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The Genealogy of Isaac’s Descendants^(A)

1 Adam, Seth, Enosh, ² Kenan, Mahalalel, Jared, ³ Enoch, Methuselah, Lamech, ⁴ Noah: Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

⁵ Japheth’s descendants were Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras. ⁶ Gomer’s descendants were Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah. ⁷ Javan’s descendants were the people from Elishah, Tarshish, Cyprus, and Rhodes.

⁸ Ham’s descendants were Cush, Egypt, Put, and Canaan. ⁹ Cush’s descendants were Seba, Havilah, Sabta, Raama, and Sabteca. Raama’s descendants were Sheba and Dedan. ¹⁰ Cush was the father of Nimrod, the first mighty warrior on the earth. ¹¹ Egypt was the ancestor of the Ludites, Anamites, Lehabites, Naphtuhites, ¹² Pathrusites, Casluhites (from whom the Philistines came), and the Caphtorites. ¹³ Canaan was the father of Sidon his firstborn, then Heth, ¹⁴ also the Jebusites, the Amorites, the Girgashites, ¹⁵ the Hivites, the Arkites, the Sinites, ¹⁶ the Arvadites, the Zemarites, and the Hamathites.

¹⁷ The descendants of Shem were Elam, Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud, Aram, Uz, Hul, Gether, and Meshech. ¹⁸ Arpachshad was the father of Shelah, and Shelah was the father of Eber. ¹⁹ Two sons were born to Eber. The name of the one was Peleg [Division], because in his day the earth was divided. His brother’s name was Joktan. ²⁰ Joktan was the father of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah, ²¹ Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah, ²² Ebal, Abimael, Sheba, ²³ Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. All these were sons of Joktan.

²⁴ Shem, Arpachshad, Shelah, ²⁵ Eber, Peleg, Reu, ²⁶ Serug, Nahor, Terah, ²⁷ Abram (that is, Abraham). ²⁸ Abraham’s sons were Isaac and Ishmael.

²⁹ This is their list of descendants: Ishmael’s firstborn was Nebaioth, then Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam, ³⁰ Mishma, Dumah, Massa, Hadad, Tema, ³¹ Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah. These were the sons of Ishmael.

³² Keturah, Abraham’s concubine,^[a] gave birth to the following sons: Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah. Jokshan’s sons were Sheba and Dedan. ³³ The sons of Midian were Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah. All these were descendants of Keturah.

³⁴ Abraham was the father of Isaac. Isaac’s sons were Esau and Israel. ³⁵ Esau’s sons were Eliphaz, Reuel, Jeush, Jalam, and Korah. ³⁶ Eliphaz’s sons were Teman and Omar, Zephi and Gatam, Kenaz and Amalek, son of Timna.^{[b] 37} Reuel’s sons were Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah. ³⁸ Seir’s sons were Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan. ³⁹ Lotan’s sons were Hori and Homam. Timna was Lotan’s sister. ⁴⁰ Shobal’s sons were Alian, Manahath, Ebal, Shephi, and Onam. Zibeon’s sons were Aiah and Anah. ⁴¹ Anah’s son was Dishon. Dishon’s sons were Hamran, Eshban, Ithran, and Cheran. ⁴² Ezer’s sons were Bilhan, Zaavan, Jaakan. Dishan’s sons were Uz and Aran.

⁴³ These were the kings who ruled Edom before any king ruled the people of Israel: Bela, son of Beor, and the name of his ⌞capital⌟ city was Dinhabah. ⁴⁴ After Bela died, Jobab, son of Zerah from Bozrah, succeeded him as king. ⁴⁵ After Jobab died, Husham from the land of the Temanites succeeded him as king. ⁴⁶ After Husham died, Hadad, son of Bedad, who defeated the Midianites in the country of Moab, succeeded him as king, and the name of his ⌞capital⌟ city was Avith. ⁴⁷ After Hadad died, Samlah from Masrekah succeeded him as king. ⁴⁸ After Samlah died, Shaul from Rehoboth on the river succeeded him as king. ⁴⁹ After Shaul died, Baal Hanan, son of Achbor, succeeded him as king. ⁵⁰ After Baal Hanan died, Hadad succeeded him as king, and the name of his ⌞capital⌟ city was Pai. His wife’s name was Mehetabel, daughter of Matred and granddaughter of Mezahab. ⁵¹ Then Hadad died.

The tribal leaders of Edom were Timna, Aliah, Jetheth, ⁵² Oholibamah, Elah, Pinon, ⁵³ Kenaz, Teman, Mibzar, ⁵⁴ Magdiel, and Iram. These were the tribal leaders of Edom.

Israel’s Twelve Sons^(B)

2 These were Israel’s sons: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun, ² Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.

Judah’s Descendants^(C)

³ Judah’s sons were Er, Onan, and Shelah. These three were born to him by Bathshua, a Canaanite woman. The Lord considered Er, Judah’s firstborn, evil, so the Lord killed Er. ⁴ Tamar, Judah’s daughter-in-law, gave birth to Judah’s sons Perez and Zerah. Judah had five sons in all.

⁵ Perez’s sons were Hezron and Hamul. ⁶ Zerah’s sons were Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Calcol, and Dara ^[c]—five in all. ⁷ Carmi’s son was Achar, who caused trouble for Israel by taking goods that were claimed by God. ⁸ Ethan’s son was Azariah.

⁹ The sons born to Hezron were Jerahmeel, Ram, and Chelubai. ¹⁰ Ram was the father of Amminadab. Amminadab was the father of Nahshon, leader of Judah’s people. ¹¹ Nahshon was the father of Salma, and Salma was the father of Boaz. ¹² Boaz was the father of Obed, and Obed was the father of Jesse. ¹³ Jesse was the father of Eliab (his firstborn), Abinadab (his second son), Shimea (his third son), ¹⁴ Nethanel (his fourth son), Raddai (his fifth son), ¹⁵ Ozem (his sixth son), and David (his seventh son). ¹⁶ Their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. Zeruiah’s three sons were Abishai, Joab, and Asahel. ¹⁷ Abigail was the mother of Amasa, whose father was Jether, a descendant of Ishmael.

