1 Chronicles 2 Cross References - ISV

¹ Genealogies of Israel and Judah
Here’s a list of Israel’s sons: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun, ² Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.
³ Judah’s three sons Er, Onan, and Shelah were born to him through Bath-shua, a Canaanite. Er, Judah’s firstborn, became wicked in the LORD’s sight, so he put him to death. ⁴ Judah’s daughter-in-law Tamar also bore him Perez and Zerah, so Judah had five sons in all.
⁵ Perez’s sons were Hezron and Hamul.
⁶ Zerah had five sons in all: Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Calcol, and Dara.
⁷ Carmi’s son was Achar, who became Israel’s troublemaker by transgressing the LORD’s commandment regarding things that were to be destroyed.
⁸ Ethan’s son was Azariah.
⁹ Hezron’s sons born to him were Jerahmeel, Ram, and Chelubai. ¹⁰ Ram fathered Amminadab, and Amminadab fathered Nahshon, who was leader of the descendants of Judah.
¹¹ Nahshon fathered Salma, Salma fathered Boaz, ¹² Boaz fathered Obed, and Obed fathered Jesse. ¹³ Jesse fathered Eliab his firstborn, Abinadab his second born, Shimea his third born, ¹⁴ Nethanel his fourth born, Raddai his fifth born, ¹⁵ Ozem his sixth born, David his seventh born; ¹⁶ along with their sisters Zeruiah and Abigail.
Zeruiah’s three sons were Abishai, Joab, and Asahel. ¹⁷ Abigail bore Amasa, whose father was Jether the Ishmaelite.
¹⁸ Hezron’s son Caleb had children by his wife Azubah and by Jerioth. These were her sons: Jesher, Shobab, and Ardon. ¹⁹ When Azubah died, Caleb married Ephrath, who bore him Hur. ²⁰ Hur fathered Uri, and Uri fathered Bezalel.
²¹ Later, Hezron married the daughter of Machir, who had fathered Gilead. He married her when he was 60 years old, and she bore him Segub. ²² Segub fathered Jair, who had 23 towns in the land of Gilead. ²³ But Geshur and Aram took 60 towns from Gilead, including Havvoth-jair and Kenath, along with their villages. All these were descendants of Machir, who fathered Gilead.
²⁴ After Hezron died in Caleb-ephrathah, Abijah wife of Hezron bore him Ashhur, who fathered Tekoa.
²⁵ The descendants of Jerahmeel, the firstborn of Hezron, were Ram his firstborn, Bunah, Oren, Ozem, and Ahijah.
²⁶ Jerahmeel also had another wife, whose name was Atarah; she was the mother of Onam.
²⁷ The descendants of Ram, firstborn of Jerahmeel were Maaz, Jamin, and Eker.
²⁸ Onam’s descendants were Shammai and Jada.
Shammai’s descendants were Nadab and Abishur.
²⁹ Abishur’s wife was named Abihail. She bore him Ahban and Molid.
³⁰ Nadab’s descendants were Seled and Appaim. Seled died childless.
³¹ Appaim’s son was Ishi. Ishi’s son was Sheshan. Sheshan’s son was Ahlai.
³² Shammai’s brother Jada’s descendants were Jether and Jonathan, but Jether died childless.
³³ Jonathan’s descendants were Peleth and Zaza. These were the descendants of Jerahmeel.
³⁴ Now Sheshan had no sons, only daughters. However, Sheshan had an Egyptian slave named Jarha. ³⁵ So Sheshan gave his daughter in marriage to his slave Jarha, and she bore him Attai.
³⁶ Attai fathered Nathan, and Nathan fathered Zabad. ³⁷ Zabad fathered Ephlal, Ephlal fathered Obed, ³⁸ Obed fathered Jehu, Jehu fathered Azariah, ³⁹ Azariah fathered Helez, Helez fathered Eleasah, ⁴⁰ Eleasah fathered Sismai, Sismai fathered Shallum. ⁴¹ Shallum fathered Jekamiah, and Jekamiah fathered Elishama.
⁴² Jerahmeel’s brother Caleb’s descendants were his firstborn Mesha, who fathered Ziph.
The descendants of Mareshah, who fathered Hebron, were as follows:
⁴³ Hebron’s descendants were Korah, Tappuah, Rekem, and Shema.
⁴⁴ Shema fathered Raham, who fathered Jorkeam.
Rekem fathered Shammai. ⁴⁵ Shammai’s descendants included Maon, who fathered Beth-zur. ⁴⁶ Caleb’s mistress Ephah also bore Haran, Moza, and Gazez.
Haran fathered Gazez. ⁴⁷ Jahdai’s descendants were Regem, Jotham, Geshan, Pelet, Ephah, and Shaaph. ⁴⁸ Caleb’s mistress Maacah bore Sheber, Tirhanah, ⁴⁹ and Shaaph, who fathered Madmannah. Sheva fathered Machbenah and Gibe. Caleb’s daughter was Achsah. ⁵⁰ These were Caleb’s descendants.
The son of Hur, the firstborn of Ephrathah, was Shobal, who fathered Kiriath-jearim, ⁵¹ Salma, who fathered Bethlehem, and Hareph, who fathered Beth-gader.
⁵² Shobal, who fathered Kiriath-jearim, had other sons, including Haroeh, half of the Menuhoth. ⁵³ The families of Kiriath-jearim included the Ithrites, the Puthites, the Shumathites, and the Mishraites. The Zorathites and the Eshtaolites came from them.
⁵⁴ Salma’s descendants were Bethlehem, the Netophathites, Atroth-beth-joab, and half of the Manahathites, the Zorites.
⁵⁵ The families of the scribes who lived at Jabez included the Tirathites, the Shimeathites, and the Sucathites. These are the Kenites who came from Hammath, who fathered the house of Rechab.

³² Leah conceived, bore a son, and named him Reuben, because she was saying, “The LORD had looked on my torture, so now my husband will love me.”
³³ Later, she conceived again, bore a son, and declared, “Because the LORD heard that I’m neglected, he gave me this one, too.” So she named him Simeon.
³⁴ Later, she conceived again and said, “This time my husband will become attached to me, now that I’ve borne him three sons.” So he named him Levi.
³⁵ Then she conceived yet again, bore a son, and said, “This time I’ll praise the LORD.” So she named him Judah.
Then she stopped bearing children.

⁵ Bilhah conceived and bore a son for Jacob. ⁶ Then Rachel said, “God has vindicated me! He has heard my voice and has given me a son.” Therefore, she named him Dan.
⁷ Rachel’s servant conceived again and bore a second son for Jacob, ⁸ so Rachel said, “I’ve been through a mighty struggle with my sister and won.” She named him Naphtali.
⁹ When Leah saw that she had stopped bearing children, she took her woman servant Zilpah and gave her to Jacob as a wife. ¹⁰ Leah’s servant Zilpah bore a son to Jacob, ¹¹ and Leah exclaimed, “How fortunate!” So she named him Gad.
¹² Later, Leah’s servant Zilpah bore a second son for Jacob. ¹³ She said, “How happy I am, because women will call me happy!” So she named him Asher.
¹⁴ Jacob and the MandrakesSome time later, during the wheat harvest season, Reuben went out and found some mandrakes in the field and brought them back for his mother Leah. Then Rachel told Leah, “Please give me your son’s mandrakes.”
¹⁵ In response, Leah asked her, “Wasn’t it enough that you’ve taken away my husband? Now you also want to take my son’s mandrakes!”
But Rachel replied, “Okay, let’s let Jacob sleep with you tonight in exchange for your son’s mandrakes.”
¹⁶ When Jacob came in from the field that evening, Leah went to meet him and told him, “You’re having sex with me tonight. I traded my son’s mandrakes for you!” So he slept with her that night.
¹⁷ God heard what Leah had said, so she conceived and bore a fifth son for Jacob. ¹⁸ Then Leah said, “God has paid me for giving my servant to my husband as his wife.” So she named him Issachar.
¹⁹ Later, Leah conceived again and bore a sixth son for Jacob. ²⁰ Then Leah said, “God has given me a good gift. This time my husband will exalt me, because I’ve borne him six sons.” So she named him Zebulun.
²¹ After that, Leah conceived, bore a daughter, and named her Dinah.
²² Rachel’s Son Joseph is BornThen God remembered Rachel. He listened to her and opened her womb, ²³ so she conceived, bore a son, and remarked, “God has removed my shame.” ²⁴ Because she had been asking, “May God give me another son,” she named him Joseph.

