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<h1>1 Chronicles</h1>
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<hr width="50%" /><div class="book">
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<div class="chaptertitle"><a name="1">1 Chronicles 1</a></div>
<ol>
<li><span>Adam, Seth, Enos,</span></li>
<li><span>Cainan, Malaleel, Jared,</span></li>
<li><span>Henoc, Mathusale, Lamech,</span></li>
<li><span>Noe, Sem, Cham, and Japheth.</span></li>
<li><span>The sons of Japheth: Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and
Javan, Thubal, Mosoch, Thiras.</span></li>
<li><span>And the sons of Gomer: Ascenez, and Riphath, and
Thogorma.</span></li>
<li><span>And the sons of Javan: Elisa and Tharsis, Cethim and
Dodanim.</span></li>
<li><span>The sons of Cham: Chus, and Mesrai, and Phut, and
Chaanan.</span></li>
<li><span>And the sons of Chus: Saba, and Hevila, Sabatha, and
Regma, and Sabathaca. And the sons of Regma: Saba, and
Dadan.</span></li>
<li><span>Now Chus begot Nemrod: he began to be mighty upon
earth.</span></li>
<li><span>But Mesraim begot Ludim, and Anamim, and Laabim, and
Nephtuim,</span></li>
<li><span>Phetrusim also, and Casluim: from whom came the
Philistines, and Caphtorim.</span></li>
<li><span>And Chanaan beget Sidon his firstborn, and the
Hethite,</span></li>
<li><span>And the Jebusite, and the Amorrhite, and the
Gergesite,</span></li>
<li><span>And the Hevite, and the Aracite, and the
Sinite,</span></li>
<li><span>And the Aradian, and the Samarite, and the
Hamathite.</span></li>
<li><span>The sons of Sem: Elam and Asur, and Arphaxad, and Lud,
and Aram, and Hus, and Hul, and Gether, and Mosoch.</span></li>
<li><span>And Arphaxad beget Sale, and Sale beget
Heber.</span></li>
<li><span>And to Heber were born two sons, the name of the one was
Phaleg, because In his days the earth was divided; and the name of
his brother was Jectan.</span></li>
<li><span>And Jectan beget Elmodad, and Saleph, and Asarmoth, and
Jare,</span></li>
<li><span>And Adoram, and Usal, and Decla,</span></li>
<li><span>And Hebal, and Abimael, and Saba,</span></li>
<li><span>And Ophir, and Hevila, and Jobab. All these are the sons
of Jectan.</span></li>
<li><span>Sem, Arphaxad, Sale,</span></li>
<li><span>Heber, Phaleg, Ragau,</span></li>
<li><span>Serug, Nachor, Thare,</span></li>
<li><span>Abram, this is Abraham.</span></li>
<li><span>And the sons of Abraham, Isaac and Ismahel.</span></li>
<li><span>And these are the generations of them. The firstborn of
Ismahel, Nabajoth, then Cedar, and Adbeel, and Mabsam,</span></li>
<li><span>And Masma, and Duma, Massa, Hadad, and Thema,</span></li>
<li><span>Jetur, Naphis, Cedma: these are the sons of
Ismahel.</span></li>
<li><span>And the sons of Cetura, Abraham's concubine, whom she
bore: Zamran, Jecsan, Madan, Madian, Jesboc, and Sue. And the sons
of Jecsan, Saba, and Dadan. And the sons of Dadan: Assurim, and
Latussim, and Laomin.</span></li>
<li><span>And the sons of Madian: Epha, and Epher, and Henoch, and
Abida, and Eldaa. All these are the sons of Cetura.</span></li>
<li><span>And Abraham beget Isaac: and his sons were Esau and
Israel.</span></li>
<li><span>The sons of Esau: Eliphaz, Rahuel, Jehus, Ihelom, and
Core.</span></li>
<li><span>The sons of Eliphaz: Theman, Omar, Sephi, Gathan, Cenez,
and by Thamna, Amalec.</span></li>
<li><span>The sons of Rahuel: Nahath, Zara, Samma,
Meza.</span></li>
<li><span>The sons of Seir: Lotan. Sobal, Sebeen, Ana, Dison, Eser,
Disan.</span></li>
<li><span>The sons of Lotan: Hori, Homam. And the sister of Lotan
was Thamna.</span></li>
<li><span>The sons of Sobal: Alian, and Manahath, and Ebal, Sephi
and Onam. The sons of Sebeon: Aia, and Ana. The son of Ana:
Dison.</span></li>
<li><span>The sons of Dison: Hamram, and Eseban, and Jethran, and
Charan.</span></li>
<li><span>The sons of Eser: Balaan, and Zavan, and Jacan. The sons
of Disan: Hus and Aran.</span></li>
<li><span>Now these are the kings that reigned in the land of Edom,
before there was a king over the children of Israel: Bale the son
of Beer: and the name of his city was Denaba.</span></li>
<li><span>And Bale died, and Jobab the son of Zare of Bosra,
reigned in his stead.</span></li>
<li><span>And when Jobab also was dead, Husam of the land of the
Themanites reigned in his stead.</span></li>
<li><span>And Husam also died, and Adad the son of Badad reigned in
his stead, and he defeated the Madianites in the land of Moab: and
the name of his city was Avith.</span></li>
<li><span>And when Adad also was dead, Semla of Masreca reigned in
his stead.</span></li>
<li><span>Semla also died, and Saul of Rohoboth, which is near the
river, reigned in his stead.</span></li>
<li><span>And when Saul was dead, Balanan the son of Achobor
reigned in his stead.</span></li>
<li><span>He also died, and Adad reigned in his stead: and the name
of his city was Phau, and his wife was called Meetabel the daughter
of Matred, the daughter of Mezaab.</span></li>
<li><span>And after the death of Adad, there began to be dukes in
Edom instead of kings: duke Thamna, duke Alva, duke
Jetheth,</span></li>
<li><span>Duke Oolibama, duke Ela, duke Phinon,</span></li>
<li><span>Duke Cenez, duke Theman, duke Mabsar,</span></li>
<li><span>Duke Magdiel, duke Hiram. These are the dukes of
Edom.</span></li>
</ol>
</div>
<div class="chapter">
<div class="chaptertitle"><a name="2">1 Chronicles 2</a></div>
<ol>
<li><span>And these are the sons of Israel: Ruben, Simeon, Levi,
Juda, Issachar, and Zabulon,</span></li>
<li><span>Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Nephtali, Gad, and
Aser.</span></li>
<li><span>The sons of Juda: Her, Onan and Sela. These three were
born to him of the Chanaanitess the daughter of Sue. And Her the
firstborn of Juda, was wicked in the sight of the Lord, and he slew
him.</span></li>
<li><span>And Thamar his daughter in law bore him Phares and Zara.