¹⁸ Hezron’s son was Caleb. Caleb and his wife Azubah had a son named Jerioth. Her other sons were Jesher, Shobab, and Ardon. ¹⁹ After Azubah died, Caleb married Ephrath. She gave birth to Hur. ²⁰ Hur was the father of Uri, and Uri was the father of Bezalel.

²¹ Afterwards, Hezron slept with the daughter of Machir, the man who first settled Gilead. Hezron had married her when he was 60 years old. She gave birth to Segub. ²² Segub was the father of Jair, who had 23 towns in Gilead. ²³ Geshur and Aram captured Havvoth Jair with Kenath and its villages (60 cities in all). All of these people were descendants of Machir, the man who first settled Gilead. ²⁴ After Hezron died in Caleb Ephrathah, Hezron’s wife Abijah gave birth to Ashhur, who first settled Tekoa.

²⁵ Jerahmeel (the firstborn son of Hezron) fathered Ram (his firstborn), then Bunah, Oren, Ozem, and Ahijah. ²⁶ Jerahmeel had another wife. Her name was Atarah, and she was the mother of Onam.

²⁷ The sons of Ram (the firstborn son of Jerahmeel) were Maaz, Jamin, and Eker. ²⁸ Onam’s sons were Shammai and Jada. Shammai’s sons were Nadab and Abishur. ²⁹ The name of Abishur’s wife was Abihail. She gave birth to Ahban and Molid. ³⁰ Nadab’s sons were Seled and Appaim, but Seled died without children. ³¹ Appaim’s son was Ishi, and Ishi’s son was Sheshan, and Sheshan’s son was Ahlai. ³² The sons of Jada (Shammai’s brother) were Jether and Jonathan. Jether died without children. ³³ Jonathan’s sons were Peleth and Zaza. These were the descendants of Jerahmeel.

³⁴ Sheshan had no sons, but he had daughters. He had an Egyptian slave named Jarha. ³⁵ Sheshan let Jarha marry one of his daughters. She gave birth to Attai. ³⁶ Attai was the father of Nathan. Nathan was the father of Zabad. ³⁷ Zabad was the father of Ephlal. Ephlal was the father of Obed. ³⁸ Obed was the father of Jehu. Jehu was the father of Azariah. ³⁹ Azariah was the father of Helez. Helez was the father of Eleasah. ⁴⁰ Eleasah was the father of Sismai. Sismai was the father of Shallum. ⁴¹ Shallum was the father of Jekamiah. Jekamiah was the father of Elishama.

⁴² The descendants of Caleb (Jerahmeel’s brother) were his firstborn son Mesha, who first settled Ziph, and the sons of Mareshah, who first settled Hebron. ⁴³ Hebron’s sons were Korah, Tappuah, Rekem, and Shema. ⁴⁴ Shema was the father of Raham, who first settled Jorkeam. Rekem was the father of Shammai. ⁴⁵ Shammai’s son was Maon, who first settled Beth Zur. ⁴⁶ Ephah, Caleb’s concubine,^[d] was the mother of Haran, Moza, and Gazez. Haran was the father of Gazez. ⁴⁷ Jahdai’s sons were Regem, Jotham, Geshan, Pelet, Ephah, and Shaaph. ⁴⁸ Maacah, Caleb’s concubine, was the mother of Sheber and Tirhanah. ⁴⁹ Also, she was the mother of Shaaph, who first settled Madmannah, and of Sheva, who first settled Machbenah and Gibea. Caleb’s daughter was Achsah. ⁵⁰ These people were the descendants of Caleb.

The sons of Hur, the firstborn son of Ephrath, were Shobal, who first settled Kiriath Jearim, ⁵¹ Salma, who first settled Bethlehem, and Hareph, who first settled Beth Gadar. ⁵² Shobal, who first settled Kiriath Jearim, had these descendants: Haroeh, half of the Manahathites, ⁵³ the families of Kiriath Jearim, the Ithrites, the Puthites, the Shumathites, and the Mishraites. From these people came the Zorahites and Eshtaolites.

⁵⁴ The descendants of Salma, ⌞who first settled⌟ Bethlehem, were the Netophathites, Atroth, ⌞who first settled⌟ Beth Joab, half of the Manahathites, the Zorites, ⁵⁵ and the families of scribes who lived at Jabez. These families were the people of Tira, Shimea, and Sucah. These people are the Kenites who came from Hammath. They first settled Beth Rechab.

Judah’s Descendants: the Royal Family^(D)

3 These were David’s sons who were born to him while he was in Hebron: His first son was Amnon, ⌞born⌟ to Ahinoam from Jezreel. The second was Daniel, ⌞born⌟ to Abigail from Carmel. ² The third was Absalom, ⌞born⌟ to Maacah (the daughter of King Talmai) from Geshur. The fourth was Adonijah, whose mother was Haggith. ³ The fifth was Shephatiah, ⌞born⌟ to Abital. The sixth was Ithream, ⌞born⌟ to David’s wife Eglah. ⁴ Six sons were born to him in Hebron, where he ruled for seven years and six months. He ruled for 33 years in Jerusalem.

⁵ These ⌞children⌟ were born to David in Jerusalem: Shimea, Shobab, Nathan, and Solomon (the mother of these four was Ammiel’s daughter Bathshua) and ⁶ Ibhar, Elishama, Eliphelet, ⁷ Nogah, Nepheg, Japhia, ⁸ Elishama, Eliada, and Eliphelet (nine ⌞by other wives⌟). ⁹ All of these were David’s sons. Besides these, there were the sons of the concubines.^[e] Tamar was their sister.

