Through My Bible Yr 02 – September 07

1 Chronicles 1 – 9

Through My Bible – September 07

1 Chronicles 1 – 9 (EHV)

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The Genealogy From Adam to Israel [1]
From Adam to Noah

1 Adam, Seth, Enosh, 2Ā Kenan, Mahalalel, Jared, 3Ā Enoch, Methuselah, Lamech, 4Ā Noah.

The sons of Noah were [2] Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

The Descendants of Japheth

5Ā The sons of Japheth were Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshek, and Tiras. [3]

6Ā The sons of Gomer were Ashkenaz, Diphath, [4] and Togarmah.

7Ā The sons of Javan were Elishah, Tarshish, the Kittim, [5] and the Rodanim. [6]

The Descendants of Ham

8Ā The sons of Ham were Cush, Mizraim, [7] Put, and Canaan.

9Ā The sons of Cush were Seba, Havilah, Sabta, Raā€™ama, [8] and Sabteca.

The sons of Raā€™ama were Sheba and Dedan.

10Ā Cush became the father of Nimrod. Nimrod was the first to be [9] a mighty warrior on the earth.

11Ā Mizraim became the father of the Ludim, the Anamim, the Lehabim, the Naphtuhim, 12Ā the Pathrusim, the Casluhim (from whom the Philistines came), and the Caphtorim.

13Ā Canaan became the father of Sidon, his firstborn, and of Heth, 14Ā also of the Jebusites, the Amorites, the Girgashites, 15Ā the Hivites, the Arkites, the Sinites, 16Ā the Arvadites, the Zemarites, and the Hamathites. [10]

The Descendants of Shem

17Ā The sons of Shem were Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā The sons of Aram [11] were Uz, Hul, Gether, and Meshek. [12]

18Ā Arphaxad became the father of Shelah, [13] and Shelah became the father of Eber.
19Ā Two sons were born to Eber. The name of one was Peleg, [14] because in his days the earth was divided. His brotherā€™s name was Joktan.
20Ā Joktan became the father of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,
21Ā Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah, 22Ā Ebal, [15] Abimael, Sheba, 23Ā Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. All these were the sons of Joktan.

The Ancestry of Abraham

24Ā Shem, Arphaxad, Shelah, 25Ā Eber, Peleg, Reu, 26Ā Serug, Nahor, Terah, 27Ā Abram (also called Abraham).

The Families of Abraham

28Ā The sons of Abraham were Isaac and Ishmael. 29Ā These are their genealogies:

The Descendants of Hagar

The firstborn of Ishmael was Nebaioth. Then came Kedar, Adbeā€™el, Mibsam, 30Ā Mishma, Dumah, Massa, Hadad, Tema, 31Ā Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah. These are the sons of Ishmael.

The Descendants of Keturah

32Ā These are the sons of Keturah, Abrahamā€™s concubine. [16] She gave birth to Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah.

The sons of Jokshan were Sheba and Dedan.

33Ā The sons of Midian were Ephah, Epher, Hanok, Abida, and Eldaā€™ah.

All these were the descendants of Keturah.

The Descendants of Sarah

34Ā Abraham became the father of Isaac.

The sons of Isaac were Esau and Israel.

The Descendants of Esau

35Ā The sons of Esau were Eliphaz, Reuel, Jeush, Jalam, and Korah.

36Ā The sons of Eliphaz were Teman, Omar, Zephi, Gatam, Kenaz, and Amalek by Timna. [17]

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

The People of Seir in Edom

38Ā The sons of Seir were Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan. [18]
39Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā The sons of Lotan were Hori and Homam. Timna was Lotanā€™s sister.
40Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā The sons of Shobal were Alian, [19] Manahath, Ebal, Shephi, and Onam.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā The sons of Zibeon were Aiah and Anah.
41Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā The son of Anah was Dishon.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā The sons of Dishon were Hamran, [20] Eshban, Ithran, and Keran.
42Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā The sons of Ezer were Bilhan, Zaā€™avan, and Jaā€™akan. [21]
Ā Ā Ā Ā The sons of Dishan were Uz and Aran.

The Rulers of Edom

43Ā These are the kings who reigned in the land of Edom before any king reigned over the people of Israel:

Bela son of Beor. The name of his city was Dinhabah.
44Ā Bela died, and Jobab son of Zerah from Bozrah reigned as king in his place.
45Ā Jobab died, and Husham from the land of the Temanites reigned as king in his place.
46Ā Husham died, and Hadad son of Bedad, who defeated Midian in the territory of Moab, reigned as king in his place. The name of his city was Avith.
47Ā Hadad died, and Samlah from Masrekah reigned as king in his place.
48Ā Samlah died, and Shaul from Rehoboth by the River [22] reigned as king in his place.
49Ā Shaul died, and Baal Hanan son of Akbor reigned as king in his place.
50Ā Baal Hanan died, and Hadad reigned as king in his place. The name of his city was Pai, [23] and his wifeā€™s name was Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred, the daughter of Me Zahab. 51Ā Then Hadad died.

The chiefs of Edom were Chief Timna, Chief Aliah, [24] Chief Jetheth, 52Ā Chief Oholibamah, Chief Elah, Chief Pinon, 53Ā Chief Kenaz, Chief Teman, Chief Mibzar, 54Ā Chief Magdiel, and Chief Iram. These are the chiefs of Edom.

The Descendants of Israel

1 Chronicles 2

1 These are the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun, 2Ā Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.

The Descendants of Judah

3Ā The sons of Judah were Er, Onan, and Shelah. Those three were born to him by Shuaā€™s daughter, [25] a Canaanite woman. Er, who was Judahā€™s firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the Lord, so he killed him. 4Ā Tamar, Judahā€™s daughter-in-law, gave birth to Perez and Zerah for him. Judah had a total of five sons.

The Clans of Judah

5Ā The sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul.
6Ā The sons of Zerah were Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Kalkol, and Dara, [26] five
of them in all.
7Ā The son of Carmi was Achar, [27] the troubler of Israel, who was unfaithful when he stole things that had been devoted to destruction.
8Ā The son of Ethan was Azariah.

Clans Descended From Hezron, Son of Perez

9Ā The sons of Hezron, who were born to him, were Jerahmeā€™el, Ram, and Celubai. [28] [29]

The Clan of Ram, Ancestor of David

10Ā Ram [30] became the father of Amminadab, and Amminadab became the father of Nahshon, the tribal leader of the people of Judah. 11Ā Nahshon became the father of Salma, [31] and Salma became the father of Boaz. 12Ā Boaz became the father of Obed, and Obed became the father of Jesse. [32]

13Ā Jesse became the father of his firstborn Eliab, Abinadab his second, Shimea his third, 14Ā Nethanel his fourth, Raddai his fifth, 15Ā Ozem his sixth, and David his seventh. 16Ā Their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. The three sons of Zeruiah were Abishai, Joab, and Asahel. 17Ā Abigail gave birth to Amasa, and the father of Amasa was Jether the Ishmaelite. [33]

The Clan of Caleb, Son of Hezron

18Ā Caleb the son of Hezron became the father of children by Azubah his wife, also known as Jerioth. [34] These were her sons: Jesher, Shobab, and Ardon. 19Ā Azubah died, and Caleb married Ephrath, [35] who gave birth to Hur for him. 20Ā Hur became the father of Uri, and Uri became the father of Bezalel.

Other Descendants of Hezron

21Ā Afterward, Hezron went to the daughter of Makir, the father of Gilead, whom he took when he was sixty years old, and she gave birth to Segub for him. 22Ā Segub became the father of Jair, who had twenty-three cities [36] in the land of Gilead. 23Ā Geshur and Aram took the towns of Jair from them, along with Kenath and its villages, [37] sixty cities in all. All these were the sons of Makir, the father of Gilead.

