--- title: 1 Chronicles 2 — the Tanakh in Hebrew, Aramaic and English, with trees description: 1 Chronicles chapter 2 of the Tanakh (Ketuvim — the Writings) in Hebrew and English (JPS 1917), every verse with its syntax tree and pragmatics. It begins: These are the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun; --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/1CH/2/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [Tanakh](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tanakh/) / [Ketuvim](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/) / [1 Chronicles](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/1CH/) / chapter 2 # 1 Chronicles 2 55 verses, each with its tree and pragmatics: Hebrew and English (JPS 1917), the English sentence by sentence. - [2:1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/1CH.2.1/) — אֵלֶּה בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל רְאוּבֵן שִׁמְעוֹן לֵוִי וִיהוּדָה יִשָׂשכָר וּזְבֻלֽוּן׃ — These are the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun; - [2:2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/1CH.2.2/) — דָּן יוֹסֵף וּבִנְיָמִן נַפְתָּלִי גָּד וְאָשֵֽׁר׃ס — Dan, Joseph, and Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher. - [2:3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/1CH.2.3/) — בְּנֵי יְהוּדָה עֵר וְאוֹנָן וְשֵׁלָה שְׁלוֹשָׁה נוֹלַד לוֹ מִבַּת־שׁוּעַבַּת־שׁוּעַ הַֽכְּנַעֲנִית וַיְהִי עֵר ׀ בְּכוֹר יְהוּדָה רַע בְּעֵינֵי יְהוָה וַיְמִיתֵֽהוּ׃ס — The sons of Judah: Er, and Onan, and Shelah; which three were born unto him of Bath-shua the Canaanitess. And Er, Judah's first-born, was wicked in the sight of the LORD; and He slew him. - [2:4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/1CH.2.4/) — וְתָמָר כַּלָּתוֹ יָלְדָה לּוֹ אֶת־פֶּרֶץ וְאֶת־זָרַח כָּל־בְּנֵי יְהוּדָה חֲמִשָּֽׁה׃ס — And Tamar his daughter-in-law bore him Perez and Zerah. All the sons of Judah were five. - [2:5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/1CH.2.5/) — בְּנֵי־פֶרֶץ חֶצְרוֹן וְחָמֽוּל׃ס — The sons of Perez: Hezron, and Hamul. - [2:6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/1CH.2.6/) — וּבְנֵי זֶרַח זִמְרִי וְאֵיתָן וְהֵימָן וְכַלְכֹּל וָדָרַע כֻּלָּם חֲמִשָּֽׁה׃ס — And the sons of Zerah: Zimri, and Ethan, and Heman, and Calcol, and Dara: five of them in all. - [2:7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/1CH.2.7/) — וּבְנֵי כַּרְמִי עָכָר עוֹכֵר יִשְׂרָאֵל אֲשֶׁר מָעַל בַּחֵֽרֶם׃ס — And the sons of Carmi: Achar, the troubler of Israel, who committed a trespass concerning the devoted thing. - [2:8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/1CH.2.8/) — וּבְנֵי אֵיתָן עֲזַרְיָֽה׃ — And the sons of Ethan: Azariah. - [2:9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/1CH.2.9/) — וּבְנֵי חֶצְרוֹן אֲשֶׁר נוֹלַד־לוֹ אֶת־יְרַחְמְאֵל וְאֶת־רָם וְאֶת־כְּלוּבָֽי׃ — The sons also of Hezron, that were born unto him: Jerahmeel, and Ram, and