¹⁰ Solomon’s son was Rehoboam. Rehoboam’s son was Abijah. Abijah’s son was Asa. Asa’s son was Jehoshaphat. ¹¹ Jehoshaphat’s son was Joram. Joram’s son was Ahaziah. Ahaziah’s son was Joash. ¹² Joash’s son was Amaziah. Amaziah’s son was Azariah. Azariah’s son was Jotham. ¹³ Jotham’s son was Ahaz. Ahaz’s son was Hezekiah. Hezekiah’s son was Manasseh. ¹⁴ Manasseh’s son was Amon. Amon’s son was Josiah. ¹⁵ Josiah’s firstborn son was Johanan, the second was Jehoiakim, the third was Zedekiah, and the fourth was Shallum. ¹⁶ Jehoiakim’s son was Jeconiah, whose son was Zedekiah.

¹⁷ The descendants of the prisoner Jeconiah were his son Shealtiel, ¹⁸ then Malchiram, Pedaiah, Shenazzar, Jekamiah, Hoshama, and Nedabiah. ¹⁹ Pedaiah’s sons were Zerubbabel and Shimei. Zerubbabel’s sons were Meshullam and Hananiah, and Shelomith was their sister. ²⁰ There were also five other sons: Hashubah, Ohel, Berechiah, Hasadiah, and Jushab Hesed. ²¹ Hananiah’s sons were Pelatiah and Jeshaiah. Jeshaiah’s son was Rephaiah.^[f] Rephaiah’s son was Arnan. Arnan’s son was Obadiah. Obadiah’s son was Shecaniah.^{[g] 22} Shecaniah’s son was Shemaiah. Shemaiah’s six sons were Hattush, Igal, Bariah, Neariah, and Shaphat. ²³ Neariah’s three sons were Elioenai, Hizkiah, and Azrikam. ²⁴ Elioenai’s seven sons were Hodaviah, Eliashib, Pelaiah, Akkub, Johanan, Delaiah, and Anani.

More of Judah’s Descendants

4 Judah’s descendants were Perez, Hezron, Carmi, Hur, and Shobal. ² Reaiah, son of Shobal, was the father of Jahath. Jahath was the father of Ahumai and Lahad. These were the families of the Zorathites.

³ These were the first settlers in Etam: Jezreel, Ishma, and Idbash. Their sister’s name was Hazelelponi. ⁴ Penuel was the father of Gedor, and Ezer was the father of Hushah. These were the sons of Hur, the firstborn of Ephrathah, who first settled Bethlehem.

⁵ Ashhur, who first settled Tekoa, had two wives, Helah and Naarah. ⁶ Naarah gave birth to Ahuzzam, Hepher, Temeni, and Haahashtari. These were Naarah’s sons. ⁷ Helah’s sons were Zereth, Izohar, and Ethnan. ⁸ Koz was the father of Anub and Zobebah, and he was the ancestor of the families of Aharhel, son of Harum.

⁹ Jabez was more honorable than his brothers. His mother had named him Jabez [Painful], because she said that his birth was painful. ¹⁰ Jabez prayed to the God of Israel, “Please bless me and give me more territory. May your power be with me and free me from evil so that I will not be in pain.” God gave him what he prayed for.

¹¹ Chelub, Shuhah’s brother, was the father of Mehir, who was the father of Eshton. ¹² Eshton was the first to settle Beth Rapha. He was the father of Paseah and Tehinnah, who first settled the city of Nahash. These were the men from Recah.

¹³ Kenaz’s sons were Othniel and Seraiah. The sons of Othniel were Hathath and Meonothai.^{[h] 14} Meonothai was the father of Ophrah. Seraiah was the father of Joab, who first settled the valley of Craftsmen. (It was named this because they were craftsmen.) ¹⁵ The sons of Caleb, son of Jephunneh, were Iru, Elah, and Naam. Elah’s son was Kenaz.

¹⁶ Jehallelel’s sons were Ziph, Ziphah, Tiria, and Asarel. ¹⁷ Ezrah’s sons were Jether, Mered, Epher, and Jalon. His wife gave birth to Miriam, Shammai, and Ishbah, who first settled Eshtemoa. ¹⁸ His Judean wife was the mother of Jered, who first settled Gedor, Heber, who first settled Soco, and Jekuthiel, who first settled Zanoah.

¹⁹ The sons of Hodiah’s wife, the sister of Naham, first settled Keilah of the Garmites and Eshtemoa of the Maacathites. ²⁰ Shimon’s sons were Amnon, Rinnah, Ben Hanan, and Tilon. Ishi’s sons were Zoheth and Ben Zoheth.

²¹ The descendants of Shelah, son of Judah, were Er, who first settled Lecah, Laadah, who first settled Mareshah, families of the guild of linen workers at Beth Ashbea, ²² Jokim, Joash, Saraph, and the men of Cozeba. Saraph ruled Moab and Jashubi Lehem (according to ancient records). ²³ They were the potters who lived at Netaim and Gederah. They lived there with the king and did his work.

Simeon’s Descendants

²⁴ Simeon’s sons were Nemuel, Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, and Shaul. ²⁵ Shaul’s son was Shallum. Shallum’s son was Mibsam. Mibsam’s son was Mishma. ²⁶ Mishma’s son was Hammuel. Hammuel’s son was Zaccur. Zaccur’s son was Shimei. ²⁷ Shimei had 16 sons and 6 daughters. But his brothers didn’t have many children, so their entire family didn’t become as large as the people of Judah.

