2:1 These were the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun,
2:2 Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad and Asher.
2:3 The sons of Judah: Er, Onan and Shelah. These three were born to him by a Canaanite woman, the daughter of Shua. Er, Judah’s firstborn, was wicked in the LORD’s sight so the LORD put him to death.
2:4 Tamar, Judah’s daughter-in-law, bore him Perez and Zerah. Judah had five sons in all.
2:5 The sons of Perez: Hezron and Hamul.
2:6 The sons of Zerah: Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Calcol and Darda [Many Hebrew manuscripts, some Septuagint manuscripts and Syriac (see also 1 Kings 4:31) most Hebrew manuscripts Dara] five in all.
2:7 The son of Carmi: Achar, [Achar means trouble Achar is called Achan in Joshua.] who brought trouble on Israel by violating the ban on taking devoted things. [The Hebrew term refers to the irrevocable giving over of things or persons to the LORD, often b
2:8 The son of Ethan: Azariah.
2:9 The sons born to Hezron were: Jerahmeel, Ram and Caleb. [Hebrew Kelubai, a variant of Caleb]
2:10 Ram was the father of Amminadab, and Amminadab the father of Nahshon, the leader of the people of Judah.
2:11 Nahshon was the father of Salmon, [Septuagint (see also Ruth 4:21) Hebrew Salma] Salmon the father of Boaz,
2:12 Boaz the father of Obed and Obed the father of Jesse.
2:13 Jesse was the father of Eliab his firstborn the second son was Abinadab, the third Shimea,
2:14 the fourth Nethanel, the fifth Raddai,
2:15 the sixth Ozem and the seventh David.
2:16 Their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. Zeruiah’s three sons were Abishai, Joab and Asahel.
2:17 Abigail was the mother of Amasa, whose father was Jether the Ishmaelite.
2:18 Caleb son of Hezron had children by his wife Azubah (and by Jerioth). These were her sons: Jesher, Shobab and Ardon.
2:19 When Azubah died, Caleb married Ephrath, who bore him Hur.
2:20 Hur was the father of Uri, and Uri the father of Bezalel.
2:21 Later, Hezron lay with the daughter of Makir the father of Gilead (he had married her when he was sixty years old), and she bore him Segub.
2:22 Segub was the father of Jair, who controlled twenty-three towns in Gilead.
2:23 (But Geshur and Aram captured Havvoth Jair, [Or captured the settlements of Jair] as well as Kenath with its surrounding settlements sixty towns.) All these were descendants of Makir the father of Gilead.
2:24 After Hezron died in Caleb Ephrathah, Abijah the wife of Hezron bore him Ashhur the father [Father may mean civic leader or military leader also in verses 42, 45, 49-52 and possibly elsewhere.] of Tekoa.
2:25 The sons of Jerahmeel the firstborn of Hezron: Ram his firstborn, Bunah, Oren, Ozem and [Or Oren and Ozem, by] Ahijah.
2:26 Jerahmeel had another wife, whose name was Atarah she was the mother of Onam.
2:27 The sons of Ram the firstborn of Jerahmeel: Maaz, Jamin and Eker.
2:28 The sons of Onam: Shammai and Jada. The sons of Shammai: Nadab and Abishur.
2:29 Abishur’s wife was named Abihail, who bore him Ahban and Molid.
2:30 The sons of Nadab: Seled and Appaim. Seled died without children.
2:31 The son of Appaim: Ishi, who was the father of Sheshan. Sheshan was the father of Ahlai.
2:32 The sons of Jada, Shammai’s brother: Jether and Jonathan. Jether died without children.
2:33 The sons of Jonathan: Peleth and Zaza. These were the descendants of Jerahmeel.
2:34 Sheshan had no sons only daughters. He had an Egyptian servant named Jarha.
2:35 Sheshan gave his daughter in marriage to his servant Jarha, and she bore him Attai.
2:36 Attai was the father of Nathan, Nathan the father of Zabad,
2:37 Zabad the father of Ephlal, Ephlal the father of Obed,
2:38 Obed the father of Jehu, Jehu the father of Azariah,
2:39 Azariah the father of Helez, Helez the father of Eleasah,
2:40 Eleasah the father of Sismai, Sismai the father of Shallum,
2:41 Shallum the father of Jekamiah, and Jekamiah the father of Elishama.
2:42 The sons of Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel: Mesha his firstborn, who was the father of Ziph, and his son Mareshah, [The meaning of the Hebrew for this phrase is uncertain.] who was the father of Hebron.
2:43 The sons of Hebron: Korah, Tappuah, Rekem and Shema.
2:44 Shema was the father of Raham, and Raham the father of Jorkeam. Rekem was the father of Shammai.
2:45 The son of Shammai was Maon, and Maon was the father of Beth Zur.
2:46 Caleb’s concubine Ephah was the mother of Haran, Moza and Gazez. Haran was the father of Gazez.
2:47 The sons of Jahdai: Regem, Jotham, Geshan, Pelet, Ephah and Shaaph.
2:48 Caleb’s concubine Maacah was the mother of Sheber and Tirhanah.
2:49 She also gave birth to Shaaph the father of Madmannah and to Sheva the father of Macbenah and Gibea. Caleb’s daughter was Acsah.
2:50 These were the descendants of Caleb. The sons of Hur the firstborn of Ephrathah: Shobal the father of Kiriath Jearim,
2:51 Salma the father of Bethlehem, and Hareph the father of Beth Gader.
2:52 The descendants of Shobal the father of Kiriath Jearim were: Haroeh, half the Manahathites,
2:53 and the clans of Kiriath Jearim: the Ithrites, Puthites, Shumathites and Mishraites. From these descended the Zorathites and Eshtaolites.
2:54 The descendants of Salma: Bethlehem, the Netophathites, Atroth Beth Joab, half the Manahathites, the Zorites,
2:55 and the clans of scribes [Or of the Sopherites] who lived at Jabez: the Tirathites, Shimeathites and Sucathites. These are the Kenites who came from Hammath, the father of the house of Recab. [Or father of Beth Recab]