24Ā After Hezron died in Caleb Ephrathah, Abijah, Hezronā€™s wife, gave birth to Ashhur, the father of Tekoa. [38]

The Clan Descended From Jerahmeā€™el

25Ā The sons of Jerahmeā€™el, the firstborn son of Hezron, were Ram his firstborn, Bunah, Oren, Ozem, and Ahijah. 26Ā Jerahmeā€™el had another wife, whose name was Atarah. She was the mother of Onam.

27Ā The sons of Ram, the firstborn of Jerahmeā€™el, were Maā€™az, Jamin, and Eker.
28Ā The sons of Onam were Shammai and Jada.
The sons of Shammai were Nadab and Abishur.
29Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā The name of Abishurā€™s wife was Abihail, and she gave birth to Ahban and Molid.
30Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā The sons of Nadab were Seled and Appaim, but Seled died without children.
31Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā The son of Appaim was Ishi.
Ā Ā Ā Ā The son of Ishi was Sheshan.
Ā Ā Ā Ā The son of Sheshan was Ahlai. [39]
32Ā The sons of Jada, the brother of Shammai, were Jether and Jonathan.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Jether died without children.
33Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā The sons of Jonathan were Peleth and Zaza.

These were the descendants of Jerahmeā€™el.

A Side Line of Judah

34Ā Now Sheshan had no sons, but only daughters. [40] Sheshan had an Egyptian servant, whose name was Jarha. 35Ā Sheshan gave his daughter to his servant Jarha as a wife, and she gave birth to Attai for him. 36Ā Attai became the father of Nathan, and Nathan became the father of Zabad, 37Ā and Zabad became the father of Ephlal, and Ephlal became the father of Obed, 38Ā and Obed became the father of Jehu, and Jehu became the father of Azariah, 39Ā and Azariah became the father of Helez, and Helez became the father of Eleasah, 40Ā and Eleasah became the father of Sismai, and Sismai became the father of Shallum, 41Ā and Shallum became the father of Jekamiah, and Jekamiah became the father of Elishama.

Other Clans From Caleb

42Ā The sons of Caleb, the brother of Jerahmeā€™el, were his firstborn son Mesha, who was the father of Ziph, and his son Mareshah, [41] the father of Hebron.

43Ā The sons of Hebron were Korah, Tappuah, Rekem, and Shema.
44Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Shema became the father of Raham, the father of Jorkeam.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Rekem became the father of Shammai.
45Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā The son of Shammai was Maon, and Maon was the father of Beth Zur.
46Ā Ephah, Calebā€™s concubine, gave birth to Haran, Moza, and Gazez. Haran became the father of Gazez.
47Ā The sons of Jahdai were Regem, Jothan, Geshan, Pelet, Ephah, and Shaā€™aph.
48Ā Maā€™akah, Calebā€™s concubine, gave birth to Sheber and Tirhanah.
49Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā She also gave birth to Shaā€™aph the father of Madmannah, Sheva the father of Makbenah and the father of Gibea. Calebā€™s daughter was Aksah. [42]

The Towns of Calebā€™s Clans

50Ā These were the descendants of Caleb, who were the sons of Hur, the firstborn of Ephrathah: Shobal the father of Kiriath Jearim,
51Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Salma the father of Bethlehem,
and Hareph the father of Beth Gader.
52Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Shobal, the father of Kiriath Jearim, had sons: Haroeh, half of the Menuhoth. [43] 53Ā The families of Kiriath Jearim were the Ithrites, the Puthites, the Shumathites, and the Mishraites. From them came the Zorathites and the Eshtaolites.
54Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā The sons of Salma were Bethlehem, the Netophathites, Atroth Beth Joab, half of the Manahathites, and the Zorathites. [44]
55Ā The families of scribes who lived at Jabez were the Tirathites, the
Shimeathites, and the Sukathites. These are the Kenites who came
from Hammath, the father of the house of Rekab.

1 Chronicles 3

The Sons of David

1 Now these were the sons of David who were born for him in Hebron: the firstborn, Amnon, whose mother was Ahinoam from Jezreā€™el, the second, Daniel, whose mother was Abigail from Carmel,

2Ā the third, Absalom, whose mother was Maā€™akah, the daughter of Talmai king of Geshur, the fourth, Adonijah, whose mother was Haggith,

3Ā the fifth, Shephatiah, whose mother was Abital, the sixth, Ithream, whose mother was Davidā€™s wife Eglah.

4Ā So there were six sons born to David in Hebron, and he ruled as king there for seven years and six months.

David ruled as king for thirty-three years in Jerusalem. 5Ā These sons were born to him in Jerusalem:

four sons of Bathshua the daughter of Ammiel: [45] Shimea, [46] Shobab, Nathan, and Solomon;

6Ā nine other sons: Ibhar, Elishama, Eliphelet, 7Ā Nogah, Nepheg, Japhia, 8Ā Elishama, Eliada, and Eliphelet.

9Ā All these were the sons of David. In addition, there were the sons of the concubines, and Tamar was their sister.

The Kings of Judah

10Ā Solomonā€™s son was Rehoboam,

Abijah was his son,

Asa was his son,

Jehoshaphat was his son,

11Ā Joram was his son,

Ahaziah was his son,

Joash was his son,

12Ā Amaziah was his son,

Azariah was his son,

Jotham was his son,

13Ā Ahaz was his son,

Hezekiah was his son,

Manasseh was his son,

14Ā Amon was his son,

and Josiah was his son.

15Ā The sons of Josiah were his firstborn Johanan, his second Jehoiakim, his third Zedekiah, and his fourth Shallum. [47] 16Ā The sons of Jehoiakim were his son Jeconiah [48] and his son Zedekiah. [49]

The Royal Line Preserved Through the Captivity

17Ā The sons of Jeconiah the captive were Shealtiel his son, 18Ā also Malkiram, Pedaiah, Shenazzar, Jekamiah, Hoshama, and Nedabiah.

19Ā The sons of Pedaiah were Zerubbabel [50] and Shimei.
The sons of Zerubbabel were Meshullam and Hananiah. Shelomith was their sister. 20Ā Also five others: Hashubah, Ohel, Berekiah, Hasadiah, and Jushab Hesed.
21Ā The sons of Hananiah were Pelatiah and Jeshaiah as well as the sons of Rephaiah, the sons of Arnan, the sons of Obadiah, and the sons of Shekaniah.
22Ā The sons of Shekaniah were Shemaiah, Hattush, Igal, Bariah, Neariah, and Shaphat, six in all. [51]
23Ā The sons of Neariah were Elioenai, Hizkiah, and Azrikam, three in all.
24Ā The sons of Elioenai were Hodaviah, Eliashib, Pelaiah, Akkub, Johanan, Delaiah, and Anani, seven in all.

1 Chronicles 4

More Information About the Clans of Judah

1 The descendants [52] of Judah were Perez, Hezron, Carmi, Hur, and Shobal.

2Ā Reaiah son of Shobal became the father of Jahath, and Jahath became the father of Ahumai and Lahad. These are the clans of the Zorathites.

3Ā These were the sons [53] of Etam: Jezreā€™el, Ishma, and Idbash. The name of their sister was Hazzelelponi.

4Ā Penuel was the father of Gedor, and Ezer was the father of Hushah. These are the sons of Hur, the firstborn of Ephrathah, the father of Bethlehem.