²⁸ “Your name won’t be Jacob anymore,” the man replied, “but Israel, because you exerted yourself against both God and men, and you’ve emerged victorious.”

¹⁸ Just before she died, Rachel called her son’s name Ben-oni, but his father Jacob named him Benjamin.

²² But while Israel lived in that land, Reuben went inside his father’s tent and had sexual relations with his father’s concubine Bilhah, and Israel heard about it. Now Jacob had twelve sons. ²³ Leah’s sons were Reuben (Jacob’s first-born), Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun. ²⁴ Rachel’s sons were Joseph and Benjamin. ²⁵ Rachel’s servant Bilhah’s sons were Dan and Naphtali. ²⁶ Leah’s servant Zilpah’s sons were Gad and Asher. These were Jacob’s sons who were born to him while he lived in Paddan-aram.

⁸ List of Those who Went to Egypt
Here’s a list of the names of Israel’s sons, that is, of Jacob and his sons who moved to Egypt: Reuben, Jacob’s firstborn; ⁹ Reuben’s sons Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi; ¹⁰ Simeon’s sons Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar, and Shaul, who was the son of a Canaanite woman; ¹¹ Levi’s sons Gershon, Kohath, and Merari; ¹² and Judah’s sons Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez, and Zerah. (Technically, Er and Onan had died in the land of Canaan.) Perez’s sons were Hezron and Hamul. ¹³ Also included were Issachar’s sons Tola, Puvvah, Job, and Shimron; ¹⁴ along with Zebulun’s sons Sered, Elon, and Jahleel. ¹⁵ These were all sons from Leah, whom she bore for Jacob in Paddan-aram, along with his daughter Dinah. He had 33 sons and daughters.
¹⁶ Also included were Gad’s sons Ziphion, Haggi, Shuni, Ezbon, Eri, Arodi, and Areli; ¹⁷ Asher’s sons Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, Beriah, and their sister Serah. Beriah’s sons Heber and Malchiel were also included. ¹⁸ These were all sons from Zilpah, whom Laban had given to his daughter Leah. She bore these sixteen children for Jacob.
¹⁹ Jacob’s wife Rachel’s sons were Joseph and Benjamin.
²⁰ Joseph’s sons born in the land of Egypt were Manasseh and Ephraim, whom Asenath, daughter of Potiphera, the priest of On, bore for him. ²¹ Benjamin’s sons included Bela, Becher, Ashbel, Gera, Naaman, Ehi, Rosh, Muppim, Huppim, and Ard. ²² These were all the sons of Rachel, who were born for Jacob—fourteen in all.
²³ Also included were Dan’s son Hushim; ²⁴ Naphtali’s sons Jahzeel, Guni, Jezer, and Shillem. ²⁵ These were sons of Bilhah, whom Laban had given to his daughter Rachel. She bore these children for Jacob—seven in all.
²⁶ All of these people, who belonged to Jacob’s family, traveled to Egypt. All of Jacob’s direct descendants, not including his sons’ wives, numbered 66 persons in all. ²⁷ Joseph had two sons born to him in Egypt, and all of Jacob’s household who went to Egypt numbered 70.

² “Gather together and listen, you children of Jacob. Listen to your father Israel.”

⁴ But you’re as undisciplined as a roaring river, so eventually you won’t succeed, because you got in your father’s bed, defiled it, and then approached my couch.”
⁵ On the Future of Simeon and Levi“Simeon and Levi are brothers; their swords are violent weapons. ⁶ I’ll never join their council; I’ll never enter their assembly. In their anger they committed murder and lamed cattle just for fun. ⁷ Their anger is cursed, because it is so fierce, as is their vehemence, because it is so cruel. I will separate them throughout Jacob’s territory and disperse them throughout Israel.”
⁸ On the Future of Judah“Your brothers will praise you, Judah. Your hand will be at the throat of your enemies, and your father’s children will bow down to you. ⁹ Judah is a lion cub. My son, you have gone up from the prey. Crouching like a lion, he lies down, Like a lioness, who would dare rouse him? ¹⁰ The scepter will never depart from Judah, nor a ruler’s staff from between his feet, until the One comes, who owns them both, and to him will belong the allegiance of nations. ¹¹ Binding his donkey to the vine and his mare’s foal to its thick tendrils, he will wash his garments in wine and his robe in the juice of grapes. ¹² His eyes are darker than wine and his teeth whiter than milk.”
¹³ On the Future of Zebulun“Zebulun will settle down near the sea shore and become a safe haven for shipping, bordering Sidon.”
¹⁴ On the Future of Issachar“Issachar is a strong donkey, resting between sheepfolds. ¹⁵ He observed that his resting place was excellent, and that the land was pleasant; he bent down, picked up his burdens, and became a slave at forced labor.”
¹⁶ On the Future of Dan“Dan will judge his people as one of Israel’s tribes. ¹⁷ Dan will be a snake on the path, a viper on the road that snaps at the heels of horses, causing their riders to fall off. ¹⁸ “LORD, I’m waiting for your salvation.”
¹⁹ On the Future of Gad“Bandits will raid Gad, but Gad will raid them back.”
²⁰ On the Future of Asher“Asher’s food will be delicious; he will be a provider of delicacies fit for royalty.”
²¹ On the Future of Naphtali“Naphtali is a free running deer who produces eloquent literature.”
²² On the Future of Joseph“Joseph is descended from a fruitful vine, a fruitful vine planted near springs of water. His branches climb over walls. ²³ Even though enemies attacked him, shooting at him and pursuing him viciously, ²⁴ nevertheless his bow remained steady and his arms kept in shape by the strength of Jacob’s Mighty One, in the name of the Shepherd, Israel’s Rock, ²⁵ by your father’s God who helps you, by the Almighty who will keep on blessing you with blessings from heaven above, with blessings from the deepest ocean, with blessing from the breasts and the womb. ²⁶ Your father’s blessings will prove to be stronger than blessings from the eternal mountains or bounties from the everlasting hills. May they come to rest on Joseph’s head, May they be set upon the brow of the one who was separated from his own brothers.”
²⁷ On the Future of Benjamin“Benjamin is vicious like a wolf; what he kills in the morning he devours in the evening.”
²⁸ Jacob Dies and is BuriedThat’s how Israel blessed these twelve tribes of Israel, and this is what their father told them when he pronounced his blessing for them, blessing each one with a blessing suitable for them.

² Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, ³ Issacar, Zebulun, Benjamin, ⁴ Dan, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher. ⁵ “Here is a list of names of the men who are to assist you:
“From Reuben: Shedeur’s son Elizur. ⁶ From Simeon: Zurishaddai’s son Shelumiel. ⁷ From Judah: Amminadab’s son Nahshon. ⁸ From Issachar: Zuar’s son Nethanel. ⁹ From Zebulun: Helon’s son Eliab.
¹⁰ “From Joseph’s descendants through Ephraim: Ammihud’s son Elishama. From Manasseh: Pedahzur’s son Gamaliel. ¹¹ From Benjamin: Gideoni’s son Abidan. ¹² From Dan: Ammishaddai’s son Ahiezer. ¹³ From Asher: Ochran’s son Pagiel. ¹⁴ From Gad: Deuel’s son Eliasaph. ¹⁵ From Naphtali: Enan’s son Ahira.”

⁴ These were their names: From Reuben’s tribe, Zaccur’s son Shammua; ⁵ From Simeon’s tribe, Hori’s son Shaphat; ⁶ From Judah’s tribe, Jephunneh’s son Caleb; ⁷ from Issachar’s tribe, Joseph’s son Igal; ⁸ From Ephraim’s tribe, Nun’s son Hoshea; ⁹ From Benjamin’s tribe, Raphu’s son Palti; ¹⁰ from Zebulun’s tribe, Sodi’s son Gaddiel; ¹¹ from Joseph’s tribe of Manasseh, Susi’s son Gaddi; ¹² From Dan’s tribe, Gemalli’s son Ammiel; ¹³ from Asher’s tribe, Michael’s son Sethur; ¹⁴ from Naphtali’s tribe, Vophsi’s son Nahbi; ¹⁵ and from Gad’s tribe, Machi’s son Geuel.

⁵ From Reuben, Israel’s firstborn, the descendants of Reuben included from Hanoch, the family of the descendants of Hanoch; from Pallu, the family of the descendants of Pallu; ⁶ from Hezron, the family of the descendants of Hezron; and from Carmi, the family of the descendants of Carmi. ⁷ These families of the descendants of Reuben numbered 43,730.
⁸ Now Pallu’s son was Eliab. ⁹ The descendants of Eliab were Nemuel, Dathan, and Abiram. Dathan and Abiram were removed from the community because they joined the rebellion against Moses and Aaron, as did Korah’s company when they rebelled against the LORD. ¹⁰ The ground had opened its mouth and swallowed them up, along with Korah. Also, that group died when the fire devoured 250 men as a warning sign, ¹¹ but Korah’s direct descendants didn’t die.
¹² The descendants of Simeon, listed according to their families, included: From Nemuel, the family of the descendants of Nemuel; from Jamin, the family of the descendants of Jamin; from Jachin, the family of the descendants of Jachin; ¹³ from Zerah, the family of the descendants of Zerah; and from Shaul, the family of the descendants of Shaul. ¹⁴ These families of the descendants of Simeon numbered 22,200.
¹⁵ The descendants of Gad, listed according to their families, included: From Zephon, the family of the descendants of Zephon; from Haggi, the family of the descendants of Haggi; from Shuni, the family of the descendants of Shuni; ¹⁶ from Ozni, the family of the descendants of Ozni; from Eri, the family of the descendants of Eri; ¹⁷ from Arod, the family of the descendants of Arod; and from Areli, the family of the descendants of Areli. ¹⁸ These families of the descendants of Gad numbered 40,500.
¹⁹ The descendants of Judah originally included Er and Onan, though Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. ²⁰ The descendants of Judah, listed according to their families, included: From Shelah, the family of the descendants of Shelah; from Perez, the family of the descendants of Perez; and from Zerah, the family of the descendants of Zerah. ²¹ The descendants of Perez included: From Hezron, the family of the descendants of Hezron; and from Hamul, the family of the descendants of Hamul. ²² These families of Judah numbered 76,500.
²³ The tribe of Issachar, listed according to their families, included: From Tola, the family of the descendants of Tola; from Puvah, the family of the descendants of Puvah; ²⁴ from Jashub, the family of the descendants of Jashub; and from Shimron, the family of the descendants of Shimron. ²⁵ These families of Issachar numbered 64,300.
²⁶ The tribe of Zebulun, listed according to their families, included: From Sered, the family of the descendants of Sered; from Elon, the family of the descendants of Elon; and from Jahleel, the family of the descendants of Jahleel. ²⁷ These families of the descendants of Zebulun numbered 60,500.
²⁸ The tribe of Joseph, listed according to their families, included Manasseh and Ephraim. ²⁹ The descendants of Manasseh included: From Machir, the family of the descendants of Machir. (Machir was the father of Gilead.) From Gilead, the family of the Gileadites ³⁰ included: From Iezer, the family of the descendants of Iezer; from Helek, the family of the descendants of Helek; ³¹ from Asriel, the family of the descendants of Asriel; from Shechem, the family of the descendants of Shechem; ³² from Shemida, the family of the descendants of Shemida; and from Hepher, the family of the descendants of Hepher. ³³ Hepher’s son Zelophehad had no sons, but the names of Zelophehad’s daughters were Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah. ³⁴ These families of Manasseh numbered 52,700.
³⁵ The descendants of Ephraim, listed according to their families, included: From Shuthelah, the family of the descendants of Shuthelah; from Becher, the family of the descendants of Becher; and from Tahan, the family of the descendants of Tahan. ³⁶ The descendants of Shuthelah included from Eran, the family of the descendants of Eran. ³⁷ These families of Ephraim numbered 32,500. These were the descendants of Joseph, listed according to their families.
³⁸ The tribe of Benjamin, listed according to their families, included: From Bela, the family of the descendants of Bela; from Ashbel, the family of the descendants of Ashbel; from Ahiram, the family of the descendants of Ahiram; ³⁹ from Shephupham, the family of the descendants of Shephupham; and from Hupham, the family of the descendants of Hupham. ⁴⁰ The descendants of Bela were Ard and Naaman: From Ard, the family of the descendants of Ard; and from Naaman, the family of the descendants of Naaman. ⁴¹ These descendants of Benjamin’s families numbered 45,600.
⁴² The tribe of Dan, listed according to their families, included the families of the descendants of Shuham. ⁴³ All the families of the Shuhamites numbered 64,400.
⁴⁴ The tribe of Asher, listed according to their families, included: From Imnah, the family of the descendants of Imnah; from Ishvi, the family of the descendants of Ishvi; and from Beriah, the family of the descendants of Beriah. ⁴⁵ The descendants of Beriah included: From Heber, the family of the descendants of Heber; and from Malchiel, the family of the descendants of Malchiel. ⁴⁶ (The name of Asher’s daughter was Serah.) ⁴⁷ These descendants of Asher numbered 53,400.
⁴⁸ The tribe of Naphtali, listed according to their families, included: From Jahzeel, the family of the descendants of Jahzeel; from Guni, the family of the descendants of Guni; ⁴⁹ from Jezer, the family of the descendants of Jezer; and from Shillem, the family of the descendants of Shillem. ⁵⁰ These families of Naphtali numbered 45,400.
⁵¹ The total of those numbered among the Israelis was 601,730.
⁵² Instructions on Dividing the LandThen the LORD told Moses, ⁵³ “The land is to be divided for an inheritance according to the total number of these names. ⁵⁴ The more there are in number, you are to increase their inheritance, and the less there are in number, you are to decrease their inheritance. You are to provide an inheritance to each based on the size of their family, ⁵⁵ but the land is to be divided by lot, inheriting according to the names of their ancestor’s tribe. ⁵⁶ Depending on the lot, the portion of their inheritance is to be divided between those with more members and those with fewer members.”
⁵⁷ Levitical GenealogiesThose who were numbered from the descendants of Levi, listed according to their families, included: From Gershon, the family of the descendants of Gershon; from Kohath, the family of the descendants of Kohath; and from Merari, the family of the descendants of Merari. ⁵⁸ These were the families of Levi: The family of the descendants of Libni, the family of the descendants of Hebron, the family of the descendants of Mahli, the family of the descendants of Musha, and the family of the descendants of Korah.
Now Kohath had a son named Amram. ⁵⁹ Amram’s wife was Levi’s daughter Jochebed, who was born to Levi in Egypt. She gave birth to Aaron, Moses, and their sister Miriam.
⁶⁰ To Aaron were born Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. ⁶¹ But Nadab and Abihu died when they offered unauthorized fire in the LORD’s presence. ⁶² All of those individuals numbered 23,000. No male from the age of a month and above was numbered among the Israelis because no inheritance was to be assigned to them among the Israelis.
⁶³ So this has been a list of those who were registered by Moses and Eleazar the priest when they numbered the Israelis in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho. ⁶⁴ But none of these men among these numbered by Moses and by Aaron the priest (that is, when they numbered the Israelis in the wilderness of Sinai) survived to enter the land, ⁶⁵ because the LORD had said about them, “They’ll certainly die in the wilderness. No man will survive from them except Jephunneh’s son Caleb and Nun’s son Joshua.”

