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While Zedekiah was looking on, his sons were put to death; then Nebuchadnezzar had Zedekiah's eyes put out, placed him in chains, and took him to Babylon.

On the seventh day of the fifth month of the nineteenth year of King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylonia, Nebuzaradan, adviser to the king and commander of his army, entered Jerusalem.

and his soldiers tore down the city walls.

So Jehoiachin was permitted to change from his prison clothes and to dine at the king's table for the rest of his life.

Each day, for as long as he lived, he was given a regular allowance for his needs.

Eber had two sons; one was named Peleg, because during his time the people of the world were divided, and the other was named Joktan.

The following kings ruled the land of Edom one after the other, in the time before there were any kings in Israel: Bela son of Beor from Dinhabah Jobab son of Zerah from Bozrah Husham from the region of Teman Hadad son of Bedad from Avith (he defeated the Midianites in a battle in the country of Moab) Samlah from Masrekah Shaul from Rehoboth-on-the-River Baal Hanan son of Achbor Hadad from Pau (his wife was Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred and granddaughter of Mezahab)

Judah had five sons in all. By his wife Bathshua, a Canaanite, he had three sons: Er, Onan, and Shelah. His oldest son, Er, was so evil that the Lord killed him.

By his daughter-in-law Tamar, Judah had two more sons, Perez and Zerah.

His brother Zerah had five sons: Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Calcol, and Darda.

His other daughter Abigail married Jether, a descendant of Ishmael, and they had a son named Amasa.

Hur's son was Uri, and his grandson was Bezalel.

After Hezron died, his son Caleb married Ephrath, his father's widow. They had a son named Ashhur, who founded the town of Tekoa.

to whom he gave one of his daughters in marriage. They had a son named Attai.

The following are also descendants of Caleb. Hur was the oldest son of Caleb and his wife Ephrath. Hur's son Shobal founded Kiriath Jearim,

his second son Salma founded Bethlehem, and his third son Hareph founded Bethgader.

and many sons were born to him there. His wife Bathsheba, daughter of Ammiel, bore him four sons: Shimea, Shobab, Nathan, and Solomon.

In addition to all these sons, David had sons by his concubines. He also had a daughter, Tamar.

Hur was the oldest son of his father Caleb's wife Ephrath, and his descendants founded the city of Bethlehem. Hur had three sons: Etam, Penuel, and Ezer. Etam had three sons: Jezreel, Ishma, and Idbash, and one daughter, Hazzelelponi. Penuel founded the city of Gedor, and Ezer founded Hushah.

There was a man named Jabez, who was the most respected member of his family. His mother had given him the name Jabez, because his birth had been very painful.