5Ā Ashhur, the father of Tekoa, had two wives, Helah and Naā€™arah. 6Ā Naā€™arah gave birth to Ahuzzam, Hepher, Temeni, and Haā€™ahashtari. These were the sons of Naā€™arah. 7Ā The sons of Helah were Zereth, Izhar, and Ethnan.

8Ā Koz became the father of Anub, Zobebah, and the clans of Aharhel, the son of Harum.

9Ā Jabez was more honorable than his brothers. His mother named him Jabez because she said, ā€œI gave birth to him with pain.ā€ [54] 10Ā Jabez called to the God of Israel, saying, ā€œOh that you would bless me and enlarge my borders! Let your hand be with me, and keep me from evil, [55] so that I will not experience pain!ā€ God granted him what he requested.

11Ā Kelub, the brother of Shuhah, became the father of Mehir, who was the father of Eshton. 12Ā Eshton became the father of Beth Rapha and Paseah and Tehinnah, the father of Ir Nahash. These are the men of Rekah.

13Ā The sons of Kenaz were Othniel and Seraiah. The sons of Othniel were Hathath and Meonothai. [56]

14Ā Meonothai became the father of Ophrah, and Seraiah became the father of Joab, who was the father of Ge Harashim, [57] because they were craftsmen.
15Ā The sons of Caleb son of Jephunneh were Iru, Elah, and Naā€™am.
The son of Elah was Kenaz.
16Ā The sons of Jehallelel were Ziph, Ziphah, Tiria, and Asarel.
17Ā The sons of Ezrah were Jether, Mered, Epher, and Jalon. Meredā€™s wife gave birth to Miriam, Shammai, and Ishbah, the father of Eshtemoa. These are the sons of Bithiah, the daughter of Pharaoh, whom Mered took. [58]
18Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā His Judean wife gave birth to Jered the father of Gedor, Heber the father of Soko, and Jekuthiel the father of Zanoah.

19Ā The sons of Hodiahā€™s wife, who was the sister of Naham, were the fathers of Keilah the Garmite and Eshtemoa the Maā€™akathite. [59]

20Ā The sons of Shimon were Amnon, Rinnah, Ben Hanan, and Tilon.

The sons of Ishi were Zoheth and Ben Zoheth.

21Ā The sons of Shelah, the son of Judah, were Er the father of Lekah, Laā€™adah the father of Mareshah, and the families of the house of those who worked fine linen at Beth Ashbea, 22Ā also Jokim and the men of Kozeba, also Joash and Saraph, who were rulers in Moab, and Jashubi Lehem. [60] These records are ancient. 23Ā These were the potters and the inhabitants of Netaim and Gederah. They lived there with the king, to work for him.

The Tribe of Simeon

24Ā The sons of Simeon were Nemuel, Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, and Shaul.
25Ā Shallum was Shaulā€™s son, Mibsam his son, and Mishma his son.
26Ā The family line of Mishma was Hammuel his son, Zakkur his son, and Shimei his son.

27Ā Shimei had sixteen sons and six daughters, but his brothers did not have many children, and their whole family did not increase in number like the people of Judah.

28Ā They lived at Beersheba, Moladah, and Hazar Shual, 29Ā at Bilhah, at Ezem, at Tolad, 30Ā at Bethuel, at Hormah, at Ziklag, 31Ā at Beth Markaboth, at Hazar Susim, at Beth Biri, and at Shaā€™araim. These were their cities until Davidā€™s reign. 32Ā Their villages were around Etam, Ain, Rimmon, Token, [61] and Ashanā€”five cities 33Ā and all their villages that were around these cities, as far as Baal. [62] These were their settlements, and they had preserved their genealogical records.

Clan Leaders

34Ā Meshobab, Jamlek, and Joshah the son of Amaziah,
35Ā Joel and Jehu the son of Joshibiah, the son of Seraiah, the son of Asiel,
36Ā Elioenai, Jaā€™akobah, Jeshohaiah, Asaiah, Adiel, Jesimiel, and Benaiah,
37Ā Ziza the son of Shiphi, the son of Allon, the son of Jedaiah, the son of Shimri, the son of Shemaiahā€”
38Ā these mentioned by name were leaders in their clans. Their fathersā€™ houses increased greatly.

39Ā They went to the entrance of Gedor, to the east side of the valley, to search for pasture for their flocks. 40Ā They found good, rich pasture, and the land was spacious, quiet, and peaceful. The people who had lived there previously were descended from Ham. 41Ā These who have been named came in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah and attacked the tent camps of the Hamites. They completely destroyed the Meunites who were found there, and to this day they have lived in their place, because there was pasture for their flocks there. 42Ā Some of them, five hundred men, also descendants of Simeon, went to Mount Seir. Their leaders were Pelatiah, Neariah, Rephaiah, and Uzziel, the sons of Ishi. 43Ā They struck down the remaining Amalekites who had escaped, and they have lived there to this day.

1 Chronicles 5

The Transjordan Tribes
The Tribe of Reuben

1 The sons of Reuben, the firstborn of Israel:

(Though Reuben was the firstborn, because he defiled his fatherā€™s bed, his rights as firstborn were given to the sons of Israelā€™s son Joseph. So Reuben is not treated as firstborn in the genealogical records. 2Ā Though Judah achieved superiority over his brothers and the ruler came from him, the birthright was Josephā€™s.)

3Ā The sons of Reuben, the firstborn of Israel, were Hanok, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.

4Ā Successive generations of descendants [63] of Joel were his son Shemaiah, his son Gog, his son Shimei, 5Ā his son Micah, his son Reaiah, his son Baal, 6Ā and his son Beā€™erah, whom Tiglath Pileser [64] king of Assyria carried away captive. He was the tribal leader of the Reubenites.

7Ā The following are his relatives as listed by their clans in the genealogical records. Jeiel was the head. Others were Zechariah, 8Ā Bela son of Azaz, who was the son of Shema, who was the son of Joel, who lived in the territory of Aroer, all the way to Nebo and Baal Meon. 9Ā They lived in the east, all the way to the beginning of the wilderness which extends to the Euphrates River, because their livestock had increased greatly in the land of Gilead. 10Ā In the days of Saul, they made war against the Hagraites, who fell by their hand. So they lived in their tents throughout all the land east of Gilead.

The Tribe of Gad

11Ā The descendants of Gad lived next to them in the land of Bashan, all the way to Salekah. 12Ā Joel was the head, Shapham the second, also Janai and Shaphat in Bashan. 13Ā Their brothers from their fathersā€™ houses were Michael, Meshullam, Sheba, Jorai, Jakan, Zia, and Eber, seven in all.

14Ā These were the sons of Abihail, who was the son of Huri, the son of Jaroah, the son of Gilead, the son of Michael, the son of Jeshishai, the son of Jahdo, the son of Buz. 15Ā Ahi son of Abdiel, the son of Guni, was head of the house of their fathers. [65] 16Ā They lived in Gilead in Bashan, in its towns, and in all the pastures surrounding Sharon, all the way to their borders. 17Ā All these were listed in genealogies from the days of Jotham king of Judah, and from the days of Jeroboam king of Israel.

The Transjordan Armies

18Ā The descendants of Reuben, the Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh had 44,760 men in their armies, warriors armed with shields and swords, as well as archers, trained for war, ready to go out to battle. 19Ā They made war with the Hagraites, with Jetur, Naphish, and Nodab. 20Ā These tribes received help against the Hagraites, so the Hagraites were delivered into their hands, along with all who were with them, because Israel cried out to God during the battle, and he answered them, because they put their trust in him. 21Ā They took away their livestock: fifty thousand of their camels, two hundred fifty thousand sheep, two thousand donkeys, and one hundred thousand living people. 22Ā So many of the enemy were cut down in battle, because the war was from God. These tribes lived in their place until the captivity.

The Eastern Half Tribe of Manasseh

23Ā The people of the half tribe of Manasseh lived in the land from Bashan to Baal Hermon, Senir, and Mount Hermon. They increased in number. 24Ā These were the heads of their fathersā€™ houses: namely, Epher, Ishi, Eliel, Azriel, Jeremiah, Hodaviah, and Jahdiel. They were strong, powerful warriors, famous men, heads of their fathersā€™ houses. 25Ā But they were unfaithful to the God of their fathers and prostituted themselves to the gods of the peoples of the land, whom God had destroyed before them. 26Ā So the God of Israel stirred up the spirit of Pul king of Assyria, that is, the spirit of Tiglath Pileser king of Assyria, and he carried away the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh, and he took them to Halah, Habor, Hara, and to the river of Gozan, where they are to this day.

1 Chronicles 6

The Tribe of Levi

1 The sons of Levi were Gershom, [66] Kohath, and Merari. [67]

The Family of the Priests

2Ā The sons of Kohath were Amram, Izhar, and Hebron and Uzziel.
3Ā The children [68] of Amram were Aaron, Moses, and Miriam.

High Priests Until the Captivity

Ā Ā Ā Ā The sons of Aaron were Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
4Ā Eleazar became the father of Phinehas.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Phinehas became the father of Abishua.
5Ā Abishua became the father of Bukki.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Bukki became the father of Uzzi.
6Ā Uzzi became the father of Zerahiah.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Zerahiah became the father of Meraioth.
7Ā Meraioth became the father of Amariah.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Amariah became the father of Ahitub.
8Ā Ahitub became the father of Zadok.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Zadok became the father of Ahimaā€™az.
9Ā Ahimaā€™az became the father of Azariah.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Azariah became the father of Johanan.
10Ā Johanan became the father of Azariah, who served as priest in the House [69] that Solomon built in Jerusalem. [70]
11Ā Azariah became the father of Amariah.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Amariah became the father of Ahitub.
12Ā Ahitub became the father of Zadok.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Zadok became the father of Shallum.
13Ā Shallum became the father of Hilkiah.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Hilkiah became the father of Azariah.
14Ā Azariah became the father of Seraiah.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Seraiah became the father of Jehozadak.
15Ā Jehozadak went into captivity, when the Lord carried Judah and Jerusalem away by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar. [71]

The Families of the Levites

16Ā The sons of Levi were Gershom, Kohath, and Merari. [72]
17Ā These are the names of the sons of Gershom: Libni and Shimei.
18Ā The sons of Kohath were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
19Ā The sons of Merari were Mahli and Mushi.
These are the clans of the Levites according to their fathers.

Gershom

20Ā The family line of Gershom was his son Libni, his son Jahath, his son Zimmah, 21Ā his son Joah, his son Iddo, his son Zerah, and his son Jeatherai.

22Ā The family line of Kohath was his son Amminadab, his son Korah, his son Assir, 23Ā his son Elkanah, and his son Ebiasaph, his son Assir, 24Ā his son Tahath, his son Uriel, his son Uzziah, and his son Shaul.

25Ā The sons of Elkanah were Amasai and Ahimoth. 26Ā As for Elkanah, the family line of Elkanah [73] was his son Zophai, his son Nahath, 27Ā his son Eliab, his son Jeroham, his son Elkanah, and his son Samuel. [74] 28Ā The sons of Samuel were Joel the firstborn and Abijah the second son.

Merari

29Ā The family line of Merari was Mahli, his son Libni, his son Shimei, his son Uzzah, 30Ā his son Shimea, his son Haggiah, his son Asaiah.

The Temple Musicians

31Ā These are the men David appointed to be the musicians in the Lordā€™s house from the time that the Ark came to rest there. 32Ā They ministered with music in front of the Dwelling, that is, the Tent of Meeting, until Solomon built the Lordā€™s house in Jerusalem. They performed their service according to the duties prescribed for them. 33Ā This is the list of those who served and their sons.

Musicians From Kohath

From the family line of the Kohathites came Heman the singer, who was the son of Joel, the son of Samuel, 34Ā the son of Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Eliel, the son of Toah, 35Ā the son of Zuph, the son of Elkanah, the son of Mahath, the son of Amasai, 36Ā the son of Elkanah, the son of Joel, the son of Azariah, the son of Zephaniah, 37Ā the son of Tahath, the son of Assir, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah, 38Ā the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, the son of Israel.

39Ā Hemanā€™s colleague, [75] who stood at his right hand, was Asaph, namely, Asaph the son of Berekiah, the son of Shimea, 40Ā the son of Michael, the son of Baā€™aseiah, the son of Malkijah, 41Ā the son of Ethni, the son of Zerah, the son of Adaiah, 42Ā the son of Ethan, the son of Zimmah, the son of Shimei, 43Ā the son of Jahath, the son of Gershom, the son of Levi.

44Ā On the left hand of Heman and Asaph was their colleague from the descendants of Merari, namely, Ethan the son of Kishi, the son of Abdi, the son of Malluk, 45Ā the son of Hashabiah, the son of Amaziah, the son of Hilkiah, 46Ā the son of Amzi, the son of Bani, the son of Shemer, 47Ā the son of Mahli, the son of Mushi, the son of Merari, the son of Levi.

48Ā Their brothers, the other Levites, were appointed for all the other forms of service at the Dwelling, Godā€™s house.

The Priests Till the Time of David

49Ā But it was Aaron and his sons who presented offerings on the altar for burnt offerings and on the altar for incense, to carry out all the work of the Most Holy Place and to make atonement for Israel, according to all that Moses the servant of God had commanded.

50Ā This is the family line from Aaron: his son Eleazar, his son Phinehas, his son Abishua, 51Ā his son Bukki, his son Uzzi, his son Zerahiah, 52Ā his son Meraioth, his son Amariah, his son Ahitub, 53Ā his son Zadok, and his son Ahimaā€™az.

The Cities for the Tribe of Levi

54Ā Now the following are the places they lived according to their settlements within their borders.

The first lot was for the sons of Aaron, from the families of the Kohathites. 55Ā To them they gave Hebron in the land of Judah and its surrounding pastureland, 56Ā but the fields of the city and its villages, they gave to Caleb son of Jephunneh. 57Ā To the sons of Aaron they gave Hebron, the city of refuge, and also Libnah with its surrounding pastures, Jattir, Eshtemoa with its surrounding pastures, 58Ā Hilen with its surrounding pastures, Debir with its surrounding pastures, 59Ā Ashan with its surrounding pastures, and Juttah and Beth Shemesh with their surrounding pastures. 60Ā In the territory of the tribe of Benjamin they received Gibeon, Geba with its surrounding pastures, Allemeth with its surrounding pastures, and Anathoth with its surrounding pastures. All their cities for all their families totaled thirteen cities. [76]

61Ā To the rest of the sons of Kohath from the families of the tribe who remained without land, ten cities were given by lot from the territory of the half tribe of Manasseh. [77]

62Ā To the sons of Gershom, according to their families, from the territory of the tribe of Issachar and the tribe of Asher and the tribe of Naphtali and the tribe of Manasseh in Bashan, thirteen cities were given.

63Ā To the sons of Merari, according to their families, from the territory of the tribe of Reuben and the tribe of Gad and the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities were given.

