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1 Chronicles 2:22-38 New Living Translation (NLT)

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

23. (But Geshur and Aram captured the Towns of Jair and also took Kenath and its sixty surrounding villages.) All these were descendants of Makir, the father of Gilead.

24. Soon after Hezron died in the town of Caleb-ephrathah, his wife Abijah gave birth to a son named Ashhur (the father of Tekoa).

25. The sons of Jerahmeel, the oldest son of Hezron, were Ram (the firstborn), Bunah, Oren, Ozem, and Ahijah.

26. Jerahmeel had a second wife named Atarah. She was the mother of Onam.

27. The sons of Ram, the oldest son of Jerahmeel, were Maaz, Jamin, and Eker.

28. The sons of Onam were Shammai and Jada.The sons of Shammai were Nadab and Abishur.

29. The sons of Abishur and his wife Abihail were Ahban and Molid.

30. The sons of Nadab were Seled and Appaim. Seled died without children,

31. but Appaim had a son named Ishi. The son of Ishi was Sheshan. Sheshan had a descendant named Ahlai.

32. The sons of Jada, Shammai’s brother, were Jether and Jonathan. Jether died without children,

33. but Jonathan had two sons named Peleth and Zaza.These were all descendants of Jerahmeel.

34. Sheshan had no sons, though he did have daughters. He also had an Egyptian servant named Jarha.

35. Sheshan gave one of his daughters to be the wife of Jarha, and they had a son named Attai.

36. Attai was the father of Nathan.Nathan was the father of Zabad.

37. Zabad was the father of Ephlal.Ephlal was the father of Obed.

38. Obed was the father of Jehu.Jehu was the father of Azariah.

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