1 Oto synowie Izraela: Ruben, Symeon, Lewi, Juda, Issachar, Zabulon,
2 Dan, Józef, Beniamin, Neftali, Gad i Aser.
3 Synami Judy byli: Er, Onan i Szela – tych trzech urodziła mu Bat-Szua, Kananejka. Jednakże Er, pierwodrodny Judy, okazał się złym w oczach Pana, który go uśmiercił.
4 Natomiast Tamar, jego synowa, urodziła mu Peresa i Zeracha. Wszystkich synów Judy było pięciu.
5 Synami Peresa byli Chesron i Chamul.
6 Synami Zeracha byli: Zimri, Etan, Heman, Kalkol i Dara, razem było ich pięciu.
7 Synem Karmiego był Akar, który spowodował zamieszanie w Izraelu, bo przywłaszczył sobie rzeczy obłożone klątwą.
8 Synem Etana był Azariasz.
9 Synami, którzy urodzili się Chesronowi, byli: Jerachmeel, Ram i Kelubaj. 10 Ram był ojcem Amminadaba, a Amminadab ojcem Nachszona – naczelnika potomków Judy. 11 Nachszon był ojcem Salmy, a Salma ojcem Booza. 12 Booz był ojcem Obeda, a Obed ojcem Jessego. 13 Jesse był ojcem pierworodnego Eliaba, drugim synem był Abinadab, trzecim Szima, 14 czwartym Netaneel, piątym Raddaj, 15 szóstym Osem a siódmym Dawid. 16 Ich siostrami były Seruja i Abigail. Trzej synowie Serui to: Abiszaj, Joab i Asahel. 17 Abigail urodziła Amasę, a ojcem Amasy był Jeter Izmaelita.
18 Kaleb, syn Chesrona, miał z żoną Azubą Jeriota. Jej synami byli również: Jeszer, Szobab i Ardon. 19 Po śmierci Azuby, Kaleb wziął sobie za żonę Efratę, która urodziła mu Chura. 20 Chur był ojcem Uriego, a Uri był ojcem Besaleela.
21 Potem Chesron zbliżył się do córki Makira, ojca Gileada, którą pojął za żonę, gdy miał sześćdziesiąt lat, a ona urodziła mu Seguba. 22 Segub był ojcem Jaira, który miał dwadzieścia trzy miasta w ziemi Gilead. 23 Jednak Geszur i Aram wzięli osiedla Jaira oraz Kenat wraz z należącymi do nich miejscowościami, w sumie sześćdziesiąt miast. Wszystkie one należały do potomków Makira, ojca Gileada. 24 Po śmierci Chesrona w Kaleb-Efrata, żona Chesrona, Abijja, urodziła mu Aszchura, ojca Tekoi.
25 Synami Jerachmeela, pierworodnego Chersona, byli: pierworodny Ram, Buna, Oren, Osem i Achiasz.
26 Jerachmeel miał też inną żonę, która miała na imię Atara. Była ona matką Onama. 27 Synami Rama, pierworodnego Jerachmeela, byli: Maas, Jamin i Eker. 28 Synami Onama byli: Szammaj i Jada, a synami Szammaja: Nadab i Abiszur. 29 Żona Abiszura, która nazywała się Abihail, urodziła mu Achbana i Molida. 30 Synami Nadaba byli Seled i Appaim, lecz Seled umarł bezpotomnie.
31 Synem Appaima był Jiszi, synem Jisziego był Szeszan, a synem Szeszana Achlaj. 32 Synami Jady, brata Szammaja, byli Jeter i Jonatan. Jeter umarł bezpotomnie.
