Day 121: 1 Chronicles 1 - 2
Bible in a year reading for day 121.
1 Chronicles 1
- 9 The sons of Cush: Seba, Havilah, Sabta, Raamah, and Sabteca. The sons of Raamah: Sheba and Dedan.
- 10 Cush was the father of Nimrod, who began to be a mighty one on the earth.
- 11 Mizraim was the father of the Ludites, the Anamites, the Lehabites, the Naphtuhites,
- 12 the Pathrusites, the Casluhites (from whom the Philistines came), and the Caphtorites.
- 13 And Canaan was the father of Sidon his firstborn, and of the Hittites,
- 14 the Jebusites, the Amorites, the Girgashites,
- 15 the Hivites, the Arkites, the Sinites,
- 16 the Arvadites, the Zemarites, and the Hamathites.
- 17 The sons of Shem: Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram. The sons of Aram: Uz, Hul, Gether, and Meshech.
- 18 Arphaxad was the father of Shelah, and Shelah was the father of Eber.
- 19 Two sons were born to Eber: One was named Peleg, because in his days the earth was divided, and his brother was named Joktan.
- 20 And Joktan was the father of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,
- 21 Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah,
- 22 Obal, Abimael, Sheba,
- 23 Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. All these were sons of Joktan.
- 24 So from Shem came Arphaxad, Shelah,
- 25 Eber, Peleg, Reu,
- 26 Serug, Nahor, Terah,
- 27 and Abram (that is, Abraham).
- 28 The sons of Abraham were Isaac and Ishmael.
- 29 These are their genealogies:
- 30 Nebaioth the firstborn of Ishmael, then Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam, Mishma, Dumah, Massa, Hadad, Tema,
- 31 Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah. These were the sons of Ishmael.
- 32 The sons born to Keturah, Abraham’s concubine: 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 of these were Keturah’s sons.
- 34 Abraham was 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, Zepho, Gatam, and Kenaz; and by Timna, 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. Timna was Lotan’s sister.
- 40 The sons of Shobal: Alvan, Manahath, Ebal, Shepho, and Onam. The sons of Zibeon: Aiah and Anah.
- 41 The son of Anah: Dishon. The sons of Dishon: Hemdan, Eshban, Ithran, and Cheran.
- 42 The sons of Ezer: Bilhan, Zaavan, and Akan. The sons of Dishan: Uz and Aran.
- 43 These are the kings who reigned in the land of Edom before any king reigned over the Israelites: Bela son of Beor. His city was named Dinhabah.
- 44 When Bela died, Jobab son of Zerah from Bozrah reigned in his place.
- 45 When Jobab died, Husham from the land of the Temanites reigned in his place.
- 46 When Husham died, Hadad son of Bedad, who defeated Midian in the country of Moab, reigned in his place. And the name of his city was Avith.
- 47 When Hadad died, Samlah from Masrekah reigned in his place.
- 48 When Samlah died, Shaul from Rehoboth on the Euphrates reigned in his place.
- 49 When Shaul died, Baal-hanan son of Achbor reigned in his place.
- 50 When Baal-hanan died, Hadad reigned in his place. His city was named Pau, and his wife’s name was Mehetabel daughter of Matred, the daughter of Me-zahab.
- 51 Then Hadad died. Now the chiefs of Edom were Timna, Alvah, Jetheth,
- 52 Oholibamah, Elah, Pinon,
- 53 Kenaz, Teman, Mibzar,
- 54 Magdiel, and Iram. These were the chiefs of Edom.
1 Chronicles 2
- 1 These were the sons of Israel:
- 2 Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun, Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.
- 3 The sons of Judah: Er, Onan, and Shelah. These three were born to him by Bath-shua the Canaanite. Er, Judah’s firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the LORD, who put him to death.
- 4 Tamar, Judah’s daughter-in-law, bore to him Perez and Zerah. Judah had five sons in all.
- 5 The sons of Perez: Hezron and Hamul.
- 6 The sons of Zerah: Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Calcol, and Dara—five in all.
- 7 The son of Carmi: Achar, who brought trouble upon Israel by violating the ban on devoted things.
- 8 The son of Ethan: Azariah.
- 9 The sons who were born to Hezron: Jerahmeel, Ram, and Caleb.
- 10 Ram was the father of Amminadab, and Amminadab was the father of Nahshon, a leader of the descendants of Judah.
- 11 Nahshon was the father of Salmon, and Salmon was the father of Boaz.
- 12 Boaz was the father of Obed, and Obed was the father of Jesse.
- 13 Jesse was the father of Eliab his firstborn; Abinadab was born second, Shimea third,
- 14 Nethanel fourth, Raddai fifth,
- 15 Ozem sixth, and David seventh.
- 16 Their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. And the three sons of Zeruiah were Abishai, Joab, and Asahel.
- 17 Abigail was the mother of Amasa, whose father was Jether the Ishmaelite.
- 18 Caleb son of Hezron had children by his wife Azubah and by Jerioth. These were the sons of Azubah: Jesher, Shobab, and Ardon.
- 19 When Azubah died, Caleb married Ephrath, who bore to him Hur.
- 20 Hur was the father of Uri, and Uri was the father of Bezalel.
- 21 Later, Hezron slept with the daughter of Machir the father of Gilead. He had married her when he was sixty years old, and she bore to him Segub.
- 22 Segub was the father of Jair, who had twenty-three cities in the land of Gilead.
- 23 But Geshur and Aram captured Havvoth-jair, along with Kenath and its sixty surrounding villages. All these were descendants of Machir the father of Gilead.
- 24 After Hezron died in Caleb-ephrathah, his wife Abijah bore to him Ashhur the father of Tekoa.
- 25 The sons of Jerahmeel the firstborn of Hezron:
- 26 Ram his firstborn, Bunah, Oren, Ozem, and Ahijah. Jerahmeel had another wife named Atarah, who was the mother of Onam.
- 27 The sons of Ram the firstborn of Jerahmeel: Maaz, Jamin, and Eker.
- 28 The sons of Onam: Shammai and Jada. The sons of Shammai:
- 29 Nadab and Abishur. Abishur’s wife was named Abihail, and she bore to him Ahban and Molid.
- 30 The sons of Nadab: Seled and Appaim. Seled died without children.
- 31 The son of Appaim: Ishi. The son of Ishi: Sheshan. The son of Sheshan: Ahlai.
- 32 The sons of Jada the brother of Shammai: Jether and Jonathan. Jether died without children.
- 33 The sons of Jonathan: Peleth and Zaza. These were the descendants of Jerahmeel.
- 34 Sheshan had no sons, but only daughters; but he did have an Egyptian servant named Jarha.
- 35 Sheshan gave his daughter in marriage to his servant Jarha, and she bore to him Attai.
- 36 Attai was the father of Nathan, Nathan was the father of Zabad,
- 37 Zabad was the father of Ephlal, Ephlal was the father of Obed,
- 38 Obed was the father of Jehu, Jehu was the father of Azariah,
- 39 Azariah was the father of Helez, Helez was the father of Elasah,