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The Family of Israel

1 These were the asons of Israel: bReuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun,  
2 Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.

From Judah to David

3 The sons of aJudah were Er, Onan, and Shelah. These three were born to him by the daughter of bShua, the Canaanitess. cEr, the firstborn of Judah, was wicked in the sight of the Lord; so He killed him.  
4 And aTamar, his daughter-in-law, bbore him Perez and Zerah. All the sons of Judah were five.  
5 The sons of aPerez were Hezron and Hamul.  
6 The sons of Zerah were Zimri, aEthan, Heman, Calcol, and Dara—five of them in all.  
7 The son of aCarmi was Achar, the troubler of Israel, who transgressed in the baccursed thing.  
8 The son of Ethan was Azariah.
9 Also the sons of Hezron who were born to him were Jerahmeel, Ram, and Chelubai.  
10 Ram abegot Amminadab, and Amminadab begot Nahshon, bleader of the children of Judah;  
11 Nahshon begot Salma, and Salma begot Boaz;  
12 Boaz begot Obed, and Obed begot Jesse;
13 aJesse begot Eliab his firstborn, Abinadab the second, Shimea the third,  
14 Nethanel the fourth, Raddai the fifth,
15 Ozem the sixth, and David the aseventh.  
16 Now their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. aAnd the sons of Zeruiah were Abishai, Joab, and Asahel—three.  
17 Abigail bore Amasa; and the father of Amasa was Jether the Ishmaelite.  

The Family of Hezron

18 Caleb the son of Hezron had children by Azubah, his wife, and by Jerioth. Now these were her sons: Jesher, Shobab, and Ardon.
19 When Azubah died, Caleb took aEphrath as his wife, who bore him Hur.  
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I & II Chronicles

THE FIRST AND SECOND BOOKS OF CHRONICLES were also considered as one by the ancient Jews, who called them "words of days," that is, diaries or journals, being probably compiled from those registers that were kept by the king's historiographers of passing occurrences. In the Septuagint the title given them is Paraleipomenon, "of things omitted," that is, the books are supplementary because many things unnoticed in the former books are here recorded; and not only the omissions are supplied, but some narratives extended while others are added. The authorship is commonly ascribed to Ezra, whose leading object seems to have been to show the division of families, possessions, etc., before the captivity, with a view to the exact restoration of the same order after the return from Babylon. Although many things are restated and others are exact repetitions of what is contained in Kings, there is so much new and important information that, as JEROME has well said, the Chronicles furnish the means of comprehending parts of the New Testament, which must have been unintelligible without them. They are frequently referred to by Christ and the Apostles as forming part of "the Word of God" (see the genealogies in Mat. 1:1-16; Luk. 3:23-38; compare II Chronicles 19:7 with I Peter 1:17; II Chronicles 24:19-21 with Matthew 23:32-35).

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