²⁸ Simeon’s descendants lived in Beersheba, Moladah, Hazar Shual, ²⁹ Bilhah, Ezem, Tolad, ³⁰ Bethuel, Hormah, Ziklag, ³¹ Beth Marcaboth, Hazar Susim, Beth Biri, and Shaaraim. These were their cities until David became king. ³² Their five cities were Etam, Ain, Rimmon, Tochen, and Ashan. ³³ They also had all the villages around these cities as far as the city of Baal. These places were where they lived, and they had their own genealogical records:

³⁴ Meshobab, Jamlech, Joshah (son of Amaziah), ³⁵ Joel, Jehu (son of Joshibiah, grandson of Seraiah, and great-grandson of Asiel), ³⁶ Elioenai, Jaakobah, Jeshohaiah, Asaiah, Adiel, Jesimiel, Benaiah, and ³⁷ Ziza (son of Shiphi, grandson of Allon, great-grandson of Jedaiah, a descendant of Shimri and Shemaiah). ³⁸ These who are mentioned by name were leaders in their families, and the number of people in their households increased.

³⁹ They moved to the outskirts of Gedor, on the east side of the valley, to find pasture for their flocks. ⁴⁰ They found pasture that was rich and good. The land was vast, peaceful, and quiet because the Hamites used to live there. ⁴¹ In the days of King Hezekiah of Judah, the men listed here knocked down tents and killed the Meunites. They claimed the Meunites for God and destroyed them. (Even today no Meunites live there.) They lived in that land in place of the Meunites in order to have pasture for their flocks. ⁴² Ishi’s sons Pelatiah, Neariah, Rephaiah, and Uzziel led 500 of Simeon’s male descendants to Mount Seir. ⁴³ They killed the Amalekites who were left. Simeon’s descendants still live there today.

Reuben’s Descendants

5 These are the sons of Reuben, Israel’s firstborn. (Although he was the firstborn, his rights as firstborn were given to his nephews, Joseph’s sons, because he dishonored his father’s bed. However, Joseph couldn’t be listed in the genealogy as the firstborn son. ² Even though Judah was more prominent than his brothers and the prince was to come from him, Joseph received the rights as firstborn.)

³ The sons of Reuben, Israel’s firstborn, were Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi. ⁴ Joel’s son was Shemaiah. Shemaiah’s son was Gog. Gog’s son was Shimei. ⁵ Shimei’s son was Micah. Micah’s son was Reaiah. Reaiah’s son was Baal. ⁶ Baal’s son was Beerah. King Tiglath Pilneser of Assyria took him away as a captive. He was leader of the tribe of Reuben. ⁷ Beerah’s brothers according to their families, when they were enrolled in the genealogical records according to their ancestry, were as follows: The first was Jeiel, then Zechariah ⁸ and Bela (son of Azaz, grandson of Shema, and great-grandson of Joel).

Reuben’s descendants lived in Aroer as far as Nebo and Baal Meon. ⁹ Some of them lived eastward as far as the edge of the desert that extends to the Euphrates River, because they had so much livestock in Gilead. ¹⁰ In Saul’s day they fought a war against the Hagrites, defeated them, and lived in their tents throughout the entire region east of Gilead.

Gad’s Descendants

¹¹ Gad’s descendants lived next to Reuben’s descendants in Bashan as far ⌞east⌟ as Salcah. ¹² One family descended from Gad’s first son Joel. Another family descended from Gad’s second son Shapham. Other families descended from Gad’s sons Janai and Shaphat in Bashan. ¹³ Their seven relatives by families were Michael, Meshullam, Sheba, Jorai, Jacan, Zia, and Eber. ¹⁴ These were the sons of Abihail, who was the son of Huri, grandson of Jaroah, and great-grandson of Gilead. Gilead was the son of Michael, grandson of Jeshishai, great-grandson of Jahdo, and great-great-grandson of Buz. ¹⁵ Ahi, son of Abdiel and grandson of Guni, was the head of their families. ¹⁶ They lived in Gilead, in Bashan and its villages, and in the entire pastureland of Sharon to its extreme edges. ¹⁷ All these people were recorded in genealogical records in the days of King Jotham of Judah and King Jeroboam of Israel.

Reuben, Gad, and Manasseh Fight Hagar’s Descendants

¹⁸ The descendants of Reuben, Gad, and half of the tribe of Manasseh had 44,760 soldiers ready to go to war. They were skilled fighters who could carry shields and swords and shoot arrows. ¹⁹ They went to war against Hagar’s descendants (including Jetur, Naphish, and Nodab) ²⁰ and received help while fighting them. Hagar’s descendants and the nations with them were handed over to Reuben’s descendants. They had called out to God during the battle, and he answered their prayers because they trusted him. ²¹ They confiscated the Hagrites’ livestock: 50,000 of their camels, 250,000 sheep and goats, and 2,000 donkeys. They captured 100,000 people. ²² Many were killed in battle because this was God’s war. Reuben, Gad, and half of the tribe of Manasseh lived in the Hagrites’ land until the Assyrians captured them.

The Leaders of the Tribe of Manasseh East of the Jordan River

²³ Half of the tribe of Manasseh lived in the land from Bashan to Baal Hermon, Senir, and Mount Hermon. The tribe members were numerous. ²⁴ These were the heads of Manasseh’s families: Epher, Ishi, Eliel, Azriel, Jeremiah, Hodaviah, and Jahdiel. They were soldiers who were famous heads of their families.

The Assyrians Capture Gad, Reuben, and Half of the Tribe of Manasseh

²⁵ But Gad, Reuben, and half of the tribe of Manasseh were unfaithful to the God of their ancestors. They chased after the gods of the people of the land as if they were prostitutes. God had destroyed these people as the Israelites arrived. ²⁶ Then the God of Israel led King Pul of Assyria (King Tiglath Pilneser of Assyria) to take Reuben, Gad, and half of the tribe of Manasseh into captivity. He brought them to Halah, Habor, Hara, and the Gozan River. They are still there today.

Levi’s Descendants

6 ^[i]Levi’s sons were Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. ² Kohath’s sons were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. ³ Amram’s children were Aaron, Moses, and Miriam. Aaron’s sons were Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.