So all the sons of Juda were five.</span></li>
<li><span>And the sons of Phares, were Hesron and
Hamul.</span></li>
<li><span>And the sons also of Zare: Zamri, and Ethan, and Eman,
and Chalchal, and Dara, five in all.</span></li>
<li><span>And the sons of a Charmi: Achar, who troubled Israel, and
sinned by the theft of the anathema.</span></li>
<li><span>The sons of Ethan: Azarias,</span></li>
<li><span>And the sons of Hesron that were born to him: Jerameel,
and Ram, and Calubi.</span></li>
<li><span>And Ram beget Aminadab, and Aminadab beget Nahasson,
prince of the children of Juda.</span></li>
<li><span>And Nahasson beget Salma, the father of Boot.</span></li>
<li><span>And Boot beget Obed, and Obed beget Isai.</span></li>
<li><span>And Isai beget Eliab his firstborn, the second Abinadab,
the third Simmaa,</span></li>
<li><span>The fourth, Nathanael, the fifth Raddai,</span></li>
<li><span>The sixth Asom, the seventh David.</span></li>
<li><span>And their sisters were Sarvia, and Abigail. The sons of
Sarvia: Abisai, Joab, and Asael, three.</span></li>
<li><span>And Abigail bore Amasa, whose father was Jether the
Ismahelite.</span></li>
<li><span>And Caleb the son of Hesron took a wife named Azuba, of
whom he had Jerioth: and her sons were Jaser, and Sobab, and
Ardon.</span></li>
<li><span>And when Azuba was dead, Caleb took to wife Ephrata: who
bore him Hur.</span></li>
<li><span>And Hur beget Uri: and Uri beget Bezeleel.</span></li>
<li><span>And afterwards Hesron went in to the daughter of Machir
the father of Galaad, and took her to wife when he was threescore
years old: and she bore him Segub.</span></li>
<li><span>And Segub beget Jair, and he had three and twenty cities
in the land of Galaad.</span></li>
<li><span>And he took Gessur, and Aram the towns of Jair, and
Canath, and the villages thereof, threescore cities. All these, the
sons of Machir father of Galaad.</span></li>
<li><span>And when Hesron was dead, Caleb went in to Ephrata.
Hesron also had to wife Abia who bore him Ashur the father of
Thecua.</span></li>
<li><span>And the sons of Jerameel the firstborn of Hesron, were
Ram his firstborn, and Buna, and Aram, and Asom, and
Achia.</span></li>
<li><span>And Jerameel married another wife, named Atara, who was
the mother of Onam.</span></li>
<li><span>And the sons of Ram the firstborn of Jerameel, were Moos,
Jamin, and Achar.</span></li>
<li><span>And Onam had sons Semei, and Jada. And the sons of Semei:
Nadab, and Abisur.</span></li>
<li><span>And the name of Abisur's wife was Abihail, who bore him
Ahobban, and Molid.</span></li>
<li><span>And the sons of Nadab were Saled, and Apphaim. And Saled
died without children.</span></li>
<li><span>But the son of Apphaim was Jesi: and Jesi beget Sesan.
And Sesan beget Oholai.</span></li>
<li><span>And the sons of Jada the brother of Semei : Jether and
Jonathan. And Jether also died without children.</span></li>
<li><span>But Jonathan beget Phaleth, and Ziza, These were the sons
of Jerameel.</span></li>
<li><span>And Sesan had no sons, but daughters and a servant an
Egyptian, named Jeraa.</span></li>
<li><span>And he gave him his daughter to wife: and she bore him
Ethei.</span></li>
<li><span>And Ethei begot Nathan, and Nathan beget
Zabad.</span></li>
<li><span>And Zabad beget Ophlal, and Ophlal beget
Obed.</span></li>
<li><span>Obed beget Jehu, Jehu beget Azarias.</span></li>
<li><span>Azarias beget Helles, and Helles begot Elasa.</span></li>
<li><span>Elasa beget Sisamoi, Sisamoi beget Sellum,</span></li>
<li><span>Sellum beget Icamia, and Icamia begot
Elisama.</span></li>
<li><span>Now the sons of Caleb the brother of Jerameel were Mesa
his firstborn, who was the father of Siph: and the sons of Maresa
father of Hebron.</span></li>
<li><span>And the sons of Hebron, Core, and Thaphua, and Recem, and
Samma.</span></li>
<li><span>And Samma beget Raham, the father of Jercaam, and Recem
beget Sammai.</span></li>
<li><span>The son of Sammai, Maon: and Maon the father of
Bethsur.</span></li>
<li><span>And Epha the concubine of Caleb bore Haran, and Mesa, and
Gezez. And Haran beget Gezez.</span></li>
<li><span>And the sons of Jahaddai, Rogom, and Joathan, and Gesan,
and Phalet, and Epha, and Saaph.</span></li>
<li><span>And Maacha the concubine of Caleb bore Saber, and
Tharana.</span></li>
<li><span>And Saaph the father of Madmena beget Sue the father of
Machbena, and the father of Gabaa. And the daughter of Caleb was
Achsa.</span></li>
<li><span>These were the sons of Caleb, the son of Hur the
firstborn of Ephrata, Sobal the father of Cariathiarim.</span></li>
<li><span>Salma the father of Bethlehem, Hariph the father of
Bethgader.</span></li>
<li><span>And Sobal the father of Cariathiarim had sons: he that
saw half of the places of rest.</span></li>
<li><span>And of the kindred of Cariathiarim, the Jethrites, and
Aphuthites, and Semathites, and Maserites. Of them came the
Saraites, and Esthaolites.</span></li>
<li><span>The sons of Salma, Bethlehem, and Netophathi, the crowns
of the house of Joab, and half of the place of rest of
Sarai.</span></li>
<li><span>And the families of the scribes that dwell in Jabes,
singing and making melody, and abiding in tents. These are the
Cinites, who came of Calor (Chamath) father of the house of
Rechab,</span></li>
</ol>
</div>
<div class="chapter">
<div class="chaptertitle"><a name="3">1 Chronicles 3</a></div>
<ol>
<li><span>Now these were the sons of David that were born to him in
Hebron: the firstborn Amnon of Achinoam the Jezrahelitess, the
second Daniel of Abigail the Carmelitess.</span></li>
<li><span>The third Absalom the son of Maacha the daughter of
Tolmai king of Gessur, the fourth Adonias the son of
Aggith,</span></li>
<li><span>The fifth Saphatias of Abital, the sixth Jethrahem of
Egla, his wife.</span></li>
<li><span>So six sons were born to him in Hebron, where he reigned
seven years and six months. And in Jerusalem he reigned three and
thirty years.</span></li>
<li><span>And these sons were born to him in Jerusalem: Simmaa, and
Sobab, and Nathan, and Solomon, four of Bethsabee the daughter of
Ammiel.</span></li>
<li><span>Jebaar also and Elisama,</span></li>
<li><span>And Eliphaleeh, and Noge, and Nepheg, and
Japhia,</span></li>
<li><span>And Elisama, and Eliada, and Elipheleth,
nine:</span></li>
<li><span>All these the sons of David, beside the sons of the
concubines: and they had a sister Thamar.</span></li>
<li><span>And Solomon's son was Roboam: whose son Abia beget Asa.