Chelubai. - [2:10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/1CH.2.10/) — וְרָם הוֹלִיד אֶת־עַמִּינָדָב וְעַמִּינָדָב הוֹלִיד אֶת־נַחְשׁוֹן נְשִׂיא בְּנֵי יְהוּדָֽה׃ — And Ram begot Amminadab; and Amminadab begot Nahshon, prince of the children of Judah; - [2:11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/1CH.2.11/) — וְנַחְשׁוֹן הוֹלִיד אֶת־שַׂלְמָא וְשַׂלְמָא הוֹלִיד אֶת־בֹּֽעַז׃ — and Nahshon begot Salma, and Salma begot Boaz; - [2:12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/1CH.2.12/) — וּבֹעַז הוֹלִיד אֶת־עוֹבֵד וְעוֹבֵד הוֹלִיד אֶת־יִשָֽׁי׃ — and Boaz begot Obed, and Obed begot Jesse; - [2:13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/1CH.2.13/) — וְאִישַׁי הוֹלִיד אֶת־בְּכֹרוֹ אֶת־אֱלִיאָב וַאֲבִינָדָב הַשֵּׁנִי וְשִׁמְעָא הַשְּׁלִישִֽׁי׃ — and Jesse begot his first-born Eliab, and Abinadab the second, and Shimea the third; - [2:14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/1CH.2.14/) — נְתַנְאֵל הָֽרְבִיעִי רַדַּי הַחֲמִישִֽׁי׃ — Nethanel the fourth, Raddai the fifth; - [2:15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/1CH.2.15/) — אֹצֶם הַשִּׁשִּׁי דָּוִיד הַשְּׁבִעִֽי׃ — Ozem the sixth, David the seventh. - [2:16](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/1CH.2.16/) — וְאַחְיוֹתֵיהֶם צְרוּיָה וַאֲבִיגָיִל וּבְנֵי צְרוּיָה אַבְשַׁי וְיוֹאָב וַעֲשָׂה־אֵלעֲשָׂה־אֵל שְׁלֹשָֽׁה׃ — And their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. And the sons of Zeruiah: Abishai, and Joab, and Asahel, three. - [2:17](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/1CH.2.17/) — וַאֲבִיגַיִל יָלְדָה אֶת־עֲמָשָׂא וַאֲבִי עֲמָשָׂא יֶתֶר הַיִּשְׁמְעֵאלִֽי׃ — And Abigail bore Amasa; and the father of Amasa was Jether the Ishmaelite. - [2:18](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/1CH.2.18/) — וְכָלֵב בֶּן־חֶצְרוֹן הוֹלִיד אֶת־עֲזוּבָה אִשָּׁה וְאֶת־יְרִיעוֹת וְאֵלֶּה בָנֶיהָ יֵשֶׁר וְשׁוֹבָב וְאַרְדּֽוֹן׃ — And Caleb the son of Hezron begot children of Azubah his wife — and of Jerioth — and these were her sons: Jesher, and Shobab, and Ardon. - [2:19](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/1CH.2.19/) — וַתָּמָת עֲזוּבָה וַיִּֽקַּֽח־לוֹ כָלֵב אֶת־אֶפְרָת וַתֵּלֶד לוֹ אֶת־חֽוּר׃ — And Azubah died, and Caleb took unto him Ephrath, who bore him Hur. - [2:20](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/1CH.2.20/) — וְחוּר הוֹלִיד אֶת־אוּרִי וְאוּרִי הוֹלִיד אֶת־בְּצַלְאֵֽל׃ס — And Hur begot Uri, and Uri begot Bezalel. - [2:21](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/1CH.2.21/) — וְאַחַר בָּא חֶצְרוֹן אֶל־בַּת־מָכִיר אֲבִי גִלְעָד וְהוּא לְקָחָהּ וְהוּא בֶּן־שִׁשִּׁים שָׁנָה וַתֵּלֶד לוֹ אֶת־שְׂגֽוּב׃ — And afterward Hezron went in to the daughter of Machir the father of Gilead; whom he took to wife when he was threescore years old; and she bore him Segub. - [2:22](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/1CH.2.22/) — וּשְׂגוּב הוֹלִיד אֶת־יָאִיר וַֽיְהִי־לוֹ עֶשְׂרִים וְשָׁלוֹשׁ עָרִים בְּאֶרֶץ הַגִּלְעָֽד׃ — And Segub begot Jair, who had three and twenty cities in the land of Gilead. - [2:23](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/1CH.2.23/) — וַיִּקַּח גְּשֽׁוּר־וַאֲרָם אֶת־חַוֺּת יָאִיר מֵאִתָּם אֶת־קְנָת וְאֶת־בְּנֹתֶיהָ שִׁשִּׁים עִיר כָּל־אֵלֶּה בְּנֵי מָכִיר אֲבִי־גִלְעָֽד׃ — And Geshur and Aram took Havvoth-jair from them, with Kenath, and the villages thereof, even threescore cities. All these were the sons of Machir the father of Gilead. - [2:24](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/1CH.2.24/) — וְאַחַר מוֹת־חֶצְרוֹן בְּכָלֵב אֶפְרָתָה כָלֵב אֶפְרָתָה וְאֵשֶׁת חֶצְרוֹן אֲבִיָּה וַתֵּלֶד לוֹ אֶת־אַשְׁחוּר אֲבִי תְקֽוֹעַ׃ — And after that Hezron was dead in Caleb-ephrath, then Abiah Hezron's wife bore him Ashhur the father of Tekoa. - [2:25](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/1CH.2.25/) — וַיִּהְיוּ בְנֵי־יְרַחְמְאֵל בְּכוֹר חֶצְרוֹן הַבְּכוֹר ׀ רָם וּבוּנָה וָאֹרֶן וָאֹצֶם אֲחִיָּֽה׃ — And the sons of Jerahmeel the first-born of Hezron were Ram the first-born, and Bunah, and Oren, and Ozem, Ahijah. - [2:26](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/1CH.2.26/) — וַתְּהִי אִשָּׁה אַחֶרֶת לִֽירַחְמְאֵל וּשְׁמָהּ עֲטָרָה הִיא אֵם אוֹנָֽם׃ס — And Jerahmeel had another wife, whose name was Atarah; she was the mother of Onam. - [2:27](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/1CH.2.27/) — וַיִּהְיוּ בְנֵי־רָם בְּכוֹר יְרַחְמְאֵל מַעַץ וְיָמִין וָעֵֽקֶר׃ — And the sons of Ram the first-born of Jerahmeel were Maaz, and Jamin, and Eker. - [2:28](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/1CH.2.28/) — וַיִּהְיוּ בְנֵי־אוֹנָם שַׁמַּי וְיָדָע וּבְנֵי שַׁמַּי נָדָב וַאֲבִישֽׁוּר׃ — And the sons of Onam were Shammai, and Jada; and the sons of Shammai: Nadab, and Abishur. - [2:29](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/1CH.2.29/) — וְשֵׁם אֵשֶׁת אֲבִישׁוּר אֲבִיהָיִל וַתֵּלֶד לוֹ אֶת־אַחְבָּן וְאֶת־מוֹלִֽיד׃ — And the name of the wife of Abishur was Abihail; and she bore him Ahban, and Molid. - [2:30](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/1CH.2.30/) — וּבְנֵי נָדָב סֶלֶד וְאַפָּיִם וַיָּמָת סֶלֶד לֹא בָנִֽים׃ס — And the sons of Nadab: Seled, and Appaim; but Seled died without children. - [2:31](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/1CH.2.31/) — וּבְנֵי אַפַּיִם יִשְׁעִי וּבְנֵי יִשְׁעִי שֵׁשָׁן וּבְנֵי שֵׁשָׁן אַחְלָֽי׃ — And the sons of Appaim: Ishi. And the sons of Ishi: Sheshan. And the sons of Sheshan: Ahlai. - [2:32](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/1CH.2.32/) — וּבְנֵי יָדָע אֲחִי שַׁמַּי יֶתֶר וְיוֹנָתָן וַיָּמָת יֶתֶר לֹא בָנִֽים׃ס — And the sons of Jada the brother of Shammai: Jether, and Jonathan: and Jether died without children. - [2:33](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/1CH.2.33/) — וּבְנֵי יוֹנָתָן פֶּלֶת וְזָזָא אֵלֶּה הָיוּ בְּנֵי יְרַחְמְאֵֽל׃ — And the