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Amon his son, Josiah his son.

The sons of Jehoiakim: Jeconiah his son, Zedekiah his son.

The sons of Jeconiah, the captive: Shealtiel his son,

Jabez was more honorable than his brothers: and his mother named him Jabez, saying, Because I bore him with sorrow.

His wife the Jewess bore Jered the father of Gedor, and Heber the father of Soco, and Jekuthiel the father of Zanoah. These are the sons of Bithiah the daughter of Pharaoh, whom Mered took.

These were the potters, and the inhabitants of Netaim and Gederah: there they lived with the king for his work.

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

The sons of Mishma: Hammuel his son, Zaccur his son, Shimei his son.

Shimei had sixteen sons and six daughters; but his brothers didn't have many children, neither did all their family multiply like the children of Judah.

The sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel (for he was the firstborn; but, because he defiled his father's couch, his birthright was given to the sons of Joseph the son of Israel; and the genealogy is not to be reckoned after the birthright.

For Judah prevailed above his brothers, and of him came the prince; but the birthright was Joseph's:)

The sons of Joel: Shemaiah his son, Gog his son, Shimei his son,

Micah his son, Reaiah his son, Baal his son,

Beerah his son, whom Tilgath-pilneser king of Assyria carried away captive: he was prince of the Reubenites.

His brothers by their families, when the genealogy of their generations was reckoned: the chief, Jeiel, and Zechariah,

Of Gershom: Libni his son, Jahath his son, Zimmah his son,

Joah his son, Iddo his son, Zerah his son, Jeatherai his son.

The sons of Kohath: Amminadab his son, Korah his son, Assir his son,

Elkanah his son, and Ebiasaph his son, and Assir his son,

Tahath his son, Uriel his son, Uzziah his son, and Shaul his son.