And his son was Josaphat,</span></li>
<li><span>The father of Joram: and Joram be- got Ochozias, of whom
was born Joas:</span></li>
<li><span>And his son Amasias begot Azarias. And Joathan the son of
Azarias</span></li>
<li><span>Beget Achaz, the father of Ezechias, of whom was born
Manasses.</span></li>
<li><span>And Manasses beget Amen the father of Josias.</span></li>
<li><span>And the sons of Josias were, the firstborn Johanan, the
second Joakim, the third Sedecias, the fourth Sellum.</span></li>
<li><span>Of Joakim was born Jechonias, and Sedecias.</span></li>
<li><span>The sons of Jechonias were Asir, Salathiel,</span></li>
<li><span>Melchiram, Phadaia, Senneser and Jecemia, Sama, and
Nadabia.</span></li>
<li><span>Of Phadaia were born Zorobabel and Semei. Zorobabel beget
Mosollam, Hananias, and Salomith their sister:</span></li>
<li><span>Hasaba also, and Ohol, and Barachias, and Hasadias,
Josabhesed, five.</span></li>
<li><span>And the son of Hananias was Phaltias the father of
Jeseias, whose son was Raphaia. And his son was Arnan, of whom was
born Obdia, whose son was Sechenias.</span></li>
<li><span>The son of Sechenias, was Semeia, whose sons were Hattus,
and Jegaal, and Baria, and Naaria, and Saphat, six in
number.</span></li>
<li><span>The sons of Naaria, Elioenai, and Ezechias, and Ezricam,
three.</span></li>
<li><span>The sons of Elioenai, Oduia, and Eliasub, and Pheleia,
and Accub, and Johanan, and Dalaia, and Anani, seven.</span></li>
</ol>
</div>
<div class="chapter">
<div class="chaptertitle"><a name="4">1 Chronicles 4</a></div>
<ol>
<li><span>The sons of Juda: Phares, Hesron, and Charmi, and Hur,
and Sobal.</span></li>
<li><span>And Raia the son of Sobal beget Jahath, of whom were born
Ahumai, and Laad. These are the families of Sarathi.</span></li>
<li><span>And this is the posterity of Etam: Jezrahel, and Jesema,
and Jedebos: and the name of their sister was
Asalelphuni.</span></li>
<li><span>And Phanuel the father of Gedor, and Ezar the father of
Hosa, these are the sons of Hur the firstborn of Ephratha the
father of Bethlehem.</span></li>
<li><span>And Assur the father of Thecua had two wives, Halaa and
Naara:</span></li>
<li><span>And Naara bore him Ozam, and Hepher, and Themani, and
Ahasthari: these are the sons of Naara.</span></li>
<li><span>And the sons of Halaa, Sereth, Isaar, and
Ethnan.</span></li>
<li><span>And Cos begot Anob, and Soboba, the kindred of Aharehel
the son of Arum.</span></li>
<li><span>And Jabes was more honourable than any of his brethren,
and his mother called his name Jabes, saying: Because I bore him
with sorrow.</span></li>
<li><span>And Jabes called upon the God of Israel, saying: If
blessing thou wilt bless me, and wilt enlarge my borders, and thy
hand be with me, and thou save me from being oppressed by evil. And
God granted him the things he prayed for.</span></li>
<li><span>And Caleb the brother of Sua beget Mahir, who was the
father of Esthon.</span></li>
<li><span>And Esthon beget Bethrapha, and Phesse, and Tehinna
father of the city of Naas: these are the men of Recha.</span></li>
<li><span>And the sons of Cenez were Othoniel,. and Saraia. And the
sons of Othoniel, Hathath, and Maonathi.</span></li>
<li><span>Maonathi beget Ophra, and Saraia begot Joab the father of
the Valley of artificers: for artificers were there.</span></li>
<li><span>And the sons of Caleb the son of Jephone, were Hir, and
Ela, and Naham. And the sons of Ela: Cenez.</span></li>
<li><span>The sons also of Jaleleel: Ziph, and Zipha, Thiria, and
Asrael.</span></li>
<li><span>And the sons of Esra, Jether, and Mered, and Epher, and
Jalon, and he beget Mariam, and Sammai, and Jesba the father of
Esthamo.</span></li>
<li><span>And his wife Judaia, bore Jared the father of Gedor, and
Heber the father of Socho, and Icuthiel the father of Zanoe. And
these are the sons of Bethia the daughter of Pharao, whom Mered
took to wife.</span></li>
<li><span>And the sons of his wife Odaia the sister of Naham the
father of Celia, Garmi, and Esthamo, who was of
Machathi.</span></li>
<li><span>The sons also of Simon, Amnon, and Rinna the son of
Hanan, and Thilon. And the sons of Jesi Zoheth, and
Benzoheth.</span></li>
<li><span>The sons of h Sela the son of Juda: Her the father of
Lecha, and Laada the father of Maresa, and the families of the
house of them that wrought fine linen in the House of
oath.</span></li>
<li><span>And he that made the sun to stand, and the men of Lying,
and Secure, and Burning, who were princes in Moab, and who returned
into Lahem. Now these are things of old.</span></li>
<li><span>These are the potters, and they dwelt in Plantations, and
Hedges, with the king for his works, and they abode
there.</span></li>
<li><span>The sons of Simeon: Namuel, and Jamin, Jarib, Zara,
Saul:</span></li>
<li><span>Sellum his son, Mapsam his son, Masma his
son.</span></li>
<li><span>The sons of Masma: Hamuel his son, Zachur his son, Semei
his son.</span></li>
<li><span>The sons of Semei were sixteen, and six daughters: but
his brethren had not many sons, and the whole kindred could not
reach to the sum of the children of Juda.</span></li>
<li><span>And they dwelt in Bersabee, and Molada, and
Hasarsuhal,</span></li>
<li><span>And in Bala, and in Asom, and in Tholad,</span></li>
<li><span>And in Bathuel, and in Horma, and in Siceleg,</span></li>
<li><span>And in Bethmarchaboth, and in Hasarsusim, and in
Bethberai, and in Saarim. These were their cities unto the reign of
David.</span></li>
<li><span>Their towns also were Etam, and Aen, Remmon, and Thochen,
and Asan, five cities.</span></li>
<li><span>And all their villages round about these cities as far as
Baal. This was their habitation, and the distribution of their
dwellings.</span></li>
<li><span>And Mosabab and Jemlech, and Josa, the son of
Amasias,</span></li>
<li><span>And Joel, and Jehu the son of Josabia the son of Saraia,
