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¹⁸ Caleb son of Hezron had children by his wife Azubah (and by Jerioth). These were her sons: Jesher, Shobab and Ardon. ¹⁹ When Azubah died, Caleb^(A) married Ephrath, who bore him Hur. ²⁰ Hur was the father of Uri, and Uri the father of Bezalel.^(B)

²¹ Later, Hezron, when he was sixty years old, married the daughter of Makir the father of Gilead.^(C) He made love to her, and she bore him Segub. ²² Segub was the father of Jair, who controlled twenty-three towns in Gilead. ²³ (But Geshur and Aram captured Havvoth Jair,^[a](D) as well as Kenath^(E) with its surrounding settlements—sixty towns.) All these were descendants of Makir the father of Gilead.

²⁵ The sons of Jerahmeel the firstborn of Hezron:

Ram his firstborn, Bunah, Oren, Ozem and^[c] Ahijah. ²⁶ Jerahmeel had another wife, whose name was Atarah; she was the mother of Onam.

²⁷ The sons of Ram the firstborn of Jerahmeel:

Maaz, Jamin and Eker.

²⁸ The sons of Onam:

Shammai and Jada.

The sons of Shammai:

Nadab and Abishur.

²⁹ Abishur’s wife was named Abihail, who bore him Ahban and Molid.

³⁰ The sons of Nadab:

Seled and Appaim. Seled died without children.

³¹ The son of Appaim:

Ishi, who was the father of Sheshan.

Sheshan was the father of Ahlai.

³² The sons of Jada, Shammai’s brother:

Jether and Jonathan. Jether died without children.

³³ The sons of Jonathan:

Peleth and Zaza.

These were the descendants of Jerahmeel.

³⁴ Sheshan had no sons—only daughters.

He had an Egyptian servant named Jarha. ³⁵ Sheshan gave his daughter in marriage to his servant Jarha, and she bore him Attai.

³⁶ Attai was the father of Nathan,

Nathan the father of Zabad,^(G)

³⁷ Zabad the father of Ephlal,

Ephlal the father of Obed,

³⁸ Obed the father of Jehu,

Jehu the father of Azariah,

³⁹ Azariah the father of Helez,

Helez the father of Eleasah,

⁴⁰ Eleasah the father of Sismai,

Sismai the father of Shallum,

⁴¹ Shallum the father of Jekamiah,

and Jekamiah the father of Elishama.

⁴² The sons of Caleb^(H) the brother of Jerahmeel:

Mesha his firstborn, who was the father of Ziph, and his son Mareshah,^[d] who was the father of Hebron.

⁴³ The sons of Hebron:

Korah, Tappuah, Rekem and Shema. ⁴⁴ Shema was the father of Raham, and Raham the father of Jorkeam. Rekem was the father of Shammai. ⁴⁵ The son of Shammai was Maon^(I), and Maon was the father of Beth Zur.^(J)

⁴⁶ Caleb’s concubine Ephah was the mother of Haran, Moza and Gazez. Haran was the father of Gazez.

⁴⁷ The sons of Jahdai:

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

⁴⁸ Caleb’s concubine Maakah was the mother of Sheber and Tirhanah. ⁴⁹ She also gave birth to Shaaph the father of Madmannah^(K) and to Sheva the father of Makbenah and Gibea. Caleb’s daughter was Aksah.^{(L) 50} These were the descendants of Caleb.

The firstborn was Amnon the son of Ahinoam^(W) of Jezreel;^(X)

the second, Daniel the son of Abigail^(Y) of Carmel;

² the third, Absalom the son of Maakah daughter of Talmai king of Geshur;

the fourth, Adonijah^(Z) the son of Haggith;

³ the fifth, Shephatiah the son of Abital;

and the sixth, Ithream, by his wife Eglah.

⁴ These six were born to David in Hebron,^(AA) where he reigned seven years and six months.^(AB)

Shammua,^[g] Shobab, Nathan and Solomon. These four were by Bathsheba^[h](AC) daughter of Ammiel. ⁶ There were also Ibhar, Elishua,^[i] Eliphelet, ⁷ Nogah, Nepheg, Japhia, ⁸ Elishama, Eliada and Eliphelet—nine in all. ⁹ All these were the sons of David, besides his sons by his concubines. And Tamar^(AD) was their sister.^(AE)

¹⁰ Solomon’s son was Rehoboam,^(AF)

Abijah^(AG) his son,

Asa^(AH) his son,

Jehoshaphat^(AI) his son,

¹¹ Jehoram^[j](AJ) his son,

Ahaziah^(AK) his son,

Joash^(AL) his son,

¹² Amaziah^(AM) his son,

Azariah^(AN) his son,

Jotham^(AO) his son,

¹³ Ahaz^(AP) his son,

Hezekiah^(AQ) his son,

Manasseh^(AR) his son,

¹⁴ Amon^(AS) his son,

Josiah^(AT) his son.

¹⁵ The sons of Josiah:

Johanan the firstborn,

Jehoiakim^(AU) the second son,

Zedekiah^(AV) the third,

Shallum^(AW) the fourth.

¹⁶ The successors of Jehoiakim:

Jehoiachin^[k](AX) his son,

and Zedekiah.^(AY)

¹⁷ The descendants of Jehoiachin the captive:

Shealtiel^(AZ) his son, ¹⁸ Malkiram, Pedaiah, Shenazzar,^(BA) Jekamiah, Hoshama and Nedabiah.^(BB)

¹⁹ The sons of Pedaiah:

Zerubbabel^(BC) and Shimei.

The sons of Zerubbabel:

Meshullam and Hananiah.

Shelomith was their sister.

²⁰ There were also five others:

Hashubah, Ohel, Berekiah, Hasadiah and Jushab-Hesed.

²¹ The descendants of Hananiah:

Pelatiah and Jeshaiah, and the sons of Rephaiah, of Arnan, of Obadiah and of Shekaniah.

²² The descendants of Shekaniah:

Shemaiah and his sons:

Hattush,^(BD) Igal, Bariah, Neariah and Shaphat—six in all.

²³ The sons of Neariah:

Elioenai, Hizkiah and Azrikam—three in all.

²⁴ The sons of Elioenai:

Hodaviah, Eliashib, Pelaiah, Akkub, Johanan, Delaiah and Anani—seven in all.

Perez, Hezron,^(BF) Karmi, Hur and Shobal.

² Reaiah son of Shobal was the father of Jahath, and Jahath the father of Ahumai and Lahad. These were the clans of the Zorathites.

³ These were the sons^[l] of Etam:

Jezreel, Ishma and Idbash. Their sister was named Hazzelelponi. ⁴ Penuel was the father of Gedor, and Ezer the father of Hushah.

These were the descendants of Hur,^(BG) the firstborn of Ephrathah and father^[m] of Bethlehem.^(BH)