The Sons of Israel
1 These are the sons of Israel:
Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun,
2 Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.
Descendants of Judah
3 The sons of Judah:
Er, Onan, and Shelah, which three were born to him of Shua’s daughter the Canaanitess. Er, Judah’s firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the Lord, and he killed him. 4 Tamar his daughter-in-law bore him Perez and Zerah. All the sons of Judah were five.
5 The sons of Perez: Hezron and Hamul.
6 The sons of Zerah: Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Calcol, and Dara; five of them in all.
7 The son of Carmi: Achar, who brought disaster to Israel by trespassing in things set apart for the Lord.
8 The son of Ethan: Azariah.
9 The sons also of Hezron, who were born to him: Jerahmeel, Ram, and Chelubai.
10 Ram fathered Amminadab, and Amminadab fathered Nahshon, a leader of the descendants of Judah.
11 And Nahshon fathered Salma, and Salma fathered Boaz, 12 and Boaz fathered Obed, and Obed fathered Jesse.
The Children of Jesse
13 Jesse fathered his firstborn Eliab, and Abinadab the second, and Shimea the third, 14 Nethanel the fourth, Raddai the fifth, 15 Ozem the sixth, David the seventh; 16 and their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. The sons of Zeruiah: Abishai, Joab, and Asahel, three. 17 Abigail bore Amasa, and the father of Amasa was Jether the Ishmaelite.
Descendants of Hezron
18 Caleb the son of Hezron fathered sons by his wife Azubah (and by Jerioth), and these were her sons: Jesher, Shobab, and Ardon. 19 Azubah died, and Caleb married Ephrath who bore him Hur. 20 Hur fathered Uri, and Uri fathered Bezalel.
21 Afterward Hezron went into the daughter of Machir the father of Gilead, whom he took as wife when he was 60 years old, and she bore him Segub.
22 Segub fathered Jair, who had 23 cities in the land of Gilead. 23 Geshur and Aram took the towns of Jair from them, with Kenath, and its villages, 60 cities. All these were the sons of Machir the father of Gilead.
24 After Hezron died in Caleb Ephrathah, Abijah Hezron’s wife bore him Ashhur the father of Tekoa.
Descendants of Jerahmeel
25 The sons of Jerahmeel the firstborn of Hezron were Ram the firstborn, Bunah, Oren, Ozem, and Ahijah.
26 Jerahmeel had another wife, whose name was Atarah. She was the mother of Onam.
27 The sons of Ram the firstborn of Jerahmeel were Maaz, Jamin, and Eker.
28 The sons of Onam were Shammai and Jada.
The sons of Shammai: Nadab and Abishur. 29 The name of the wife of Abishur was Abihail, and she bore him Ahban and Molid.
30 The sons of Nadab: Seled and Appaim, but Seled died without children.
31 The son of Appaim: Ishi. The son of Ishi: Sheshan. The son of Sheshan: Ahlai.
32 The sons of Jada the brother of Shammai: Jether and Jonathan, and Jether died without children.
33 The sons of Jonathan: Peleth and Zaza. These were the sons of Jerahmeel.
34 Now Sheshan had no sons, but daughters. Sheshan had a servant, an Egyptian, whose name was Jarha. 35 Sheshan gave his daughter to Jarha his servant as wife, and she bore him Attai.
36 Attai fathered Nathan, and Nathan fathered Zabad, 37 and Zabad fathered Ephlal, and Ephlal fathered Obed, 38 and Obed fathered Jehu, and Jehu fathered Azariah, 39 and Azariah fathered Helez, and Helez fathered Eleasah, 40 and Eleasah fathered Sismai, and Sismai fathered Shallum, 41 and Shallum fathered Jekamiah, and Jekamiah fathered Elishama.
The Clan of Caleb
42 The sons of Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel were:
Mesha his firstborn, who was the father of Ziph, and the sons of Mareshah the father of Hebron.
43 The sons of Hebron were:
Korah, Tappuah, Rekem, and Shema. 44 Shema fathered Raham, the father of Jorkeam; and Rekem fathered Shammai. 45 The son of Shammai was Maon, and Maon was the father of Beth Zur.
46 Ephah, Caleb’s concubine, bore:
Haran, Moza, and Gazez; and Haran fathered Gazez.
47 The sons of Jahdai were:
Regem, Jothan, Geshan, Pelet, Ephah, and Shaaph.
48 Maacah, Caleb’s concubine, bore Sheber and Tirhanah. 49 She bore also Shaaph the father of Madmannah, Sheva the father of Machbena, and the father of Gibea, and the daughter of Caleb was Achsah. 50 These were the sons of Caleb.
The son of Hur, the firstborn of Ephrathah:
Shobal the father of Kiriath Jearim, 51 Salma the father of Bethlehem, and Hareph the father of Beth Gader.
52 Shobal the father of Kiriath Jearim had sons:
Haroeh, half of the Menuhoth. 53 The families of Kiriath Jearim: the Ithrites, the Puthites, the Shumathites, and the Mishraites. From them came the Zorathites and the Eshtaolites.
54 The sons of Salma:
Bethlehem, the Netophathites, Atroth Beth Joab, and half of the Manahathites, the Zorites. 55 The families of scribes who lived at Jabez: the Tirathites, the Shimeathites, and the Sucathites. These are the Kenites who came from Hammath, the father of the house of Rechab.