the son of Asiel,</span></li>
<li><span>And Elioenai, and Jacoba, and Isuhaia, and Asaia, and
Adiel, and Ismiel, and Banaia,</span></li>
<li><span>Ziza also the son of Sephei the son of Allon the son of
Idaia the son of Semri the son of Samaia.</span></li>
<li><span>These were named princes in their kindreds, and in the
houses of their families were multiplied exceedingly.</span></li>
<li><span>And they went forth to enter into Gador as far as to the
east side of the valley, to seek pastures for their
flocks.</span></li>
<li><span>And they found fat pastures, and very good, and a country
spacious, and quiet, and fruitful, in which some of the race of
Cham had dwelt before.</span></li>
<li><span>And these whose names are written above, came in the days
of Ezechias king of Juda: and they beat down their tents, and slew
the inhabitants that were found there, and utterly destroyed them
unto this day: and they dwelt in their place, because they found
there fat pastures.</span></li>
<li><span>Some also of the children of Simeon, five hundred men,
went into mount Seir, having for their captains Phaltias and Naaria
and Raphaia and Oziel the sons of Jesi:</span></li>
<li><span>And they slew the remnant of the Amalecites, who had been
able to escape, and they dwelt there in their stead unto this
day.</span></li>
</ol>
</div>
<div class="chapter">
<div class="chaptertitle"><a name="5">1 Chronicles 5</a></div>
<ol>
<li><span>Now the sons of Ruben the firstborn of Israel, (for he
was his firstborn: but forasmuch as he defiled his father's bed,
his first birthright was given to the sons of Joseph the son of
Israel, and he was not accounted for the firstborn.</span></li>
<li><span>But of the race of Juda, who was the strongest among his
brethren, came the princes: but the first birthright was accounted
to Joseph.)</span></li>
<li><span>The sons then of Ruben the firstborn of Israel were
Enoch, and Phallu, Esron, and Charmi.</span></li>
<li><span>The sons of Joel: Samaia his son, Gog his son, Semei his
son,</span></li>
<li><span>Micha his son, Reia his son, Baal his son,</span></li>
<li><span>Beera his son, whom Thelgathphalnasar king of the
Assyrians carried away captive, and he was prince in the tribe of
Ruben.</span></li>
<li><span>And his brethren, and all his kindred, when they were
numbered by their families, had for princes Jehiel, and
Zacharias.</span></li>
<li><span>And Bala the son of Azaz, the son of Samma, the son of
Joel, dwelt in Aroer as far as Nebo, and Beelmeon.</span></li>
<li><span>And eastward he had his habitation as far as the entrance
of the desert, and the river Euphrates. For they possessed a great
number of cattle in the land of Galaad.</span></li>
<li><span>And in the days of Saul they fought against the Agarites,
and slew them, and dwelt in their tents in their stead, in all the
country, that looketh to the east of Galaad.</span></li>
<li><span>And the children of Gad dwelt over against them in the
land of Basan, as far as Selcha:</span></li>
<li><span>Johel the chief, and Saphan the second: and Janai, and
Saphat in Basan.</span></li>
<li><span>And their brethren according to the houses of their
kindreds, were Michael, and Mosollam, and Sebe, and Jorai, and
Jacan, and Zie, and Heber, seven.</span></li>
<li><span>These were the sons of Abihail, the son of Hurl, the son
of Jara, the son of Galaad, the son of Michael, the son of Jesisi,
the son of Jeddo, the son of But.</span></li>
<li><span>And their brethren the sons of Abdiel, the son of Guni,
chief of the house in their families,</span></li>
<li><span>And they dwelt in Galaad, and in Basan and in the towns
thereof, and in all the suburbs of Saron, unto the
borders.</span></li>
<li><span>All these were numbered in the days of Joathan king of
Juda, and in the days of Jeroboam king of Israel.</span></li>
<li><span>The sons of Ruben, and of Gad, and of the half tribe of
Manasses, fighting men, bearing shields, and swords, and bending
the bow, and trained up to battles, four and forty thousand seven
hundred and threescore that went out to war.</span></li>
<li><span>They fought against the Agarites: but the Itureans, and
Naphis, and Nodab,</span></li>
<li><span>Gave them help. And the Agarites were delivered into
their hands, and all that were with them, because they called upon
God in the battle: and he heard them, because they had put their
faith in him.</span></li>
<li><span>And they took all that they possessed, of camels fifty
thousand, and of sheep two hundred and fifty thousand, and of asses
two thousand, and of men a hundred thousand souls.</span></li>
<li><span>And many fell down slain : for it was the battle of the
Lord. And they dwelt in their stead till the captivity.</span></li>
<li><span>And the children of the half tribe of Manasses possessed
the land, from the borders of Basan unto Baal, Hermon, and Sanir,
and mount Hermon, for their number was great.</span></li>
<li><span>And these were the heads of the house of their kindred,
Epher, and Jesi, and Eliel, and Esriel, and Jeremia, and Odoia, and
Jediel, most valiant and powerful men, and famous chiefs in their
families.</span></li>
<li><span>But they forsook the God of their fathers, and went
astray after the gods of the people of the land, whom God destroyed
before them.</span></li>
<li><span>And the God of Israel stirred up the spirit of Phul king
of the Assyrians, and the spirit of Thelgathphalnasar king of
Assur: and he carried away Ruben, and Gad, and the half tribe of
Manasses, and brought them to Lahela, and to Habor, and to Ara, and
to the river of Gozan, unto this day.</span></li>
</ol>
</div>
<div class="chapter">
<div class="chaptertitle"><a name="6">1 Chronicles 6</a></div>
<ol>
<li><span>The sons of Levi were Gerson, Caath, and
Merari.</span></li>
<li><span>The sons of Caath: Amram, Isaar, Hebron, and
Oziel.</span></li>
<li><span>The children of Amram: Aaron, Moses, and Mary. The sons