⁴ Eleazar was the father of Phinehas. Phinehas was the father of Abishua. ⁵ Abishua was the father of Bukki. Bukki was the father of Uzzi. ⁶ Uzzi was the father of Zerahiah. Zerahiah was the father of Meraioth. ⁷ Meraioth was the father of Amariah. Amariah was the father of Ahitub. ⁸ Ahitub was the father of Zadok. Zadok was the father of Ahimaaz. ⁹ Ahimaaz was the father of Azariah. Azariah was the father of Johanan. ¹⁰ Johanan was the father of Azariah. (He was the one who served as priest in the temple Solomon built in Jerusalem.) ¹¹ Azariah was the father of Amariah. Amariah was the father of Ahitub. ¹² Ahitub was the father of Zadok. Zadok was the father of Shallum. ¹³ Shallum was the father of Hilkiah. Hilkiah was the father of Azariah. ¹⁴ Azariah was the father of Seraiah. Seraiah was the father of Jehozadak. ¹⁵ Jehozadak was taken captive when the Lord used Nebuchadnezzar to take Judah and Jerusalem away into captivity.

¹⁶ Levi’s sons were Gershom, Kohath, and Merari. ¹⁷ These are the names of Gershom’s sons: Libni and Shimei. ¹⁸ Kohath’s sons were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. ¹⁹ Merari’s sons were Mahli and Mushi.

These are the descendants of Levi’s sons. They are grouped by families:

²⁰ Gershom’s son was Libni. Libni’s son was Jahath. Jahath’s son was Zimmah. ²¹ Zimmah’s son was Joah. Joah’s son was Iddo. Iddo’s son was Zerah. Zerah’s son was Jeatherai.

²² These were Kohath’s descendants: Kohath’s son was Amminadab. Amminadab’s son was Korah. Korah’s son was Assir. ²³ Assir’s son was Elkanah. Elkanah’s son was Ebiasaph. Ebiasaph’s son was Assir. ²⁴ Assir’s son was Tahath. Tahath’s son was Uriel. Uriel’s son was Uzziah. Uzziah’s son was Shaul. ²⁵ Elkanah’s sons were Amasai and Ahimoth. ²⁶ Ahimoth’s son was Elkanah. Elkanah’s son was Zophai. Zophai’s son was Nahath. ²⁷ Nahath’s son was Eliab. Eliab’s son was Jeroham. Jeroham’s son was Elkanah. ²⁸ Samuel’s sons were Joel, who was his firstborn, and Abijah, who was his second son.

²⁹ These were Merari’s descendants: Merari’s son was Mahli. Mahli’s son was Libni. Libni’s son was Shimei. Shimei’s son was Uzzah. ³⁰ Uzzah’s son was Shimea. Shimea’s son was Haggiah. Haggiah’s son was Asaiah.

³¹ David put men in charge of the music in the Lord’s temple after the ark was placed there permanently. ³² They served as musicians in the courtyard in front of the tent of meeting until Solomon built the Lord’s temple in Jerusalem. They performed their duties according to the regulations set down for them.

³³ These are the men who served (their descendants also served):

The musician Heman was from Kohath’s family line. Heman was the son of Joel, who was the son of Samuel, ³⁴ who was the son of Elkanah, who was the son of Jeroham, who was the son of Eliel, who was the son of Toah, ³⁵ who was the son of Zuph, who was the son of Elkanah, who was the son of Mahath, who was the son of Amasai, ³⁶ who was the son of Elkanah, who was the son of Joel, who was the son of Azariah, who was the son of Zephaniah, ³⁷ who was the son of Tahath, who was the son of Assir, who was the son of Ebiasaph, who was the son of Korah, ³⁸ who was the son of Izhar, who was the son of Kohath, who was the son of Levi, who was the son of Israel.

³⁹ Heman’s relative Asaph stood on his right. He was the son of Berechiah, who was the son of Shimea, ⁴⁰ who was the son of Michael, who was the son of Baaseiah, who was the son of Malchiah, ⁴¹ who was the son of Ethni, who was the son of Zerah, who was the son of Adaiah, ⁴² who was the son of Ethan, who was the son of Zimmah, who was the son of Shimei, ⁴³ who was the son of Jahath, who was the son of Gershom, who was the son of Levi.

⁴⁴ On the left was Ethan, one of Heman’s relatives descended from Merari. Ethan was the son of Kishi, who was the son of Abdi, who was the son of Malluch, ⁴⁵ who was the son of Hashabiah, who was the son of Amaziah, who was the son of Hilkiah, ⁴⁶ who was the son of Amzi, who was the son of Bani, who was the son of Shemer, ⁴⁷ who was the son of Mahli, who was the son of Mushi, who was the son of Merari, who was the son of Levi.

⁴⁸ Their relatives, the Levites, were assigned all the other duties in the tent, the house of God.

⁴⁹ Aaron and his descendants offered sacrifices on the altar for burnt offerings and on the altar for incense. They did all the work in the most holy place and removed Israel’s sins to make Israel acceptable to God. They did exactly what God’s servant Moses had commanded.

⁵⁰ These were Aaron’s descendants: His son was Eleazar. Eleazar’s son was Phinehas. Phinehas’ son was Abishua. ⁵¹ Abishua’s son was Bukki. Bukki’s son was Uzzi. Uzzi’s son was Zerahiah. ⁵² Zerahiah’s son was Meraioth. Meraioth’s son was Amariah. Amariah’s son was Ahitub. ⁵³ Ahitub’s son was Zadok. Zadok’s son was Ahimaaz.

