The Descendants of Judah
1 Jacob had twelve sons: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun, 2 Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.
3 Judah had five sons in all. By his wife Bathshua, a Canaanite, he had three sons: Er, Onan, and Shelah. His oldest son, Er, was so evil that the Lord killed him. 4 By his daughter-in-law Tamar, Judah had two more sons, Perez and Zerah.
5 Perez had two sons, Hezron and Hamul. 6 His brother Zerah had five sons: Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Calcol, and Darda. 7 Achan son of Carmi, one of Zerah's descendants, brought disaster on the people of Israel by keeping loot that had been devoted to God.
8 Ethan had one son, Azariah.
The Family Tree of King David
9 Hezron had three sons: Jerahmeel, Ram, and Caleb.
10 The family line from Ram to Jesse is as follows: Ram, Amminadab, Nahshon (a prominent man of the tribe of Judah), 11 Salmon, Boaz, 12 Obed, and Jesse.
13 Jesse had seven sons. In order of age they were: Eliab, Abinadab, Shammah, 14 Nethanel, Raddai, 15 Ozem, and David. 16 He also had two daughters, Zeruiah and Abigail.
Jesse's daughter Zeruiah had three sons: Abishai, Joab, and Asahel. 17 His other daughter Abigail married Jether, a descendant of Ishmael, and they had a son named Amasa.
The Descendants of Hezron
18 Hezron's son Caleb married Azubah and had a daughter named Jerioth. She had three sons: Jesher, Shobab, and Ardon. 19 After the death of Azubah, Caleb married Ephrath, and they had a son named Hur. 20 Hur's son was Uri, and his grandson was Bezalel.
21 When Hezron was sixty years old, he married Machir's daughter, the sister of Gilead. They had a son named Segub, 22 and Segub had a son named Jair. Jair ruled twenty-three cities in the territory of Gilead. 23 But the kingdoms of Geshur and Aram conquered sixty towns there, including the villages of Jair and Kenath, and the towns nearby. 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.
The Descendants of Jerahmeel
25 Jerahmeel, the oldest son of Hezron, had five sons: Ram, the oldest, 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, 38 Jehu, Azariah, 39 Helez, Eleasah, 40 Sismai, Shallum, 41 Jekamiah, and Elishama.
Other Descendants of Caleb
42 The oldest son of Caleb, Jerahmeel's brother, was named Mesha. Mesha was the father of Ziph, who was the father of Mareshah, who was the father of Hebron. 43 Hebron had four sons: Korah, Tappuah, Rekem, and Shema. 44 Shema was the father of Raham and the grandfather of Jorkeam. Rekem, Shema's brother, was the father of Shammai, 45 who was the father of Maon, who was the father of Bethzur.
46 Caleb had a concubine named Ephah, and by her he had three more sons: Haran, Moza, and Gazez. Haran also had a son named Gazez.
( 47 A man named Jahdai had six sons: Regem, Jotham, Geshan, Pelet, Ephah, and Shaaph.)
48 Caleb had another concubine, Maacah, who bore him two sons, Sheber and Tirhanah. 49 Later she had two more sons: Shaaph, who founded the town of Madmannah; and Shevah, who founded the towns of Machbenah and Gibea.
In addition, Caleb had a daughter named Achsah.
50 The following are also descendants of Caleb.
Hur was the oldest son of Caleb and his wife Ephrath. Hur's son Shobal founded Kiriath Jearim, 51 his second son Salma founded Bethlehem, and his third son Hareph founded Bethgader.
52 Shobal, the founder of Kiriath Jearim, was the ancestor of the people of Haroeh, of half the inhabitants of Menuhoth, 53 and of the following clans that lived in Kiriath Jearim: the Ithrites, Puthites, Shumathites, and Mishraites. (The people of the cities of Zorah and Eshtaol were members of these clans.)
54 Salma, the founder of Bethlehem, was the ancestor of the people of Netophath, of Atroth Beth Joab, and of the Zorites, who were one of the two clans in Manahath.
( 55 The following clans of experts in writing and copying documents lived in the town of Jabez: the Tirathites, Shimeathites, and Sucathites. They were Kenites who had intermarried with the Rechabites.)
Les douze fils de Jacob et les descendants de Juda
V. 1-17: cf. Ge 46:8-27. (Ru 4:18-22. Mt 1:3-6. 1 S 16:5-13. Hé 7:14.)1 Voici les fils d’Israël. Ruben, Siméon, Lévi, Juda, Issacar, Zabulon, 2 Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Nephthali, Gad et Aser. 3 Fils de Juda: Er, Onan, Schéla; ces trois lui naquirent de la fille de Schua, la Cananéenne. Er, premier-né de Juda, était méchant aux yeux de l’Éternel, qui le fit mourir. 4 Tamar, belle-fille de Juda, lui enfanta Pérets et Zérach. Total des fils de Juda: cinq. 5 Fils de Pérets: Hetsron et Hamul. 6 Fils de Zérach: Zimri, Éthan, Héman, Calcol et Dara. En tout: cinq. 7 Fils de Carmi: Acar, qui troubla Israël lorsqu’il commit une infidélité au sujet des choses dévouées par interdit. 8 Fils d’Éthan: Azaria. 9 Fils qui naquirent à Hetsron: Jerachmeel, Ram et Kelubaï. 10 Ram engendra Amminadab. Amminadab engendra Nachschon, prince des fils de Juda. 11 Nachschon engendra Salma. Salma engendra Boaz. 12 Boaz engendra Obed. Obed engendra Isaï. 13 Isaï engendra Éliab, son premier-né, Abinadab le second, Schimea le troisième, 14 Nethaneel le quatrième, Raddaï le cinquième, 15 Otsem le sixième, David le septième. 16 Leurs sœurs étaient: Tseruja et Abigaïl. Fils de Tseruja: Abischaï, Joab et Asaël, trois. 17 Abigaïl enfanta Amasa; le père d’Amasa fut Jéther, l’Ismaélite.