sons of Jonathan: Peleth, and Zaza. These were the sons of Jerahmeel. - [2:34](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/1CH.2.34/) — וְלֹֽא־הָיָה לְשֵׁשָׁן בָּנִים כִּי אִם־בָּנוֹת וּלְשֵׁשָׁן עֶבֶד מִצְרִי וּשְׁמוֹ יַרְחָֽע׃ — Now Sheshan had no sons, but daughters. And Sheshan had a servant, an Egyptian, whose name was Jarha. - [2:35](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/1CH.2.35/) — וַיִּתֵּן שֵׁשָׁן אֶת־בִּתּוֹ לְיַרְחָע עַבְדּוֹ לְאִשָּׁה וַתֵּלֶד לוֹ אֶת־עַתָּֽי׃ — So Sheshan gave his daughter to Jarha his servant to wife; and she bore him Attai. - [2:36](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/1CH.2.36/) — וְעַתַּי הֹלִיד אֶת־נָתָן וְנָתָן הוֹלִיד אֶת־זָבָֽד׃ — And Attai begot Nathan, and Nathan begot Zabad; - [2:37](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/1CH.2.37/) — וְזָבָד הוֹלִיד אֶת־אֶפְלָל וְאֶפְלָל הוֹלִיד אֶת־עוֹבֵֽד׃ — and Zabad begot Ephlal, and Ephlal begot Obed; - [2:38](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/1CH.2.38/) — וְעוֹבֵד הוֹלִיד אֶת־יֵהוּא וְיֵהוּא הוֹלִיד אֶת־עֲזַרְיָֽה׃ — and Obed begot Jehu, and Jehu begot Azariah; - [2:39](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/1CH.2.39/) — וַעֲזַרְיָה הֹלִיד אֶת־חָלֶץ וְחֶלֶץ הֹלִיד אֶת־אֶלְעָשָֽׂה׃ — and Azariah begot Helez, and Helez begot Eleasah; - [2:40](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/1CH.2.40/) — וְאֶלְעָשָׂה הֹלִיד אֶת־סִֽסְמָי וְסִסְמַי הֹלִיד אֶת־שַׁלּֽוּם׃ — and Eleasah begot Sisamai, and Sisamai begot Shallum; - [2:41](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/1CH.2.41/) — וְשַׁלּוּם הוֹלִיד אֶת־יְקַמְיָה וִֽיקַמְיָה הֹלִיד אֶת־אֱלִישָׁמָֽע׃ — and Shallum begot Jekamiah, and Jekamiah begot Elishama. - [2:42](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/1CH.2.42/) — וּבְנֵי כָלֵב אֲחִי יְרַחְמְאֵל מֵישָׁע בְּכֹרוֹ הוּא אֲבִי־זִיף וּבְנֵי מָרֵשָׁה אֲבִי חֶבְרֽוֹן׃ — And the sons of Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel were Mesha his first-born, who was the father of Ziph, and the sons of Mareshah the father of Hebron. - [2:43](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/1CH.2.43/) — וּבְנֵי חֶבְרוֹן קֹרַח וְתַפֻּחַ וְרֶקֶם וָשָֽׁמַע׃ — And the sons of Hebron: Korah, and Tappuah, and Rekem, and Shema. - [2:44](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/1CH.2.44/) — וְשֶׁמַע הוֹלִיד אֶת־רַחַם אֲבִי יָרְקֳעָם וְרֶקֶם הוֹלִיד אֶת־שַׁמָּֽי׃ — And Shema begot Raham, the father of Jorkeam; and Rekem begot Shammai. - [2:45](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/1CH.2.45/) — וּבֶן־שַׁמַּי מָעוֹן וּמָעוֹן אֲבִי בֵֽית־צֽוּרבֵֽית־צֽוּר׃ — And the son of Shammai was Maon; and Maon was the father of Beth-zur. - [2:46](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/1CH.2.46/) — וְעֵיפָה פִּילֶגֶשׁ כָּלֵב יָֽלְדָה אֶת־חָרָן וְאֶת־מוֹצָא וְאֶת־גָּזֵז וְחָרָן הֹלִיד אֶת־גָּזֵֽז׃ס — And Ephah, Caleb's concubine, bore Haran, and Moza, and