The Cities Belonging to Levi’s Descendants

⁵⁴ These are the places where Levi’s descendants lived, the places where they settled in the territory chosen for them when lots were drawn:

The ⌞first⌟ lot was drawn for the descendants of Aaron from the family descended from Kohath. ⁵⁵ They were given Hebron in the territory of Judah as well as the pastureland around it, ⁵⁶ but the fields belonging to the city and its villages were given to Caleb, son of Jephunneh. ⁵⁷ Aaron’s descendants were given Hebron as a city of refuge, Libnah with its pastureland, Jattir, Eshtemoa with its pastureland, ⁵⁸ Hilen with its pastureland, Debir with its pastureland, ⁵⁹ Ashan with its pastureland, and Beth Shemesh with its pastureland. ⁶⁰ From the tribe of Benjamin, Aaron’s descendants received Geba with its pastureland, Alemeth with its pastureland, and Anathoth with its pastureland. There was a total of 13 cities for their families.

⁶¹ The rest of Kohath’s descendants received 10 cities chosen by lot from the families of half of the tribe of Manasseh. ⁶² The families of Gershom’s descendants were given 13 cities chosen by lot from the tribes of Issachar, Asher, Naphtali, and ⌞the part of⌟ the tribe of Manasseh that lived in Bashan. ⁶³ The families of Merari’s descendants were given 12 cities chosen by lot from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun.

⁶⁴ So the Israelites gave the Levites the cities with their pasturelands. ⁶⁵ They gave ⌞them⌟ the cities chosen by lot and mentioned here by name from the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin.

⁶⁶ Some of the families of Kohath’s descendants had cities chosen by lot from the tribe of Ephraim. ⁶⁷ They were given these cities of refuge: Shechem with its pastureland in the hills of Ephraim, Gezer with its pastureland, ⁶⁸ Jokmeam with its pastureland, Beth Horon with its pastureland, ⁶⁹ Aijalon with its pastureland, and Gath Rimmon with its pastureland. ⁷⁰ From half of the tribe of Manasseh, they were given Aner with its pastureland and Bileam with its pastureland for the families of the rest of Kohath’s descendants.

⁷¹ Gershom’s descendants received Golan in Bashan with its pastureland and Ashtaroth with its pastureland from the families of half of the tribe of Manasseh. ⁷² From the tribe of Issachar, they received Kedesh with its pastureland, Daberath with its pastureland, ⁷³ Ramoth with its pastureland, and Anem with its pastureland. ⁷⁴ From the tribe of Asher, they received Mashal with its pastureland, Abdon with its pastureland, ⁷⁵ Hukok with its pastureland, and Rehob with its pastureland. ⁷⁶ From the tribe of Naphtali, they received Kedesh in Galilee with its pastureland, Hammon with its pastureland, and Kiriathaim with its pastureland.

⁷⁷ The rest of Merari’s descendants received Rimmono with its pastureland and Tabor with its pastureland from the tribe of Zebulun. ⁷⁸ From the tribe of Reuben,^[j] Merari’s descendants received land east of the Jordan River and across from Jericho: Bezer in the wilderness with its pastureland, Jahzah with its pastureland, ⁷⁹ Kedemoth with its pastureland and Mephaath with its pastureland. ⁸⁰ From the tribe of Gad, they received Ramoth in Gilead with its pastureland, Mahanaim with its pastureland, ⁸¹ Heshbon with its pastureland, and Jazer with its pastureland.

Issachar’s Descendants

7 Issachar’s four sons were Tola, Puah, Jashub, and Shimron. ² Tola’s sons were Uzzi, Rephaiah, Jeriel, Jahmai, Ibsam, and Shemuel. These men were heads of the families of Tola. They were soldiers grouped according to their ancestry. In David’s day there were 22,600 of them. ³ The five descendants of Uzzi were Izrahiah and Izrahiah’s sons Michael, Obadiah, Joel, and Isshiah. All of them were heads ⌞of families⌟. ⁴ They had many wives and children. So in addition to these men grouped according to their ancestry and families, there were 36,000 soldiers. ⁵ Their relatives (that is, all of Issachar’s families) were fighting men. A total of 87,000 of them was recorded in the genealogy.

Benjamin’s Descendants

⁶ Benjamin had three sons: Bela, Becher, and Jediael. ⁷ Bela’s five sons were Ezbon, Uzzi, Uzziel, Jerimoth, and Iri. They were heads of families and fighting men. In the genealogy 22,034 of them were recorded. ⁸ Becher’s sons were Zemirah, Joash, Eliezer, Elioenai, Omri, Jeremoth, Abijah, Anathoth, and Alemeth. These were all of Becher’s sons. ⁹ In the genealogy 22,200 of them were recorded according to their ancestry (the heads of their families and fighting men). ¹⁰ Jediael’s son was Bilhan. Bilhan’s sons were Jeush, Benjamin, Ehud, Chenaanah, Zethan, Tarshish, and Ahishahar. ¹¹ All of these men were Jediael’s descendants. They headed families that produced 17,200 fighting men who could go to war. ¹² The Shuppites and Huppites were Ir’s descendants. The Hushites were descendants of someone else.

Naphtali’s Descendants

¹³ Naphtali’s sons were Jahziel, Guni, Jezer, and Shallum. They were Bilhah’s grandsons.

Manasseh’s Descendants Who Lived West of the Jordan River

¹⁴ Manasseh’s sons were Asriel and Machir. Their mother was Manasseh’s Aramean concubine.^[k] Machir was the first to settle Gilead. ¹⁵ He married a wife from the Huppites and Shuppites. His wife’s ^[l] name was Maacah. The name of his second son was Zelophehad. Zelophehad had only daughters. ¹⁶ Maacah, Machir’s wife, had a son, and she named him Peresh. His brother’s name was Sheresh, whose sons were Ulam and Rakem. ¹⁷ Ulam’s son was Bedan. These were the people of Gilead, descendants of Machir (son of Manasseh). ¹⁸ Bedan’s sister Hammolecheth gave birth to Ishhod, Abiezer, and Mahlah. ¹⁹ Shemida’s sons were Ahian, Shechem, Likhi, and Aniam.