⁵ 12,000 from the tribe of Judah were sealed, 12,000 from the tribe of Reuben, 12,000 from the tribe of Gad, ⁶ 12,000 from the tribe of Asher, 12,000 from the tribe of Naphtali, 12,000 from the tribe of Manasseh, ⁷ 12,000 from the tribe of Simeon, 12,000 from the tribe of Levi, 12,000 from the tribe of Issachar, ⁸ 12,000 from the tribe of Zebulun, 12,000 from the tribe of Joseph, and 12,000 from the tribe of Benjamin were sealed.

² There Judah met the daughter of a Canaanite man named Shua. He married her, had sexual relations with her, ³ and she conceived, bore a son, and named him Er. ⁴ Later, she conceived again, bore another son, and named him Onan. ⁵ Then she bore yet another son and named him Shelah. Judah was living in Kezib when she bore him.
⁶ Judah found a wife for his oldest son Er. Her name was Tamar. ⁷ But the LORD considered Er, Judah’s oldest son, to be wicked—so he put him to death. ⁸ So Judah instructed Onan, “You are to have sexual relations with your dead brother’s wife, performing the duty of a brother-in-law with her, and have offspring for your brother.”
⁹ But Onan knew that the offspring wouldn’t be his own heir, so whenever he had sexual relations with his brother’s wife, he would spill his semen on the ground to avoid fathering offspring for his brother. ¹⁰ The LORD considered what Onan was doing to be evil, so he put him to death, too.

¹² and Judah’s sons Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez, and Zerah. (Technically, Er and Onan had died in the land of Canaan.) Perez’s sons were Hezron and Hamul.

¹⁹ The descendants of Judah originally included Er and Onan, though Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan.

⁵ From the descendants of Shilon there was Asaiah the firstborn, along with his descendants.

¹¹ After this, Judah told his daughter-in-law Tamar, “Go live as a widow in your father’s house until my son Shelah grows up.” But he was really thinking, “…otherwise, Shelah might die like his brothers.” So Tamar left and lived in her father’s house.

¹³ Tamar Avenges Judah’s Treachery“Look!” somebody reported to Tamar, “Your father-in-law is going to Timnah to shear his sheep.” ¹⁴ So she took off her mourning apparel, covered herself with a shawl, and concealed her outward appearance. Then she went out and sat at the entrance of Enaim, which is on the way to Timnah, because she knew that even though Shelah had grown up, she wasn’t being given to him as his wife.
¹⁵ When Judah saw her, he thought she was a prostitute, since she had concealed her face. ¹⁶ So on the way, he turned aside, approached her, and said, “Come on! Let’s have some sex!” But he didn’t realize that he was talking to his own daughter-in-law.
“What will you give me,” she asked, “in order to have sex with me?”
¹⁷ “I’ll send you a young goat from the flock,” he responded.
But she pressed him, asking, “What security will you put up until you’ve sent it?”
¹⁸ Then he asked, “What pledge do you want me to give you?”
“Your signet ring, cord, and the staff in your hand,” she suggested. So he gave them to her, had sex with her, and she became pregnant by him. ¹⁹ Then she got up and left. Later, she took off her shawl and put on her mourning clothes.
²⁰ Later on, Judah sent his Adullamite friend to take her a young goat, intending to retrieve what he had put up as security from the woman, but he could not find her. ²¹ He asked the men who lived in that area, “Where’s that temple prostitute who was sitting alongside the road at Enaim?”
But they replied, “There’s been no temple prostitute here.”
²² So he returned to Judah and said, “I haven’t found her. Also, the men who are from there said, ‘There’s been no prostitute here.’”
²³ Then Judah said, “Let her have those things. Otherwise, we’ll become contemptible. I sent this young goat, but you didn’t find her.”
²⁴ Tamar’s Pregnancy Rebukes JudahThree months later, it was reported to Judah, “Your daughter-in-law Tamar has turned to prostitution! And look! She’s pregnant because of it!”
“Bring her out,” Judah responded. “Let’s burn her to death!”
²⁵ While they were bringing her out, she sent this message to her father-in-law: “I am pregnant by the man to whom these things belong. Furthermore,” she added, “tell me to whom this signet ring, cord, and staff belongs.”
²⁶ When Judah recognized them, he admitted, “She is more upright than I, because I never did give her my son Shelah.” And he never had sex with her again.
²⁷ Later, when it was time for Tamar to give birth, she was carrying twins in her womb! ²⁸ While she was giving birth, one of them put out his hand, so the midwife grabbed it and tied something scarlet around his hand, observing, “This one came out first.”
²⁹ As it was, he withdrew his hand, and then his brother was born. Amazed, the midwife cried out loud, “What’s this? A breach birth?” So that boy was named Perez. ³⁰ Afterwards, his brother came out, and around his hand was the scarlet. So they named him Zerah.

¹³ from Zerah, the family of the descendants of Zerah; and from Shaul, the family of the descendants of Shaul.

²⁰ The descendants of Judah, listed according to their families, included: From Shelah, the family of the descendants of Shelah; from Perez, the family of the descendants of Perez; and from Zerah, the family of the descendants of Zerah. ²¹ The descendants of Perez included: From Hezron, the family of the descendants of Hezron; and from Hamul, the family of the descendants of Hamul.

¹² Moreover, may your house be like the house of Perez, whom Tamar bore for Judah, from the offspring that the LORD gives you from this young woman.”

¹⁸ The Ancestry of DavidThis is the genealogy of Perez: Perez fathered Hezron,

⁴ Ammihud’s son Uthai, who was the grandson of Omri, who was the great-grandson of Imri, who was fathered by Bani from the descendants of Judah’s son Perez.

⁶ From the descendants of Zerah there was Jeuel, along with 690 of their relatives.

