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1 Chronicles 2:6-23 New English Translation (NET)

6. The sons of Zerah:Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Kalkol, Dara – five in all.

7. The son of Carmi:Achan, who brought the disaster on Israel when he stole what was devoted to God.

8. The son of Ethan:Azariah.

9. The sons born to Hezron:Jerahmeel, Ram, and Caleb.

10. Ram was the father of Amminadab, and Amminadab was the father of Nahshon, the tribal chief of Judah.

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 was born second, Shimea third,

14. Nethanel fourth, Raddai fifth,

15. Ozem sixth, David seventh.

16. Their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. Zeruiah’s three sons were Abshai, Joab, and Asahel.

17. Abigail bore Amasa, whose father was Jether the Ishmaelite.

18. Caleb son of Hezron fathered sons by his wife Azubah (also known as Jerioth). Her sons were Jesher, Shobab, and Ardon.

19. When Azubah died, Caleb married Ephrath, who bore him Hur.

20. Hur was the father of Uri, and Uri was the father of Bezalel.

21. Later Hezron had sexual relations with the daughter of Makir, the father of Gilead. (He had married her when he was sixty years old.) She bore him Segub.

22. Segub was the father of Jair, who owned twenty-three cities in the land of Gilead.

23. (Geshur and Aram captured the towns of Jair, along with Kenath and its sixty surrounding towns.) All these were descendants of Makir, the father of Gilead.

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