of Aaron: Nadab and Abiu, Eleazar and Ithamar.</span></li>
<li><span>Eleazar beget Phinees, and Phinees beget
Abisue,</span></li>
<li><span>And Abisue beget Bocci, and Bocci begot Ozi.</span></li>
<li><span>Ozi beget Zaraias, and Zaraias beget
Maraioth.</span></li>
<li><span>And Maraioth beget Amarias, and Amarias beget
Achitob.</span></li>
<li><span>Achitob beget Sadoc, and Sadoc begot
Achimaas.</span></li>
<li><span>Achimaas beget Azarias, Azarias begot
Johanan,</span></li>
<li><span>Johanan beget Azarias. This is he that executed the
priestly office in the house which Solomon built in
Jerusalem.</span></li>
<li><span>And Azarias beget Amarias, and Amarias beget
Achitob.</span></li>
<li><span>And Achitob beget Sadoc, and Sadoc beget
Sellum,</span></li>
<li><span>Sellum beget Helcias, and Helcias beget
Azarias,</span></li>
<li><span>Azarias beget Saraias, and Saraias beget
Josedec.</span></li>
<li><span>Now Josedec went out, when the Lord carried away Juda,
and Jerusalem, by the hands of Nabuchodonosor.</span></li>
<li><span>So the sons of Levi were Gerson, Caath, and
Merari.</span></li>
<li><span>And these are the names of the sons of Gerson: Lobni and
Semei.</span></li>
<li><span>The sons of Caath : Amram, and Isaar, and Hebron, and
Oziel.</span></li>
<li><span>The sons of Merari: Moholi and Musi. And these are the
kindreds of Levi according to their families.</span></li>
<li><span>Of Gerson: Lobni his son, Jahath his son, Zamma his
son,</span></li>
<li><span>Joah his son, Addo his son, Zara his son, Jethrai his
son.</span></li>
<li><span>The sons of Caath, Aminadab his son, Core his son, Asir
his son,</span></li>
<li><span>Elcana his son, Abiasaph his son, Asir his
son,</span></li>
<li><span>Thahath his son, Uriel his son, Ozias his son, Saul his
son.</span></li>
<li><span>The sons of Elcana: Amasai, and Achimoth.</span></li>
<li><span>And Elcana. The sons of Elcana: Sophai his son, Nahath
his son,</span></li>
<li><span>Eliab his son, Jeroham his son, Elcana his
son.</span></li>
<li><span>The sons of Samuel: the firstborn Vasseni, and
Abia.</span></li>
<li><span>And the sons of Merari, Moholi: Lobni his son, Semei his
son, Oza his son,</span></li>
<li><span>Sammaa his son, Haggia his son, Asaia his
son.</span></li>
<li><span>These are they, whom David set over the singing men of
the house of the Lord, after that the p ark was placed:</span></li>
<li><span>And they ministered before the tabernacle of the
testimony, with singing, until Solomon built the house of the Lord
in Jerusalem, and they stood according to their order in the
ministry.</span></li>
<li><span>And these are they that stood with their sons, of the
sons of Caath, Hemam a singer, the son of Joel, the son of
Sammuel,</span></li>
<li><span>The son of Elcana, the son of Jeroham, the son of Eliel,
the son of Thohu,</span></li>
<li><span>The son of Suph, the son of Elcana, the son of Mahath,
the son of Amasai,</span></li>
<li><span>The son of Elcana, the son of Johel, the son of Azarias,
the son of Sophonias,</span></li>
<li><span>The son of Thahath, the son of Asir, the son or Abiasaph,
the son of Core,</span></li>
<li><span>The son of Isaar, the son of Caath, the son of Levi, the
son of Israel.</span></li>
<li><span>And his brother Asaph, who stood on his right hand, Asaph
the son of Barachias, the son of Samaa.</span></li>
<li><span>The son of Michael, the son of Basaia, the son of
Melchia.</span></li>
<li><span>The son of Athanai, the son of Zara, the son of
Adaia.</span></li>
<li><span>The son of Ethan, the son of Zamma, the son of
Semei.</span></li>
<li><span>The son of Jeth, the son of Gerson, the son of
Levi.</span></li>
<li><span>And the sons of Merari their brethren, on the left hand,
Ethan the son of Cusi, the son of Abdi, the son of
Meloch,</span></li>
<li><span>The son of Hasabia, the son of Amasai, the son of
Helcias,</span></li>
<li><span>The son of Amasai, the son of Boni, the son of
Somer,</span></li>
<li><span>The son of Moholi, the son of Mud, the son of Merari, the
son of Levi.</span></li>
<li><span>Their brethren also the Levites, who were appointed for
all the ministry of the tabernacle of the house of the
Lord.</span></li>
<li><span>But Aaron and his sons offered burnt offerings upon the
altar of holocausts, and upon the altar of incense, for very work
of the holy of holies: and to pray for Israel according to all that
Moses the servant of God had commanded.</span></li>
<li><span>And these are the sons of Aaron: Eleazar his son, Phinees
his son, Abisue his son,</span></li>
<li><span>Bocci his son, Ozi his son, Zarahia his son,</span></li>
<li><span>Meraioth his son, Amarias his son, Achitob his
son,</span></li>
<li><span>Sadoc his son, Achimaas his son.</span></li>
<li><span>And these are their dwelling places by the towns and
confines, to wit, of the sons of Aaron, of the families of the
Caathites: for they fell to them by lot.</span></li>
<li><span>And they gave them Hebron in the land of Juda, and the
suburbs thereof round about:</span></li>
<li><span>But the fields of the city, and the villages to Caleb son
of Jephone.</span></li>
<li><span>And to the sons of Aaron they gave the cities for refuge
Hebron, and Lobna, and the suburbs thereof,</span></li>
<li><span>And Jether and Esthemo, with their suburbs, and Helon,
and Dabir with their suburbs:</span></li>
<li><span>Asan also, and Bethsames, with their suburbs.</span></li>
<li><span>And out of the tribe of Benjamin: Gabee and its suburbs,
Almath with its suburbs, Anathoth also with its suburbs: all their
cities throughout their families were thirteen.</span></li>
<li><span>And to the sons of Caath that remained of their kindred
they gave out of the half tribe of Manasses ten cities in
possession.</span></li>
<li><span>And to the sons of Gerson by their families out of the
tribe of Issachar, and out of the tribe of Aser, and out of the