⁴ Some of the descendants of Judah and Benjamin lived in Jerusalem.
From Judah’s Descendants:
Uzziah’s son Athaiah, who was the son of Zechariah, the son of Amariah, the son of Shephatiah, the son of Mahalalel;
From Perez’s Descendants

²⁴ Pethahiah son of Meshezabel, a descendant of Zerah son of Judah, represented the king in all matters concerning the people.

³ Judah fathered Perez and Zerah by Tamar, Perez fathered Hezron, Hezron fathered Aram,

³³ the son of Amminadab, the son of Admin, the son of Arni, the son of Hezron, the son of Perez, the son of Judah,

²¹ The descendants of Perez included: From Hezron, the family of the descendants of Hezron; and from Hamul, the family of the descendants of Hamul.

¹ Israel is Defeated at AiLater, the Israelis broke their promise regarding the things that had been turned over to destruction. Carmi’s son Achan, grandson of Zabdi and great-grandson of Zerah from the tribe of Judah, appropriated some of the things that had been turned over to destruction. As a result, the LORD became angry with the Israelis.

¹⁷ He brought near the tribes of Judah, and the Zerahite tribe was selected. Then he brought near the Zerahite tribe family by family, and the household of Zabdi was selected. ¹⁸ Next, he brought near his household one by one, and Carmi’s son Achan, grandson of Zabdi and great-grandson of Zerah, was selected from the tribe of Judah.

³¹ He was wiser than anyone of his day—wiser than Ethan the Ezrahite, Heman, and wiser than Mahol’s sons Calcol and Darda.
His reputation was known throughout the surrounding nations.

²⁶ Don’t bring any detestable thing to your house, because you yourself will be utterly destroyed along with these detestable things. You must absolutely abhor and detest all of it, because it has been devoted to destruction.”

¹⁷ Moreover, you must never take any item from those condemned things, so the LORD may yet relent from his burning anger and extend compassion, have mercy, and cause you to increase in number—as he promised by an oath to your ancestors—

¹⁸ Now as for you, everything has been turned over for destruction. Don’t covet or take any of these things. Otherwise, you’ll make the camp of Israel itself an object worthy of destruction, and bring trouble on it.

¹ Israel is Defeated at AiLater, the Israelis broke their promise regarding the things that had been turned over to destruction. Carmi’s son Achan, grandson of Zabdi and great-grandson of Zerah from the tribe of Judah, appropriated some of the things that had been turned over to destruction. As a result, the LORD became angry with the Israelis.
² Meanwhile, Joshua had sent some soldiers from Jericho to Ai, which was near Beth-aven, east of Bethel. He ordered them, “Go up and scout the land.” So the soldiers went up and scouted Ai and ³ returned to Joshua.
“Not all of the people need to go up,” they reported. “Only about two or three thousand men should attack Ai. Since they are so few, don’t make all of the army work hard up there.”
⁴ So about three thousand went up there, but they ran away from the men of Ai. ⁵ The men of Ai killed about 36 of them, pursuing them outside the city gates as far as Shebarim, killing them as they descended. As a result, the army became terrified and lost their confidence.

¹¹ Israel has sinned. They broke my covenant that I commanded them by taking some of the things that had been turned over to destruction. They have stolen, have been deceitful, and have stored what they stole among their own belongings. ¹² The Israelis have been unable to stand before their enemies. They’re turning their backs and running from their enemies because they themselves have been turned over to destruction. I will not be with you anymore unless you destroy these things that have been turned over to destruction. ¹³ So get up and sanctify the people. Tell them, ‘Sanctify yourselves in preparation for tomorrow, because this is what the LORD God of Israel, says: “There are things turned over to destruction among you, Israel. You won’t be able to defeat your enemies until you remove what has been turned over to destruction. ¹⁴ Tomorrow morning you are to come forward tribe by tribe. The tribe that the LORD selects is to come forward by tribes, the tribe that the LORD selects is to come forward by households, and the household that the LORD selects is to come forward one by one. ¹⁵ The one selected as having taken what has been turned over to destruction is to be incinerated, along with everything that pertains to him, because he has transgressed against the covenant of the LORD and committed an outrageous thing in Israel.”’”

²⁵ Joshua announced, “Why did you bring trouble to us? Today the LORD is bringing trouble to you!” So all Israel stoned him to death, incinerated them, and buried them with stones,

²⁰ Didn’t Zerah’s son Achan act treacherously with respect to the things banned by God, and as a result God became angry at the entire community of Israel? And that man was not the only one to die because of his iniquity.’”

¹ Genealogy of JudahJudah’s descendants were Perez, Hezron, Carmi, Hur, and Shobal.

¹⁹ Hezron fathered Ram, and Ram fathered Amminadab.

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

²⁴ After Hezron died in Caleb-ephrathah, Abijah wife of Hezron bore him Ashhur, who fathered Tekoa.

⁴² Jerahmeel’s brother Caleb’s descendants were his firstborn Mesha, who fathered Ziph.
The descendants of Mareshah, who fathered Hebron, were as follows:

³ John went throughout the entire Jordan region, proclaiming a baptism about repentance for the forgiveness of sins,

⁷ From Judah: Amminadab’s son Nahshon.

³ Eastern Encampment Order“The encampment of Judah is to settle east toward the sunrise under their standard. The leader of Judah is to be Amminadab’s son Nahshon.

¹² Day One: Nahshon’s OfferingOn the first day Amminadab’s son Nahshon, from the tribe of Judah, presented

¹⁷ Their sacrifice for a peace offering consisted of two bulls, five rams, five male goats, and five one year old lambs. These were the offerings presented by Amminadab’s son Nahshon.

¹⁴ The standard of the camp of Judah was the first to travel, accompanied by its army with Amminadab’s son Nahshon in charge.

¹⁹ Hezron fathered Ram, and Ram fathered Amminadab. ²⁰ Amminadab fathered Nahshon, and Nahshon fathered Salmon.

⁴ Aram fathered Amminadab, Amminadab fathered Nahshon, and Nahshon fathered Salmon.

³² the son of Jesse, the son of Obed, the son of Boaz, the son of Salmon, the son of Nahshon, ³³ the son of Amminadab, the son of Admin, the son of Arni, the son of Hezron, the son of Perez, the son of Judah,

²¹ Salmon fathered Boaz, and Boaz fathered Obed.

⁴ Aram fathered Amminadab, Amminadab fathered Nahshon, and Nahshon fathered Salmon. ⁵ Salmon fathered Boaz by Rahab, Boaz fathered Obed by Ruth, Obed fathered Jesse,

³² the son of Jesse, the son of Obed, the son of Boaz, the son of Salmon, the son of Nahshon,

²² Then Obed fathered Jesse, who fathered David.

¹ David Anointed to Succeed SaulThe LORD told Samuel, “How long will you grieve over Saul, since I’ve rejected him from being king over Israel? Fill your horn with oil and go. I’m sending you to Jesse from Bethlehem because I’ve chosen for myself one of his sons as king.”

¹⁴ and by not seeking counsel from the LORD, who therefore put him to death and turned the kingdom over to Jesse’s son David.

¹ The Reign of the Davidic King “A shoot will come out from the stump of Jesse, and a branch will bear fruit from his roots.

¹⁰ Israel RegatheredAt that time, as to the root of Jesse, who will be standing as a banner for the peoples, the nations will rally to him, and his resting place is glorious.

