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The Book of 1 Chronicles
There are two books of Chronicles: 1 Chronicles and 2 Chronicles. They contain records from the time of Adam to the time when the Jewish people returned from the Babylonian captivity.
The book of 1 Chronicles starts with Adam and tells the family history (genealogy) of Saul and David. The second part of 1 Chronicles tells about the time when David was the king of Israel.
The book of 2 Chronicles tells about the time when David's son, Solomon,
was the king of Israel. The second part of 2 Chronicles tells
about the other kings who ruled Israel until the Jews were taken away to
Babylonia. The book ends with the Jews returning to Israel.
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1 Chronicles 1
These are David's ancestors starting back with
the first man, Adam.
[1] Adam, Sheth, Enosh,
[2] Kenan, Mahalaleel, Jered,
[3] Henoch, Methuselah, Lamech,
(Note: this is Noah who built the Ark.)
[4] Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
Noah's son, Japheth, and his descendants.
[5] The sons of Japheth; Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and
Meshech, and Tiras.
[6] And the sons of Gomer; Ashchenaz, and Riphath, and Togarmah.
[7] And the sons of Javan; Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.
Noah's son, Ham, and his descendants.
[8] The sons of Ham; Cush, and Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.
[9] And the sons of Cush; Seba, and Havilah, and Sabta, and Raamah, and Sabtecha.
And the sons of Raamah; Sheba, and Dedan.
(Note:
Nimrod tried to build the Tower of Babel back in
Genesis 11.)
[10] And Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be mighty upon the earth.
[11] And Mizraim begat Ludim, and Anamim, and Lehabim, and Naphtuhim,
[12] And Pathrusim, and Casluhim, (of whom came the Philistines,) and Caphthorim.
[13] And Canaan begat Zidon his firstborn, and Heth,
[14] The Jebusite also, and the Amorite, and the Girgashite,
[15] And the Hivite, and the Arkite, and the Sinite,
[16] And the Arvadite, and the Zemarite, and the Hamathite.
| Peleg was one of Noah's descendants. His name means "divide" or "division". Verse 19 says that "in his days the earth was divided". People who study the Bible have different opinions on what this means. Some think it means the time when the continents divided. Some think it means the time when people tried to build the Tower of Babel. |
Noah's son, Shem, and his descendants.
[17] The sons of Shem; Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram, and Uz,
and Hul, and Gether, and Meshech.
[18] And Arphaxad begat Shelah, and Shelah begat Eber.
[19] And unto Eber were born two sons: the name of the one was Peleg; because in
his days the earth was divided: and his brother's name was Joktan.
[20] And Joktan begat Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, and Jerah,
[21] Hadoram also, and Uzal, and Diklah,
[22] And Ebal, and Abimael, and Sheba,
[23] And Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab. All these were the sons of Joktan.
[24] Shem, Arphaxad, Shelah,
[25] Eber, Peleg, Reu,
[26] Serug, Nahor, Terah,
Abraham's line
Terah's son was Abram, who later became Abraham.
[27] Abram; the same is Abraham.
Abraham had two sons: Isaac and Ishmael.
[28] The sons of Abraham; Isaac, and Ishmael.
Ishmael and his descendants.
[29] These are their generations: The firstborn of Ishmael, Nebaioth; then Kedar,
and Adbeel, and Mibsam,
[30] Mishma and Dumah, Massa, Hadad, and Tema,
[31] Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah. These are the sons of Ishmael.
Abraham's sons and descendants by his concubine,
Keturah.
[32] Now the sons of Keturah, Abraham's concubine: she bare Zimran, and Jokshan,
and Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak, and Shuah. And the sons of Jokshan; Sheba,
and Dedan.
[33] And the sons of Midian; Ephah, and Epher, and Henoch, and Abida, and Eldaah.
All these are the sons of Keturah.
Abraham's son, Isaac, had 2 sons: Esau and Israel
(Jacob).
[34] And Abraham begat Isaac. The sons of Isaac; Esau and Israel.
Esau's sons and descendants.
[35] The sons of Esau; Eliphaz, Reuel, and Jeush, and Jaalam, and Korah.
[36] The sons of Eliphaz; Teman, and Omar, Zephi, and Gatam, Kenaz, and Timna,
and Amalek.
[37] The sons of Reuel; Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah.
[38] And the sons of Seir; Lotan, and Shobal, and Zibeon, and Anah, and Dishon,
and Ezer, and Dishan.
[39] And the sons of Lothan; Hori, and Homam: and Timna was Lotan's sister.
