1Toto sú synovia Izraelovi: Rúben, Šimón, Léví, Júda, Jissáchár, Zebulún, 2Dán, Jozef, Benjamín, Naftálí, Gád a Ášér. 3Synovia Júdovi: Ér, Ónán a Šéla, traja, ktorí sa mu narodili z dcéry Šúovej, Kanaánky. Ér, Júdov prvorodenec, sa však nepáčil Hospodinovi, preto ho vydal na smrť. 4Jeho nevesta Támár mu porodila Pereca a Zeracha. Všetkých Júdových synov bolo päť. 5Synovia Perecovi: Checrón a Chámúl. 6Synovia Zerachovi: Zimrí, Étán, Hémán, Kalkól a Dára, spolu päť. 7Syn Karmího: Áchár, ktorý priviedol do nešťastia Izrael tým, že siahol po koristi z vojnovej kliatby. 8Syn Étanov: Azarja. 9Synovia Checrónovi, ktorí sa mu narodili: Jerachméel, Rám a Kelúbáj. 10Rám splodil Amínádába a Amínádáb splodil Nachšóna, knieža Júdejcov, 11Nachšón splodil Salmu a Salma splodil Bóaza. 12Bóaz splodil Óbéda, Óbéd splodil Izaja, 13Izaj splodil Elíába, svojho prvorodenca, Amínádába druhého, Šimeu tretieho, 14Natanaéla štvrtého, Raddaja piateho, 15Ócema šiesteho, Dávida siedmeho. 16Sestrami im boli Cerújá a Abígajil. Synovia Cerúje: Abišaj, Jóáb a Asáél, traja. 17Abigajil porodila Amásu a otcom Amásovým bol Izmaelec Jeter. 18Káléb, syn Checrónov, splodil so ženou Azúbou a Jeríótou deti. Toto sú jej synovia: Ješer, Šóbáb a Ardón. 19Keď zomrela Azúba, Káléb si vzal Efratu. Tá mu porodila Chúra. 20Chúr splodil Úrího a Úrí splodil Becaleéla. 21Potom vošiel Checrón k dcére Máchíra, otca Giláda, vzal si ju, keď mal šesťdesiat rokov. Porodila mu Segúba. 22Segúb splodil Jáíra, ktorý mal dvadsaťtri miest v Gileáde. 23No Gešúrci a Sýrčania im odobrali stanové dediny Jáírove, Kenat a jeho osady, spolu šesťdesiat miest. Všetci títo boli synovia Máchíra, otca Gileádovho. 24Po Checrónovej smrti vošiel Káléb k Efrate, žene svojho otca Checróna, a tá mu porodila Ašchúra, otca Tekóu. 25Synovia Jerachmeéla, prvorodenca Checrónovho, boli: prvorodený Rám, Búná, Óren, Ócem a Achija. 26Jerachmeél mal ešte druhú ženu, menom Atáru, tá bola matkou Ónámovou. 27Synovia Ráma, prvorodenca Jerachmeélovho: Mác, Jámín a Éker. 28Synovia Ónámovi: Šammaj a Jáda. Synovia Šammajovi: Nádáb a Abíšúr. 29Žena Abíšúrova sa volala Abíhajil. Tá mu porodila Achbána a Mólída. 30Synovia Nádábovi: Seled a Appajim. Seled zomrel bezdetný. 31Syn Appajimov: Jíšeí. Syn Jíšeího: Šéšán. Syn Šéšánov: Achláj. 32Synovia Jádu, brata Šammajovho: Jeter a Jonatán. Jeter zomrel bezdetný. 33Synovia Jonatánovi: Pelet a Zázá. To boli synovia Jerachmeéla. 34Šéšán nemal synov, len dcéry. Šéšán mal egyptského sluhu, menom Jarchu, 35a tak dal Šéšán sluhovi Jarchovi za ženu svoju dcéru, ktorá mu porodila Attaja. 36Attaj splodil Nátána a Nátán splodil Zábáda, 37Zábád splodil Eflála a Eflál splodil Óbéda, 38Óbéd splodil Jéhúa a Jéhu splodil Azarju, 39Azarja splodil Cheleca, Chelec splodil Eleásu, 40Eleása splodil Sismaja a Sismaj splodil Šallúma, 41Šallúm splodil Jekamju, Jekamja splodil Elíšámu. 42Synovia Káléba, brata Jerachmeélovho: Méša, jeho prvorodený, otec Zífov. Syn Máréšu: Chebrón. 43Synovia Chebrónovi: Kórach, Tappúach, Rekem a Šema. 44Šema splodil Rachama, otca Jorkoáma, Rekem splodil Šammaja. 