V. 18-55: cf. Ex 31:1-5. No 32:41, No 42. Jé 35.18 Caleb, fils de Hetsron, eut des enfants d’Azuba, sa femme, et de Jerioth. Voici les fils qu’il eut d’Azuba: Jéscher, Schobab et Ardon. 19 Azuba mourut; et Caleb prit Éphrath, qui lui enfanta Hur. 20 Hur engendra Uri, et Uri engendra Betsaleel. 21 Ensuite, Hetsron alla vers la fille de Makir, père de Galaad, et il avait soixante ans lorsqu’il la prit; elle lui enfanta Segub. 22 Segub engendra Jaïr, qui eut vingt-trois villes dans le pays de Galaad. 23 Les Gueschuriens et les Syriens leur prirent les bourgs de Jaïr avec Kenath et les villes de son ressort, soixante villes. Tous ceux-là étaient fils de Makir, père de Galaad. 24 Après la mort de Hetsron à Caleb-Éphratha, Abija, femme de Hetsron, lui enfanta Aschchur, père de Tekoa. 25 Les fils de Jerachmeel, premier-né de Hetsron, furent: Ram, le premier-né, Buna, Oren et Otsem, nés d’Achija. 26 Jerachmeel eut une autre femme, nommée Athara, qui fut mère d’Onam. 27 Les fils de Ram, premier-né de Jerachmeel, furent: Maats, Jamin et Éker. 28 Les fils d’Onam furent: Schammaï et Jada. Fils de Schammaï: Nadab et Abischur. 29 Le nom de la femme d’Abischur était Abichaïl, et elle lui enfanta Achban et Molid. 30 Fils de Nadab: Séled et Appaïm. Séled mourut sans fils. 31 Fils d’Appaïm: Jischeï. Fils de Jischeï: Schéschan. Fils de Schéschan: Achlaï. 32 Fils de Jada, frère de Schammaï: Jéther et Jonathan. Jéther mourut sans fils. 33 Fils de Jonathan: Péleth et Zara. Ce sont là les fils de Jerachmeel. 34 Schéschan n’eut point de fils, mais il eut des filles. Schéschan avait un esclave égyptien nommé Jarcha. 35 Et Schéschan donna sa fille pour femme à Jarcha, son esclave, à qui elle enfanta Attaï. 36 Attaï engendra Nathan; Nathan engendra Zabad; 37 Zabad engendra Éphlal; Éphlal engendra Obed; 38 Obed engendra Jéhu; Jéhu engendra Azaria; 39 Azaria engendra Halets; Halets engendra Élasa; 40 Élasa engendra Sismaï; Sismaï engendra Schallum; 41 Schallum engendra Jekamja; Jekamja engendra Élischama. 42 Fils de Caleb, frère de Jerachmeel: Méscha, son premier-né, qui fut père de Ziph, et les fils de Maréscha, père d’Hébron. 43 Fils d’Hébron: Koré, Thappuach, Rékem et Schéma. 44 Schéma engendra Racham, père de Jorkeam. Rékem engendra Schammaï. 45 Fils de Schammaï: Maon; et Maon, père de Beth-Tsur. 46 Épha, concubine de Caleb, enfanta Haran, Motsa et Gazez. Haran engendra Gazez. 47 Fils de Jahdaï: Réguem, Jotham, Guéschan, Péleth, Épha et Schaaph. 48 Maaca, concubine de Caleb, enfanta Schéber et Tirchana. 49 Elle enfanta encore Schaaph, père de Madmanna, et Scheva, père de Macbéna et père de Guibea. La fille de Caleb était Acsa. 50 Ceux-ci furent fils de Caleb: Schobal, fils de Hur, premier-né d’Éphrata, et père de Kirjath-Jearim; 51 Salma, père de Bethléhem; Hareph, père de Beth-Gader. 52 Les fils de Schobal, père de Kirjath-Jearim, furent: Haroé, Hatsi-Hammenuhoth. 53 Les familles de Kirjath-Jearim furent: les Jéthriens, les Puthiens, les Schumathiens et les Mischraïens; de ces familles sont sortis les Tsoreathiens et les Eschthaoliens. 54 Fils de Salma: Bethléhem et les Nethophatiens, Athroth-Beth-Joab, Hatsi-Hammanachthi, les Tsoreïens; 55 et les familles des scribes demeurant à Jaebets, les Thireathiens, les Schimeathiens et les Sucathiens. Ce sont les Kéniens, issus de Hamath, père de la maison de Récab.