[40] The sons of Shobal; Alian, and Manahath, and Ebal, Shephi, and Onam. And
the sons of Zibeon; Aiah, and Anah.
[41] The sons of Anah; Dishon. And the sons of Dishon; Amram, and Eshban, and
Ithran, and Cheran.
[42] The sons of Ezer; Bilhan, and Zavan, and Jakan. The sons of Dishan; Uz, and
Aran.
Esau's descendants lived in the area named Edom. Edom
had kings before Israel had kings. This is a list of the kings of Edom.
[43] Now these are the kings that reigned in the land of Edom before any king
reigned over the children of Israel; Bela the son of Beor: and the name of his
city was Dinhabah.
[44] And when Bela was dead, Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his
stead.
[45] And when Jobab was dead, Husham of the land of the Temanites reigned in his
stead.
[46] And when Husham was dead, Hadad the son of Bedad, which smote Midian in the
field of Moab, reigned in his stead: and the name of his city was Avith.
[47] And when Hadad was dead, Samlah of Masrekah reigned in his stead.
[48] And when Samlah was dead, Shaul of Rehoboth by the river reigned in his
stead.
[49] And when Shaul was dead, Baal-hanan the son of Achbor reigned in his stead.
[50] And when Baal-hanan was dead, Hadad reigned in his stead: and the name of
his city was Pai; and his wife's name was Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred, the
daughter of Mezahab.
[51] Hadad died also.
These were the dukes of Edom.
And the dukes of Edom were; duke Timnah, duke Aliah, duke
Jetheth,
[52] Duke Aholibamah, duke Elah, duke Pinon,
[53] Duke Kenaz, duke Teman, duke Mibzar,
[54] Duke Magdiel, duke Iram. These are the dukes of Edom.
1 Chronicles 2
Jacob's descendants
Jacob was later called Israel. He had 12 sons. This is a list of his sons.
[1] These are the sons of Israel; Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun,
[2] Dan, Joseph, and Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.
These are the sons and descendants of Israel's son, Judah. He had 3 sons by a Canaanites woman named, Shua. These 3 sons were Er, Onan, and Shelah. Er was the oldest, and he was evil. God killed him.
[3] The sons of Judah; Er, and Onan, and Shelah: which three were born unto him of the daughter of Shua the Canaanitess. And Er, the firstborn of Judah, was evil in the sight of the LORD; and he slew him.
Tamar was Judah's daughter-in-law and also the mother of 2 of his sons: Pharez and Zerah.
[4] And Tamar his daughter in law bare him Pharez and Zerah. All the sons of Judah were five.
Judah's son, Pharez, had 2 sons.
[5] The sons of Pharez; Hezron, and Hamul.
Judah's son, Zerah, had 5 sons.
[6] And the sons of Zerah; Zimri, and Ethan, and Heman, and Calcol, and Dara: five of them in all.
Carmi was a descendant of Judah. His son,
Achar, caused trouble and sinned.
[7] And the sons of Carmi; Achar, the troubler of Israel, who transgressed in
the thing accursed.
These are the descendants of Judah's grandson, Ethan. This is David's
line going back from his father, Jesse.
[8] And the sons of Ethan; Azariah.
[9] The sons also of Hezron, that were born unto him; Jerahmeel, and Ram, and
Chelubai.
[10] And Ram begat Amminadab; and Amminadab begat Nahshon, prince of the
children of Judah;
[11] And Nahshon begat Salma, and Salma begat Boaz,
[12] And Boaz begat Obed, and Obed begat Jesse,
The children of Jesse. These were David and his
brothers.
[13] And Jesse begat his firstborn Eliab, and Abinadab the second, and Shimma
the third,
[14] Nethaneel the fourth, Raddai the fifth,
[15] Ozem the sixth, David the seventh:
David had 2 sisters: Zeruiah and Abigal.
[16] Whose sisters were Zeruiah, and Abigail. And the sons of Zeruiah; Abishai,
and Joab, and Asahel, three.
[17] And Abigail bare Amasa: and the father of Amasa was Jether the Ishmeelite.
More descendants of Judah.
These are the descendants of Judah. Caleb was called Chelubai back in verse 9.
[18] And Caleb the son of Hezron begat children of Azubah his wife, and of
Jerioth: her sons are these; Jesher, and Shobab, and Ardon.
[19] And when Azubah was dead, Caleb took unto him Ephrath, which bare him Hur.
[20] And Hur begat Uri, and Uri begat Bezaleel.
When he was 60 years old, Hezron married the daughter of Machir.
Machir was from Joseph's descendants and settled in the area of Gilead.
Hezron and Machir's daughter had Segub. Then, Segub had Jair. Jair was the
leader of 23 cities in Gilead.