33 Synami Jonatana byli Pelet i Zaza. Byli oni potomkami Jerachmeela. 34 Szeszan nie miał synów, tylko córki, ale Szeszan miał sługę – Egipcjanina imieniem Jarcha. 35 Szeszan dał swą córkę słudze Jarsze za żonę, a ona urodziła mu Attaja. 36 Attaj był ojcem Natana, a Natan ojcem Zabada. 37 Zabad był ojcem Eflala, a Eflal ojcem Obeda. 38 Obed był ojcem Jehu, a Jehu ojcem Azariasza. 39 Azariasz był ojcem Chelesa, a Cheles ojcem Eleasy. 40 Eleasa był ojcem Sismaja, a Sismaj ojcem Szalluma. 41 Szallum był ojcem Jekamiasza, a Jekamiasz ojcem Eliszamy.
42 Natomiast synami Kaleba, brata Jerachmeela, byli: pierworodny Mesza, który był ojcem Zifa. Także synowie Mareszy, ojca Chebrona. 43 Synami Chebrona byli: Korach, Tappuach, Rekem i Szema. 44 Szema był ojcem Rachama, ojca Jorkeama, a Rekem był ojcem Szammaja. 45 Synem Szammaja był Maon, a Maon był ojcem Bet-Sura. 46 Efa, nałożnica Kaleba, urodziła Charana, Mosę i Gazeza, a Charan był ojcem Gazeza.
47 Synami Johdaja byli: Regem, Jotam, Geszan, Pelet, Efa i Szaaf. 48 Nałożnica Kaleba, Maaka, urodziła Szebera i Tirchanę. 49 Urodziła również Szaafa, ojca Madmanny, Szewę, ojca Makbeny i ojca Gibei, a córką Kaleba była Aksa.
50 Oni byli synami Kaleba, natomiast synami Chura, pierworodnego Efraty, byli: Szobal, ojciec Kiriat-Jearima, 51 Salma, ojciec Bet-Lechema, i Charef, ojciec Bet-Gadera. 52 Synami Szobala, ojca Kiriat-Jearima, byli: Haroe, Chasi i Hammenuchot, 53 a rodami Kiriat-Jearima byli: Jetryci, Putyci, Szumatyci i Miszraici, od których pochodzą Soreatyci i Esztaulici.
54 Synami Salmy byli: Bet-Lechem i Netofatyci, Atrot Bet-Joab i połowa Manachtytów, Soreici, 55 a rodami pisarzy mieszkających w Jabbes byli: Tiratyci, Szimatyci i Sukatyci. Byli to Kenici pochodzący z Chammat, z domu ojca Rekaba.
The Descendants of Judah
1 Jacob had twelve sons: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun, 2 Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.
3 Judah had five sons in all. By his wife Bathshua, a Canaanite, he had three sons: Er, Onan, and Shelah. His oldest son, Er, was so evil that the Lord killed him. 4 By his daughter-in-law Tamar, Judah had two more sons, Perez and Zerah.
5 Perez had two sons, Hezron and Hamul. 6 His brother Zerah had five sons: Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Calcol, and Darda. 7 Achan son of Carmi, one of Zerah's descendants, brought disaster on the people of Israel by keeping loot that had been devoted to God.
8 Ethan had one son, Azariah.
The Family Tree of King David
9 Hezron had three sons: Jerahmeel, Ram, and Caleb.
10 The family line from Ram to Jesse is as follows: Ram, Amminadab, Nahshon (a prominent man of the tribe of Judah), 11 Salmon, Boaz, 12 Obed, and Jesse.
13 Jesse had seven sons. In order of age they were: Eliab, Abinadab, Shammah, 14 Nethanel, Raddai, 15 Ozem, and David. 16 He also had two daughters, Zeruiah and Abigail.
Jesse's daughter Zeruiah had three sons: Abishai, Joab, and Asahel. 17 His other daughter Abigail married Jether, a descendant of Ishmael, and they had a son named Amasa.
The Descendants of Hezron
18 Hezron's son Caleb married Azubah and had a daughter named Jerioth. She had three sons: Jesher, Shobab, and Ardon. 19 After the death of Azubah, Caleb married Ephrath, and they had a son named Hur. 20 Hur's son was Uri, and his grandson was Bezalel.
