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THE BOOKS OF THE KINGS OF JUDAH AND ISRAEL.

BOOK FIRST.

UNTIL THE FOUNDING OF THE MONARCHY.

PART I.

GENEALOGICAL TABLES, WITH BRIEF HISTORICAL STATEMENTS.

I. Genealogies of the Patriarchs.

1. THE GENEALOGY FROM ADAM TO NOAH."
1 Chronicles 1:1-4.

I Adam, Seth, Enosh, 2 Kenan, Mahalalel, Jared; 3 Enoch, Methuselah, Lamech; 4 Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

2. THE DESCENDANTS OF NOAH'S SONS.

1 Chronicles 1:5-23.

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5 The sons of Japheth; Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras. 6 And the sons of Gomer; Ashkenaz, and Diphath, and Togarmah. 7 And the sons of Javan; Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Rodanim.

8 The sons of Ham; Cush, and Mizraim, Put, and Canaan. 9 And the sons of Cush; Seba, and Havilah, and Sabta, and Raama, and Sabteca. And the sons of Raamah; Sheba, and Dedan. 10 And Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be a mighty one in the earth. II And Mizraim begat Ludim, and Anamim, and Lehabim, and Naphtuhim, 12 and Pathrusim, and Casluhim (from whence came & the Philistines), and Caphtorim. 13 And Canaan begat Zidon his firstborn, and Heth; 14 and the Jebusite, and the Amorite, and Girgashite; 15 and the Hivite, and the Arkite, and the Sinite; 16 and the Arvadite, and the Zemarite, and the Hamathite.

17 The sons of Shem; Elam, and Asshur, and Arpachshad, and Lud, and Aram, and Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Meshech. 18 And Arpachshad begat Shelah, and Shelah begat Eber. 19 And unto 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 And Joktan begat Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, and Jerah; 21 and Hadoram, and Uzal, and Diklah; 22 and ƒ Ebal, and Abimael, and Sheba; 23 and Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab. All these were the sons of Joktan.

b In Genesis 10: 3. Riphath."

a With this and the following sections of Part I, cf. references in Genesis, Joshua, Ruth, Nehemiah, Matthew, and Luke, as suggested in the Appendix, $81, 2, 3. 5, 9, and 10. c In Genesis 10: 4, "Dodanim." d Heb." Pelishtim." e In Genesis 10:23, "Mash." In Genesis 10: 28, "Obal."

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3. FROM SHEM TO ABRAHAM.

1 Chronicles 1:24-27.

24 Shem, Arpachshad, Shelah; 25 Eber, Peleg, Reu; 26 Serug, Nahor, Terah; 27 Abram (the same is Abraham).

4. THE DESCENDANTS OF ABRAHAM.

I Chronicles 1: 28-42.

28 The sons of Abraham; Isaac, and Ishmael.

29 These are their generations: the firstborn of Ishmael, Nebaioth; then Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam, 30 Mishma, and Dumah, Massa; Hadad, and Tema, 31 Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah. These are the sons of Ishmael.

32 And the sons of Keturah, Abraham's concubine: she bare Zimran, and Jokshan, and Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak, and Shuah. And the sons of Jokshan; Sheba, and Dedan. 33 And the sons of Midian; Ephah, and Epher, and Hanoch, and Abida, and Eldaah. All these were the sons of Keturah.

34 And Abraham begat Isaac. The sons of Isaac; Esau, and Israel.

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35 The sons of Esau; Eliphaz, Reuel, and Jeush, and Jalam, and Korah. 36 The sons of Eliphaz; Teman, and Omar, Zephi, and Gatam, Kenaz, and Timna, and Amalek. 37 The sons of Reuel; Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah. 38 And the sons of Seir; Lotan and Shobal and Zibeon and Anah, and Dishon and Ezer and Dishan. 39 And the sons of Lotan; Hori and Homam and Timna was Lotan's sister. 40 The sons of Shobal; Alian and Manahath and Ebal, Shephi and Onam. And the sons of Zibeon; Aiah and Anah. 41 The sons of Anah; Dishon. And the sons of Dishon; Hamran and Eshban and Ithran and Cheran. 42 The sons of Ezer; Bilhan and Zaavan, Jaakan. The sons of Dishan; Uz and Aran.

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5. THE KINGS AND DUKES OF EDOM.