Ephraim’s Descendants

²⁰ Ephraim’s son was Shuthelah. Shuthelah’s son was Bered. Bered’s son was Tahath. Tahath’s son was Eleadah. Eleadah’s son was Tahath. ²¹ Tahath’s son was Zabad. Zabad’s son was Shuthelah.

Ephraim’s sons Ezer and Elead were killed by the men of Gath when they came to take their livestock. ²² Their father Ephraim mourned a long time, even though his brothers tried to comfort him. ²³ Then he slept with his wife, and she became pregnant. She gave birth to a son, and Ephraim named him Beriah [Tragedy], because tragedy had come to his home. ²⁴ Beriah’s daughter was Sheerah, who built Upper and Lower Beth Horon and Uzzen Sheerah. ²⁵ Beriah’s son was Rephah. Rephah’s son was Resheph. Resheph’s son was Telah. Telah’s son was Tahan. ²⁶ Tahan’s son was Ladan. Ladan’s son was Ammihud. Ammihud’s son was Elishama. ²⁷ Elishama’s son was Nun. Nun’s son was Joshua.

²⁸ The land and homes of Ephraim’s descendants were in Bethel and its villages, Naaran to the east, Gezer with its villages to the west, Shechem and its villages, and as far as Gaza and its villages. ²⁹ Next to Manasseh were Beth Shean and its villages, Taanach and its villages, Megiddo and its villages, and Dor and its villages. The descendants of Joseph, son of Israel, live in these cities.

Asher’s Descendants

³⁰ Asher’s sons were Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, and Beriah. Their sister was Serah. ³¹ Beriah’s sons were Heber and Malchiel, who first settled Birzaith. ³² Heber was the father of Japhlet, Shomer, Hotham, and their sister Shua. ³³ Japhlet’s sons were Pasach, Bimhal, and Ashvath. These were Japhlet’s sons. ³⁴ The sons of his brother Shomer were Rohgah, Jehubbah, and Aram. ³⁵ His brother Helem’s sons were Zophah, Imna, Shelesh, and Amal. ³⁶ Zophah’s sons were Suah, Harnepher, Shual, Beri, Imrah, ³⁷ Bezer, Hod, Shamma, Shilsha, Ithran, and Beera. ³⁸ Jether’s sons were Jephunneh, Pispa, and Ara. ³⁹ Ulla’s sons were Arah, Hanniel, and Rizia. ⁴⁰ All of these men were Asher’s descendants—heads of their families, outstanding men, soldiers, and distinguished leaders. Their military roster had 26,000 recorded in it.

Benjamin’s Descendants

8 Benjamin was the father of Bela (his firstborn), Ashbel (his second son), Aharah (his third son), ² Nohah (his fourth son), and Rapha (his fifth son). ³ Bela’s sons were Addar, Gera, Abihud, ⁴ Abishua, Naaman, Ahoah, ⁵ Gera, Shephuphan, and Huram.

⁶ These were Ehud’s sons, who were heads of the families living in Geba and who were taken away as captives to Manahath: ⁷ Naaman, Ahijah, and Gera. Gera led the rest of them away as captives. He was the father of Uzza and Ahihud.

⁸ Shaharaim divorced his wives Hushim and Baara. But later in Moab, ⁹ he and his wife Hodesh had the following sons: Jobab, Zibia, Mesha, Malcam, ¹⁰ Jeuz, Sachia, and Mirmah. All of Shaharaim’s sons became heads of families. ¹¹ He and Hushim were the parents of Abitub and Elpaal. ¹² Elpaal’s sons were Eber, Misham, and Shemed (who built Ono, Lod, and Lod’s villages).

¹³ Beriah and Shema were the heads of the families who lived in Aijalon. They forced out the people living in Gath. ¹⁴ Their brothers ^[m] were Shashak and Jeremoth. ¹⁵ Beriah’s sons were Zebadiah, Arad, Eder, ¹⁶ Michael, Ishpah, and Joha. ¹⁷ Elpaal’s sons were Zebadiah, Meshullam, Hizki, Heber, ¹⁸ Ishmerai, Izliah, and Jobab. ¹⁹ Shimei’s sons were Jakim, Zichri, Zabdi, ²⁰ Elienai, Zillethai, Eliel, ²¹ Adaiah, Beraiah, and Shimrath. ²² Shashak’s sons were Ishpan, Eber, Eliel, ²³ Abdon, Zichri, Hanan, ²⁴ Hananiah, Elam, Anthothijah, ²⁵ Iphdeiah, and Penuel. ²⁶ Jeroham’s sons were Shamsherai, Shehariah, Athaliah, ²⁷ Jaareshiah, Elijah, and Zichri. ²⁸ These were the heads of families listed by their ancestry. They were the heads of families. They lived in Jerusalem.

²⁹ Jeiel,^[n] who first settled Gibeon, lived in Gibeon, and his wife’s name was Maacah. ³⁰ His firstborn son was Abdon, then Zur, Kish, Baal, Nadab, ³¹ Gedor, Ahio, Zecher, ³² and Mikloth, who was the father of Shimeah. They lived next to their relatives in Jerusalem. ³³ Ner was the father of Kish. Kish was the father of Saul. Saul was the father of Jonathan, Malchishua, Abinadab, and Eshbaal. ³⁴ Jonathan’s son was Meribbaal, and Meribbaal was the father of Micah. ³⁵ Micah’s sons were Pithon, Melech, Tarea, and Ahaz. ³⁶ Ahaz was the father of Jehoaddah. Jehoaddah was the father of Alemeth, Azmaveth, and Zimri. Zimri was the father of Moza. ³⁷ Moza was the father of Binea. Binea’s son was Raphah. Raphah’s son was Eleasah. Eleasah’s son was Azel. ³⁸ Azel had six sons. Their names were Azrikam, Bocheru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah, and Hanan. All of these men were Azel’s sons. ³⁹ His brother Eshek’s sons were Ulam (the firstborn), Jeush (the second son), and Eliphelet (the third son). ⁴⁰ Ulam’s sons were soldiers, skilled archers. They had many sons and grandsons, 150 in all. All of these men were Benjamin’s descendants.