⁵ Salmon fathered Boaz by Rahab, Boaz fathered Obed by Ruth, Obed fathered Jesse,

²² Then God removed Saul and made David their king, about whom he testified, ‘I have found that David, the son of Jesse, is a man after my own heart, who will carry out all my wishes.’

¹² And again, Isaiah says, “There will be a Root from Jesse. He will rise up to rule the gentiles, and the gentiles will hope in him.”

⁶ When they arrived, Samuel saw Eliab, and said, “Surely he’s the LORD’s anointed.”
⁷ The LORD told Samuel, “Don’t look at his appearance or his height, for I’ve rejected him. Truly, God does not see what man sees, for man looks at the outward appearance, but the LORD sees the heart.”
⁸ Then Jesse summoned Abinadab and brought him before Samuel, and he said, “Neither has the LORD chosen this one.” ⁹ Then Jesse brought Shammah, and he said, “Neither has the LORD chosen this one.” ¹⁰ Jesse brought seven of his sons before Samuel, and Samuel told Jesse, “The LORD has not chosen these.”
¹¹ Then Samuel told Jesse, “Are these all the young men?” He said, “There yet remains the youngest one, and right now he’s tending the sheep.” Samuel told Jesse, “Send someone to get him, for we won’t do anything else until he arrives here.” ¹² So he sent and brought him. He had a dark, healthy complexion, with beautiful eyes, and he was handsome. The LORD said, “Get up and anoint him, for this is the one.”
¹³ God’s Spirit Comes on David and Departs from SaulThen Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed David in the presence of his brothers, and the Spirit of the LORD came on David from that day forward. Then Samuel got up and went to Ramah.

¹³ The three oldest sons of Jesse followed Saul into battle. The names of his three sons who went to the battle were his firstborn Eliab, Abinadab, his second son, and Shammah, the third.

²⁸ Eliab his oldest brother heard him talking to the men. Eliab was angry with David and said, “Why did you come down here? And who did you leave those few sheep with in the wilderness? I know your insolence and wicked intentions. You came down just to see the battle!”

⁷ When he challenged Israel, Shimei’s son Jonathan, David’s nephew, killed him.

¹⁸ for Judah there was Elihu, one of David’s brothers; for Issachar there was Michael’s son Omri;

¹⁰ Jesse brought seven of his sons before Samuel, and Samuel told Jesse, “The LORD has not chosen these.”
¹¹ Then Samuel told Jesse, “Are these all the young men?” He said, “There yet remains the youngest one, and right now he’s tending the sheep.” Samuel told Jesse, “Send someone to get him, for we won’t do anything else until he arrives here.”

¹² David Comes to the CampDavid was the son of that Ephrathite man named Jesse from Bethlehem in Judah. He had eight sons; at the time when Saul was king he was old, having lived to an advanced age. ¹³ The three oldest sons of Jesse followed Saul into battle. The names of his three sons who went to the battle were his firstborn Eliab, Abinadab, his second son, and Shammah, the third. ¹⁴ David was the youngest, while the three oldest had followed Saul.

⁶ David said to Ahimelech the Hittite, and to Joab’s brother Abishai, Zeruiah’s son, “Who will go down with me to Saul in the camp?”
Abishai said, “I’ll go down with you.”

¹⁸ Abner Kills Joab’s Brother AsahelZeruiah’s three sons Joab, Abishai, and Asahel were there. As a runner, Asahel was fast, like one of the wild gazelles. ¹⁹ So Asahel ran straight after Abner, following him. ²⁰ When Abner looked behind him, he said, “Is that you, Asahel?”
He answered, “I am.”
²¹ Abner told him, “Go off to your right or left after one of the young men and grab some war spoils.” But Asahel would not stop following him, ²² so Abner told Asahel again, “Stop following me. Why should I strike you down? How could I show my face to your brother Joab?”
²³ But Asahel refused to turn away, so Abner struck Asahel in the abdomen with the butt end of his spear, and the spear protruded through his back. He collapsed to the ground and died where he fell. Everyone gathered round the place where Asahel had collapsed and died, and stood still there.

³⁹ Today, even though I’m anointed as king, I’m weak. These men, sons of Zeruiah, are too difficult for me. May the LORD repay the one who acts wickedly in accordance with his wickedness!”

⁹ At this point, Zeruiah’s son Abishai asked the king, “Why should this dead dog be cursing your majesty the king? May I have permission to go over and cut off his head?”
¹⁰ But the king responded, “What do I have in common with you sons of Zeruiah? If he continues to curse—and if the LORD has told him, ‘Curse David!’—then who are you to be demanding to know ‘Why have you done this?’”
¹¹ So David ordered Abishai and all of his staff: “Look! My own son wants to kill me! How much more now is this descendant of Benjamin? Leave him alone and let him go on cursing, because the LORD has ordered him to do this.

²² David replied, “What do you sons of Zeruiah have in common with me? You’ve become my enemies today! Should anyone be executed in Israel today? Don’t you know that I’ve been reinstated as king over Israel today?”

²⁵ Absalom had installed Amasa in place of Joab over the army. (Amasa was the son of a man named Jether the Ishmaelite. His mother was Abigail, a daughter of Nahash and a sister of Zeruiah, Joab’s mother.)

¹³ Then ask Amasa, ‘Aren’t you my own flesh and blood? So may God deal with me, no matter how severely, if from this day forward you don’t take Joab’s place as commander of my army.’

⁴ Meanwhile, David ordered Amasa, “Muster the army of Judah here within three days, and be here yourself!”
⁵ But when Amasa went out to muster the army of Judah, he delayed to act within the time allotted to him. ⁶ So David told Abishai, “Now Bichri’s son Sheba is about to do more damage than did Absalom. So take my personal guards and go after them. Otherwise, he’ll run to one of the fortified cities and escape from us.” ⁷ So Joab’s men, the special forces and mercenaries, and all of David’s elite forces left Jerusalem in pursuit of Bichri’s son Sheba.
⁸ Joab Murders AmasaWhen they arrived at the great stone that is in Gibeon, Amasa came out to meet them. Joab was dressed in a soldier’s uniform, over which was a belt that fastened a sword sheath to his thigh. As he walked forward, the sword was exposed. ⁹ Joab asked Amasa, “Is everything going well with you, my brother?” As Joab took Amasa by his beard to greet him, ¹⁰ Amasa did not notice the sword that Joab was holding in his hand. Joab stabbed him in the abdomen, spilling his intestines to the ground in a single stroke and killing him. After this, Joab and his brother pursued Bichri’s son Sheba.
¹¹ One of Joab’s soldiers stood by Amasa while he lay dying and announced, “Whoever is in favor of Joab and David, let him follow Joab.” ¹² While Amasa lay wallowing in his blood in the middle of the highway, everybody who passed by was stopping to stare at him, so when the soldier saw that all of the army was stopping, he carried Amasa off the highway into a nearby field and covered him with a garment.

⁵ “Furthermore, you’re aware of what Zeruiah’s son Joab did to me and to those two commanders of the armies of Israel, Ner’s son Abner and Jether’s son Amasa, whom he killed, and how he shed the blood of wartime during times of peace, staining the very belt he wears around his waist and the sandals he wears on his feet.

³² The LORD will repay him for his bloodshed because, without my father David’s consent he attacked and murdered two men more righteous and better than he, Ner’s son Abner, the commander of Israel’s army and Jether’s son Amasa, commander of Judah’s army.

