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1 Chronicles 2:38-55 Catholic Public Domain Version (CPDV)

38. Obed conceived Jehu; Jehu conceived Azariah.

39. Azariah conceived Helez, and Helez conceived Eleasah.

40. Eleasah conceived Sismai; Sismai conceived Shallum.

41. Shallum conceived Jekamiah; then Jekamiah conceived Elishama.

42. And the sons of Caleb, the brother of Jerahmeel, were Mesha, his firstborn, who was the father of Ziph, and the sons of Mesha, the father of Hebron.

43. Now the sons of Hebron were Korah, and Tapuah, and Rekem, and Shema.

44. Then Shema conceived Raham, the father of Jorkeam. And Rekem conceived Shammai.

45. The son of Shammai was Maon, and Maon was the father of Bethzur.

46. Now Ephah, the concubine of Caleb, bore Haran, and Moza, and Gazez. And Haran conceived Gazez.

47. And the sons of Jahdai: Regem, and Jotham, and Geshan, and Pelet, and Ephah, and Shaaph.

48. And Maacah, the concubine of Caleb, bore Sheber and Tirhanah.

49. Then Shaaph, the father of Madmannah, conceived Sheva, the father of Machbenah, and the father of Gibea. Truly, the daughter of Caleb was Achsah.

50. These were the sons of Caleb, the son of Hur, the firstborn of Ephratha: Shobal, the father of Kiriath-jearim;

51. Salma, the father of Bethlehem; Hareph, the father of Bethgader.

52. Now there were sons for Shobal, the father of Kiriath-jearim, who saw half the places of rest.

53. And from the kindred of Kiriath-jearim: the Ithrites, and the Puthites, and the Shumathites, and the Mishraites. From these, the Zorathites and the Eshtaolites went forth.

54. The sons of Salma: Bethlehem, and the Netophathites, the crowns of the house of Joab, and half the places of rest of the Zorathites,

55. as well as the families of the scribes living in Jabesh, those singing and making music, and those dwelling in tents. These are the Kenites, who went forth from Calor, the father of the house of Rechab.