Gazez; and Haran begot Gazez. - [2:47](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/1CH.2.47/) — וּבְנֵי יָהְדָּי רֶגֶם וְיוֹתָם וְגֵישָׁן וָפֶלֶט וְעֵיפָה וָשָֽׁעַף׃ — And the sons of Jahdai: Regem, and Jotham, and Geshan, and Pelet, and Ephah, and Shaaph. - [2:48](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/1CH.2.48/) — פִּלֶגֶשׁ כָּלֵב מַעֲכָה יָלַד שֶׁבֶר וְאֶֽת־תִּרְחֲנָֽה׃ — Maacah, Caleb's concubine, bore Sheber and Tirhanah. - [2:49](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/1CH.2.49/) — וַתֵּלֶד שַׁעַף אֲבִי מַדְמַנָּה אֶת־שְׁוָא אֲבִי מַכְבֵּנָה וַאֲבִי גִבְעָא וּבַת־כָּלֵב עַכְסָֽה׃ס — And the wife of Shaaph the father of Madmannah bore Sheva the father of Machbenah and the father of Gibea. And the daughter of Caleb was Achsah. - [2:50](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/1CH.2.50/) — אֵלֶּה הָיוּ בְּנֵי כָלֵב בֶּן־חוּר בְּכוֹר אֶפְרָתָה שׁוֹבָל אֲבִי קִרְיַת יְעָרִֽים קִרְיַת יְעָרִֽים׃ — These were the sons of Caleb. The sons of Hur the first-born of Ephrath: Shobal the father of Kiriath-jearim; - [2:51](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/1CH.2.51/) — שַׂלְמָא אֲבִי בֵֽית־לָחֶםבֵֽית־לָחֶם חָרֵף אֲבִי בֵית־גָּדֵֽרבֵית־גָּדֵֽר׃ — Salma the father of Beth-lehem, Hareph the father of Beth-gader. - [2:52](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/1CH.2.52/) — וַיִּהְיוּ בָנִים לְשׁוֹבָל אֲבִי קִרְיַת יְעָרִים קִרְיַת יְעָרִים הָרֹאֶהחֲצִי הַמְּנֻחֽוֹת׃ — And Shobal the father of Kiriath-jearim had sons: Haroeh, and half of the Menuhoth. - [2:53](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/1CH.2.53/) — וּמִשְׁפְּחוֹת קִרְיַת יְעָרִים קִרְיַת יְעָרִים הַיִּתְרִי וְהַפּוּתִי וְהַשֻּׁמָתִי וְהַמִּשְׁרָעִי מֵאֵלֶּה יָצְאוּ הַצָּרְעָתִי וְהָאֶשְׁתָּאֻֽלִֽי׃ס — And the families of Kiriath-jearim: the Ithrites, and the Puthites, and the Shumathites, and the Mishraites; of them came the Zorathites, and the Eshtaolites. - [2:54](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/1CH.2.54/) — בְּנֵי שַׂלְמָא בֵּית לֶחֶם בֵּית לֶחֶם וּנְטוֹפָתִי עַטְרוֹת בֵּית יוֹאָב עַטְרוֹת בֵּית יוֹאָב עַטְרוֹת בֵּית יוֹאָב וַחֲצִי הַמָּנַחְתִּי הַצָּרְעִֽי׃ — The sons of Salma: Beth-lehem, and the Netophathites, Atroth-beth-joab, and half of the Manahathites, the Zorites. - [2:55](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/1CH.2.55/) — וּמִשְׁפְּחוֹת סֹפְרִים יֹשְׁבֵי יַעְבֵּץ תִּרְעָתִים שִׁמְעָתִים שׂוּכָתִים הֵמָּה הַקִּינִים הַבָּאִים מֵחַמַּת אֲבִי בֵית־רֵכָֽב׃ס — And the families of scribes that dwelt at Jabez: the Tirathites, the Shimeathites, the Sucathites. These are the Kenites that came of Hammath, the father of the house of Rechab. - ← previous: [1 Chronicles 1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/1CH/1/) - next →: [1 Chronicles 3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/1CH/3/) - ↑ back to [1 Chronicles](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/1CH/)