1:1 | Adam, Seth, Enosh,
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1:2 | Kenan, Mahalalel, Jared,
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1:3 | Enoch, Methuselah, Lamech, Noah.
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1:4 | The sons of Noah |
1:5 | The sons of Japheth |
1:6 | The sons of Gomer |
1:7 | The sons of Javan |
1:8 | The sons of Ham |
1:9 | The sons of Cush |
1:10 | Cush was the father of Nimrod, who grew to be a mighty warrior on earth.
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1:11 | Mizraim was the father of the Ludites, Anamites, Lehabites, Naphtuhites,
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1:12 | Pathrusites, Casluhites (from whom the Philistines came) and Caphtorites.
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1:13 | Canaan was the father of Sidon his firstborn, and of the Hittites,
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1:14 | Jebusites, Amorites, Girgashites,
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1:15 | Hivites, Arkites, Sinites,
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1:16 | Arvadites, Zemarites and Hamathites.
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1:17 | The sons of Shem |
1:18 | Arphaxad was the father of Shelah, and Shelah the father of Eber.
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1:19 | Two sons were born to Eber |
1:20 | Joktan was the father of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,
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1:21 | Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah,
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1:22 | Obal, Abimael, Sheba,
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1:23 | Ophir, Havilah and Jobab. All these were sons of Joktan.
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1:24 | Shem, Arphaxad, Shelah,
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1:25 | Eber, Peleg, Reu,
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1:26 | Serug, Nahor, Terah
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1:27 | and Abram (that is, Abraham).
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1:28 | The sons of Abraham |
1:29 | These were their descendants |
1:30 | Mishma, Dumah, Massa, Hadad, Tema,
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1:31 | Jetur, Naphish and Kedemah. These were the sons of Ishmael.
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1:32 | The sons born to Keturah, Abraham's concubine |
1:33 | The sons of Midian |
1:34 | Abraham was the father of Isaac. The sons of Isaac |
1:35 | The sons of Esau |
1:36 | The sons of Eliphaz |
1:37 | The sons of Reuel |
1:38 | The sons of Seir |
1:39 | The sons of Lotan |
1:40 | The sons of Shobal |
1:41 | The son of Anah |
1:42 | The sons of Ezer |
1:43 | These were the kings who reigned in Edom before any Israelite king reigned |
1:44 | When Bela died, Jobab son of Zerah from Bozrah succeeded him as king.
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1:45 | When Jobab died, Husham from the land of the Temanites succeeded him as king.
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1:46 | When Husham died, Hadad son of Bedad, who defeated Midian in the country of Moab, succeeded him as king. His city was named Avith.
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1:47 | When Hadad died, Samlah from Masrekah succeeded him as king.
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1:48 | When Samlah died, Shaul from Rehoboth on the river succeeded him as king.
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1:49 | When Shaul died, Baal-Hanan son of Acbor succeeded him as king.
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1:50 | When Baal-Hanan died, Hadad succeeded him as king. His city was named Pau, and his wife's name was Mehetabel daughter of Matred, the daughter of Me-Zahab.
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1:51 | Hadad also died. The chiefs of Edom were |
1:52 | Oholibamah, Elah, Pinon,
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1:53 | Kenaz, Teman, Mibzar,
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1:54 | Magdiel and Iram. These were the chiefs of Edom.
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2:1 | These were the sons of Israel |
2:2 | Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad and Asher.
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2:3 | The sons of Judah |
2:4 | Tamar, Judah's daughter-in-law, bore him Perez and Zerah. Judah had five sons in all.
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2:5 | The sons of Perez |
2:6 | The sons of Zerah |
2:7 | The son of Carmi |
2:8 | The son of Ethan |
2:9 | The sons born to Hezron were |
2:10 | Ram was the father of Amminadab, and Amminadab the father of Nahshon, the leader of the people of Judah.
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2:11 | Nahshon was the father of Salmon, Salmon the father of Boaz,
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2:12 | Boaz the father of Obed and Obed the father of Jesse.
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2:13 | Jesse was the father of Eliab his firstborn; the second son was Abinadab, the third Shimea,
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2:14 | the fourth Nethanel, the fifth Raddai,
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2:15 | the sixth Ozem and the seventh David.
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2:16 | Their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. Zeruiah's three sons were Abishai, Joab and Asahel.
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2:17 | Abigail was the mother of Amasa, whose father was Jether the Ishmaelite.
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2:18 | Caleb son of Hezron had children by his wife Azubah (and by Jerioth). These were her sons |
2:19 | When Azubah died, Caleb married Ephrath, who bore him Hur.
