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Caleb the son of Hezron had children by Azubah, his wife, and by Jerioth. Now these were her sons: Jesher, Shobab, and Ardon.

When Azubah died, Caleb took Ephrath [fn] as his wife, who bore him Hur.

Sheshan gave his daughter to Jarha his servant as wife, and she bore him Attai.

The descendants of Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel were Mesha, his firstborn, who was the father of Ziph, and the sons of Mareshah the father of Hebron.

the fifth, Shephatiah, by Abital; the sixth, Ithream, by his wife Eglah.

Solomon's son was Rehoboam; Abijah 1 Kings 15:1">[fn] was his son, Asa his son, Jehoshaphat his son,

Joram 2 Kings 1:17 and 2 Kings 8:16">[fn] his son, Ahaziah his son, Joash 2 Kings 12:1">[fn] his son,

Amaziah his son, Azariah Isaiah 6:1">[fn] his son, Jotham his son,

Ahaz his son, Hezekiah his son, Manasseh his son,

Amon his son, and Josiah his son.

The sons of Jehoiakim were Jeconiah his son and Zedekiah 2 Kings 24:17">[fn] his son.

And the sons of Jeconiah Jeremiah 22:24 and Jehoiachin in 2 Kings 24:8">[fn] were Assir, [fn] Shealtiel his son,

Now Jabez [fn] was more honorable than his brothers, and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, "Because I bore him in pain."

(His wife Jehudijah [fn] bore Jered the father of Gedor, Heber the father of Sochoh, and Jekuthiel the father of Zanoah.) And these were the sons of Bithiah the daughter of Pharaoh, whom Mered took.

These were the potters and those who dwell at Netaim [fn] and Gederah; [fn] there they dwelt with the king for his work.

Shallum his son, Mibsam his son, and Mishma his son.

And the sons of Mishma were Hamuel his son, Zacchur his son, and Shimei his son.

Shimei had sixteen sons and six daughters; but his brothers did not have many children, nor did any of their families multiply as much as the children of Judah.

Genesis 46:8,9">[xr] Now the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel--he was indeed the firstborn, but because he defiled his father's bed, his birthright was given to the sons of Joseph, the son of Israel, so that the genealogy is not listed according to the birthright;

yet Judah prevailed over his brothers, and from him came a ruler, although the birthright was Joseph's--