64Ā So the people of Israel gave the Levites these cities with their surrounding pastures. 65Ā They assigned to them by lot these cities which are mentioned by name from the territory of the tribe of the sons of Judah and the tribe of the sons of Simeon and the tribe of the sons of Benjamin.

66Ā Some of the families of the sons of Kohath had cities of their inheritance within the borders of the tribe of Ephraim. 67Ā They gave to them the city of refuge, Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim with its surrounding pastures, also Gezer with its surrounding pastures, 68Ā Jokmeam [78] with its surrounding pastures, Beth Horon with its surrounding pastures, 69Ā Aijalon with its surrounding pastures, Gath Rimmon with its surrounding pastures, 70Ā and in the territory of the half tribe of Manasseh, for the rest of the family of the sons of Kohath, they gave Aner [79] with its surrounding pastures and Bileam [80] with its surrounding pastures. [81]

71Ā To the sons of Gershom, from the clan of the half tribe of Manasseh, these cities were given: Golan in Bashan with its surrounding pastures and Ashtaroth with its surrounding pastures, 72Ā and in the territory of the tribe of Issachar, Kedesh [82] with its surrounding pastures, Daberath with its surrounding pastures, 73Ā Ramoth [83] with its surrounding pastures, and Anem [84] with its surrounding pastures, 74Ā and in the territory of the tribe of Asher, Mashal with its surrounding pastures, Abdon with it surrounding pastures, 75Ā Hukok [85] with its surrounding pastures, and Rehob with its surrounding pastures, 76Ā and in the territory of the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee with its surrounding pastures, Hammon with its surrounding pastures, and Kiriathaim with its surrounding pastures.

77Ā The rest of the Levites, the sons of Merari, were given Jokneam with its surrounding pastures, Rimmono with its surrounding pastures, Tabor with its surrounding pastures, and Nahalal with its surrounding pastures [86] in the territory of the tribe of Zebulun. 78Ā Across the Jordan from Jericho, on the east side of the Jordan, they were given cities in the territory of the tribe of Reuben: Bezer in the wilderness with its surrounding pastures, Jahzah with its surrounding pastures, 79Ā Kedemoth with its surrounding pastures, and Mephaā€™ath with its surrounding pastures. 80Ā And in the territory of the tribe of Gad they received Ramoth in Gilead with its surrounding pastures, Mahanaim with its surrounding pastures, 81Ā Heshbon with its surrounding pastures, and Jazer with its surrounding pastures.

1 Chronicles 7

The Tribe of Issachar

1 The sons of Issachar were Tola, Puah, Jashub, and Shimron, four in all.

2Ā The sons of Tola were Uzzi, Rephaiah, Jeriel, Jahmai, Ibsam, and Samuel, heads of their fathersā€™ houses. In the days of David the number of powerful warriors written in the genealogies of the family of Tola was 22,600.

3Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā The son of Uzzi was Izrahiah. The sons of Izrahiah were Michael, Obadiah, Joel, and Ishiah, five, [87] all of them head men. 4Ā According to the genealogical records of their fathersā€™ houses, because they had many wives and sons, they had with them 36,000 men in divisions available for battle. 5Ā Their brothers among all the families of Issachar, powerful warriors, who were listed in the genealogy, were 87,000 in all.

The Tribe of Benjamin

6Ā The sons of Benjamin were Bela, Beker, and Jediael, three in all.

7Ā The sons of Bela were Ezbon, Uzzi, Uzziel, Jerimoth, and Iri, five, all heads of their fathersā€™ houses. Their powerful warriors listed in the genealogical records were 22,034.

8Ā The sons of Beker were Zemirah, Joash, Eliezer, Elioenai, Omri, Jeremoth, Abijah, Anathoth, and Alemeth. All these were the sons of Beker.

9Ā They were listed in the genealogical records as heads of their fathersā€™ houses, along with 20,200 powerful warriors.

10Ā The son of Jediael was Bilhan.

The sons of Bilhan were Jeush, Benjamin, Ehud, Kenaā€™anah, Zethan, Tarshish, and Ahishahar. 11Ā All these were sons [88] of Jediael, the heads of their fathersā€™ houses, listed along with 17,200 powerful warriors, who were able to go out to war with the army.

12Ā Shuppim and Huppim were the sons of Ir. The Hushim were the sons of Aher. [89]

The Tribe of Naphtali

13Ā The sons of Naphtali were Jahziel, Guni, Jezer, Shallum. They were the grandsons of Bilhah.

The Tribe of Manasseh

14Ā The first son of Manasseh was Asriel, born to his Aramean concubine. She also gave birth to Makir, the father of Gilead. 15Ā Makir took a wife from Huppim and Shuppim. [90] His sisterā€™s name was Maā€™akah. The name of Manassehā€™s second son was Zelophehad, but Zelophehad had only daughters. 16Ā Maā€™akah, the wife of Makir, [91] gave birth to a son, and she named him Peresh. The name of his brother was Sheresh, and his sons were Ulam and Rakem. 17Ā The son of Ulam was Bedan.

These were the sons of Gilead, the son of Makir, the son of Manasseh. 18Ā His sister Hammoleketh gave birth to Ishhod, Abiezer, and Mahlah. 19Ā The sons of Shemida were Ahian, Shechem, Likhi, and Aniam.

The Tribe of Ephraim

20Ā The descendants of Ephraim were Shuthelah, his son Bered, his son Tahath, his son Eleadah, his son Tahath, 21Ā his son Zabad, his son Shuthelah, and also Ezer and Elead.

These two were killed by the native men of Gath, because they came down to take away their livestock. 22Ā Ephraim their father mourned many days, and his brothers came to comfort him. 23Ā He went to his wife, and she conceived and gave birth to a son, and he named him Beriah, because there was trouble with his house. [92] 24Ā His daughter was Sheā€™erah, who built lower and upper Beth Horon and Uzzen Sheā€™erah.

25Ā Rephah was his son, and Resheph his son, [93] and Telah his son, Tahan his son, 26Ā Ladan his son, Ammihud his son, Elishama his son, 27Ā Nun his son, and Joshua his son. 28Ā Their possessions and settlements were Bethel and its towns, and Naā€™aran on the east, and Gezer on the west with its towns, also Shechem and its towns, as far as Ayyah and its towns. 29Ā Along the borders of the people of Manasseh they received Beth Shean and its towns, Taā€™anach and its towns, Megiddo and its towns, and Dor and its towns. The descendants of Joseph, the son of Israel, lived in these towns.

The Tribe of Asher

30Ā The sons of Asher were Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, and Beriah. Serah was their sister.

31Ā The sons of Beriah were Heber and Malkiel, who was the father

of Birzaith.

32Ā Heber became the father of Japhlet, Shomer, Hotham, and their sister Shua.

33Ā The sons of Japhlet were Pasak, Bimhal, and Ashvath. These are the sons of Japhlet.

34Ā The sons of Shemer [94] were Ahi, Rohgah, Jehubbah, [95] and Aram.

35Ā The sons of his brother Helem [96] were Zophah, Imna, Shelesh, and Amal.

36Ā The sons of Zophah were Suah, Harnepher, Shual, Beri, Imrah, 37Ā Bezer, Hod, Shamma, Shilshah, Ithran, and Beā€™era.

38Ā The sons of Jether were Jephunneh, Pispah, and Ara.

39Ā The sons of Ulla were Arah, Hanniel, and Rizia.

40Ā All these were the sons of Asher, heads of the houses of their fathers, elite soldiers, powerful warriors, heads of the tribal leaders. The number of them listed in the genealogies for service in war was 26,000 men.

