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1 Chronicles 2:23-37 Good News Bible Catholic Edition (GNBDK)

23. But the kingdoms of Geshur and Aram conquered sixty towns there, including the villages of Jair and Kenath, and the towns near by. 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.

25. Jerahmeel, the eldest son of Hezron, had five sons: Ram, the eldest, 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,

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