[21] And afterward Hezron went in to the daughter of Machir the father of
Gilead, whom he married when he was threescore years old; and she bare him Segub.
[22] And Segub begat Jair, who had three and twenty cities in the land of
Gilead.
Jair also took the areas named Geshur, Aram, and Kenath
and 60 of their cities and towns. They all belonged to the descendants of Machir.
[23] And he took Geshur, and Aram, with the towns of Jair, from them, with
Kenath, and the towns thereof, even threescore cities. All these belonged to the
sons of Machir the father of Gilead.
Hezron died in the town of Caleb-ephratah. His wife was
pregnant, then she had a son named Ashur. He was the father of Tekoa.
[24] And after that Hezron was dead in Caleb-ephratah, then Abiah Hezron's wife
bare him Ashur the father of Tekoa.
These are the sons and descendants of Hezron.
[25] And the sons of Jerahmeel the firstborn of Hezron were, Ram the firstborn,
and Bunah, and Oren, and Ozem, and Ahijah.
[26] Jerahmeel had also another wife, whose name was Atarah; she was the mother
of Onam.
[27] And the sons of Ram the firstborn of Jerahmeel were, Maaz, and Jamin, and
Eker.
[28] And the sons of Onam were, Shammai, and Jada. And the sons of Shammai;
Nadab, and Abishur.
[29] And the name of the wife of Abishur was Abihail, and she bare him Ahban,
and Molid.
[30] And the sons of Nadab; Seled, and Appaim: but Seled died without children.
[31] And the sons of Appaim; Ishi. And the sons of Ishi; Sheshan. And the
children of Sheshan; Ahlai.
[32] And the sons of Jada the brother of Shammai; Jether and Jonathan: and
Jether died without children.
[33] And the sons of Jonathan; Peleth, and Zaza. These were the sons of
Jerahmeel.
[34] Now Sheshan had no sons, but daughters. And Sheshan had a servant, an
Egyptian, whose name was Jarha.
[35] And Sheshan gave his daughter to Jarha his servant to wife; and she bare
him Attai.
[36] And Attai begat Nathan, and Nathan begat Zabad,
[37] And Zabad begat Ephlal, and Ephlal begat Obed,
[38] And Obed begat Jehu, and Jehu begat Azariah,
[39] And Azariah begat Helez, and Helez begat Eleasah,
[40] And Eleasah begat Sisamai, and Sisamai begat Shallum,
[41] And Shallum begat Jekamiah, and Jekamiah begat Elishama.
The descendants of Caleb (****note: this is not
the same Caleb who helped Joshua). Jerahmeel was Caleb's brother.
[42] Now the sons of Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel were, Mesha his firstborn,
which was the father of Ziph; and the sons of Mareshah the father of Hebron.
[43] And the sons of Hebron; Korah, and Tappuah, and Rekem, and Shema.
[44] And Shema begat Raham, the father of Jorkoam: and Rekem begat Shammai.
[45] And the son of Shammai was Maon: and Maon was the father of Beth-zur.
[46] And Ephah, Caleb's concubine, bare Haran, and Moza, and Gazez: and Haran
begat Gazez.
[47] And the sons of Jahdai; Regem, and Jotham, and Geshan, and Pelet, and Ephah,
and Shaaph.
[48] Maachah, Caleb's concubine, bare Sheber, and Tirhanah.
[49] She bare also Shaaph the father of Madmannah, Sheva the father of Machbenah,
and the father of Gibea: and the daughter of Caleb was Achsah.
[50] These were the sons of Caleb the son of Hur, the firstborn of Ephratah;
Shobal the father of Kirjath-jearim,
Salma was called the father of Bethlehem.
[51] Salma the father of Bethlehem, Hareph the father of Beth-gader.
| Kirjath-jearim was a place on the border between the tribe of Judah's land and the tribe of Benjamin's land. |
Shobal was the father of the place named
Kirjath-jearim.
[52] And Shobal the father of Kirjath-jearim had sons; Haroeh, and half of the
Manahethites.
Families in Kirjath-jearim.
[53] And the families of Kirjath-jearim; the Ithrites, and the Puhites, and the
Shumathites, and the Mishraites; of them came the Zareathites, and the
Eshtaulites.
[54] The sons of Salma; Bethlehem, and the Netophathites, Ataroth, the house of
Joab, and half of the Manahethites, the Zorites.
Families who lived at Jabez.
[55] And the families of the scribes which dwelt at Jabez; the Tirathites, the
Shimeathites, and Suchathites. These are the Kenites that came of Hemath, the
father of the house of Rechab.
