1 Chronicles 2

1 Chronicles · Chapter 2

1 Chronicles 2:23

1These are the sons of Israel; Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun,2Dan, Joseph, and Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.3The 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.4And Tamar his daughter in law bore him Pharez and Zerah. All the sons of Judah were five.5The sons of Pharez; Hezron, and Hamul.6And the sons of Zerah; Zimri, and Ethan, and Heman, and Calcol, and Dara: five of them in all.7And the sons of Carmi; Achar, the troubler of Israel, who transgressed in the thing accursed.8And the sons of Ethan; Azariah.9The sons also of Hezron, that were born unto him; Jerahmeel, and Ram, and Chelubai.10And Ram begat Amminadab; and Amminadab begat Nahshon, prince of the children of Judah;11And Nahshon begat Salma, and Salma begat Boaz,12And Boaz begat Obed, and Obed begat Jesse,13And Jesse begat his firstborn Eliab, and Abinadab the second, and Shimma the third,14Nethaneel the fourth, Raddai the fifth,15Ozem the sixth, David the seventh:16Whose sisters were Zeruiah, and Abigail. And the sons of Zeruiah; Abishai, and Joab, and Asahel, three.17And Abigail bare Amasa: and the father of Amasa was Jether the Ishmeelite.18And Caleb the son of Hezron begat children of Azubah his wife, and of Jerioth: her sons are these; Jesher, and Shobab, and Ardon.19And when Azubah was dead, Caleb took unto him Ephrath, which bare him Hur.20And Hur begat Uri, and Uri begat Bezaleel.21And 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.22And Segub begat Jair, who had three and twenty cities in the land of Gilead.23And 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.24And after that Hezron was dead in Calebephratah, then Abiah Hezron’s wife bare him Ashur the father of Tekoa.25And the sons of Jerahmeel the firstborn of Hezron were, Ram the firstborn, and Bunah, and Oren, and Ozem, and Ahijah.26Jerahmeel had also another wife, whose name was Atarah; she was the mother of Onam.27And the sons of Ram the firstborn of Jerahmeel were, Maaz, and Jamin, and Eker.28And the sons of Onam were, Shammai, and Jada. And the sons of Shammai; Nadab, and Abishur.29And the name of the wife of Abishur was Abihail, and she bare him Ahban, and Molid.30And the sons of Nadab; Seled, and Appaim: but Seled died without children.31And the sons of Appaim; Ishi. And the sons of Ishi; Sheshan. And the children of Sheshan; Ahlai.32And the sons of Jada the brother of Shammai; Jether, and Jonathan: and Jether died without children.33And the sons of Jonathan; Peleth, and Zaza. These were the sons of Jerahmeel.34Now Sheshan had no sons, but daughters. And Sheshan had a servant, an Egyptian, whose name was Jarha.35And Sheshan gave his daughter to Jarha his servant to wife; and she bare him Attai.36And Attai begat Nathan, and Nathan begat Zabad,37And Zabad begat Ephlal, and Ephlal begat Obed,38And Obed begat Jehu, and Jehu begat Azariah,39And Azariah begat Helez, and Helez begat Eleasah,40And Eleasah begat Sisamai, and Sisamai begat Shallum,41And Shallum begat Jekamiah, and Jekamiah begat Elishama.42Now 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.43And the sons of Hebron; Korah, and Tappuah, and Rekem, and Shema.44And Shema begat Raham, the father of Jorkoam: and Rekem begat Shammai.45And the son of Shammai was Maon: and Maon was the father of Bethzur.46And Ephah, Caleb’s concubine, bare Haran, and Moza, and Gazez: and Haran begat Gazez.47And the sons of Jahdai; Regem, and Jotham, and Gesham, and Pelet, and Ephah, and Shaaph.48Maachah, Caleb’s concubine, bare Sheber, and Tirhanah.49She bare also Shaaph the father of Madmannah, Sheva the father of Machbenah, and the father of Gibea: and the daughter of Caleb was Achsa.50These were the sons of Caleb the son of Hur, the firstborn of Ephratah; Shobal the father of Kirjathjearim,51Salma the father of Bethlehem, Hareph the father of Bethgader.52And Shobal the father of Kirjathjearim had sons; Haroeh, and half of the Manahethites.53And the families of Kirjathjearim; the Ithrites, and the Puhites, and the Shumathites, and the Mishraites; of them came the Zareathites, and the Eshtaulites.54The sons of Salma; Bethlehem, and the Netophathites, Ataroth, the house of Joab, and half of the Manahethites, the Zorites.55And 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.

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23And 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.But Geshur and Aram captured Havvoth-jair, along with Kenath and its sixty surrounding villages. All these were descendants of Machir the father of Gilead.And Geshur and Aram took the towns of Jair from them, with Kenath, and the villages thereof, even threescore cities. All these were the sons of Machir the father of Gilead.

