1 Chronicles 1-3

Historical Records From Adam to Abraham To Noah’s Sons 1Adam, Seth, Enosh, 2Kenan, Mahalalel, Jared,

3Enoch, Methuselah, Lamech, Noah.

4The sons of Noah: Septuagint; Hebrew does not have this line. Shem, Ham and Japheth.

The Japhethites 5The sons Sons may mean descendants or successors or nations; also in verses 6-9, 17 and 23. of Japheth: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshek and Tiras.

6The sons of Gomer: Ashkenaz, Riphath Many Hebrew manuscripts and Vulgate (see also Septuagint and Gen. 10:3); most Hebrew manuscripts Diphath and Togarmah.

7The sons of Javan: Elishah, Tarshish, the Kittites and the Rodanites.

The Hamites 8The sons of Ham: Cush, Egypt, Put and Canaan.

9The sons of Cush: Seba, Havilah, Sabta, Raamah and Sabteka. The sons of Raamah: Sheba and Dedan.

10Cush was the father Father may mean ancestor or predecessor or founder; also in verses 11, 13, 18 and 20. of Nimrod, who became a mighty warrior on earth.

11Egypt was the father of the Ludites, Anamites, Lehabites, Naphtuhites,

12Pathrusites, Kasluhites (from whom the Philistines came) and Caphtorites.

13Canaan was the father of Sidon his firstborn, Or of the Sidonians, the foremost and of the Hittites, 14Jebusites, Amorites, Girgashites, 15Hivites, Arkites, Sinites,

16Arvadites, Zemarites and Hamathites.

The Semites 17The sons of Shem: Elam, Ashur, Arphaxad, Lud and Aram. The sons of Aram: One Hebrew manuscript and some Septuagint manuscripts (see also Gen. 10:23); most Hebrew manuscripts do not have this line. Uz, Hul, Gether and Meshek.

18Arphaxad was the father of Shelah, and Shelah the father of Eber.

19Two sons were born to Eber: One was named Peleg, Peleg means division. because in his time the earth was divided; his brother was named Joktan.

20Joktan was the father of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah, 21Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah, 22Obal, Some Hebrew manuscripts and Syriac (see also Gen. 10:28); most Hebrew manuscripts Ebal Abimael, Sheba,

23Ophir, Havilah and Jobab. All these were sons of Joktan.

24Shem, Arphaxad, Hebrew; some Septuagint manuscripts Arphaxad, Cainan (see also note at Gen. 11:10) Shelah,

25Eber, Peleg, Reu,

26Serug, Nahor, Terah

27and Abram (that is, Abraham).

The Family of Abraham 28The sons of Abraham: Isaac and Ishmael.

Descendants of Hagar 29These were their descendants: Nebaioth the firstborn of Ishmael, Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam, 30Mishma, Dumah, Massa, Hadad, Tema,

31Jetur, Naphish and Kedemah. These were the sons of Ishmael.

Descendants of Keturah 32The sons born to Keturah, Abraham’s concubine: Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak and Shuah. The sons of Jokshan: Sheba and Dedan.

33The sons of Midian: Ephah, Epher, Hanok, Abida and Eldaah. All these were descendants of Keturah.

Descendants of Sarah 34Abraham was the father of Isaac. The sons of Isaac: Esau and Israel.

Esau’s Sons 35The sons of Esau: Eliphaz, Reuel, Jeush, Jalam and Korah.

36The sons of Eliphaz: Teman, Omar, Zepho, Many Hebrew manuscripts, some Septuagint manuscripts and Syriac (see also Gen. 36:11); most Hebrew manuscripts Zephi Gatam and Kenaz; by Timna: Amalek. Some Septuagint manuscripts (see also Gen. 36:12); Hebrew Gatam, Kenaz, Timna and Amalek

37The sons of Reuel: Nahath, Zerah, Shammah and Mizzah.

The People of Seir in Edom 38The sons of Seir: Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, Dishon, Ezer and Dishan.

39The sons of Lotan: Hori and Homam. Timna was Lotan’s sister.

