2:1 These were the sons of Israel:

Reuben, Simeon, Levi and Judah; Issachar and Zebulun; 2:2 Dan, Joseph and Benjamin; Naphtali, Gad and Asher.

2:3 The sons of Judah:

Er, Onan, and Shelah. These three were born to him by Bathshua,¹ a Canaanite woman. Er, Judah’s firstborn, displeased the LORD, so the LORD killed him.²

2:4 Tamar, Judah’s³ daughter-in-law, bore to him Perez and Zerah. Judah had five sons in all.

2:5 The sons of Perez:

Hezron and Hamul.

2:6 The sons of Zerah:

Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Kalkol, Dara⁴—five in all.

2:7 The son⁵ of Karmi:

Achan,⁶ who brought the disaster on Israel when he stole what was devoted to God.⁷

2:8 The son⁸ of Ethan:

Azariah.

2:9 The sons born to Hezron:

Jerachmeel, Ram and Caleb.⁹

2:10 Ram was the father of Amminadab, and Amminadab was the father of Nachshon, the tribal chief of Judah. 2:11 Nachshon was the father of Salma, and Salma was the father of Boaz. 2:12 Boaz was the father of Obed, and Obed was the father of Jesse.

2:13 Jesse was the father of Eliab, his firstborn; Abinadab was born second, Shimea third, 2:14 Nethanel fourth, Raddai fifth, 2:15 Ozem sixth, David seventh. 2:16 Their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. Zeruiah’s three sons were Abshai, Joab, and Asahel. 2:17 Abigail bore Amasa, whose father was Jether the Ishmaelite.

2:18 Caleb son of Hezron fathered sons by his wife Azubah (also known as Jerioth).¹⁰ Her sons were Jesher, Shobab and Ardon. 2:19 When Azubah died, Caleb married¹¹ Ephrath, who bore to him Hur. 2:20 Hur was the father of Uri, and Uri was the father of Bezalel.

2:21 Later¹² Hezron had sexual relations¹³ with the daughter of Makir, the father of Gilead. (He married¹⁴ her when he was 60 years old.) She bore to him Segub. 2:22 Segub was the father of Jair, who owned 23 cities in the land of Gilead. 2:23 (Geshur and Aram captured the towns of Jair, along with Kenath and its 60 surrounding towns.) All these were descendents of Makir, the father of Gilead.

2:24 After Hezron’s death, Caleb had sexual relations with Ephrath, his father Hezron’s wife, and she bore to him Ashchur the father of Tekoa.¹⁵

2:25 The sons of Jerachmeel, Hezron’s firstborn, were Ram, the firstborn, Bunah, Oren, Ozem and Ahijah. 2:26 Jerachmeel had another wife named Atarah; she was Onam’s mother.

2:27 The sons of Ram, Jerachmeel’s firstborn, were Maaz, Jamin and Eker.

2:28 The sons of Onam were Shammai and Jada.

The sons of Shammai:

Nadab and Abishur.

2:29 Abishur’s wife was Abihail, who bore to him Achban and Molid.

2:30 The sons of Nadab:

Seled and Appaim. (Seled died without having sons.)

2:31 The son¹⁶ of Appaim:

Ishi.

The son of Ishi:

Sheshan.

The son of Sheshan:

Achlai.

2:32 The sons of Jada, Shammai’s brother:

Jether and Jonathan. (Jether died without having sons.)

2:33 The sons of Jonathan:

Peleth and Zaza.

These were the descendents of Jerachmeel.

2:34 Sheshan had no sons, only daughters. Sheshan had an Egyptian servant named Jarcha. 2:35 Sheshan gave his daughter to his servant Jarcha as a wife; she bore to him Attai.

2:36 Attai was the father of Nathan, and Nathan was the father of Zabad. 2:37 Zabad was the father of Ephlal, and Ephlal was the father of Obed. 2:38 Obed was the father of Jehu, and Jehu was the father of Azariah. 2:39 Azariah was the father of Helez, and Helez was the father of Eleasah. 2:40 Eleasah was the father of Sismai, and Sismai was the father of Shallum. 2:41 Shallum was the father of Jekamiah, and Jekamiah was the father of Elishama.

2:42 The sons of Caleb, Jerachmeel’s brother:

His firstborn Mesha, the father of Ziph, and his second son Mareshah,¹⁷ the father of Hebron.

2:43 The sons of Hebron:

Korah, Tappuach, Rekem and Shema.

2:44 Shema was the father of Racham, the father of Jorkeam. Rekem was the father of Shammai. 2:45 Shammai’s son was Maon, who was the father of Beth-Zur.

2:46 Caleb’s secondary wife¹⁸ Ephah bore Haran, Moza and Gazez. Haran was the father of Gazez.

2:47 The sons of Johdai:

Regem, Jotham, Geshan, Pelet, Ephah and Shaaph.

2:48 Caleb’s secondary wife¹⁹ Maachah bore Sheber and Tirchanah. 2:49 She also bore Shaaph the father of Madmannah and to Sheva the father of Machbenah and Gibea. Caleb’s daughter was Achsah.

2:50 These were the descendents of Caleb.

The sons²⁰ of Hur, the firstborn of Ephrath:²¹

Shobal, the father of Kiriath Jearim, 2:51 Salma, the father of Bethlehem, Hareph, the father of Beth-Gader.

2:52 The sons of Shobal, the father of Kiriath Jearim, were Haroeh, half of the Manachathites,²² 2:53 the clans of Kiriath Jearim, the Ithrites, Puthites, Shumathites and Mishraites. (The Zorathites and Eshtaolites descended from these groups.)²³

2:54 The sons of Salma:

Bethlehem, the Netophathites, Atroth Beth-Joab, half the Manachathites, the Zorites 2:55 and the clans of the scribes who lived in Jabez: the Tirathites, Shimeathites and Suchathites. These are the Kenites who descended²⁴ from Hammath, the father of Beth-Rechab.²⁵