tribe of Nephtali, and out of the tribe of Manasses in Basan,
thirteen cities. their</span></li>
<li><span>And to the sons of Merari by families out of the tribe of
Ruben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of
Zabulon, they gave by lot twelve cities.</span></li>
<li><span>And the children of Israel gave to the Levites the
cities, and their suburbs.</span></li>
<li><span>And they gave them by lot, out of the tribe of the sons
of Juda, and out of the tribe of the sons of Simeon, and out of the
tribe of the sons of Benjamin, these cities which they called by
their names.</span></li>
<li><span>And to them that were of the kindred of the sons of
Caath, and the cities in their borders were of the tribe of
Ephraim.</span></li>
<li><span>And they gave the cities of refuge Sichem with its
suburbs in mount Ephraim, and Gazer with its suburbs,</span></li>
<li><span>Jecmaan also with its suburbs, and Beth-horon in like
manner,</span></li>
<li><span>Helon also with its suburbs, and Gethremmon in like
manner,</span></li>
<li><span>And out of the half tribe of Manasses, Aner and its
suburbs, Baalam and its suburbs: to wit, to them that were left of
the family of the sons of Caath.</span></li>
<li><span>And to the sons of Gersom, out of the kindred of the half
tribe of Manasses, Gaulon, in Basan, and its suburbs, and Astharoth
with its suburbs.</span></li>
<li><span>Out of the tribe of Issachar, Cedes and its suburbs, and
Dabereth with its suburbs;</span></li>
<li><span>Ramoth also and its suburbs, and Anem with its
suburbs.</span></li>
<li><span>And out of the tribe of Aser: Masal with its suburbs, and
Abdon in like manner;</span></li>
<li><span>Hucac also and its suburbs, and Rohol with its
suburbs.</span></li>
<li><span>And out of the tribe of Nephtali, Cedes in Galilee and
its suburbs, Hamon with its suburbs, and Cariathaim, and its
suburbs.</span></li>
<li><span>And to the sons of Merari that remained: out of the tribe
of Zabulon, Remmono and its suburbs, and Thabor with its
suburbs.</span></li>
<li><span>Beyond the Jordan also over against Jericho, on the east
side of the Jordan, out of the tribe of Ruben, Bosor in the
wilderness with its suburbs, and Jassa with its
suburbs;</span></li>
<li><span>Cademoth also and its suburbs, and Mephaath with its
suburbs;</span></li>
<li><span>Moreover also out of the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Galaad
and its suburbs, and Manaim with its suburbs;</span></li>
<li><span>Hesebon also with its suburbs, and Jazer with its
suburbs.</span></li>
</ol>
</div>
<div class="chapter">
<div class="chaptertitle"><a name="7">1 Chronicles 7</a></div>
<ol>
<li><span>Now the sons of Issachar were Thola, and Phua, Jasub and
Simeron, four.</span></li>
<li><span>The sons of Thola: Ozi and Raphaia, and Jeriel, and
Jemai, and Jebsem, and Samuel, chiefs of the houses of their
kindreds. Of the posterity of Thola were numbered in the days of
David, two and twenty thousand six hundred most valiant
men.</span></li>
<li><span>The sons of Ozi: Izrahia, of whom were born Michael, and
Obadia, and Joel, and Jesia, five all great men.</span></li>
<li><span>And there were with them by their families and peoples,
six and thirty thousand most valiant men ready for war: for they
had many wives and children.</span></li>
<li><span>Their brethren also throughout all the house of Issachar,
were numbered fourscore and seven thousand most valiant men for
war.</span></li>
<li><span>The sons of s Benjamin were Bela, and Bechor, and
Jadihel, three.</span></li>
<li><span>The sons of Bela: Esbon, and Ozi, and Ozial, and Jerimoth
and Urai, five chiefs of their families, and most valiant warriors,
and their number was twenty-two thousand and
thirty-four.</span></li>
<li><span>And the sons of Bechor were Zamira, and Joas, and
Eliezer, and Elioenai, and Amai, and Jerimoth, and Abia, and
Anathoth, and Almath: all these were the sons of
Bechor.</span></li>
<li><span>And they were numbered by the families, heads of their
kindreds, most valiant men for war, twenty thousand and two
hundred.</span></li>
<li><span>And the son of Jadihel: Balan. And the sons of Balan:
Jehus and Benjamin and Aod, and Chanana, and Zethan and Tharsis,
and Ahisahar.</span></li>
<li><span>All these were sons of Jadihel, heads of their kindreds,
most valiant men, seventeen thousand and two hundred fit to go out
to war.</span></li>
<li><span>Sepham also and Hapham the sons of Hir: and Hasim the
sons of Aher.</span></li>
<li><span>And the sons of Nephtali were Jasiel, and Guni, and
Jezer, and Sellum, sons of Bala.</span></li>
<li><span>And the son of Manasses, Ezriel: and his concubine the
Syrian bore Machir the father of Galaad.</span></li>
<li><span>And Machir took wives for his sons Happhim, and Saphan:
and he had a sister named Maacha: the name of the second was
Salphaad, and Salphaad had daughters.</span></li>
<li><span>And Maacha the wife of Machir bore a son, and she called
his name Phares: and the name of his brother was Sares: and his
sons were Ulam and Recen.</span></li>
<li><span>And the son of Ulam, Baden. These are the sons of Galaad,
the son of Machir the son of Manasses.</span></li>
<li><span>And his sister named Queen bore Goodlyman, and Abiezer,
and Mohola.</span></li>
<li><span>And the sons of Semida were Ahiu, and Sechem, and Leci
and Aniam.</span></li>
<li><span>And the sons of Ephraim were Suthala, Bared his son,
Thahath his son, Elada his son, Thahath his son, and his son
Zabad,</span></li>
<li><span>And his son Suthala, and his son Ezer, and Elad: and the
men of Geth born in the land slew them, because they came down to
invade their possessions.</span></li>
<li><span>And Ephraim their father mourned many days, and his
brethren came to comfort him.</span></li>
<li><span>And he went in to his wife: and she conceived and bore a
son, and he called his name Beria, because he was born when it went