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2:20 | Hur was the father of Uri, and Uri the father of Bezalel.
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2:21 | Later, Hezron lay with the daughter of Makir the father of Gilead (he had married her when he was sixty years old), and she bore him Segub.
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2:22 | Segub was the father of Jair, who controlled twenty-three towns in Gilead.
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2:23 | (But Geshur and Aram captured Havvoth Jair, as well as Kenath with its surrounding settlements-- sixty towns.) All these were descendants of Makir the father of Gilead.
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2:24 | After Hezron died in Caleb Ephrathah, Abijah the wife of Hezron bore him Ashhur the father of Tekoa.
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2:25 | The sons of Jerahmeel the firstborn of Hezron |
2:26 | Jerahmeel had another wife, whose name was Atarah; she was the mother of Onam.
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2:27 | The sons of Ram the firstborn of Jerahmeel |
2:28 | The sons of Onam |
2:29 | Abishur's wife was named Abihail, who bore him Ahban and Molid.
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2:30 | The sons of Nadab |
2:31 | The son of Appaim |
2:32 | The sons of Jada, Shammai's brother |
2:33 | The sons of Jonathan |
2:34 | Sheshan had no sons-- only daughters. He had an Egyptian servant named Jarha.
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2:35 | Sheshan gave his daughter in marriage to his servant Jarha, and she bore him Attai.
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2:36 | Attai was the father of Nathan, Nathan the father of Zabad,
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2:37 | Zabad the father of Ephlal, Ephlal the father of Obed,
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2:38 | Obed the father of Jehu, Jehu the father of Azariah,
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2:39 | Azariah the father of Helez, Helez the father of Eleasah,
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2:40 | Eleasah the father of Sismai, Sismai the father of Shallum,
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2:41 | Shallum the father of Jekamiah, and Jekamiah the father of Elishama.
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2:42 | The sons of Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel |
2:43 | The sons of Hebron |
2:44 | Shema was the father of Raham, and Raham the father of Jorkeam. Rekem was the father of Shammai.
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2:45 | The son of Shammai was Maon, and Maon was the father of Beth Zur.
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2:46 | Caleb's concubine Ephah was the mother of Haran, Moza and Gazez. Haran was the father of Gazez.
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2:47 | The sons of Jahdai |
2:48 | Caleb's concubine Maacah was the mother of Sheber and Tirhanah.
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2:49 | She also gave birth to Shaaph the father of Madmannah and to Sheva the father of Macbenah and Gibea. Caleb's daughter was Acsah.
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2:50 | These were the descendants of Caleb. The sons of Hur the firstborn of Ephrathah |
2:51 | Salma the father of Bethlehem, and Hareph the father of Beth Gader.
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2:52 | The descendants of Shobal the father of Kiriath Jearim were |
2:53 | and the clans of Kiriath Jearim |
2:54 | The descendants of Salma |
2:55 | and the clans of scribes who lived at Jabez |
3:1 | These were the sons of David born to him in Hebron |
3:2 | the third, Absalom the son of Maacah daughter of Talmai king of Geshur; the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith;
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3:3 | the fifth, Shephatiah the son of Abital; and the sixth, Ithream, by his wife Eglah.
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3:4 | These six were born to David in Hebron, where he reigned seven years and six months. David reigned in Jerusalem thirty-three years,
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3:5 | and these were the children born to him there |
3:6 | There were also Ibhar, Elishua, Eliphelet,
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3:7 | Nogah, Nepheg, Japhia,
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3:8 | Elishama, Eliada and Eliphelet-- nine in all.
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3:9 | All these were the sons of David, besides his sons by his concubines. And Tamar was their sister.
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3:10 | Solomon's son was Rehoboam, Abijah his son, Asa his son, Jehoshaphat his son,
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3:11 | Jehoram his son, Ahaziah his son, Joash his son,
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3:12 | Amaziah his son, Azariah his son, Jotham his son,
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3:13 | Ahaz his son, Hezekiah his son, Manasseh his son,
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3:14 | Amon his son, Josiah his son.
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3:15 | The sons of Josiah |
3:16 | The successors of Jehoiakim |
3:17 | The descendants of Jehoiachin the captive |
3:18 | Malkiram, Pedaiah, Shenazzar, Jekamiah, Hoshama and Nedabiah.
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3:19 | The sons of Pedaiah |
3:20 | There were also five others |
3:21 | The descendants of Hananiah |
3:22 | The descendants of Shecaniah |
3:23 | The sons of Neariah |
3:24 | The sons of Elioenai |