h 8 And in the fifth month, on the seventh day of the month, which is the nineteenth year of king Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, 'came Nebuzar-adan, 'captain of the guard, a servant of the king of Bablyon, unto Jerusalem: 9 And he burnt the house of the LORD, ' and the king's house, and all the houses of Jerusalem, and every great man's house burnt he with fire. 10 And all the army of the Chaldees, that were with the captain of the guard, brake down the walls of Jerusalem round about. Judah in captivity. pieces, and carried the brass of them to Babylon. 14 And the pots, and the shovels, and the snuffers, and the spoons, and all the vessels of brass wherewith they ministered, took they away. 15 And the firepans, and the bowls, and such things as were of gold, in gold, and of silver, in silver, the captain of the guard took away. 5 16 The two pillars, one sea, and the bases which Solomon had made for the house of the LORD; "the brass of all these vessels was without weight. 17 The height of the one pillar was eighteen cubits, and the chapiter upon it was brass and the height of the chapiter three cubits; and the wreathen work, and pomegranates upon the chapiter round about, all of brass and like unto these had the second pillar with wreathen work. 18 And the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the door: 8 7 b 19 And out of the city he took an officer that was set over the men of war, and five men of them that were in the king's presence, which were found in the city, and the principal scribe of the host, which mustered the people of the land, and threescore men of the people of the land that were found in the city: 20 And Nebuzar-adan captain of the guard took these, and brought them to the king of Babylon to Riblah : 21 And the king of Babylon smote them, and slew them at Riblah in the land of Hamath. So Judah was carried away out of their land. d 22 And as for the people that remained in the land of Judah, whom Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had left, even over them he made Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, ruler. 23 And when all the captains of the s1 Kings 7. 23. t Ex. 27.3. 1 Kings 7. 45, 50. Heb, the une sea. u 1 Kings 7. 47. x 1 Kings 7. 15. Jer. 52. 21. y Jer. 52. 24, &e. z 1 Chr. 6. 14. Ezra 7. 1. Heb. threshold. 1 Or, eunuch. • Ileb. saw the king's face. Esth. 1. 14. Or, scribe of the captain of the hust m Neh. 1. 3. o ch. 24. 14. 2 Heb. made blind. h See ch. 24. 12. & k 2 Chr. 36. 19. Ps. 79. 1. Jer. 52. 14. n Jer. 39. 9. & 52. 15. Jer. 39. 10. & 40. 7. & 52. 16. q 1 Kings 7. 15. r 1 Kings 7. 27. f Jer. ver. 27. 1 Jer. ch. 23. 27. 20. 17. Jer. 27. 19, 22. & 52. 17, &c. p ch. a Jer. 21. 1. & 29. 25. b See Jer. 52. 25. c Lev. 26. 33. Deut. 28, 36, 64. d Jer. 40. 5. e Jer. 40. 7, 8, 9. armies, they and their men, heard that the king of Babylon had made Gedaliah governor, there came to Gedaliah to Mizpeh, even Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and Johanan the son of Careah, and Seraiah the son of Tanhumeth the Netophathite, and Jaazaniah the son of a Maachathite, they and their men. 24 And Gedaliah sware to them, and to their men, and said unto them, Fear not to be the servants of the Chaldees: dwell in the land, and serve the king of Babylon; and it shall be well with you. 25 But it came to pass in the seventh month, that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, the son of Elishama, of the seed 10 royal, came, and ten men with him, and smote Gedaliah, that he died, and the Jews and the Chaldees that were with him at Mizpah. 26 And all the people, both small and Adam's descendants to Nimrod. great, and the captains of the armies, arose, and came to Egypt: for they were afraid of the Chaldees. 27 ¶ And it came to pass in the seven and thirtieth year of the captivity of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, on the seven and twentieth day of the month, that Evil-merodach king of Babylon in the year that he began to reign did lift up the head of Jehoiachin king of Judah out of prison; 28 And he spake "kindly to him, and set his throne above the throne of the kings that were with him in Babylon; f e 13 And Canaan begat Zidon his firstborn, and Heth, 14 The Jebusite also, and the Amorite, and the Girgashite, 15 And the Hivite, and the Arkite, and the Sinite, The kings of Edon. 33 And the sons of Midian; Ephah, and Epher, and Henoch, and Abida, and Eldaah. All these are the sons of Keturah. 