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Kalev the son of Hetzron fathered sons with ‘Azuvah his wife (and with Yeri‘ot); these were her sons: Yesher, Shovav and Ardon.

Sheshan gave his daughter in marriage to Yarcha his servant, and she bore him ‘Atai.

The sons of Kalev the brother of Yerachme'el: Mesha his firstborn, who was the father of Zif; and the sons of Mareshah the father of Hevron.

the fifth, Sh'fatyah, whose mother was Avital; and the sixth, Yitre‘am, whose mother was his wife ‘Eglah.

Shlomo's son was Rechav‘am, his son Aviyah, his son Asa, his son Y'hoshafat,

his son Yoram, his son Achazyah, his son Yo'ash,

his son Amatzyah, his son ‘Azaryah, his son Yotam,

his son Achaz, his son Hizkiyahu, his son M'nasheh,

his son Amon and his son Yoshiyahu.

The sons of Y'hoyakim: Y'khonyah his son, and Tzedekyah his son.

The sons of Y'khonyah, also called Asir: Sh'alti'el his son;

The sons of Hananyah: P'latyah and Yesha‘yah. His son was Refayah. His son was Arnan. His son was ‘Ovadyah. And his son was Sh'khanyah.

Ya‘betz was honored more than his brothers; his mother called him Ya‘betz, she explained, "because I bore him in pain ."

Ya‘betz called on the God of Isra'el: "Please bless me by enlarging my territory. May your hand be with me! Keep me from harm, so that it will not cause me pain ." God granted his request.

The sons of ‘Ezrah: Yeter, Mered, ‘Efer and Yalon. These are the sons of Bityah the daughter of Pharaoh, whom Mered took as his wife: she conceived Miryam, Shamai and Yishbach the father of Esht'moa; while his Jewish wife bore Yered the father of G'dor, Hever the father of Sokho and Y'kuti'el the father of Zanoach.

His son was Shalum, his son was Mivsam, and his son was Mishma.

The descendants of Mishma: his son Hamu'el, his son Zakur, his son Shim‘i.

Shim‘i had sixteen sons and six daughters, but his brothers did not have many children, so their clans did not increase like those of Y'hudah.

The sons of Re'uven the firstborn of Isra'el — he was the firstborn, but because he defiled his father's bed, his birthright was given to the sons of Yosef the son of Isra'el, though not in such a way as for him to be regarded in the genealogy as the firstborn.

For Y'hudah became greater than his brothers, inasmuch as the ruler came from him; nevertheless, the birthright went to Yosef.