1 Chronicles 8

The Tribe of Benjamin

1 Benjamin became the father of Bela his firstborn, Ashbel the second, Aharah the third, 2Ā Nohah the fourth, and Rapha the fifth.

3Ā Bela had sons: Addar, Gera, Abihud, 4Ā Abishua, Naā€™aman, Ahoah, 5Ā Gera, Shephuphan, and Huram.

6Ā These are the sons of Ehud. They are the heads of fathersā€™ households for the inhabitants of Geba who were exiled to Manahath, 7Ā namely, Naā€™aman, Ahijah, and Gera, who led them into exile, [97] and he became the father of Uzza and Ahihud.

8Ā Shaharaim became a father in the territory of Moab, after he had sent away his wives Hushim and Baā€™ara. 9Ā By his wife Hodesh he became the father of Jobab, Zibia, Mesha, Malkam, 10Ā Jeuz, Shakia, and Mirmah. These were his sons, heads of the houses of their fathers. 11Ā By Hushim, he became the father of Abitub and Elpaā€™al. 12Ā The sons of Elpaā€™al were Eber, Misham, and Shemed, who built Ono and Lod, with its towns.

13Ā Also Beriah and Shema, who were heads of houses of the fathers of the inhabitants of Aijalon. They put to flight the inhabitants of Gath.

14Ā Also Ahio, Shashak, Jeremoth, 15Ā Zebadiah, Arad, Eder, 16Ā Michael, Ishpah, Joha, who were the sons of Beriah.

17Ā Also Zebadiah, Meshullam, Hizki, Heber, 18Ā Ishmerai, Izliah, Jobab, the sons of Elpaā€™al.

19Ā Also Jakim, Zikri, Zabdi, 20Ā Elienai, Zillethai, Eliel, 21Ā Adaiah, Beraiah, Shimrath, the sons of Shimei.

22Ā Also Ishpan, Eber, Eliel, 23Ā Abdon, Zikri, Hanan, 24Ā Hananiah, Elam, Anthothijah, 25Ā Iphdeiah, Penuel, the sons of Shashak.

26Ā Also Shamsherai, Shehariah, Athaliah, 27Ā Jaā€™areshiah, Elijah, Zikri, and the sons of Jeroham. 28Ā These were heads of fathersā€™ households throughout their generations, head men. These lived in Jerusalem.

29Ā Jeiel, [98] the father of Gibeon, whose wifeā€™s name was Maā€™akah, lived in Gibeon 30Ā with his firstborn son Abdon. Other sons were Zur, Kish, Baal, Ner, [99] Nadab, 31Ā Gedor, Ahio, and Zeker. 32Ā Mikloth became the father of Shimeah. They also lived near their brothers in Jerusalem, with their brothers.

33Ā Ner became the father of Kish.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Kish became the father of Saul.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Saul became the father of Jonathan, Malkishua, Abinadab, and Eshbaal. [100]
34Ā The son of Jonathan was Meribbaal. [101]
Ā Ā Ā Ā Meribbaal became the father of Micah.
35Ā The sons of Micah were Pithon, Melek, Tarea, and Ahaz.
36Ā Ahaz became the father of Jehoaddah.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Jehoaddah became the father of Alemeth, Azmaveth, and Zimri.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Zimri became the father of Moza.
37Ā Moza became the father of Binea. Raphah was his son, Eleasah his son, and Azel his son.
38Ā Azel had six sons, whose names are Azrikam, Bokeru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah, and Hanan. All these were the sons of Azel.
39Ā The sons of Eshek his brother were Ulam his firstborn, Jeush his second, and Eliphelet his third.
40Ā The sons of Ulam were powerful warriors, who were archers. They had many sons and grandsons, one hundred fifty. All these were of the descendants of Benjamin.

1 Chronicles 9

1 So all Israel was enrolled by their genealogies, and these were written in the Book of the Kings of Israel, until Judah was carried away captive to Babylon because of their unfaithfulness.

The Descent of Those Who Returned From Captivity

2Ā Now the first group of inhabitants who settled in their property in their cities consisted of Israelites, priests, Levites, and temple servants.

The Israelites

3Ā People from Judah, people from Benjamin, people from Ephraim, and people from Manasseh lived in Jerusalem.

4Ā They included Uthai the son of Ammihud, the son of Omri, the son of Imri, the son of Bani [102] from the sons of Perez, the son of Judah.
5Ā From the Shilonites: [103] Asaiah the firstborn and his sons.
6Ā From the sons of Zerah: Jeuel and their brothers, 690.
7Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā From the sons of Benjamin: Sallu the son of Meshullam, the son of Hodaviah, the son of Hassenuah, 8Ā also Ibneiah the son of Jeroham, and Elah the son of Uzzi, the son of Mikri, and Meshullam the son of Shephatiah, the son of Reuel, the son of Ibnijah, 9Ā and their brothers, according to their genealogies, 956 men. All these men were heads of families, listed according to their fathersā€™ houses.

The Priests

10Ā From the priests:

Jedaiah, Jehoiarib, Jakin, 11Ā and Azariah the son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, the supervisor of Godā€™s house;

12Ā Adaiah the son of Jeroham, the son of Pashhur, the son of Malkijah; and Maā€™asai the son of Adiel, the son of Jahzerah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Meshillemith, the son of Immer;

13Ā and their brothers, heads of their fathersā€™ houses, 1,760 very capable men for the work of the service in Godā€™s house.

The Levites

14Ā From the Levites:
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Shemaiah the son of Hasshub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, from the descendants of Merari;
15Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Bakbakkar, Heresh, Galal, and Mattaniah the son of Mica, the son of Zikri, the son of Asaph;
16Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Obadiah the son of Shemaiah, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun, and Berekiah the son of Asa, the son of Elkanah, who lived in the villages of the Netophathites.

The Gatekeepers

17Ā The gatekeepers included Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, Ahiman, and their brothers (Shallum was in charge), 18Ā who previously served in the Kingā€™s Gate on the east side of the Temple. They were the gatekeepers for the camp of the descendants of Levi. 19Ā Shallum the son of Kore, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah, together with his brothers from his fatherā€™s house, the Korahites, were in charge of the work of the service, guardians of the entrance to the Tent. Their fathers had been over the Lordā€™s camp as guardians of the entrance.

20Ā Phinehas son of Eleazar had been ruler over them in the past, and the Lord had been with him.

21Ā Zechariah son of Meshelemiah was gatekeeper of the entrance to the Tent of Meeting. 22Ā All these who were chosen to be gatekeepers in the doorways numbered 212.

Those whom David and Samuel the seer appointed to their office of trust were listed by genealogy, according to their villages. 23Ā So they and their sons were in charge of the gates of the Lordā€™s house, when the house was still a tent. 24Ā The gatekeepers were positioned on the four sides: east, west, north, and south. 25Ā Their brothers who were in their villages were to take turns coming in to be with them for a seven-day shift. 26Ā So four chief gatekeepers, who were Levites, were in an office of trust and were in charge of the rooms and the treasuries in Godā€™s house. 27Ā They were stationed around Godā€™s house through the night, because that duty was assigned to them, and their duty was to open it every morning. 28Ā Some of them were in charge of the vessels for the service. They counted them before and after each service. 29Ā Some of them also were in charge of the furnishings and all the vessels of the sanctuary, as well as the fine flour, wine, oil, incense, and spices.

30Ā Some of the sons of the priests prepared the mixture of the spices. 31Ā Mattithiah, one of the Levites, who was the firstborn of Shallum the Korahite, was entrusted with making the flatbread for offerings. 32Ā Some of their brothers from the sons of the Kohathites were responsible for preparing the bread that was set out and arranged every Sabbath.