1 Chronicles 1:43-54.

43 Now these are the kings that reigned in the land of Edom, before there reigned any king over the children of Israel: Bela the son of Beor; and the name of his city was Dinhabah. 44 And Bela died, and Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his stead. 45 And Jobab died, and Husham of the land of the Temanites reigned in his stead. 46 And Husham died, and Hadad the son of Bedad, which smote Midian in the field of Moab, reigned in his stead: and the name of his city was Avith. 47 And Hadad died, and Samlah of Masrekah reigned in his stead. 48 And Samlah died, and Shaul of Rehoboth by the River reigned in his stead. 49 And Shaul died, and Baal-hanan the son of Achbor reigned in his stead. 50 And Baal-hanan died, and Hadad reigned in his stead; and the name of his city was Pai: and his wife's name was Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred, the daughter of Me-zahab. 51 And Hadad died. And the dukes of Edom were; duke Timna, duke Aliah, duke Jetheth; 52 duke Oholibamah, duke Elah, duke Pinon; 53 duke Kenaz, duke Teman, duke Mibzar: 54 duke Magdiel, duke Iram. These are the dukes of Edom.

6. THE TWELVE SONS OF ISRAEL.

1 Chronicles 2: 1, 2.

I These are the sons of Israel; Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah, Issachar and Zebulun; 2 Dan, Joseph and Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad and Asher.

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a In Genesis 36: 11, Zepho." b In Genesis 36:22. "Hemam." c In Genesis 36: 23, Alvan." dIn Genesis 36: 23, Shepho." e In Genesis 36: 26, "Hemdan." In Genesis 36: 27," and Akan." gIn Genesis 36: 39, "Hadar.' Genesis 36: 39, " Pau." In Genesis 36: 40, "Alvah."

II. Genealogies of the Tribes of Israel.
7. THE TRIBE OF JUDAH.

(1) GENERAL GENEALOGIES OF THE TRIBE.

1 Chronicles 4: 1-23.

1 Chronicles 2:3-17, 21-41. 3 The sons of Judah; Er, and Onan, and I The sons of Judah; Perez, Hezron, and Shelah which three were born unto him of Carmi, and Hur, and Shobal. 2 And Reaiah Bath-shua the Canaanitess. And Er, Judah's the son of Shobal begat Jahath; and Jahath firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the LORD; begat Ahumai and Lahad. These are the famiand he slew him. 4 And Tamar his daughter lies of the Zorathites. 3 And these were the in law bare him Perez and Zerah. All the sons sons of the father of Etam; Jezreel, and Ishof Judah were five. 5 The sons of Perez; Hez-ma, and Idbash: and the name of their sister ron and Hamul. 6 And the sons of Zerah; was Hazzelelponi: 4 and Penuel the father of Zimri, and Ethan, and Heman, and Calcol, Gedor, and Ezer the father of Hushah. These and Dara: five of them in all. 7 And the sons are the sons of Hur, the firstborn of Ephraof Carmi; Achar, the troubler of Israel, who thah, the father of Beth-lehem. 5 And Ashhur committed a trespass in the devoted thing. the father of Tekoa had two wives, Helah and 8 And the sons of Ethan; Azariah. 9 The sons Naarah. 6 And Naarah bare him Ahuzzam, also of Hezron, that were born unto him; Jer- and Hepher, and Temeni, and Haahashtari. ahmeel, and Ram, and Chelubai. 10 And Ram These were the sons of Naarah. 7 And the begat Amminadab; and Amminadab begat sons of Helah were Zereth, Izhar, and Ethnan. Nahshon, prince of the children of Judah; 8 And Hakkoz begat Anub, and Zobebah, and II and Nahshon begat Salma, and Salma begat the families of Äharhel the son of Harum. Boaz; 12 and Boaz begat Obed, and Obed begat | 9 And Jabez was more honourable than his brethJesse; 13 and Jesse begat his firstborn Eliab, ren: and his mother called his name Jabez, sayand Abinadab the second, and Shimea the third; ing, Because I bare him with sorrow. 10 And 14 Nethanel the fourth, Raddai the fifth; 15 Ozem Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, Oh the sixth, David the seventh: 16 and their that thou wouldest bless me indeed, and enlarge sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. And the sons my border, and that thine hand might be with of Zeruiah; & Abishai, and Joab, and Asahel, me, and that thou wouldest keep me from evil, three. 17 And Abigail bare Amasa: and the that it be not to my sorrow! And God granted father of Amasa was Jether the Ishmaelite. him that which he requested. II And Chelub 21 And afterward Hezron went in to the daugh-the brother of Shuhah begat Mehir, which was ter of Machir the father of Gilead; whom he the father of Eshton. 12 And Eshton begat took to wife when he was threescore years old; and she bare him Segub. 22 And Segub begat Jair, who had three and twenty cities in the land of Gilead. 23 And Geshur and Aram took the towns of Jair from them, with Kenath, and the villages thereof, even threescore cities. All these were the sons of Machir the father of Gilead. 24 And after that Hezron was dead in Caleb-ephrathah, then Abiah Hezron's wife bare him Ashhur the father of Tekoa. 25 And the sons of Jerahmeel the firstborn of Hezron were Ram the firstborn, and Bunah, and Oren, and Ozem, Ahijah. 26 And Jerahmeel had another wife, whose name was Atarah; she was the mother of Onam. 27 And the sons of Ram the