The People Who Lived in Jerusalem

9 All Israel was recorded in the genealogies in the Book of the Kings of Israel and Judah. The Israelites were taken away to Babylon as captives because they had sinned. ² The first to settle again on their property in their own cities were ⌞some⌟ Israelites, the priests, the Levites, and the temple servants.

³ Jerusalem was settled by descendants of Judah, Benjamin, Ephraim, and Manasseh:

⁴ From the descendants of Perez, son of Judah, was Uthai, who was the son of Ammihud, grandson of Omri, and great-grandson of Imri. (Imri’s father was Bani.) ⁵ From the descendants of Shilah were Asaiah (the firstborn) and his sons. ⁶ And from the descendants of Zerah were Jeuel and their relatives, 690 in all.

⁷ From the descendants of Benjamin were Sallu (son of Meshullam, grandson of Hodaviah, and great-grandson of Hassenuah), ⁸ Ibneiah (son of Jeroham), Elah (son of Uzzi and grandson of Michri), and Meshullam (son of Shephatiah, grandson of Reuel, and great-grandson of Ibniah), ⁹ and their relatives according to their ancestry. All of these men were heads of their families. A total of 956 of them lived in Jerusalem.

¹⁰ From the priests were Jedaiah, Jehoiarib, Jachin, ¹¹ and Azariah. Azariah was the son of Hilkiah, grandson of Meshullam, and great-grandson of Zadok. Zadok’s father was Meraioth, the son of Ahitub (the official in charge of God’s temple). ¹² Also from the priests were Adaiah (son of Jeroham, grandson of Pashhur, and great-grandson of Malchiah) and Maasai (son of Adiel, grandson of Jahzerah, and great-grandson of Meshullam, whose father was Meshillemith, son of Immer). ¹³ Their relatives who were heads of their families totaled 1,760 soldiers. They served in God’s temple and settled in Jerusalem.

¹⁴ From the Levites descended from Merari were Shemaiah (son of Hasshub, grandson of Azrikam, and great-grandson of Hashabiah), ¹⁵ Bakbakkar, Heresh, Galal, Mattaniah (son of Mica, grandson of Zichri, and great-grandson of Asaph), ¹⁶ Obadiah (son of Shemaiah, grandson of Galal, and great-grandson of Jeduthun), and Berechiah (son of Asa and grandson of Elkanah, who lived in the villages belonging to the Netophathites).

¹⁷ The gatekeepers were Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, Ahiman, and their relatives. (Shallum was in charge.) ¹⁸ Formerly, they were stationed at the king’s gate on the east side. They were the gatekeepers for the Levite quarters.

¹⁹ Shallum (son of Kore, grandson of Ebiasaph, great-grandson of Korah) and the members of his family (Korah’s descendants) were responsible for serving as watchmen at the entrances to the tent, as their ancestors had been in charge of guarding the entrances to the Lord’s camp. ²⁰ (Phinehas, Eleazar’s son, had been the official in charge of the gatekeepers, and the Lord was with him.) ²¹ Zechariah, son of Meshelemiah, was the keeper at the entrance to the tent of meeting. ²² The men chosen to be gatekeepers at the entrances totaled 212. Their genealogies were recorded in their villages. David and the seer ^[o] Samuel appointed them to these positions because they were trustworthy. ²³ So they and their descendants were assigned to be gatekeepers for the Lord’s house, that is, the tent.

²⁴ The gatekeepers were on the four sides (east, west, north, and south). ²⁵ Their relatives had to come from their villages from time to time. They would come to serve under the gatekeepers’ supervision for a period of seven days. ²⁶ The four chief Levite gatekeepers were in charge of the rooms and treasures in God’s temple because of their faithfulness. ²⁷ They would spend the night stationed around God’s temple because they had to guard it and open it every morning.

²⁸ Some of them were in charge of the utensils for worship. They would count them when they brought them in and when they took them out. ²⁹ Other descendants of Korah were placed in charge of the utensils, the holy utensils, the flour, wine, olive oil, incense, and spices. ³⁰ Some of the priests’ sons prepared the mixture of spices. ³¹ Mattithiah, a Levite, the firstborn son of Shallum, Korah’s descendant, was entrusted with preparing the flat bread. ³² Some of their Kohathite relatives were responsible for setting the bread out in rows every day of rest—a holy day.

³³ These were the musicians who were the heads of the Levite families. They lived in rooms in the temple and were free from other duties because they were on duty day and night. ³⁴ They were the heads of the Levite families according to their ancestry. These head Levites lived in Jerusalem.

Saul’s Descendants

³⁵ Jeiel, who first settled Gibeon, lived in Gibeon, and his wife’s name was Maacah. ³⁶ His firstborn son was Abdon, then Zur, Kish, Baal, Nadab, ³⁷ Gedor, Ahio, Zechariah, and Mikloth. ³⁸ Mikloth was the father of Shimeam. They lived next to their relatives in Jerusalem. ³⁹ Ner was the father of Kish. Kish was the father of Saul. Saul was the father of Jonathan, Malchishua, Abinadab, and Eshbaal. ⁴⁰ Jonathan’s son was Meribbaal, and Meribbaal was the father of Micah. ⁴¹ Micah’s sons were Pithon, Melech, and Tarea. ⁴² Ahaz was the father of Jarah. Jarah was the father of Alemeth, Azmaveth, and Zimri. Zimri was the father of Moza. ⁴³ Moza was the father of Binea. Binea’s son was Rephaiah. Rephaiah’s son was Eleasah. Eleasah’s son was Azel. ⁴⁴ Azel had six sons. Their names were Azrikam, Bocheru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah, and Hanan. All of these men were Azel’s sons.