The Musicians

33Ā These are the singers, heads of fathersā€™ households of the Levites, who lived in the rooms at the temple and were free from other service, because they were busy with their work day and night. 34Ā These were heads of fathersā€™ households of the Levites, throughout their generations, head men. These lived at Jerusalem.

The Family Line of Saul

35Ā Jeiel, the father of Gibeon, whose wifeā€™s name was Maā€™akah, lived in Gibeon with 36Ā his firstborn son Abdon, and with Zur, Kish, Baal, Ner, Nadab, 37Ā Gedor, Ahio, Zechariah, and Mikloth. 38Ā Mikloth became the father of Shimeam. They also lived with their relatives in Jerusalem.

39Ā Ner became the father of Kish.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Kish became the father of Saul.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Saul became the father of Jonathan, Malkishua, Abinadab, and Eshbaal. [104]
40Ā The son of Jonathan was Meribbaal. [105] Meribbaal became the father of Micah.
41Ā The sons of Micah were Pithon, Melek, Tahrea, and Ahaz.
42Ā Ahaz became the father of Jarah. [106]
Ā Ā Ā Ā Jarah became the father of Alemeth, Azmaveth, and Zimri.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Zimri became the father of Moza.
43Ā Moza became the father of Binea, and Rephaiah was his son, Eleasah his son, and Azel his son.
44Ā Azel had six sons, whose names were Azrikam, Bokeru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah, and Hanan. These were the sons of Azel.