Beth-rapha, and Paseah, and Tehinnah the father of Ir-nahash. These are the men of Recah. 13 And the sons of Kenaz; Othniel, and Seraiah: and the sons of Othniel; Hathath. 14 And Meonothai begat Ophrah: and Seraiah begat Joab the father of Ge-harashim; for they were craftsmen. 15 And the sons of Caleb the son of Jephunneh; Iru, Elah, and Naam: and the sons of Elah; and Kenaz. 16 And the sons of Jehallelel; Ziph, and Ziphah, Tiria, and Asarel. 17 And the sons of Ezrah; Jether, and Mered, and Epher, and Jalon: and she bare Miriam, and Shammai, and Ishbah the father of Eshtemoa. 18 And his wife the Jewess bare Jered the father of Gedor, and Heber the father

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1 Chronicles 2. firstborn of Jerahmeel were Maaz, and Jamin, and Eker. 28 And the sons of Onam were Shammai, and Jada: and the sons of Shammai; Nadab, and Abishur. 29 And the name of the wife of Abishur was Abihail; and she bare him Ahban, and Molid. 30 And the sons of Nadab; Seled, and Appaim: but Seled died without children. 31 And the sons of Appaim; Ishi. And the sons of Ishi; Sheshan. And the sons of Sheshan; Ahlai. 32 And the sons of Jada the brother of Shammai; Jether, and Jonathan : and Jether died without children. 33 And the sons of Jonathan; Peleth, and Zaza. These were the sons of Jerahmeel. 34 Now Sheshan had no sons, but daughters. And Sheshan had a servant, an Egyptian, whose name was Jarha. 35 And Sheshan gave his daughter to Jarha his servant to wife; and she bare him Attai. 36 And Attai begat Nathan, and Nathan begat Zabad; 37 and Zabad begat Ephlal, and Ephlal begat Obed; 38 and Obed begat Jehu, and Jehu begat Azariah; 39 and Azariah begat Helez, and Helez begat Eleasah; 40 and Eleasah begat Sismai, and Sismai begat Shallum; 41 and Shallum begat Jekamiah, and Jekamiah begat Elishama.

I Chronicles 4.

of Soco, and Jekuthiel the father of Zanoah. And these are the sons of Bithiah the daughter of Pharaoh, which Mered took. 19 And the sons of the wife of Hodiah, the sister of Naham, were the father of Keilah the Garmite, and Eshtemoa the Maacathite. 20 And the sons of Shimon; Amnon, and Rinnah, Ben-hanan, and Tilon. And the sons of Ishi; Zoheth, and Ben-zoheth. 21 The sons of Shelah the son of Judah; Er the father of Lecah, and Laadah the father of Mareshah, and the families of the house of them that wrought fine linen, of the house of Ashbea; 22 and Jokim, and the men of Cozeba, and Joash, and Saraph, who had dominion in Moab, and Jashubi-lehem. And the records are ancient. 23 These were the potters, and the inhabitants of Netaim and Gederah: there they dwelt with the king for his work.

(2) THREE ACCOUNTS OF THE DESCENDANTS OF CALEB.“ 1 Chronicles 2: 18-20. 1 Chronicles 2: 42-49. 1 Chronicles 2: 50-55. 18 And Caleb the son of Hez- 42 And the sons of Caleb the 50 These were the sons of ron begat children of Azubah brother of Jerahmeel were Me- Caleb; the son of Hur, the his wife, and of Jerioth and sha his firstborn, which was the firstborn of Ephrathah, Shobal these were her sons; Jesher, and father of Ziph; and the sons of the father of Kiriath-jearim; Shobab, and Ardon. 19 And Mareshah the father of Hebron. 51 Salma the father of Beth-leAzubah died, and Caleb took 43 And the sons of Hebron; hem, Hareph the father of Bethunto him Ephrath, which bare Korah, and Tappuah, and gader. 52 And Shobal the fahim Hur. 20 And Hur begat Rekem, and Shema. 44 And ther of Kiriath-jearim had sons; Uri, and Uri begat Bezalel. Shema begat Raham, the fa- Haroeh, half of the Menuhoth. ther of Jorkeam; and Rekem 53 And the families of Kiriathbegat Shammai. 45 And the jearim; the Ithrites, and the son of Shammai was Maon; and Puthites, and the Shumathites, Maon was the father of Beth- and the Mishraites; of them zur. 46 And Ephah, Caleb's con- came the Zorathites and the cubine, bare Haran, and Moza, Eshtaolites. 54 The sons of and Gazez and Haran begat Salma; Beth-lehem, and the NeGazez. 47 And the sons of tophathites, Atroth-beth-Joab, Jahdai: Regem, and Jotham, and half of the Manahathites, and Geshan, and Pelet, and the Zorites. 55 And the famEphah, and Shaaph. 48 Ma- ilies of scribes which dwelt at acah, Caleb's concubine, bare Jabez; the Tirathites, the ShimSheber and Tirhanah. 49 She leathites, the Sucathites. These Or," those that dwelt among plantations and hedges." d To be distinguished e The Sept. has, sons, which is, doubtless, the correct reading.