evil with his house:</span></li>
<li><span>And his daughter was Sara, who built Bethoron, the nether
and the upper, and Ozensara.</span></li>
<li><span>And Rapha was his son, and Reseph, and Thale, of whom was
born Thaan,</span></li>
<li><span>Who begot Laadan: and his son was Ammiud, who beget
Elisama,</span></li>
<li><span>Of whom was born Nun, who had Josue for his
son.</span></li>
<li><span>And their possessions and habitations were Bethel with
her daughters, and eastward Noran, and westward Gazer and her
daughters, Sichem also with her daughters, as far as Ass with her
daughters.</span></li>
<li><span>And by the borders of the sons of Manasses Bethsan and
her daughters, Thanach and her daughters, Mageddo and her
daughters: Dor and her daughters: in these dwelt the children of
Joseph, the son of Israel.</span></li>
<li><span>The children of Aser were Jemna, and Jesua, and Jessui,
and Baria, and Sara their sister.</span></li>
<li><span>31And the sons of Baria: Haber, and Melchiel: he is the
father of Barsaith.</span></li>
<li><span>And Heber beget Jephlat, and Somer, and Hotham, and Suaa
their sister.</span></li>
<li><span>The sons of Jephlat: Phosech, and Chamaal, and Asoth:
these are the sons of Jephlat.</span></li>
<li><span>And the sons of Somer: Ahi, and Roaga, and Haba, and
Aram.</span></li>
<li><span>And the sons of Helem his brother: Supha, and Jemna, and
Selles, and Amal.</span></li>
<li><span>The sons of Supha: Sue, Hernapher, and Sual, and Beri,
and Jamra.</span></li>
<li><span>Bosor and Hod, and Samma, and Salusa, and Jethran, and
Bera.</span></li>
<li><span>The sons of Jether: Jephone, and Phaspha, and
Ara.</span></li>
<li><span>And the sons of Olla: Aree, and Haniel, and
Resia.</span></li>
<li><span>All these were sons of Aser, heads of their families,
choice and most valiant captains of captains: and the number of
them that were of the age that was fit for war, was six and twenty
thousand.</span></li>
</ol>
</div>
<div class="chapter">
<div class="chaptertitle"><a name="8">1 Chronicles 8</a></div>
<ol>
<li><span>Now Benjamin beget Bale his firstborn, Asbel the second,
Ahara the third,</span></li>
<li><span>Nohaa the fourth, and Rapha the fifth.</span></li>
<li><span>And the sons of Bale were Addar, and Gera, and
Abiud,</span></li>
<li><span>And Abisue, and Naamar, and Ahoe,</span></li>
<li><span>And Gera, and Sephuphan, and Huram.</span></li>
<li><span>These are the sons of Ahod, heads of families that dwelt
in Gabaa, who were removed into Mrtnahsth.</span></li>
<li><span>And Naaman, and Achia, and Gera he removed them, and
beget Oza, and Ahiud.</span></li>
<li><span>And Saharim begot in the land of Moab, after he sent away
Husim and Bara his wives.</span></li>
<li><span>And he beget of Hodes his wife Jobab, and Sebia, and
Mesa, and Molchom,</span></li>
<li><span>And Jehus and Sechia, and Marma. These were his sons
heads of their families.</span></li>
<li><span>And Mehusim beget Abitob, and Elphaal.</span></li>
<li><span>And the sons of Elphaal were Heber, and Misaam, and
Samad: who built One, and Led, and its daughters.</span></li>
<li><span>And Baria, and Sama were heads of their kindreds that
dwelt in Aialon: these drove away the inhabitants of
Geth.</span></li>
<li><span>And Ahio, and Sesac, and Jerimoth,</span></li>
<li><span>And Zabadia, and Arod, and Heder,</span></li>
<li><span>And Michael, and Jespha, and Joha, the sons of
Baria.</span></li>
<li><span>17And Zabadia, and Mosollam, and Hezeci, and
Heber,</span></li>
<li><span>And Jesamari, and Jezlia, and Jobab, sons of
Elphaal,</span></li>
<li><span>And Jacim, and Zechri, and Zabdi,</span></li>
<li><span>And Elioenai, and Selethai, and Elial,</span></li>
<li><span>And Adaia, and Baraia, and Samareth, the sons of
Semei.</span></li>
<li><span>And Jespham, and Heber, and Eliel,</span></li>
<li><span>And Abdon, and Zechri, and Hanan,</span></li>
<li><span>And Hanania, and Elam, and Anathothia.</span></li>
<li><span>And Jephdaia, and Phanuel the sons of Sesac.</span></li>
<li><span>And Samsari, and Sohoria and Otholia,</span></li>
<li><span>And Jersia, and Elia, and Zechri, the sons of
Jeroham.</span></li>
<li><span>These were the chief fathers, and heads of their families
who dwelt in Jerusalem.</span></li>
<li><span>And at Gabaon dwelt Abigabaon, and the name of his wife
was Maacha:</span></li>
<li><span>And his firstborn son Abdon, and Sur, and Cia, and Baal,
and Nadab,</span></li>
<li><span>And Gedor, and Ahio, and Zacher, and
Macelloth:</span></li>
<li><span>And Macelloth beget Samaa: and they dwelt over against
their brethren in Jerusalem with their brethren.</span></li>
<li><span>And Ner beget Cia, and Cia beget Saul. And Saul begot
Jonathan and Melchisua, and Abinadab, and Esbaal.</span></li>
<li><span>And the son of Jonathan was Meribbaal: and Meribbaal
begot Micha.</span></li>
<li><span>And the sons of Micha were Phithon, and Melech, and
Tharaa, and Ahaz.</span></li>
<li><span>And Ahaz beget Joada: and Joada beget Alamath, and
Azmoth, and Zamri: and Zamri beget Mesa,</span></li>
<li><span>And Mesa beget Banaa, whose son was Rapha, of whom was
born Elasa, who beget Asel.</span></li>
<li><span>And Asel had six sons whose names were Ezricam, Bochru,
Ismahel, Saria, Obdia, and Hanan. All these were the sons of
Asel.</span></li>
<li><span>And the sons of Esec, his brother, were Ulam the
firstborn, and Jehus the second, and Eliphelet the
third.</span></li>
<li><span>And the sons of Ulam were most valiant men, and archers
of great strength: and they had many sons and grandsons, even to a
hundred and fifty. All these were children of Benjamin.</span></li>
</ol>
</div>
<div class="chapter">
<div class="chaptertitle"><a name="9">1 Chronicles 9</a></div>
<ol>
<li><span>And all Israel was numbered: and the sum of them was
written in the book of the kings of Israel, and Juda: and they were
carried away to Babylon for their transgression.</span></li>
