai and Jada. Shammai’ s sons were Nadab and Abishur. BSB BSB: The sons of Onam: Shammai and Jada. The sons of Shammai: Nadab and Abishur.
29 ARST Abishur’ s wife was Abihail. Their sons were Ahban and Molid. BSB BSB: Abishur’s wife was named Abihail, and she bore to him Ahban and Molid.
30 ARST Nadab’ s sons were Seled and Appaim. Seled died childless. BSB BSB: The sons of Nadab: Seled and Appaim. Seled died without children.
31 ARST Appaim’ s son was Ishi; Ishi’ s son was Sheshan. Sheshan’ s son was Ahlai. BSB BSB: The son of Appaim: Ishi. The son of Ishi: Sheshan. The son of Sheshan: Ahlai.
32 ARST The sons of Jada(Shammai’ s brother) were Jether and Jonathan. Jether died childless. BSB BSB: The sons of Jada the brother of Shammai: Jether and Jonathan. Jether died without children.
33 ARST Jonathan’ s sons were Peleth and Zaza. These were the descendants of Jerahmeel. BSB BSB: The sons of Jonathan: Peleth and Zaza. These were the descendants of Jerahmeel.
34 ARST Sheshan did not have any sons; he only had daughters. He had a servant from Egypt whose name was Jarha. BSB BSB: Sheshan had no sons, but only daughters. He also had an Egyptian servant named Jarha.
35 ARST Sheshan arranged for his daughter to marry Jarha his servant. She and Jarha had a son: Attai. BSB BSB: Sheshan gave his daughter in marriage to his servant Jarha, and she bore to him Attai.
36 ARST Attai was the father of Nathan. Nathan was the father of Zabad. BSB BSB: Attai was the father of Nathan, Nathan was the father of Zabad,
37 ARST Zabad was the father of Ephlal. Ephlal was the father of Obed. BSB BSB: Zabad was the father of Ephlal, Ephlal was the father of Obed,
38 ARST Obed was the father of Jehu. Jehu was the father of Azariah. BSB BSB: Obed was the father of Jehu, Jehu was the father of Azariah,
39 ARST Azariah was the father of Helez. Helez was the father of Eleasah. BSB BSB: Azariah was the father of Helez, Helez was the father of Elasah,
40 ARST Eleasah was the father of Sismai. Sismai was the father of Shallum. BSB BSB: Elasah was the father of Sismai, Sismai was the father of Shallum,
41 ARST Shallum was the father of Jekamiah. Jekamiah was the father of Elishama. BSB BSB: Shallum was the father of Jekamiah, and Jekamiah was the father of Elishama.
42 ARST Jerahmeel’ s brother was Caleb. Caleb’ s oldest son was Mesha. Mesha was the father of Ziph. Ziph was the father of Mareshah. Mareshah was the father of Hebron. BSB BSB: The sons of Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel: Mesha his firstborn, who was the father of Ziph, and Mareshah his second son, who was the father of Hebron.
43 ARST Hebron’ s sons were Korah, Tappuah, Rekem, and Shema. BSB BSB: The sons of Hebron: Korah, Tappuah, Rekem, and Shema.
44 ARST Shema was the father of Raham. Raham was the father of Jorkeam. Rekem was the father of Shammai. BSB BSB: Shema was the father of Raham the father of Jorkeam, and Rekem was the father of Shammai.
45 ARST Shammai’ s son was Maon. Maon was the father of Beth Zur. BSB BSB: The son of Shammai was Maon, and Maon was the father of Beth-zur.
46 ARST Caleb had a slave wife named Ephah. She gave birth to Haran, Moza, and Gazez. Haran had a son whom he also named Gazez. BSB BSB: Caleb’s concubine Ephah was the mother of Haran, Moza, and Gazez. Haran was the father of Gazez.
47 ARST Jahdai’ s sons were: Regem, Jotham, Geshan, Pelet, Ephah, and Shaaph. BSB BSB: The sons of Jahdai: Regem, Jotham, Geshan, Pelet, Ephah, and Shaaph.
48 ARST Caleb had another slave wife named Maacah. She gave birth to Sheber and Tirhanah. BSB BSB: Caleb’s concubine Maacah was the mother of Sheber and Tirhanah.
49 ARST She also gave birth to Shaaph(who was the father of Madmannah), Sheva(who was the father of Makbenah and Gibea). Caleb’ s daughter was Aksah. BSB BSB: She was also the mother of Shaaph father of Madmannah, and of Sheva father of Machbenah and Gibea. Caleb’s daughter was Acsah.
50 ARST These people were also descendants of Caleb: Caleb had another wife whose name was Ephrathah. Their oldest son was Hur. Hur’s sons were Shobal, Salma, and Hareph. Shobal started the city of Kiriath Jearim. Salma started the city of Bethlehem. Hareph started the city of Beth Gader. BSB BSB: These were the descendants of Caleb. The sons of Hur the firstborn of Ephrathah: Shobal the father of Kiriath-jearim,
52 ARST The descendants of Shobal(who was the father of Kiriath- Jearim) were Haroeh and half of the Manahath people group. BSB BSB: These were the descendants of Shobal the father of Kiriath-jearim: Haroeh, half the Manahathites,
53 ARST His descendants also included clans that lived in Kiriath Jearim: Ithri, Put, Shumath, and Mishra. The Zorath clan and the Eshtaol clan came from these other clans. BSB BSB: and the clans of Kiriath-jearim—the Ithrites, Puthites, Shumathites, and Mishraites. From these descended the Zorathites and Eshtaolites.
54 ARST Salma’ s descendants were the people of Bethlehem, the clan of Netophath, the clan of Atroth Beth Joab, and the half the clan of Manahath, who were also Zorites. BSB BSB: The descendants of Salma: Bethlehem, the Netophathites, Atroth-beth-joab, half the Manahathites, the Zorites,
55 ARST The families who wrote and copied important documents and who lived in the town of Jabez were the clan of Tirath, the clan of Shimeath, and the clan of Sucath. They were all from the Kenite people group who descended from Hammath, the ancestor of the family of Rekab. BSB BSB: and the clans of the scribes who lived at Jabez—the Tirathites, Shimeathites, and Sucathites. These are the Kenites who came from Hammath, the father of the house of Rechab.
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