a Or, "sons." b Heb. "words." from Caleb, the son of Jephunneh, in ch. 4:15.

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Caleb was Achsah.

(3) THE FAMILY OF DAVID."

[1 Chronicles 3:1-9.]

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I Now these were the sons of David, which were born unto him in Hebron: the firstborn, Amnon, of Ahinoam the Jezreelitess; the second, Daniel, of Abigail the Carmelitess; 2 the third, Absalom the son of Maacah the daughter of Talmai king of Geshur; the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith; 3 the fifth, Shephatiah of Abital; the sixth, Ithream by Eglah his wife. were born unto him in Hebron; and there he reigned seven years and six months and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty and three years. 5 And these were born unto him in Jerusalem: Shimea, and Shobab, and Nathan, and Solomon, four, of Bath-shua the daughter of Ammiel: 6 and Ibhar, and Elishama, and Eliphelet; 7 and Nogah, and Nepheg, and Japhia; 8 and Elishama, and Eliada, and Eliphelet, nine. 9 All these were the sons of David, beside the sons of the concubines; and Tamar was their sister.

(4) THE LINE OF DAVID, THROUGH SOLOMON.

1 Chronicles 3: 10-24.

10 And Solomon's son was Rehoboam, Abijah his son, Asa his son, Jehoshaphat his son; II Joram his son, Ahaziah his son, Joash his son; 12 Amaziah his son, Azariah his son, Jotham his son; 13 Ahaz his son, Hezekiah his son, Manasseh his son; 14 Amon his son, Josiah his son. 15 And the sons of Josiah; the firstborn Johanan, the second Jehoiakim, the third Zedekiah, the fourth Shallum. 16 And the sons of Jehoiakim: Jeconiah his son, Zedekiah his son. 17 And the sons of Jeconiah, 'the captive; Shealtiel his son, 18 and Malchiram, and Pedaiah, and Shenazzar, Jekamiah, Hoshama, and Nedabiah. 19 And the sons of Pedaiah; Zerubbabel, and Shimei: and the sons of Zerubbabel; Meshullam, and Hananiah; and Shelomith was their sister: 20 and Hashubah, and Ohel, and Berechiah, and Hasadiah, Jushab-hesed, five. 21 And the sons of Hananiah; Pelatiah, and Jeshaiah: the sons of Rephaiah, the sons of Arnan, the sons of Obadiah,the sons of Shecaniah. 22 And the sons of Shecaniah; Shemaiah: and the sons of Shemaiah; Hattush, and Igal, and Bariah, and Neariah, and Shaphat, six. 23 And the sons of Neariah; Elioenai, and Hizkiah, and Azrikam, three. 24 And the sons of Elioenai; Hodaviah, and Eliashib, and Pelaiah, and Akkub, and Johanan, and Delaiah, and Anani, seven.

8. THE TRIBE OF LEVI.
(1) THE LINE OF AARON.

1 Chronicles 6:1-15.

I The sons of Levi; Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. 2 And the sons of Kohath; Amram, Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel. 3 And the children of Amram; Aaron, and Moses, and Miriam. And the sons of Aaron; Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar. 4 Eleazar begat

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1 Chronicles 6:49-53.

49 But Aaron and his sons offered upon the altar of burnt offering, and upon the altar of incense, for all the work of the most holy place, and to make atonement for Israel, according to all that Moses the servant of God had commanded. 50 And these are the sons of Aaron;

a Cf. §870 and 98. b Or, "Assir." c Heb. " son." d Ch. 5: 27 in Heb. e In ver. 16, "Gershom." incense."

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