21 When Hezron was sixty years old, he married Machir's daughter, the sister of Gilead. They had a son named Segub, 22 and Segub had a son named Jair. Jair ruled twenty-three cities in the territory of Gilead. 23 But the kingdoms of Geshur and Aram conquered sixty towns there, including the villages of Jair and Kenath, and the towns nearby. All the people who lived there were descendants of Machir, the father of Gilead. 24 After Hezron died, his son Caleb married Ephrath, his father's widow. They had a son named Ashhur, who founded the town of Tekoa.
The Descendants of Jerahmeel
25 Jerahmeel, the oldest son of Hezron, had five sons: Ram, the oldest, Bunah, Oren, Ozem, and Ahijah. 26-27 Ram had three sons: Maaz, Jamin, and Eker. Jerahmeel had another wife, a woman named Atarah, and they had a son, Onam. 28 Onam had two sons, Shammai and Jada, and Shammai also had two sons, Nadab and Abishur.
29 Abishur married a woman named Abihail, and they had two sons, Ahban and Molid. 30 Abishur's brother Nadab had two sons, Seled and Appaim, but Seled died without having any sons. 31 Appaim was the father of Ishi, Ishi was the father of Sheshan, and Sheshan the father of Ahlai.
32 Jada, the brother of Shammai, had two sons, Jether and Jonathan, but Jether died without having any sons. 33 Jonathan had two sons, Peleth and Zaza. All these were descendants of Jerahmeel.
34 Sheshan had no sons, only daughters. He had an Egyptian servant named Jarha, 35 to whom he gave one of his daughters in marriage. They had a son named Attai. 36 The family line from Attai to Elishama is as follows: Attai, Nathan, Zabad, 37 Ephlal, Obed, 38 Jehu, Azariah, 39 Helez, Eleasah, 40 Sismai, Shallum, 41 Jekamiah, and Elishama.
Other Descendants of Caleb
42 The oldest son of Caleb, Jerahmeel's brother, was named Mesha. Mesha was the father of Ziph, who was the father of Mareshah, who was the father of Hebron. 43 Hebron had four sons: Korah, Tappuah, Rekem, and Shema. 44 Shema was the father of Raham and the grandfather of Jorkeam. Rekem, Shema's brother, was the father of Shammai, 45 who was the father of Maon, who was the father of Bethzur.
46 Caleb had a concubine named Ephah, and by her he had three more sons: Haran, Moza, and Gazez. Haran also had a son named Gazez.
( 47 A man named Jahdai had six sons: Regem, Jotham, Geshan, Pelet, Ephah, and Shaaph.)
48 Caleb had another concubine, Maacah, who bore him two sons, Sheber and Tirhanah. 49 Later she had two more sons: Shaaph, who founded the town of Madmannah; and Shevah, who founded the towns of Machbenah and Gibea.
In addition, Caleb had a daughter named Achsah.
50 The following are also descendants of Caleb.
Hur was the oldest son of Caleb and his wife Ephrath. Hur's son Shobal founded Kiriath Jearim, 51 his second son Salma founded Bethlehem, and his third son Hareph founded Bethgader.
52 Shobal, the founder of Kiriath Jearim, was the ancestor of the people of Haroeh, of half the inhabitants of Menuhoth, 53 and of the following clans that lived in Kiriath Jearim: the Ithrites, Puthites, Shumathites, and Mishraites. (The people of the cities of Zorah and Eshtaol were members of these clans.)
54 Salma, the founder of Bethlehem, was the ancestor of the people of Netophath, of Atroth Beth Joab, and of the Zorites, who were one of the two clans in Manahath.
( 55 The following clans of experts in writing and copying documents lived in the town of Jabez: the Tirathites, Shimeathites, and Sucathites. They were Kenites who had intermarried with the Rechabites.)