⁵⁰ These were Caleb’s descendants.
The son of Hur, the firstborn of Ephrathah, was Shobal, who fathered Kiriath-jearim,

⁴ Penuel fathered Gedor and Ezer fathered Hushah.
These were the descendants of Hur, Ephrathah’s firstborn, who fathered Bethlehem:

² The Ruler from Bethlehem“As for you, Bethlehem of Ephrathah, even though you remain least among the clans of Judah, nevertheless, the one who rules in Israel for me will emerge from you. His existence has been from antiquity, even from eternity.

² “Look, I’ve called Uri’s son Bezalel, grandson of Hur from Judah’s tribe

¹ Bezalel and Oholiab and all the skilled craftsmen to whom the LORD gave wisdom and understanding to know how to do all the work in constructing the sanctuary are to do everything that the LORD has commanded.”
² Contributions for Building the TentThen Moses summoned Bezalel, Oholiab, and all the skilled people to whom the LORD had given ability, including everyone whose hearts stirred them to come forward to do the work.

¹ The Ark of the CovenantBezalel made the ark of acacia wood two and a half cubits long, one and a half cubits wide, and one and a half cubits high.

²² Now Uri’s son Bezalel, grandson of Hur from the tribe of Judah, made everything that the LORD had ordered Moses to build.

⁵ Also, the bronze altar that Uri’s son Bezalel, Hur’s grandson had erected, was in place in front of the LORD’s tent. Solomon and the assembly sought the LORD there.

²³ Joseph saw the third generation of Ephraim’s children, as well as the children who had been born to Manasseh’s son Machir, whom he adopted as his own.

²⁹ The descendants of Manasseh included: From Machir, the family of the descendants of Machir. (Machir was the father of Gilead.) From Gilead, the family of the Gileadites

¹ Zelophehad’s Daughters
Now the daughters of Hepher’s son Zelophehad, Gilead’s grandson, who had been fathered by Machir, who had been fathered by Manasseh, from the tribe of Manasseh, the direct son of Joseph, were named Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah. They approached

³⁹ The descendants of Manasseh’s son Machir attacked Gilead and then captured and dispossessed the Amorites who were there. ⁴⁰ That’s why Moses gave Gilead to Manasseh’s son Machir, who lived there at the time.

¹⁵ Furthermore, I’ve given Gilead to Machir.

⁴¹ Manasseh’s son Jair captured their towns and renamed them Havvoth-jair.

¹⁴ Manasseh’s son Jair captured all the Argob region as far as the territory of the descendants of Geshur and the descendants of Maacath. Bashan was named after him; that’s why it is called Havvoth-jair to this day.

³⁰ Their territory extended from Mahanaim to include all of Bashan, all of the kingdom of King Og of Bashan, all of the 60 towns of Jair there in Bashan,

⁴¹ Manasseh’s son Jair captured their towns and renamed them Havvoth-jair. ⁴² Nobah captured Kenath and its towns and renamed it Nobah after himself.

¹³ the Israelis did not drive out the descendants of Geshur or the descendants of Maacath—Geshur and Maacath live within the territory of Israel to this day.

³⁸ After fleeing to Geshur, Absalom remained there for three years.

¹⁴ We raided the Negev of the Cherethites, the territory that belongs to Judah, and the Negev of Caleb, and we set Ziklag on fire.”

² so he sent messengers to Tekoa to bring a wise woman from there. He told her, “Please play the role of a mourner, wear the clothes of a mourner, and refrain from using makeup. Act like a woman who’s been in mourning for the dead for many days.

⁹ Hezron’s sons born to him were Jerahmeel, Ram, and Chelubai.

⁵ Tekoa’s father Ashhur had two wives, Helah and Naarah.

¹ Amos is Called to ProphesyThe words of Amos, who was among the sheep breeders of Tekoa, which he spoke concerning Israel during the reign of Uzziah, king of Judah and during the reign of Joash’s son Jeroboam, king of Israel, two years before the earthquake.

³⁴ Now Sheshan had no sons, only daughters. However, Sheshan had an Egyptian slave named Jarha. ³⁵ So Sheshan gave his daughter in marriage to his slave Jarha, and she bore him Attai.

⁴¹ Uriah the Hittite, Ahlai’s son Zabad,

³ On the Future of Reuben“Reuben, you’re my firstborn, my strength, and the first fruit of my vitality. You excel in rank and excel in power.

²² You are to say to Pharaoh, ‘This is what the LORD says: “Israel is my firstborn son. ²³ And I say to you, ‘Let my son go so he may serve me. If you refuse to let him go, then I will kill your firstborn son.’”’”

²⁴ Ziph, Telem, Bealoth,

¹⁹ The People of Ziph Betray DavidPeople from Ziph came up to Saul at Gibeah and informed him, “David is hiding with us in the strongholds in Horesh and on the hill of Hachilah south of Jeshimon, isn’t he?

¹ David Again Spares Saul’s LifePeople from Ziph came to Saul in Gibeah and informed him, “David is hiding on the hill of Hachilah which is across from Jeshimon, isn’t he?”

²³ But Geshur and Aram took 60 towns from Gilead, including Havvoth-jair and Kenath, along with their villages. All these were descendants of Machir, who fathered Gilead.
²⁴ After Hezron died in Caleb-ephrathah, Abijah wife of Hezron bore him Ashhur, who fathered Tekoa.

⁴⁵ Shammai’s descendants included Maon, who fathered Beth-zur.

⁴⁹ and Shaaph, who fathered Madmannah. Sheva fathered Machbenah and Gibe. Caleb’s daughter was Achsah.

⁵² Shobal, who fathered Kiriath-jearim, had other sons, including Haroeh, half of the Menuhoth.

²⁹ Jeiel the father of Gibeon lived in Gibeon, and his wife was named Maacah.

²¹ Descendants of exiles from Bethlehem: 123
²² People from Netophah: 56
²³ People from Anathoth: 128
²⁴ Descendants of exiles from Azmaveth: 42
²⁵ Descendants of exiles from Kiriath-arim; that is, Chephirah and Beeroth: 743
²⁶ Descendants of exiles from Ramah and Geba: 621
²⁷ People from Michmas: 122
²⁸ People from Bethel and Ai: 223
²⁹ Descendants of exiles from Nebo: 52
³⁰ Descendants of exiles from Magbish: 156
³¹ Descendants of exiles from the other Elam: 1,254
³² Descendants of exiles from Harim: 320
³³ Descendants of exiles from Lod, Hadid, and Ono: 725
³⁴ Descendants of exiles from Jericho: 345
³⁵ Descendants of exiles from Senaah: 3,630

²⁵ Gibeon’s descendants: 95
²⁶ People from Bethlehem and Netophah: 188
²⁷ People from Anathoth: 128
²⁸ People from Beth-azmaveth: 42
²⁹ People from Kiriath-jearim, Chephirah, and Beeroth: 743
³⁰ People from Ramah and Geba: 621
³¹ People from Michmas: 122
³² People from Bethel and Ai: 123
³³ People from the other Nebo: 52
³⁴ The other Elam’s descendants: 1,254
³⁵ Harim’s descendants: 320
³⁶ Jericho’s descendants: 345
³⁷ Descendants of Lod, Hadid, and Ono: 721
³⁸ Senaah’s descendants: 3,930

²⁹ For those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, in order that the Son might be the firstborn among many brothers.

