1 Chronicles

Chapter 1

1 Adam, Seth , Enosh,

2 Kenan , Mahalalel , Jared ,

3 Enoch , Methuselah , Lamech ,

4 Noah , Shem , Ham , and Japheth .

5 The sons of Japheth : Gomer , Magog , Madai , Javan , Tubal , Meshech , and Tiras .

6 The sons of Gomer : Ashkenaz, Diphath, and Togarmah .

7 The sons of Javan : Elishah, Tarshish , Kittim , and Rodanim.

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

9 The sons of Cush : Seba , Havilah , Sabta , Raama , Sabteca . The sons of Raamah : Sheba and Dedan .

10 Cush became the father of Nimrod . He began to be a mighty one in the earth.

11 Mizraim became the father of Ludim , Anamim , Lehabim , Naphtuhim ,

12 Pathrusim , Casluhim ( where the Philistines came from ), and Caphtorim .

13 Canaan became the father of Sidon his firstborn , Heth ,

14 the Jebusite , the Amorite, the Girgashite ,

15 the Hivite , the Arkite , the Sinite ,

16 the Arvadite, the Zemarite , and the Hamathite .

17 The sons of Shem : Elam , Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud , Aram, Uz , Hul , Gether , and Meshech .

18 Arpachshad became the father of Shelah , and Shelah became the father of Eber .

19 To 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 .

20 Joktan became the father of Almodad, Sheleph , Hazarmaveth , Jerah ,

21 Hadoram , Uzal, Diklah ,

22 Ebal , Abimael, Sheba ,

23 Ophir, Havilah , and Jobab . All these were the sons of Joktan .

24 Shem , Arpachshad, Shelah ,

25 Eber , Peleg , Reu ,

26 Serug , Nahor , Terah ,

27 Abram ( also called Abraham).

28 The sons of Abraham: Isaac and Ishmael .

29 These are their generations : the firstborn of Ishmael , Nebaioth ; then Kedar , Adbeel, Mibsam ,

30 Mishma , Dumah , Massa , Hadad , Tema ,

31 Jetur , Naphish , and Kedemah . These are the sons of Ishmael .

32 The sons of Keturah , Abraham’s concubine : she bore Zimran , Jokshan , Medan , Midian , Ishbak , and Shuah . The sons of Jokshan : Sheba and Dedan .

33 The sons of Midian : Ephah , Epher , Hanoch , Abida, and Eldaah. All these were the sons of Keturah .

34 Abraham became the father of Isaac . The sons of Isaac : Esau and Israel .

35 The sons of Esau : Eliphaz, Reuel , Jeush , Jalam , and Korah .

36 The sons of Eliphaz: Teman , Omar, Zephi , Gatam , Kenaz , Timna , and Amalek .

37 The sons of Reuel : Nahath , Zerah , Shammah , and Mizzah .

38 The sons of Seir : Lotan , Shobal , Zibeon , Anah , Dishon , Ezer, and Dishan .

39 The sons of Lotan : Hori and Homam ; and Timna was Lotan ’s sister.

40 The sons of Shobal : Alian , Manahath , Ebal , Shephi , and Onam. The sons of Zibeon : Aiah and Anah .

41 The son of Anah : Dishon . The sons of Dishon : Hamran , Eshban, Ithran , and Cheran .

42 The sons of Ezer: Bilhan , Zaavan , and Jaakan . The sons of Dishan : Uz and Aran.

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

44 Bela died , and Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his place .

45 Jobab died , and Husham of the land of the Temanites reigned in his place .

46 Husham died , and Hadad the son of Bedad, who struck Midian in the field of Moab , reigned in his place ; and the name of his city was Avith .

47 Hadad died , and Samlah of Masrekah reigned in his place .

48 Samlah died , and Shaul of Rehoboth by the River reigned in his place .

49 Shaul died , and Baal Hanan the son of Achbor reigned in his place .

50 Baal Hanan died , and Hadad reigned in his place ; and the name of his city was Pai . His wife’s name was Mehetabel , the daughter of Matred , the daughter of Mezahab .

51 Then Hadad died . The chiefs of Edom were : chief Timna , chief Aliah , chief Jetheth ,

52 chief Oholibamah, chief Elah, chief Pinon ,

53 chief Kenaz , chief Teman , chief Mibzar ,

54 chief Magdiel , and chief Iram . These are the chiefs of Edom.