40The sons of Shobal: Alvan, Many Hebrew manuscripts and some Septuagint manuscripts (see also Gen. 36:23); most Hebrew manuscripts Alian Manahath, Ebal, Shepho and Onam. The sons of Zibeon: Aiah and Anah.

41The son of Anah: Dishon. The sons of Dishon: Hemdan, Many Hebrew manuscripts and some Septuagint manuscripts (see also Gen. 36:26); most Hebrew manuscripts Hamran Eshban, Ithran and Keran.

42The sons of Ezer: Bilhan, Zaavan and Akan. Many Hebrew and Septuagint manuscripts (see also Gen. 36:27); most Hebrew manuscripts Zaavan, Jaakan The sons of Dishan See Gen. 36:28; Hebrew Dishon, a variant of Dishan : Uz and Aran.

The Rulers of Edom 43These were the kings who reigned in Edom before any Israelite king reigned: Bela son of Beor, whose city was named Dinhabah.

44When Bela died, Jobab son of Zerah from Bozrah succeeded him as king.

45When Jobab died, Husham from the land of the Temanites succeeded him as king.

46When Husham died, Hadad son of Bedad, who defeated Midian in the country of Moab, succeeded him as king. His city was named Avith.

47When Hadad died, Samlah from Masrekah succeeded him as king.

48When Samlah died, Shaul from Rehoboth on the river Possibly the Euphrates succeeded him as king.

49When Shaul died, Baal-Hanan son of Akbor succeeded him as king. 50When Baal-Hanan died, Hadad succeeded him as king. His city was named Pau, Many Hebrew manuscripts, some Septuagint manuscripts, Vulgate and Syriac (see also Gen. 36:39); most Hebrew manuscripts Pai and his wife’s name was Mehetabel daughter of Matred, the daughter of Me-Zahab.

51Hadad also died. The chiefs of Edom were: Timna, Alvah, Jetheth, 52Oholibamah, Elah, Pinon, 53Kenaz, Teman, Mibzar, 54Magdiel and Iram. These were the chiefs of Edom.

Israel’s Sons 1These were the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun,

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

Judah To Hezron’s Sons 3The 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.

4Judah’s daughter-in-law Tamar bore Perez and Zerah to Judah. He had five sons in all.

5The sons of Perez: Hezron and Hamul.

6The sons of Zerah: Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Kalkol and Darda Many Hebrew manuscripts, some Septuagint manuscripts and Syriac (see also 1 Kings 4:31); most Hebrew manuscripts Dara —five in all.

7The son of Karmi: Achar, Achar means trouble; Achar is called Achan in Joshua. who brought trouble on Israel by violating the ban on taking devoted things. The Hebrew term refers to the irrevocable giving over of things or persons to the Lord, often by totally destroying them.

8The son of Ethan: Azariah.

9The sons born to Hezron were: Jerahmeel, Ram and Caleb. Hebrew Kelubai, a variant of Caleb

From Ram Son of Hezron 10Ram was the father of Amminadab, and Amminadab the father of Nahshon, the leader of the people of Judah. 11Nahshon was the father of Salmon, Septuagint (see also Ruth 4:21); Hebrew Salma Salmon the father of Boaz,

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

13Jesse was the father of Eliab his firstborn; the second son was Abinadab, the third Shimea, 14the fourth Nethanel, the fifth Raddai, 15the sixth Ozem and the seventh David. 16Their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. Zeruiah’s three sons were Abishai, Joab and Asahel.

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

Caleb Son of Hezron 18Caleb son of Hezron had children by his wife Azubah (and by Jerioth). These were her sons: Jesher, Shobab and Ardon. 19When Azubah died, Caleb married Ephrath, who bore him Hur.

20Hur was the father of Uri, and Uri the father of Bezalel. 21Later, Hezron, when he was sixty years old, married the daughter of Makir the father of Gilead. He made love to her, and she bore him Segub. 22Segub was the father of Jair, who controlled twenty-three towns in Gilead.