34 And Abraham begat Isaac. The sons of Isaac; Esau and Israel. 8 35 The sons of Esau; Eliphaz, Reuel, and Jeush, and Jaalam, 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, 16 And the Arvadite, and the Zemarite, Shammah, and Mizzah. and the Hemathite. t 38 And the sons of Seir; Lotan, and Shobal, and Zibeon, and Anah, and Dishon, and Ezar, and Dishan. X 43 Now these are the kings that reigned in the land of Edom before any king reigned over the children of Israel; Bela the son of Beor: and the name of his city was Dinhabah. 44 And when Bela was dead, Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his stead. 45 And when Jobab was dead, Husham of the land of the Temanites reigned in his stead. 46 And when Husham was dead. 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 when Hadad was dead, Samlah of Masrekah reigned in his stead. 48 And when Samlah was dead, Shaul of Rehoboth by the river reigned in his stead. 51 ¶ Hadad died also. And the dukes of Edom were; duke Timnah, duke "Aliah, duke Jetheth, 52 Duke Aholibamah, duke Elah, duke Pinon, The children of Jesse. 8 And the sons of Ethan; Azariah. 5 9 The sons also of Hezron, that were born unto him; Jerahmeel, and Ram, and 6 Chelubai. 10 And Ram begat Amminadab; and Amminadab begat Nahshon, 'prince of the children of Judah; 7 11 And Nahshon begat Salma, and Salma begat Boaz, 12 And Boaz begat Obed, and Obed begat Jesse. m 8 13 ¶ And Jesse begat his firstborn Eliab, 53 Duke Kenaz, duke Teman, duke and Abinadab the second, and Shimma the Mibzar, 54 Duke Magdiel, duke Iram. These are the dukes of Edom. CHAPTER II. The sons of Israel. 3 The posterity of Judah by Tamar. 13 The children of Jesse. 18 The posterity of Caleb the son of Hezron. 21 Hezron's posterity by the daughter of Machir. 25 Jerahmeel's posterity. 34 Sheshan's posterity. 42 Another branch of Caleb's posterity. 50 The posterity of Caleb the son of Hur. [B. c. 1752, &c.] a THESE are the sons third, 19 And when Azubah was dead, Caleb 2 Dan, Joseph, and Benjamin, Naphtali, took unto him Ephrath, which bare him Gad, and Asher. i Josh. 6. 18. & 7. 1. Or, Aram, Matt. 1. 3, 4. Or, Caleb, ver. 18, 42. k Ruth 4. 19, 20. Matt. 1. 4. 7 Or, Salmon, Ruth 4. 21. Matt. 1. 4. Or, Shammah, 1 Sam. 16, 9. 1 Num. 1. 7. & 2. 3. m 1 Sam. 16. 6. n 2 Sam. 2. 18. 92 Sam. 17. 25, Ithra an Isra lite. p ver. 50. 10 Heb. took. s Num. 32. 41. Deut. 3. 14. o 2 Sam. 17. 25. q Ex. 31. 2. r Num. 27. 1. Josh. 13. 30. t ch. 4. 5. Jerahmeel's posterity. I. CHRONICLES, III. firstborn of Hezron were, Ram the firstborn, and Bunah, and Oren, and Ozem, and Ahijah. 26 Jerahmeel had also another wife, whose name was Atarah; she was the mother of Onam. 27 And the sons of Ram the 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 children 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 Jerah The posterity of Caleb. which was the father of Ziph; and the sons of Mareshah the father of Hebron. 43 And the sons of Hebron; Korah, and Tappuah, and Rekem, and Shema. 44 And Shema begat Raham, the father of Jorkoam: and Rekem begat Shammai. 45 And the son of Shammai was Maon: and Maon was the father of Beth-zur. 46 And Ephah, Caleb's concubine, bare Haran, and Moza, and Gazez: and Haran begat Gazez. 47 And the sons of Jahdai; Regem, and Jotham, and Gesham, and Pelet, and Ephah, and Shaaph. 48 Maachah, Caleb's concubine, bare Sheber, and Tirhanah. 49 She bare also Shaaph the father of Madmannah, Sheva the father of Machbenah, and the father of Gibea: and the daughter of Caleb was Achsa. y of Hur, the firstborn of "Ephratah; Shobal the father of Kirjath-jearim, 50 These were the sons of Caleb the son 51 Salma the father of Beth-lehem, Hareph the father of Beth-gader. 52 And Shobal the father of Kirjathjearim had sons; 12 Haroeh, and 13 half of the Manahethites. 53 And the families of Kirjath-jearim; the Ithrites, and the Puhites, and the Shumathites, and the Mishraites; of them came the Zareathites, and the Eshtaulites. 54 The sons of Salma; Beth-lehem, and the Netophathites, "Ataroth, the house of Joab, and half of the Manahethites, the Zorites. 55 And the families of the scribes which dwelt at Jabez; the Tirathites, the Shimeathites, and Suchathites. These are the Kenites that came of Hemath, the father of the house of a Rechab. |