<li><span>Now the first that dwelt in their possessions, and in
their cities, were the Israelites, and the priests, and the
Levites, and the Nathineans.</span></li>
<li><span>And in Jerusalem dwelt of the children of Juda, and of
the children of Benjamin, and of the children of Ephraim, and of
Manasses.</span></li>
<li><span>Othei the son of Ammiud, the son of Amri, the son of
Omrai, the son of Bonni, of the sons of Phares the son of
Juda.</span></li>
<li><span>And of Siloni: Asaia the firstborn, and his
sons.</span></li>
<li><span>And of the sons of Zara: Jehuel, and their brethren, six
hundred and ninety.</span></li>
<li><span>And of the sons of Benjamin: Sale the son of Mosollam,
the son of Oduia, the son of Asana:</span></li>
<li><span>And Jobania the son of Jeroham: and Ela the son of Ozi,
the son of Mochori: and Mosallam the son of Saphatias, the son of
Rahuel, the son of Jebania:</span></li>
<li><span>And their brethren by their families, nine hundred and
fifty-six. All these were heads of their families, by the houses of
their fathers.</span></li>
<li><span>And of the priests: Jedaia, Joiarib, and
Jachin:</span></li>
<li><span>And Azarias the son of Helcias, the son of Mosollam, the
son of Sadoc, the son of Maraioth, the son of Achitob, high priest
of the house of God.</span></li>
<li><span>And Adaias the son of Jeroham, the son of Phassur, the
son of Melchias, and Maasai the son of Adiel, the son of Jezra, the
son of Mosollam, the son of Mosollamith, the son of
Emmer.</span></li>
<li><span>And their brethren heads in their families re thousand
seven hundred and threescore, very strong and able men for the work
of the ministry in the house of God.</span></li>
<li><span>And of the Levites: Semeia the son of Hassub the son of
Ezricam, the son of Hasebia of the sons of Merari.</span></li>
<li><span>And Bacbacar the carpenter, and Galal, and Mathania the
son of Micha, the son of Zechri the son of Asaph:</span></li>
<li><span>And Obdia the son of Semeia, the son of Galal, the son of
Idithum: and Barachia the son of Asa, the son of Elcana, who dwelt
in the suburbs of Netophati.</span></li>
<li><span>And the porters were Sellum, and Accub, and Telmon, and
Ahiman: and their brother Sellum was the prince,</span></li>
<li><span>Until that time, in the king's gate eastward, the sons of
Levi waited by their turns.</span></li>
<li><span>But Sellum the son of Core, the son of Abiasaph, the son
of Core, with his brethren and his father's house, the Corites were
over the works of the service, keepers of the gates of the
tabernacle: and their families in turns were keepers of the
entrance of the camp of the Lord.</span></li>
<li><span>And Phinees the son of Eleazar, was their prince before
the Lord,</span></li>
<li><span>And Zacharias the son of Mosollamia, was porter of the
gate of the tabernacle of the testimony:</span></li>
<li><span>All these that were chosen to be porters at the gates,
were two hundred and twelve: and they mere registered in their
proper towns: whom David and Samuel the seer appointed in their
trust.</span></li>
<li><span>As well them as their sons, to keep the gates of the
house of the Lord, and the tabernacle by their turns.</span></li>
<li><span>In four quarters were the porters: that is to say, toward
the east, and west, and north, and south.</span></li>
<li><span>And their brethren dwelt in villages, and came upon their
sabbath days from time to time.</span></li>
<li><span>To these four Levites were committed the whole number of
the porters, and they were over the chambers, and treasures, of the
house of the Lord.</span></li>
<li><span>And they abode in their watches round about the temple of
the Lord: that when it was time, they might open the gates in the
morning.</span></li>
<li><span>And some of their stock had the charge of the vessels for
the ministry: for the vessels were both brought in and carried out
by number.</span></li>
<li><span>Some of them also had the instruments of the sanctuary
committed unto them, and the charge of the fine flour, and wine,
and oil, and frankincense, and spices.</span></li>
<li><span>And the sons of the priests made the ointments of the
spices.</span></li>
<li><span>And Mathathias a Levite, the firstborn of Sellum the
Corite, was overseer of such things as were fried in the
fryingpan.</span></li>
<li><span>And some of the sons of Caath their brethren, were over
the leaves of proposition, to prepare always new for every
sabbath.</span></li>
<li><span>These are the chief of the singing men of the families of
the Levites, who dwelt in the chambers, by the temple, that they
might serve continually day and night in their
ministry.</span></li>
<li><span>The heads of the Levites, princes in their families,
abode in Jerusalem.</span></li>
<li><span>And in Gabaon dwelt Jehiel the father of Gabaon, and the
name of hill wife was Maacha:</span></li>
<li><span>His firstborn son Abdon, and Sur, and Cis, and Baal, and
Ner, and Nadab,</span></li>
<li><span>Gedor also, and Ahio, and Zacharias, and
Macelloth.</span></li>
<li><span>And Macelloth beget Samaan: these dwelt over against
their brethren in Jerusalem, with their brethren.</span></li>
<li><span>Now Ner beget Cia: and Cis begot Saul: and Saul beget
Jonathan and Melchisua, and Abinadab, and Esbaal.</span></li>
<li><span>And the son of Jonathan, was Meribbaal: and Meribbaal
beget Micha.</span></li>
<li><span>And the sons of Micha, were Phithon, and Melech, and
Tharaa, and Ahaz.</span></li>
<li><span>And Ahaz beget Jara, and Jara beget Alamath, and Azmoth,
and Zamri. And Zamri beget Mesa.</span></li>
<li><span>And Mesa beget Banaa: whose son Raphaia beget Elasa: of
whom was born Asel.</span></li>
<li><span>And heel had six sons whose names are, Ezricam, Bochru,
Ismahel, Saria, Obdia, Hanan: these are the sons of
Asel.</span></li>
</ol>
</div>
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