Category Archives: I Chronicles

The Family of Adam—Seth to Abraham 1 Adam,Seth, Enosh, 2 Cainan, Mahalalel, Jared, 3 Enoch, Methuselah, Lamech, 4 Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth. 5 The sons of JaphethwereGomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras. 6 The sons of GomerwereAshkenaz, Diphath, and Togarmah. 7 The sons of JavanwereElishah, Tarshishah, Kittim, and Rodanim. 8 The sons […]

The Family of Israel 1 Thesewerethesons of Israel:Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun, 2 Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher. From Judah to David 3 The sons ofJudahwereEr, Onan, and Shelah.Thesethree were born to him by the daughter ofShua, the Canaanitess.Er, the firstborn of Judah, was wicked in the sight of theLord; so He […]

The Family of David 1 Now these were the sons of David who were born to him in Hebron: The firstbornwasAmnon, byAhinoam theJezreelitess; the second, Daniel, byAbigail the Carmelitess; 2 the third,Absalom the son of Maacah, the daughter of Talmai, king of Geshur; the fourth,Adonijah the son of Haggith; 3 the fifth, Shephatiah, by Abital; […]

The Family of Judah 1 The sons of JudahwerePerez, Hezron, Carmi, Hur, and Shobal. 2 And Reaiah the son of Shobal begot Jahath, and Jahath begot Ahumai and Lahad. Thesewerethe families of the Zorathites. 3 Thesewerethesonsofthe father of Etam: Jezreel, Ishma, and Idbash; and the name of their sisterwasHazelelponi; 4 and Penuelwasthe father of Gedor, […]

The Family of Reuben 1 Now the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel—hewasindeed the firstborn, but because hedefiled his father’s bed,his birthright was given to the sons of Joseph, the son of Israel, so that the genealogy is not listed according to the birthright; 2 yetJudah prevailed over his brothers, and from himcamearuler, although […]

The Family of Levi 1 The sons of LeviwereGershon, Kohath, and Merari. 2 The sons of KohathwereAmram,Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. 3 The children of AmramwereAaron, Moses, and Miriam. And the sons of AaronwereNadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. 4 Eleazar begot Phinehas,andPhinehas begot Abishua; 5 Abishua begot Bukki, and Bukki begot Uzzi; 6 Uzzi begot Zerahiah, […]

The Family of Issachar 1 The sons of IssacharwereTola, Puah, Jashub, and Shimron—fourinall. 2 The sons of TolawereUzzi, Rephaiah, Jeriel, Jahmai, Jibsam, and Shemuel, heads of their father’s house.Thesonsof Tolaweremighty men of valor in their generations;their number in the days of Davidwastwenty-two thousand six hundred. 3 The son of UzziwasIzrahiah, and the sons of IzrahiahwereMichael, […]

The Family Tree of King Saul of Benjamin 1 Now Benjamin begotBela his firstborn, Ashbel the second, Aharah the third, 2 Nohah the fourth, and Rapha the fifth. 3 The sons of BelawereAddar, Gera, Abihud, 4 Abishua, Naaman, Ahoah, 5 Gera, Shephuphan, and Huram. 6 Thesearethe sons of Ehud, who were the heads of the […]

1 Soall Israel was recorded by genealogies, and indeed, theywereinscribed in the book of the kings of Israel. But Judah was carried away captive to Babylon because of their unfaithfulness. 2 And the first inhabitants whodweltin their possessions in their citieswereIsraelites, priests, Levites, andthe Nethinim. Dwellers in Jerusalem 3 Now inJerusalem the children of Judah […]

Tragic End of Saul and His Sons 1 Nowthe Philistines fought against Israel; and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell slain on Mount Gilboa. 2 Then the Philistines followed hard after Saul and his sons. And the Philistines killed Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malchishua, Saul’s sons. 3 The battle became fierce […]