1 Chronicles 3
David's descendants
This is a list of David's children. David's oldest child was Amnon. He was born in the place named Hebron. His mother was Ahinoam (a Jezreelitess). His second child was Daniel. Daniel's mother was Abigail (a Carmelitess).
[1] Now these were the sons of David, which were born unto him in Hebron; the firstborn Amnon, of Ahinoam the Jezreelitess; the second Daniel, of Abigail the Carmelitess:
His third child was Absalom. Absalom's mother was Maachah (daughter of Talmai, who was the king of the place named Geshur). His fourth child was Adonijah. Adonijah's mother was Haggith.
[2] The third, Absalom the son of Maachah the daughter of Talmai king of Geshur: the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith:
David's fifth child was Shephatiah, and Shephatiah's mother was Abital.
[3] The fifth, Shephatiah of Abital: the sixth, Ithream by Eglah his wife.
Six of David's children were born in the place named Hebron. David was king in Hebron for 7 years and 6 months. He was king in Jerusalem for 33 years.
[4] These six were born unto him in Hebron; and there he reigned seven years and six months: and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty and three years.
These were David's children born in Jerusalem. The mother of 4 of David's sons was Bath-shua (Bathsheba). She was the daughter of Ammiel.
[5] And these were born unto him in Jerusalem; Shimea, and Shobab, and Nathan, and Solomon, four, of Bath-shua the daughter of Ammiel:
These were David's other 9 sons.
[6] Ibhar also, and Elishama, and Eliphelet,
[7] And Nogah, and Nepheg, and Japhia,
[8] And Elishama, and Eliada, and Eliphelet, nine.
David had other sons by concubines (women who were not his wives). He also had a daughter named Tamar.
[9] These were all the sons of David, beside the sons of the concubines, and Tamar their sister.
These are the descendants of David's son, Solomon.
[10] And Solomon's son was Rehoboam, Abia his son, Asa his son, Jehoshaphat his son,
[11] Joram his son, Ahaziah his son, Joash his son,
[12] Amaziah his son, Azariah his son, Jotham his son,
[13] Ahaz his son, Hezekiah his son, Manasseh his son,
[14] Amon his son, Josiah his son.
These are David's descendants in the line of Josiah.
[15] And the sons of Josiah were, the firstborn Johanan, the second Jehoiakim, the third Zedekiah, the fourth Shallum.
[16] And the sons of Jehoiakim: Jeconiah his son, Zedekiah his son.
[17] And the sons of Jeconiah; Assir, Salathiel his son,
[18] Malchiram also, and Pedaiah, and Shenazar, Jecamiah, Hoshama, and Nedabiah.
These are David's descendants in the line of Pedaiah.
[19] And the sons of Pedaiah were, Zerubbabel, and Shimei: and the sons of Zerubbabel; Meshullam, and Hananiah, and Shelomith their sister:
[20] And Hashubah, and Ohel, and Berechiah, and Hasadiah, Jushab-hesed, five.
[21] And the sons of Hananiah; Pelatiah, and Jesaiah: the sons of Rephaiah, the sons of Arnan, the sons of Obadiah, the sons of Shechaniah.
[22] And the sons of Shechaniah; Shemaiah; and the sons of Shemaiah; Hattush, and Igeal, and Bariah, and Neariah, and Shaphat, six.
[23] And the sons of Neariah; Elioenai, and Hezekiah, and Azrikam, three.
[24] And the sons of Elioenai were, Hodaiah, and Eliashib, and Pelaiah, and Akkub, and Johanan, and Dalaiah, and Anani, seven.
1 Chronicles 4
Descendants of Jacob's son, Judah.
[1] The sons of Judah; Pharez, Hezron, and Carmi, and Hur, and Shobal.
[2] And Reaiah the son of Shobal begat Jahath; and Jahath begat Ahumai and Lahad.
These are the families of the Zorathites.
[3] And these were of the father of Etam; Jezreel, and Ishma, and Idbash: and
the name of their sister was Hazelelponi:
[4] And Penuel the father of Gedor and Ezer the father of Hushah. These are the
sons of Hur, the firstborn of Ephratah, the father of Bethlehem.
[5] And Ashur the father of Tekoa had two wives, Helah and Naarah.
[6] And Naarah bare him Ahuzam, and Hepher, and Temeni, and Haahashtari. These
were the sons of Naarah.
[7] And the sons of Helah were, Zereth, and Jezoar, and Ethnan.
[8] And Coz begat Anub, and Zobebah, and the families of Aharhel the son of
Harum.
