17. So Mahalalel lived a total of 895 years, and then he died.
18. When Jared was 162 years old, he had a son named Enoch.
19. After Enoch was born, Jared lived 800 years and had other sons and daughters.
20. So Jared lived a total of 962 years, and then he died.
21. When Enoch was 65 years old, he had a son named Methuselah.
22. After Methuselah was born, Enoch walked with God 300 years more and had other sons and daughters.
23. So Enoch lived a total of 365 years.
24. Enoch walked with God; one day Enoch could not be found, because God took him.
25. When Methuselah was 187 years old, he had a son named Lamech.
26. After Lamech was born, Methuselah lived 782 years and had other sons and daughters.
27. So Methuselah lived a total of 969 years, and then he died.
28. When Lamech was 182, he had a son.
29. Lamech named his son Noah and said, “He will comfort us in our work, which comes from the ground the Lord has cursed.”
30. After Noah was born, Lamech lived 595 years and had other sons and daughters.
31. So Lamech lived a total of 777 years, and then he died.