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Original Hebrew words

EnglishHebrewSay itStrong'sMeaning
and he tookוַיִּקַּ֣חvai-yi-KACHH3947G
to take: take

לָקַח (la.qach) : take 1) to take, get, fetch, lay hold of, seize, receive, acquire, buy, bring, marry, take a wife, snatch, take away 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to take, take in the hand 1a2) to take and carry along 1a3) to take from, take out of, take, carry away, take away 1a4) to take to or for a person, procure, get, take possession of, select, choose, take in marriage, receive, accept 1a5) to take up or upon, put upon 1a6) to fetch 1a7) to take, lead, conduct 1a8) to take, capture, seize 1a9) to take, carry off 1a10) to take (vengeance) 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be captured 1b2) to be taken away, be removed …

Geshurגְּשֽׁוּר־ge-shur-H1650
Geshur

גְּשׁוּר (ge.shur) Geshur or Geshurites = "proud beholder" a land in north Transjordania Also named: ge.shu.ri (גְּשׁוּרִי "Geshurite" H1651)

and Aramוַ֠אֲרָםVA-'a-romH0758G
Aram

אֲרָם (a.ram) A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.10.22; son of: Shem (H8035); brother of: Asshur (H0804H), Elam (H5867C), Arpachshad (H0775) and Lud (H3865); father of: Uz (H5780), Hul (H2343), Gether (H1666) and Mash (H4851) § Aram or Arameans = "exalted" 1) Aram or Syrian nation 2) the Syrian or Aramean people Aram = "exalted" n m 3) fifth son of Shem 4) a grandson of Nahor 5) a descendant of Asher

Havvothחַוֹּ֨תcha-VOTH2334
Havvoth-jair

חַוּוֹת יָעִיר (chau.vot ya.ir) § Havoth-jair = "villages of Jair" certain villages on the east of Jordan, in Gilead or Bashan, which were taken by Jair, the son of Manasseh, and called after his name; 60 or 23 or 30 cities in total

Jairיָאִ֧ירya-'IRH2334
Havvoth-jair

חַוּוֹת יָעִיר (chau.vot ya.ir) § Havoth-jair = "villages of Jair" certain villages on the east of Jordan, in Gilead or Bashan, which were taken by Jair, the son of Manasseh, and called after his name; 60 or 23 or 30 cities in total

from with the themמֵאִתָּ֛םme-'i-TAMH0854
with

אֵת (et) 1) with, near, together with 1a) with, together with 1b) with (of relationship) 1c) near (of place) 1d) with (poss.) 1e) from...with, from (with other prep)

Kenathקְנָ֥תke-NATH7079
Nobah

נֹ֫בַח (no.vach) Nobah = "barking" a place in Gilead which comprised the towns of Kenath and its surrounding villages named after its conqueror; area eventually regained its original identity Another name of qe.nat (קְנָת "Kenath" H7079)

daughters itsבְּנֹתֶ֖יהָbe-no-TEI-haH1323H
daughter

בַּת (bat) : daughter 1) daughter 1a) daughter, girl, adopted daughter, daughter-in-law, sister, granddaughters, female child, cousin 1a1) as polite address 1a2) as designation of women of a particular place 2) young women, women 1a3) as personification 1a4) daughter-villages 1a5) description of character Also means: bat (בַּת ": village" H1323H)

sixtyשִׁשִּׁ֣יםshi-SHIMH8346
sixty

שִׁשִּׁים (shish.shim) sixty, three score Aramaic equivalent: shit.tin (שִׁתִּין "sixty" H8361)

citi[es]עִ֑יר'IrH5892B
city

עִיר (ir) 1) city, town (a place of waking, guarded) 1a) city, town (a place of waking, guarded) 1a) city, town

allכָּל־kol-H3605
all

כֹּל (kol) 1) all, the whole 1a) all, the whole of 1b) any, each, every, anything 1c) totality, everything Aramaic equivalent: kol (כֹּל "all" H3606)

theseאֵ֕לֶּה'E-lehH0428
these

אֵ֫לֶּה (el.leh) 1) these 1a) used before antecedent 1b) used following antecedent Aramaic equivalent: el.leh (אֵלֶּה "these" H0429)

[were] [the] sons ofבְּנֵ֖יbe-NEIH1121GNo entry
Makirמָכִ֥ירma-KHIRH4353G
Machir

מָכִיר (ma.khir) A man of the tribe of Manasseh living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Gen.50.23; son of: Manasseh (H4519) and Aramitess (H0761); brother of: Asriel (H0844H); married to Maacah (H4601M); father of: Gilead (H1568H), daughter_of_Machir (H4353I), Peresh (H6570), Sheresh (H8329) and Hammolecheth (H4447); also called in NIV: Makir Also named: ma.khi.ri (מָכִירִי "Machirite" H4354) § Machir = "sold" 1) eldest son of Manasseh by an Aramite or Syrian concubine and progenitor of a large family …

[the] father ofאֲבִי־'a-vi-H0001G
father

אָב (av) 1) father of an individual 2) of God as father of his people 3) head or founder of a household, group, family, or clan 4) ancestor 4a) grandfather, forefathers - of person 4b) of people 5) originator or patron of a class, profession, or art 6) of producer, generator (fig.) 7) of benevolence and protection (fig.) 8) term of respect and honour 9) ruler or chief (spec.) Also means: av (אַב "father" H0002)

Gileadגִלְעָֽד׃gil-'ADH1568H
Gilead

גִּלְעָד (gil.ad) A man of the tribe of Manasseh living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Num.26.29; son of: Machir (H4353); brother of: daughter_of_Machir (H4353I), Peresh (H6570), Sheresh (H8329) and Hammolecheth (H4447); father of: Abiezer (H0044I), Helek (H2507), Asriel (H0844), Shechem (H7928), Shemida (H8061) and Hepher (H2660A) § Gilead = "rocky region" …

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