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| The story of Jabez inspired a book by Bruce Wilkinson in 2000. In his book, the author encourages people to pray for blessings. |
The prayer of Jabez
Jabez had more honor than his
brothers. The name Jabez means "he makes sorrowful (sad)". His mother named him
Jabez because she gave birth to him with sorrow.
[9] And Jabez was more honourable than his brethren: and his mother called his
name Jabez, saying, Because I bare him with sorrow.
Jabez prayed to God. He asked God to bless him. He
asked for God's help and for God to give him more land. He asked God to keep bad
things away from him so that he wouldn't be sad. And God answered his prayer and
gave him the things he asked for.
[10] And Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, Oh that thou wouldest bless
me indeed, and enlarge my coast, and that thine hand might be with me, and that
thou wouldest keep me from evil, that it may not grieve me! And God granted him
that which he requested.
Judah's descendants
[11] And Chelub the brother of Shuah begat Mehir, which was the father of Eshton.
[12] And Eshton begat Beth-rapha, and Paseah, and Tehinnah the father of
Ir-nahash. These are the men of Rechah.
[13] And the sons of Kenaz; Othniel, and Seraiah: and the sons of Othniel;
Hathath.
[14] And Meonothai begat Ophrah: and Seraiah begat Joab, the father of the
valley of Charashim; for they were craftsmen.
These are descendants of Caleb, who helped lead the
Israelites into Canaan.
[15] And the sons of Caleb the son of Jephunneh; Iru, Elah, and Naam: and the
sons of Elah, even Kenaz.
[16] And the sons of Jehaleleel; Ziph, and Ziphah, Tiria, and Asareel.
[17] And the sons of Ezra were, Jether, and Mered, and Epher, and Jalon: and she
bare Miriam, and Shammai, and Ishbah the father of Eshtemoa.
[18] And his wife Jehudiajah bare Jered the father of Gedor, and Heber the
father of Socho, and Jekuthiel the father of Zanoah. And these are the sons of
Bithiah the daughter of Pharoah, which Mered took.
[19] And the sons of his wife Hodiah the sister of Naham, the father of Keilah
the Garmite, and Eshtemoa the Maachathite.
[20] And the sons of Shimon were, Amnon, and Rinnah, Ben-hanan, and Tilon. And
the sons of Ishi were, Zoheth, and Ben-zoheth.
Descendants of Judah's son, Shelah. Some of Shelah's
descendants made fine linen (cloth) and pottery. Some worked for the king taking
care of the plants and bushes.
[21] The sons of Shelah the son of Judah were, Er the father of Lecah, and
Laadah the father of Mareshah, and the families of the house of them that
wrought fine linen, of the house of Ashbea,
[22] And Jokim, and the men of Chozeba, and Joash, and Saraph, who had the
dominion in Moab, and Jashubi-lehem. And these are ancient things.
[23] These were the potters, and those that dwelt among plants and hedges: there
they dwelt with the king for his work.
Descendants of Jacob's son, Simeon.
[24] The sons of Simeon were, Nemuel, and Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, and Shaul:
[25] Shallum his son, Mibsam his son, Mishma his son.
[26] And the sons of Mishma; Hamuel his son, Zachur his son, Shimei his son.
Shimei had 16 sons and 6 daughters. His brothers did
not have as many children, and their families were not as big as Judah's family.
[27] And Shimei had sixteen sons and six daughters; but his brethren had not
many children, neither did all their family multiply, like to the children of
Judah.
These are the places where they lived.
[28] And they dwelt at Beer-sheba, and Moladah, and Hazar-shual,
[29] And at Bilhah, and at Ezem, and at Tolad,
[30] And at Bethuel, and at Hormah, and at Ziklag,
[31] And at Beth-marcaboth, and Hazar-susim, and at Beth-birei, and at Shaaraim.
These were their cities unto the reign of David.
[32] And their villages were, Etam, and Ain, Rimmon, and Tochen, and Ashan, five
cities:
[33] And all their villages that were round about the same cities, unto Baal.
These were their habitations, and their genealogy.
[34] And Meshobab, and Jamlech, and Joshah the son of Amaziah,
[35] And Joel, and Jehu the son of Josibiah, the son of Seraiah, the son of
Asiel,
[36] And Elioenai, and Jaakobah, and Jeshohaiah, and Asaiah, and Adiel, and
Jesimiel, and Benaiah,
[37] And Ziza the son of Shiphi, the son of Allon, the son of Jedaiah, the son
of Shimri, the son of Shemaiah;
| Gedor was a mountain town in Judah's land in Canaan. |
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