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

24After Hezron died in Caleb Ephrathah, Abijah the wife of Hezron bore him Ashhur the father Father may mean civic leader or military leader; also in verses 42, 45, 49-52 and possibly elsewhere. of Tekoa.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The Clans of Caleb 42The sons of Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel: Mesha his firstborn, who was the father of Ziph, and his son Mareshah, The meaning of the Hebrew for this phrase is uncertain. who was the father of Hebron.

43The sons of Hebron: Korah, Tappuah, Rekem and Shema. 44Shema was the father of Raham, and Raham the father of Jorkeam. Rekem was the father of Shammai.

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

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

47The sons of Jahdai: Regem, Jotham, Geshan, Pelet, Ephah and Shaaph. 48Caleb’s concubine Maakah was the mother of Sheber and Tirhanah. 49She also gave birth to Shaaph the father of Madmannah and to Sheva the father of Makbenah and Gibea. Caleb’s daughter was Aksah.

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

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

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

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

54The descendants of Salma: Bethlehem, the Netophathites, Atroth Beth Joab, half the Manahathites, the Zorites, 55and the clans of scribes Or of the Sopherites who lived at Jabez: the Tirathites, Shimeathites and Sucathites. These are the Kenites who came from Hammath, the father of the Rekabites. Or father of Beth Rekab

The Sons of David 1These were the sons of David born to him in Hebron: The firstborn was Amnon the son of Ahinoam of Jezreel; the second, Daniel the son of Abigail of Carmel;

2the third, Absalom the son of Maakah daughter of Talmai king of Geshur; the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith;

3the fifth, Shephatiah the son of Abital; and the sixth, Ithream, by his wife Eglah.

4These six were born to David in Hebron, where he reigned seven years and six months. David reigned in Jerusalem thirty-three years,

5and these were the children born to him there: Shammua, Hebrew Shimea, a variant of Shammua Shobab, Nathan and Solomon. These four were by Bathsheba One Hebrew manuscript and Vulgate (see also Septuagint and 2 Samuel 11:3); most Hebrew manuscripts Bathshua daughter of Ammiel. 6There were also Ibhar, Elishua, Two Hebrew manuscripts (see also 2 Samuel 5:15 and 1 Chron. 14:5); most Hebrew manuscripts Elishama Eliphelet, 7Nogah, Nepheg, Japhia, 8Elishama, Eliada and Eliphelet—nine in all.

9All these were the sons of David, besides his sons by his concubines. And Tamar was their sister.

The Kings of Judah 10Solomon’s son was Rehoboam, Abijah his son, Asa his son, Jehoshaphat his son,

11Jehoram Hebrew Joram, a variant of Jehoram his son, Ahaziah his son, Joash his son,

12Amaziah his son, Azariah his son, Jotham his son,

13Ahaz his son, Hezekiah his son, Manasseh his son,

14Amon his son, Josiah his son.

15The sons of Josiah: Johanan the firstborn, Jehoiakim the second son, Zedekiah the third, Shallum the fourth.

16The successors of Jehoiakim: Jehoiachin Hebrew Jeconiah, a variant of Jehoiachin; also in verse 17 his son, and Zedekiah.

The Royal Line After the Exile 17The descendants of Jehoiachin the captive: Shealtiel his son,

18Malkiram, Pedaiah, Shenazzar, Jekamiah, Hoshama and Nedabiah.

19The sons of Pedaiah: Zerubbabel and Shimei. The sons of Zerubbabel: Meshullam and Hananiah. Shelomith was their sister.

20There were also five others: Hashubah, Ohel, Berekiah, Hasadiah and Jushab-Hesed.

21The descendants of Hananiah: Pelatiah and Jeshaiah, and the sons of Rephaiah, of Arnan, of Obadiah and of Shekaniah.

22The descendants of Shekaniah: Shemaiah and his sons: Hattush, Igal, Bariah, Neariah and Shaphat—six in all.

23The sons of Neariah: Elioenai, Hizkiah and Azrikam—three in all. 24The sons of Elioenai: Hodaviah, Eliashib, Pelaiah, Akkub, Johanan, Delaiah and Anani—seven in all.