1 Chronicles 2:18-55
The Family Line of Caleb
Caleb was the son of Hezron. Caleb’s wife Azubah had children by him. Jerioth also had children by him. Azubah’s sons were
Jesher, Shobab and Ardon.
When Azubah died, Caleb married Ephrath. She had Hur by him.
Hur was the father of Uri. And Uri was the father of Bezalel.
When he was 60 years old, Hezron married the daughter of Makir. Makir was the father of Gilead. Hezron slept with his wife, and she had Segub by him.
Segub was the father of Jair. Jair controlled 23 towns in Gilead.
But Geshur and Aram captured Havvoth Jair. They also captured Kenath and the settlements around it. The total number of towns captured was 60.
Hezron, Segub and Jair belonged to the family line of Makir. Makir was the father of Gilead.
Hezron died in Caleb Ephrathah. Abijah was Hezron’s wife. She had Ashhur by him. Ashhur was born after Hezron died. Ashhur was the father of Tekoa.
The Family Line of Jerahmeel
Here are the sons of Jerahmeel. He was the oldest son of Hezron.
Ram was Jerahmeel’s oldest son. Then came Bunah, Oren, Ozem and Ahijah. Jerahmeel had another wife. Her name was Atarah. She was the mother of Onam.
Here are the sons of Ram. He was the oldest son of Jerahmeel. The sons of Ram were
Maaz, Jamin and Eker.
The sons of Onam were
Shammai and Jada.
The sons of Shammai were
Nadab and Abishur. Abishur’s wife was named Abihail. She had Ahban and Molid by him.
The sons of Nadab were
Seled and Appaim. Seled died without having any children.
The son of Appaim was
Ishi. Ishi was the father of Sheshan. Sheshan was the father of Ahlai.
The sons of Jada were
Jether and Jonathan. Jada was Shammai’s brother. Jether died without having any children.
The sons of Jonathan were
Peleth and Zaza.
They belonged to the family line of Jerahmeel.
Sheshan didn’t have any sons. All he had was daughters.
He had a servant from Egypt named Jarha. Sheshan gave his daughter to be married to his servant Jarha. She had Attai by Jarha.
Attai was the father of Nathan.
Nathan was the father of Zabad.
Zabad was the father of Ephlal.
Ephlal was the father of Obed.
Obed was the father of Jehu.
Jehu was the father of Azariah.
Azariah was the father of Helez.
Helez was the father of Eleasah.
Eleasah was the father of Sismai.
Sismai was the father of Shallum.
Shallum was the father of Jekamiah.
And Jekamiah was the father of Elishama.
The Family Groups of Caleb
Caleb was the brother of Jerahmeel.
Caleb’s oldest son was Mesha. Mesha was the father of Ziph.
Caleb had another son named Mareshah. Mareshah was the father of Hebron.
The sons of Hebron were
Korah, Tappuah, Rekem and Shema.
Shema was the father of Raham.
Raham was the father of Jorkeam.
Rekem was the father of Shammai.
The son of Shammai was Maon.
Maon was the father of Beth Zur.
Caleb had a concubine named Ephah.
She was the mother of Haran, Moza and Gazez.
Haran was the father of Gazez.
The sons of Jahdai were
Regem, Jotham, Geshan, Pelet, Ephah and Shaaph.
Caleb had a concubine named Maakah.
She was the mother of Sheber and Tirhanah.
She was also the mother of Shaaph and Sheva. Shaaph was the father of Madmannah.
Sheva was the father of Makbenah and Gibea.
Caleb’s daughter was Aksah.
All of them belonged to the family line of Caleb.
Hur was the oldest son of Ephrathah.
Hur was the brother of Shobal. Shobal was the father of Kiriath Jearim. Hur was the father of Salma. Salma was the father of Bethlehem. Hur was also the father of Hareph. Hareph was the father of Beth Gader.
Here is the family line of Shobal, the father of Kiriath Jearim. It included
Haroeh and half of the people of Manahath. It also included the family groups of Kiriath Jearim. They were the Ithrites, Puthites, Shumathites and Mishraites. The people of Zorah and Eshtaol belonged to these family groups.
