--- title: "1 Chronicles 2 — World English Bible | Favorite Scriptures" description: "Read 1 Chronicles 2 in the World English Bible. Free Bible reading, no account needed. Browse books and chapters, then save favorite passages in your personal library." last_updated: "2026-10-08" doc_version: "1" language: "en" canonical: "https://favoritescriptures.com/bible/1-chronicles/2" --- [Home](/)/[Bible](/bible)/[1 Chronicles](/bible/1-chronicles)/2 World English Bible # 1 Chronicles 2 [1](#verse-1) These are the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun, [2](#verse-2) Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher. [3](#verse-3) The sons of Judah: Er, Onan, and Shelah, which three were born to him of Shua’s daughter the Canaanitess. Er, Judah’s firstborn, was wicked in the LORD’s sight; and he killed him. [4](#verse-4) Tamar his daughter-in-law bore him Perez and Zerah. All the sons of Judah were five. [5](#verse-5) The sons of Perez: Hezron and Hamul. [6](#verse-6) The sons of Zerah: Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Calcol, and Dara—five of them in all. [7](#verse-7) The son of Carmi: Achar, the troubler of Israel, who committed a trespass in the devoted thing. [8](#verse-8) The son of Ethan: Azariah. [9](#verse-9) The sons also of Hezron, who were born to him: Jerahmeel, Ram, and Chelubai. [10](#verse-10) Ram became the father of Amminadab, and Amminadab became the father of Nahshon, prince of the children of Judah; [11](#verse-11) and Nahshon became the father of Salma, and Salma became the father of Boaz, [12](#verse-12) and Boaz became the father of Obed, and Obed became the father of Jesse; [13](#verse-13) and Jesse became the father of his firstborn Eliab, Abinadab the second, Shimea the third, [14](#verse-14) Nethanel the fourth, Raddai the fifth, [15](#verse-15) Ozem the sixth, and David the seventh; [16](#verse-16) and their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. The sons of Zeruiah: Abishai, Joab, and Asahel, three. [17](#verse-17) Abigail bore Amasa; and the father of Amasa was Jether the Ishmaelite. [18](#verse-18) Caleb the son of Hezron became the father of children by Azubah his wife, and by Jerioth; and these were her sons: Jesher, Shobab, and Ardon. [19](#verse-19) Azubah died, and Caleb married Ephrath, who bore him Hur. [20](#verse-20) Hur became the father of Uri, and Uri became the father of Bezalel. [21](#verse-21) Afterward Hezron went in to the daughter of Machir the father of Gilead, whom he took as wife when he was sixty years old; and she bore him Segub. [22](#verse-22) Segub became the father of Jair, who had twenty-three cities in the land of Gilead. [23](#verse-23) Geshur and Aram took the towns of Jair from them, with Kenath, and its villages, even sixty cities. All these were the sons of Machir the father of Gilead. [24](#verse-24) After Hezron died in Caleb Ephrathah, Abijah, Hezron’s wife, bore him Ashhur the father of Tekoa. [25](#verse-25) The sons of Jerahmeel the firstborn of Hezron were Ram the firstborn, Bunah, Oren, Ozem, and Ahijah. [26](#verse-26) Jerahmeel had another wife, whose name was Atarah. She was the mother of Onam. [27](#verse-27) The sons of Ram the firstborn of Jerahmeel were Maaz, Jamin, and Eker. [28](#verse-28) The sons of Onam were Shammai and Jada. The sons of Shammai: Nadab and Abishur. [29](#verse-29) The name of the wife of Abishur was Abihail; and she bore him Ahban and Molid. [30](#verse-30) The sons of Nadab: Seled and Appaim; but Seled died without children. [31](#verse-31) The son of Appaim: Ishi. The son of Ishi: Sheshan. The son of Sheshan: Ahlai. [32](#verse-32) The sons of Jada the brother of Shammai: Jether and Jonathan; and Jether died without children. [33](#verse-33) The sons of Jonathan: Peleth and Zaza. These were the sons of Jerahmeel. [34](#verse-34) Now Sheshan had no sons, but only daughters. Sheshan had a servant, an Egyptian, whose name was Jarha. [35](#verse-35) Sheshan gave his daughter to Jarha his servant as wife; and she bore him Attai. [36](#verse-36) Attai became the father of Nathan, and Nathan became the father of Zabad, [37](#verse-37) and Zabad became the father of Ephlal, and Ephlal became the father of Obed, [38](#verse-38) and Obed became the father of Jehu, and Jehu became the father of Azariah, [39](#verse-39) and Azariah became the father of Helez, and Helez became the father of Eleasah, [40](#verse-40) and Eleasah became the father of Sismai, and Sismai became the father of Shallum, [41](#verse-41) and Shallum became the father of Jekamiah, and Jekamiah became the father of Elishama. [42](#verse-42) The sons of Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel were Mesha his firstborn, who was the father of Ziph, and the sons of Mareshah the father of Hebron. [43](#verse-43) The sons of Hebron: Korah, Tappuah, Rekem, and Shema. [44](#verse-44) Shema became the father of Raham, the father of Jorkeam; and Rekem became the father of Shammai. [45](#verse-45) The son of Shammai was Maon; and Maon was the father of Beth Zur. [46](#verse-46) Ephah, Caleb’s concubine, bore Haran, Moza, and Gazez; and Haran became the father of Gazez. [47](#verse-47) The sons of Jahdai: Regem, Jothan, Geshan, Pelet, Ephah, and Shaaph. [48](#verse-48) Maacah, Caleb’s concubine, bore Sheber and Tirhanah. [49](#verse-49) She bore also Shaaph the father of Madmannah, Sheva the father of Machbena and the father of Gibea; and the daughter of Caleb was Achsah. [50](#verse-50) These were the sons of Caleb, the son of Hur, the firstborn of Ephrathah: Shobal the father of Kiriath Jearim, [51](#verse-51) Salma the father of Bethlehem, and Hareph the father of Beth Gader. [52](#verse-52) Shobal the father of Kiriath Jearim had sons: Haroeh, half of the Menuhoth. [53](#verse-53) The families of Kiriath Jearim: the Ithrites, the Puthites, the Shumathites, and the Mishraites; from them came the Zorathites and the Eshtaolites. [54](#verse-54) The sons of Salma: Bethlehem, the Netophathites, Atroth Beth Joab, and half of the Manahathites, the Zorites. [55](#verse-55) The families of scribes who lived at Jabez: the Tirathites, the Shimeathites, and the Sucathites. These are the Kenites who came from Hammath, the father of the house of Rechab. [← 1 Chronicles 1](/bible/1-chronicles/1)[1 Chronicles 3 →](/bible/1-chronicles/3) World English Bible · Public domain ## Keep what speaks to you. Create a free library to save passages, highlight verses, and keep your study notes together. [Start your free library](/login?mode=signup) ## Sitemap See the [complete sitemap](/sitemap.md).