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Divrei Yamim A (Book of I Chronicles)
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Divrei Yamim A
(Book of I Chronicles)

דִּבְרֵי הַיָּמִים א

Ketuvim - כְּתוּבִים

Divrei Yamim A - Chapter 1

Adam, Seth, Enosh; Kenan, Mahalalel, Jared; Enoch, Methuselah, Lamech; Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth. {S}

The sons of Japheth: Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras. {S}

And the sons of Gomer: Ashkenaz, and Diphath, and Togarmah. {S}

And the sons of Javan: Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Rodanim. {S}

The sons of Ham: Cush, and Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.

And the sons of Cush: Seba, and Havilah, and Sabta, and Raama, and Sabteca. And the sons of Raama: Sheba, and Dedan. {S}

And Cush begot Nimrod; he began to be a mighty one in the earth. {S}

And Mizraim begot Ludim, and Anamim, and Lehabim, and Naphtuhim, and Pathrusim, and Casluhim — from whence came the Philistines — and Caphtorim. {S}

And Canaan begot Zidon his first-born, and Heth; and the Jebusite, and the Amorite, and the Girgashite; and the Hivite, and the Arkite, and the Sinite; and the Arvadite, and the Zemarite, and the Hamathite. {S}

The Sons of Shem: Elam, and Asshur, and Arpachshad, and Lud, and Aram, and Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Meshech. {S}

And Arpachshad begot Shelah, and Shelah begot Eber.

And unto Eber were born two sons: the name of the one was Peleg; for in his days the earth was divided; and his brother’s name was Joktan.

And Joktan begot Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, and Jerah; and Hadoram, and Uzal, and Diklah; and Ebal, and Abimael, and Sheba; and Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab. All these were the sons of Joktan. {S}

Shem, Arpachshad, Shelah; Eber, Peleg, Reu; Serug, Nahor, Terah; Abram — the same is Abraham. {S}

The sons of Abraham: Isaac and Ishmael. {S}

These are their generations: the first-born of Ishmael, Nebaioth; then Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam, Mishma, and Dumah, Massa, Hadad, and Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedem. These are the sons of Ishmael. {S}

And the sons of Keturah, Abraham’s concubine: she bore Zimran, and Jokshan, and Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak, and Shuah. And the sons of Jokshan: Sheba, and Dedan. {S}

And the sons of Midian: Ephah, and Epher, and Hanoch, and Abida, and Eldaah. All these were the sons of Keturah. {S}

And Abraham begot Isaac. The sons of Isaac: Esau and Israel. {S}

The sons of Esau: Eliphaz, Reuel, and Jeush, and Jalam and Korah. {S}

The sons of Eliphaz: Teman, and Omar, Zephi, and Gatam, Kenaz, and Timna, and Amalek. {S}

The sons of Reuel: Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah. {S}

And the sons of Seir: Lotan, and Shobal, and Zibeon, and Anah, and Dishon, and Ezer, and Dishan. {S}

And the sons of Lotan: Hori, and Homam; and Timna was Lotan’s sister. {S}

The sons of Shobal: Alian, and Manahath, and Ebal, Shephi, and Onam. And the sons of Zibeon: Aiah, and Anah. {S}

The sons of Anah: Dishon. And the sons of Dishon: Hamran, and Eshban, and Ithran, and Cheran.

The sons of Ezer: Bilhan, and Zaavan, Jaakan. The sons of Dishan: Uz and Aran. {P}

Now these are the kings that reigned in the land of Edom, before their reigned any king over the children of Israel: Bela the son of Beor; and the name of his city was Dinhabah.

And Bela died, and Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his stead.

And Jobab died, and Husham of the land of the Temanites reigned in his stead.

And Husham died, and Hadad the son of Bedad, who smote Midian in the field of Moab, reigned in his stead; and the name of his city was Avith.

And Hadad died, and Samlah of Masrekah reigned in his stead.

And Samlah died, and Shaul of Rehoboth by the River reigned in his stead.

And Shaul died, and Baal-hanan the son of Achbor reigned in his stead.

And Baal-hanan died, and 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.

And Hadad died. {P} And the chiefs of Edom were: the chief of Timna, the chief of Alvah, the chief of Jetheth; the chief of Oholibamah, the chief of Elah, the chief of Pinon; the chief of Kenaz, the chief of Teman, the chief of Mibzar; the chief of Magdiel, the chief of Iram. These are the chiefs of Edom. {P}

Divrei Yamim A - Chapter 2

These are the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun; Dan, Joseph, and Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher. {P}

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. {S}

And Tamar his daughter-in-law bore him Perez and Zerah. All the sons of Judah were five. {S}

The sons of Perez: Hezron and Hamul. {S}

And the sons of Zerah: Zimri, and Ethan, and Heman, and Calcol, and Dara: five of them in all. {S}

And the sons of Carmi: Achar, the troubler of Israel, who committed a trespass concerning the devoted thing. {S}

And the sons of Ethan: Azariah. {S}

The sons also of Hezron, that were born unto him: Jerahmeel, and Ram, and Chelubai.

And Ram begot Amminadab; and Amminadab begot Nahshon, prince of the children of Judah; and Nahshon begot Salma, and Salma begot Boaz; and Boaz begot Obed, and Obed begot Jesse; and Jesse begot his first-born Eliab, and Abinadab the second, and Shimea the third; Nethanel the fourth, Raddai the fifth; Ozem the sixth, David the seventh.

And their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. And the sons of Zeruiah: Abishai, and Joab, and Asahel, three.

And Abigail bore Amasa; and the father of Amasa was Jether the Ishmaelite.

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.

And Azubah died, and Caleb took unto him Ephrath, who bore him Hur.

And Hur begot Uri, and Uri begot Bezalel. {S}

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.

And Segub begot Jair, who had three and twenty cities in the land of Gilead. {S}