Here is the family line of Salma. It included
Bethlehem, the people of Netophah, Atroth Beth Joab, half of the people of Manahath, and the Zorites. It also included the family groups of secretaries who lived at Jabez. They were the Tirathites, Shimeathites and Sucathites. They were the Kenites who belonged to the family line of Hammath. Hammath was the father of the family line of Rekab.
1 Chronicles 3:1-24
The Sons of David
Here are the sons of David who were born to him in Hebron.
His first son was Amnon. Amnon’s mother was Ahinoam from Jezreel.
The second son was Daniel. His mother was Abigail from Carmel.
The third son was Absalom. His mother was Maakah. She was the daughter of Talmai, the king of Geshur.
The fourth son was Adonijah. His mother was Haggith.
The fifth son was Shephatiah. His mother was Abital.
The sixth son was Ithream. David’s wife Eglah had Ithream by him.
These six sons were born to David in Hebron. He ruled there for seven and a half years.
After that, he ruled in Jerusalem for 33 years. Children were born to him there.
They included Shammua, Shobab, Nathan and Solomon. The mother of these four sons was Bathsheba. She was the daughter of Ammiel.
David’s children also included Ibhar, Elishua, Eliphelet, Nogah, Nepheg, Japhia, Elishama, Eliada and Eliphelet. There were nine of them.
David was the father of all these sons. His concubines also had sons by him. David’s sons had a sister named Tamar.
The Kings of Judah
Solomon’s son was Rehoboam.
Abijah was the son of Rehoboam.
Asa was the son of Abijah.
Jehoshaphat was the son of Asa.
Jehoram was the son of Jehoshaphat.
Ahaziah was the son of Jehoram.
Joash was the son of Ahaziah.
Amaziah was the son of Joash.
Azariah was the son of Amaziah.
Jotham was the son of Azariah.
Ahaz was the son of Jotham.
Hezekiah was the son of Ahaz.
Manasseh was the son of Hezekiah.
Amon was the son of Manasseh.
Josiah was the son of Amon.
Josiah’s first son was Johanan.
Jehoiakim was his second son.
Zedekiah was the third son.
Shallum was the fourth son.
The next king after Jehoiakim was his son Jehoiachin.
After that, Josiah’s son Zedekiah became king.
The Royal Family Line After Jehoiachin
Here are the members of the family line of Jehoiachin. He was taken as a prisoner to Babylon.
His sons were Shealtiel, Malkiram, Pedaiah, Shenazzar, Jekamiah, Hoshama and Nedabiah.
The sons of Pedaiah were
Zerubbabel and Shimei.
The sons of Zerubbabel were
Meshullam and Hananiah. Shelomith was their sister. There were also five other sons. They were Hashubah, Ohel, Berekiah, Hasadiah and Jushab-Hesed.
The family line of Hananiah included
Pelatiah and Jeshaiah. It also included the sons of Rephaiah, Arnan, Obadiah and Shekaniah.
The family line of Shekaniah included
Shemaiah and his sons. They were Hattush, Igal, Bariah, Neariah and Shaphat. The total number of men was six.
The sons of Neariah were
Elioenai, Hizkiah and Azrikam. The total number of sons was three.
The sons of Elioenai were
Hodaviah, Eliashib, Pelaiah, Akkub, Johanan, Delaiah and Anani. The total number of sons was seven.
1 Chronicles 4:1-8
Other Family Groups of Judah
The family line of Judah included
Perez, Hezron, Karmi, Hur and Shobal.
Reaiah was the son of Shobal and the father of Jahath. Jahath was the father of Ahumai and Lahad. These were the family groups of the people of Zorah.
The sons of Etam were
Jezreel, Ishma and Idbash. Their sister was named Hazzelelponi. Penuel was the father of Gedor. Ezer was the father of Hushah.
These people belonged to the family line of Hur. He was the oldest son of Ephrathah and the father of Bethlehem.
Ashhur was the father of Tekoa. Ashhur had two wives. Their names were Helah and Naarah.
Naarah had Ahuzzam, Hepher, Temeni and Haahashtari by Ashhur. They belonged to the family line of Naarah.
The sons of Helah were
Zereth, Zohar, Ethnan and Koz. Koz was the father of Anub and Hazzobebah. He was also the father of the family groups of Aharhel. Aharhel was the son of Harum.