²³ to the assembly of the firstborn who are enrolled in heaven, to a judge who is the God of all, to the spirits of righteous people who have been made perfect,

⁵⁸ Also included were Halhul, Beth-zur, Gedor,

⁴⁸ Caleb’s mistress Maacah bore Sheber, Tirhanah,

⁵ Abraham gave everything he owned to Isaac. ⁶ While he was still alive, Abraham gave gifts to his concubines and sent them to the east country in order to keep them away from his son Isaac.

⁴⁶ Caleb’s mistress Ephah also bore Haran, Moza, and Gazez.
Haran fathered Gazez.

³¹ Ziklag, Madmannah, Sansannah,

⁵⁷ Kain, Gibeah, and Timnah, for a total of ten cities and villages.

⁶ is to have seven of his sons turned over to us. We will hang them in the presence of the LORD at Gibeah, which belonged to Saul, whom the LORD chose.”
So the king answered, “I will give them.”

³¹ Marmenah is in flight; the inhabitants of Gebim take cover.

⁹ The border proceeded from the top of the mountain to the spring of the waters of Nephtoah, then to the cities of Mount Ephron, and then the border curved toward Baalah (also known as Kiriath-jearim).

⁶⁰ Also included were Kiriath-baal (also known as Kiriath-jearim) and Rabbah, for a total of two cities and villages.

¹ The Ark is Stored in Kiriath-JearimThe men of Kiriath-jearim came and took the Ark of the LORD. They brought it to the house of Abinadab on the hill, and they consecrated his son Eleazar to care for the Ark of the LORD.

¹⁹ When Azubah died, Caleb married Ephrath, who bore him Hur. ²⁰ Hur fathered Uri, and Uri fathered Bezalel.

⁵³ The families of Kiriath-jearim included the Ithrites, the Puthites, the Shumathites, and the Mishraites. The Zorathites and the Eshtaolites came from them.

⁵ So David assembled all of Israel—from the Shihor River of Egypt to Lebo-hamath—in order to bring the Ark of God from Kiriath-jearim.
⁶ David, accompanied by all of Israel, went up to Baalah (the former name of Kiriath-jearim), which belonged to Judah, to bring from there the Ark of God, the LORD, who sits enthroned on the cherubim, and who is called the Name.

¹⁹ So Rachel died and was buried on the way to Ephrathah, also known as Bethlehem.

¹⁹ So they continued on until they reached Bethlehem.
Naomi and Ruth Arrive in BethlehemNow when the two of them arrived in Bethlehem, the entire town got excited at the news of their arrival and they asked one another, “Can this be Naomi?”

⁴ Now when Boaz arrived from Bethlehem, he told the harvesters, “The LORD be with you.”
“May the LORD bless you!” they replied.

¹¹ Then all of the assembled people, including the elders who were there, said, “We are witnesses! May the LORD make this woman who enters your house like Rachel and Leah, who together established the house of Israel. May you prosper in Ephrathah, and may you excel in Bethlehem!

¹ The Visit of the Wise MenAfter Jesus had been born in Bethlehem of Judea during the reign of King Herod, wise men arrived in Jerusalem from the east

⁶ ‘O Bethlehem in the land of Judah, you are by no means least among the rulers of Judah, because from you will come a ruler who will shepherd my people Israel.’”

⁴² Doesn’t the Scripture say that the Messiah is from David’s family and from Bethlehem, the village where David lived?”

² Shobal’s son Reaiah fathered Jahath, and Jahath fathered Ahumai and Lahad. These were the families of the Zorathites.

³³ The lowland cities included Eshtaol, Zorah, Ashnah,

⁴¹ The territorial allotment included Zorah, Eshtaol, Ir-shemesh,

² There was one man from Zorah, from the family of the descendants of Dan, whose name was Manoah. Since his wife was infertile, she hadn’t borne children.

²⁵ Then the Spirit of the LORD began to rouse him where the tribe of Dan was encamped, between Zorah and Eshtaol.

³¹ Afterwards, his brothers and his father’s household servants came down, took him, brought him back, and buried him in his father Manoah’s tomb between Zorah and Eshtaol. He had governed Israel for 20 years.

³⁸ Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite,

⁴⁰ Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite,

² and from Bethel to Luz, continuing to the border of the Archites at Ataroth.

²⁹ Baanah’s son Heleb from Netophah, Ribai’s son Ittai from Gibeah of the descendants of Benjamin,

³⁰ Maharai from Netophah, Baanah’s son Heled from Netophah,

²² People from Netophah: 56

²⁶ People from Bethlehem and Netophah: 188

²⁸ So the descendants of the singers gathered themselves together from the region surrounding Jerusalem, from the villages of Netophathi,

¹⁶ The Capture of Certain Southern TerritoriesThe descendants of the Kenites, the tribe from which Moses’ father-in-law came, accompanied the descendants of Judah from the city of the palms to the Judean wilderness, which is in the desert area south of Arad, and lived with the people there.

¹¹ Meanwhile, Heber the Kenite had been separated from the Kenites, the descendants of Moses’ father-in-law Hobab. He had pitched his tents far away, near the Elon-bezaanannim.

⁶ Saul told the Kenites, “Withdraw from the Amalekites so that I don’t destroy you with them, for you showed kindness to all the Israelis when they departed from Egypt.” So the Kenites withdrew from the Amalekites.

¹⁵ After he left there, he encountered Rechab’s son Jehonadab. After he greeted him, Jehu asked him, “Is your heart right, as my heart is with yours?”
“It is,” Jehonadab answered.
“If it is,” Jehu replied, “Put out your hand.” So Jehonadab stuck out his hand, and Jehu took him up to stand in his chariot.

⁹ Jabez enjoyed more honor than his relatives—his mother named him Jabez, she said, “because I bore him in pain.”
¹⁰ Later on, Jabez called on the God of Israel, asking him, “…whether you would bless me again and again, enlarge my territory, keep your power with me, keep me from evil, and keep me from harm!” And God granted what he had requested.

⁶ left Babylon. He was a skillful scribe of the Law of Moses that the LORD God of Israel had given. And the king granted him everything he had requested because the hand of the LORD his God was upon him.

⁸ How can you say, ‘We’re wise, and the Law of the LORD is with us,’ when, in fact, the deceitful pen of the scribe has made it into something that deceives.

² “Go to the house of the Rechabites and speak to them. Bring them into the LORD’s Temple, to one of the offices, and offer them wine to drink.” ³ So I took Jeremiah’s son Jaazaniah (a descendant of Habazziniah), his brothers, all his sons, and the whole family of the Rechabites. ⁴ I brought them to the LORD’s Temple to the office of the descendants of Igdaliah’s son Hanan, the man of God, which was next to the office of the officials, and which was above the office of Shallum’s son Maaseiah, the keeper of the threshold.
⁵ I put containers full of wine and cups in front of the members of the Rechabite clan and told them, “Drink the wine!”
⁶ But they said, “We won’t drink wine, because our ancestor, Rechab’s son Jonadab commanded us: ‘You and your descendants are never to drink wine! ⁷ You aren’t to build houses, you aren’t to sow seeds, and you aren’t to plant vineyards, or own them. Instead, you are to live in tents all your lives, so you will enjoy a long life in the land where you reside.’ ⁸ We have obeyed everything that our ancestor, Rechab’s son Jonadab, commanded us. So we, our wives, our sons, and our daughters have drunk no wine all our lives,

¹⁹ therefore, this is what the LORD God of the Heavenly Armies, the God of Israel says: ‘Rechab’s son Jonadab won’t lack a descendant who serves me always.’”