Footnotes

  1. 1 Chronicles 1:1 The genealogies of the first nine chapters of 1 Chronicles present considerable challenges for the translator and reader. Although many of the names appear in earlier genealogical lists in the Bible, many names are spelled differently here, and there are other differences between the lists. Also many of the genealogies are incomplete, omitting some generations.
  2. 1 Chronicles 1:4 The Hebrew text does not include the words the sons of Noah were. The translation follows the Greek text.
  3. 1 Chronicles 1:5 Some of these proper names are the names both of individuals and of the ethnic groups derived from them. Some of these names also serve as the names of the geographic locations in which these peoples lived. Sometimes in genealogies the term sons includes successive generations of descendants.
  4. 1 Chronicles 1:6 Variant Ripath. In Hebrew script the equivalents of d and r look very much alike.
  5. 1 Chronicles 1:7 Even though they are called sons, the names ending in -im refer to groups of people rather than to individuals. Generally in narrative contexts this -im ending is translated as –ites. Here we keep some of the -im endings to reflect the structure and nature of the genealogies.
  6. 1 Chronicles 1:7 Variant Dodanim. The Hebrew equivalents of d and r look very much alike in Hebrew script.
  7. 1 Chronicles 1:8 Mizraim is the Hebrew name for Egypt.
  8. 1 Chronicles 1:9 The stop mark ā€² indicates that the double a in Raā€™ama should be pronounced as two syllables, Ray-ama.
  9. 1 Chronicles 1:10 Or began to be
  10. 1 Chronicles 1:16 The groups of people in this section are not marked by the ethnic ending –im but by –i, translated here as -ites.
  11. 1 Chronicles 1:17 The Hebrew does not have the words sons of Aram. The translation follows the parallel in Genesis 10:23.
  12. 1 Chronicles 1:17 Variant Mash or Massa
  13. 1 Chronicles 1:18 Some Greek texts add another generation after Arphaxad, namely, Kenan/Cainan. See the note at Genesis 11:13.
  14. 1 Chronicles 1:19 Peleg means division.
  15. 1 Chronicles 1:22 Variant Obal
  16. 1 Chronicles 1:32 A concubine is a legal wife, but with a lesser status than that of the primary wife or wives.
  17. 1 Chronicles 1:36 The Hebrew text reads and Timna and Amalek, but Genesis 36:12 indicates that Timna was the mother of Amalek. Also see verses 39, where Timna is a woman, and 51, in which Timna is a man.
  18. 1 Chronicles 1:38 It is clear from what follows that not all of these names are sons in the narrow biological sense of the term. Seir is the same region as Edom. These are not necessarily physical descendants of Esau but peoples that joined his nation.
  19. 1 Chronicles 1:40 Variant Alvan. The Hebrew equivalents of i and v look alike.
  20. 1 Chronicles 1:41 Variant Hemdan
  21. 1 Chronicles 1:42 Variant Akan
  22. 1 Chronicles 1:48 The River usually refers to the Euphrates, which is far from Edom.
  23. 1 Chronicles 1:50 Variant Pau
  24. 1 Chronicles 1:51 Variant Alvah. The Hebrew letters i and v look alike.
  25. 1 Chronicles 2:3 Or Bathshua
  26. 1 Chronicles 2:6 Variant Darda
  27. 1 Chronicles 2:7 Achar, which means troubler, is a derogatory name for Achan, who stole from the goods of Jericho that had been devoted to destruction (Joshua 7). A few Hebrew manuscripts read Achan.
  28. 1 Chronicles 2:9 This Celubai seems to be the same person as Caleb in verse 18.
  29. 1 Chronicles 2:9 The Greek text adds the name Aram at the end of the verse.
  30. 1 Chronicles 2:10 Variant Aram. See Ruth 4:19, which includes both readings, and the Greek of Matthew 1:3-4, which reads Aram. The identity of Ram and Aram in these texts is uncertain. It is uncertain whether these are two names for one person or two different people.
  31. 1 Chronicles 2:11 Variant Salmon
  32. 1 Chronicles 2:12 There appear to be gaps in this genealogy. See the parallel list in Ruth 4.
  33. 1 Chronicles 2:17 Variant the Israelite here and in 2 Samuel 17:25
  34. 1 Chronicles 2:18 The Hebrew text reads and Jerioth. Since only one woman is mentioned in the next sentence, the word and here seems to be explanatory, producing the meaning also called Jerioth. The text is difficult, and translations vary greatly. By alternate arrangements of the text, Jerioth is understood as the name of the first son or of a second wife.
  35. 1 Chronicles 2:19 The genealogies of Caleb son of Hezron (not to be confused with Joshuaā€™s companion Caleb) are very confusing, probably because his life was a tangle of wives and concubines. See verses 21-24, 42-47.
  36. 1 Chronicles 2:22 The Hebrew word ā€˜ir, usually translated cities, includes settlements smaller than what would typically be called cities today.
  37. 1 Chronicles 2:23 Literally its daughters
  38. 1 Chronicles 2:24 This difficult text has also been translated: After Hezronā€™s death, Caleb had sexual relations with Ephrath, his father Hezronā€™s wife (v 19), and she bore to him Ashhur the father of Tekoa, but this translation requires some emendation of the text.
  39. 1 Chronicles 2:31 However, see verse 34.
  40. 1 Chronicles 2:34 It has been suggested that verse 34 is an explanatory footnote to verse 31, and that the ā€œson,ā€ Ahlai, who is named in verse 31, is in fact a daughter through whom the family line was carried on.
  41. 1 Chronicles 2:42 Alternate reading of the Hebrew. The main Hebrew text reads and the sons of Mareshah. Ziph and Hebron are the names of cities.
  42. 1 Chronicles 2:49 Apparently this is not the same person as the Aksah who was the daughter of the later Caleb, the companion of Joshua.
  43. 1 Chronicles 2:52 Menuhoth is a literal translation. The ending –oth is usually a feminine plural. This may refer to the same group that is called Manahathites in verse 54.
  44. 1 Chronicles 2:54 Here a manā€™s ā€œsonsā€ are cities and towns inhabited by his descendants.
  45. 1 Chronicles 3:5 Elsewhere called Bathsheba, daughter of Eliam. There are variant spellings for many of the names in this list. Not all of them are marked by notes.
  46. 1 Chronicles 3:5 Also called Shammua
  47. 1 Chronicles 3:15 Also called Jehoahaz
  48. 1 Chronicles 3:16 Also called Jehoiachin
  49. 1 Chronicles 3:16 Zedekiah was a son of Josiah and the uncle of Jeconiah. He was a son of Jeconiah in the sense that he was his successor.
  50. 1 Chronicles 3:19 Since Zerubbabel is elsewhere called the son of Shealtiel, there may have been a levirate marriage or adoption involved.
  51. 1 Chronicles 3:22 The translation omits an accidental repetition of the words sons and Shemaiah from the text.
  52. 1 Chronicles 4:1 Literally sons. The five sons here are five generations. Carmi seems to be the same person as Caleb in chapter 2.
  53. 1 Chronicles 4:3 The translation follows the Greek and Latin texts. The Hebrew text reads these were the father of Etam.
  54. 1 Chronicles 4:9 The name Jabez sounds like the Hebrew word for pain.
  55. 1 Chronicles 4:10 Or harm
  56. 1 Chronicles 4:13 The words and Meonothai are not present in the Hebrew text but are present in the Greek and Latin texts.
  57. 1 Chronicles 4:14 Ge Harashim means Valley of Craftsmen.
  58. 1 Chronicles 4:17 The Hebrew text of verse 17 simply reads she gave birth to without naming the wife. The wife is first named near the end of verse 18. That reference has been moved to verse 17 for clarity.
  59. 1 Chronicles 4:19 The text and translation of this verse are uncertain.
  60. 1 Chronicles 4:22 The verse is very difficult and translations are numerous, for example: 1) both of whom ruled in Moab and in Jashubi Lehem (Jashubi Lehem is the name of a place); 2) both of whom ruled in Moab, and Jashubi Lehem.Ā .Ā . (Jashubi Lehem is a person); 3) who ruled in Moab and returned to [Beth]Lehem (here yashubi is a verb meaning returned); 4) who married into Moab but returned to Lehem.
  61. 1 Chronicles 4:32 This seems to be the same as Ether in Joshua 19:7.
  62. 1 Chronicles 4:33 This seems to be the same as Baalath Beā€™er (which is Ramah of the Negev) in Joshua 19:8.
  63. 1 Chronicles 5:4 Literally sons
  64. 1 Chronicles 5:6 The Hebrew has a variant spelling, Tilgath-pilneser, here and in verse 26.
  65. 1 Chronicles 5:15 Fatherā€™s houses and fathersā€™ houses were among the names of the social subdivisions of Israel.
  66. 1 Chronicles 6:1 Also spelled Gershon in the Pentateuch
  67. 1 Chronicles 6:1 English chapter 6:1-15 equals Hebrew 5:27-41.
  68. 1 Chronicles 6:3 The same Hebrew word as sons
  69. 1 Chronicles 6:10 The temple is frequently called the House in Kings and Chronicles.
  70. 1 Chronicles 6:10 The succession of priestsā€™ names in Samuel and Kings suggests that it was the Azariah in verse 9 who served under Solomon, since Zadok was the priest at the beginning of Solomonā€™s reign. See also 1 Kings 4:2.
  71. 1 Chronicles 6:15 This genealogy of high priests does not list every generation. This plus the occurrence of frequent namesakes creates some difficulties in matching this genealogy with the references to priests in Samuel and Kings.
  72. 1 Chronicles 6:16 English 6:16-81 equals Hebrew 6:1-66.
  73. 1 Chronicles 6:26 The marginal reading (qere) is Elkanah, the sons of Elkanah. The consonantal Hebrew text (kethiv) reads Elkanah, his son Elkanah.
  74. 1 Chronicles 6:27 The words his son Samuel are not present in the Hebrew text but are present in some Greek texts.
  75. 1 Chronicles 6:39 Literally brother, which can also be translated relative
  76. 1 Chronicles 6:60 The total in verse 60 says that there are thirteen cities, but there are only eleven cities named in the Hebrew text. The two additional names Juttah and Gibeon are present in the list in Joshua 21 and in the ancient versions of this text and, therefore, are added to the translation above.
  77. 1 Chronicles 6:61 Joshua 21:5 says some of these ten cities were from Dan and Ephraim.
  78. 1 Chronicles 6:68 Joshua 21:22 reads Kibzaim.
  79. 1 Chronicles 6:70 Joshua 21:25 reads Taā€™anach.
  80. 1 Chronicles 6:70 Elsewhere called Ibleam. Joshua 21:25 repeats Gath Rimmon.
  81. 1 Chronicles 6:70 This list has only eight cities, not the ten listed in the parallel passage in Joshua 21. Two cities from Dan, namely Eltekeh and Gibbethon, included in Joshua 21:23, are omitted in Chronicles.
  82. 1 Chronicles 6:72 In Joshua 21:28 this city is listed as Kishion.
  83. 1 Chronicles 6:73 In Joshua 21:29 it is listed as Jarmuth.
  84. 1 Chronicles 6:73 In Joshua 21:29 it is listed as En Gannim.
  85. 1 Chronicles 6:75 In Joshua 21:31 it is called Helkath.
  86. 1 Chronicles 6:77 Jokneam and Nahalal are not present in the Hebrew text, but they are restored to match the twelve cities in Joshua. In Joshua 21:34 these four cities are called Jokneam, Kartah, Dimnah, and Nahalal.
  87. 1 Chronicles 7:3 To get the total of five, Izrahiah must be included in the count.
  88. 1 Chronicles 7:11 That is, grandsons
  89. 1 Chronicles 7:12 Verse 12 is difficult. The -im ending usually indicates a group of people, not the name of a person, but in Genesis 46:21 Muppim and Huppim are sons of Benjamin. In Genesis 46:23 Hushim is a son of Dan. The list for Dan may be folded into the list for Benjamin. See also verse 15.
  90. 1 Chronicles 7:15 Literally for Huppim and Shuppim
  91. 1 Chronicles 7:16 According to verses 15 and 16, Maā€™akah is named both as Makirā€™s sister and his wife. It is not clear if this refers to one woman or two. See 9:35 where Maā€™a kah is Jeielā€™s wife.
  92. 1 Chronicles 7:23 Beriah sounds like in trouble in Hebrew.
  93. 1 Chronicles 7:25 The words his son are missing from the Hebrew manuscripts.
  94. 1 Chronicles 7:34 Or Shomer
  95. 1 Chronicles 7:34 Or Hubbah
  96. 1 Chronicles 7:35 Apparently the same as Hotham
  97. 1 Chronicles 8:7 The circumstances concerning this exile are unclear.
  98. 1 Chronicles 8:29 The name Jeiel is not present in the Hebrew text. It is supplied from the Greek. See 9:35.
  99. 1 Chronicles 8:30 The name Ner is not present in the Hebrew text. It is supplied from the Greek.
  100. 1 Chronicles 8:33 Also known as Ishbosheth
  101. 1 Chronicles 8:34 Also known as Mephibosheth
  102. 1 Chronicles 9:4 The translation follows the Hebrew reading from the margin. The main text reads Benjamin.
  103. 1 Chronicles 9:5 Variant Shelanites. See Numbers 26:20.
  104. 1 Chronicles 9:39 Also called Ishbosheth in Samuel
  105. 1 Chronicles 9:40 Also called Mephibosheth in Samuel
  106. 1 Chronicles 9:42 Variant Jadah. In Hebrew script the letters r and d look alike.

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