45Šammajovým synom bol Máón a Máón bol otcom Bét-Cúra. 46Éfá, vedľajšia žena Kálébova, porodila Chárána, Mócu a Gázéza. Chárán splodil Gázéza. 47Synovia Jáhdajovi: Regem, Jótám, Géšán, Pelet, Efa a Šaal. 48Maacha, Kálébova vedľajšia žena, porodila Šebera a Tirchanu; 49ďalej porodila Šaafa, otca Madmannu, Ševu, otca Machbenovho a otca Gibeovho. Dcéra Kálébova bola Achsa. 50To boli synovia Kálébovi. Synovia Chúra, prvorodenca Efratinho: Šóbál, otec Kirjatjeárímu, 51Šalma, otec Betlehema, Cháréf, otec Bét-Gádéru. 52Šóbál, otec Kirjatjeárímu, mal synov: Háróeho, polovicu Menuchótu. 53Rody Kirjatjeárímu boli: Jitrovci, Pútovci, Šummátovci a Mišráovci. Z týchto pochádzali: Coreánci a Eštáólci. 54Synovia Šalmovi: Betlehem, Netófania, Atrót-Bét-Jóáb, druhá polovica Manachtejcov, to jest Coreáncov. 55Rody pisárov, ktorí bývali v Jabérci, boli: Tireátejci, Šimeátejci a Súchtejci. To sú Kinejci, pochádzajúci z Chammatu, otca Rechabovho domu.
Matthew Henry - Complete Commentary 1 Here is, I. The family of Jacob. His twelve sons are here named, that illustrious number so often celebrated almost throughout the whole Bible, from the first to the last book of it. At every turn we meet with the twelve tribes that descended from these twelve patriarchs. The personal character of several of them was none of the best (the first four were much blemished), and yet the covenant was entailed on their seed; for it was of grace, free grace, that it was said,
Jacob have I loved -
not of works, lest any man should boast. II. The family of Judah. That tribe was most praised, most increased, and most dignified, of any of the tribes, and therefore the genealogy of it is the first and largest of them all. In the account here given of the first branches of that illustrious tree, of which Christ was to be the top branch, we meet, 1. With some that were very bad. Here is Er, Judah's eldest son, that was
evil in the sight of the Lord, and was cut off, in the beginning of his days, by a stroke of divine vengeance: The
Lord slew him, 1Chr 2:3. His next brother, Onan, was no better, and fared no better. Here is Tamar, with whom Judah, her father-in-law, committed incest,
1Chr 2:4. And here is Achan, called
Achar -
a troubler, that troubled Israel by taking of the accursed thing,
1Chr 2:7. Note, The best and most honourable families may have those belonging to them that are blemishes. 2. With some that were very wise and good, as Heman and Ethan, Calcol and Dara, who were not perhaps the immediate sons of Zerah, but descendants from him, and are named because they were the glory of their father's house; for, when the Holy Ghost would magnify the wisdom of Solomon, he declares him wiser than these four men, who, though the sons of Mahol, are called Ezrahites, from Zerah,
1Kgs 4:31. That four brothers should be eminent for wisdom and grace was a rare thing. 3. With some that were very great, as Nahshon, who was prince of the tribe of Judah when the camp of Israel was formed in the wilderness, and so led the van in that glorious march, and Salman, or Salmon, who was in that post of honour when they entered into Canaan,
1Chr 2:10,
1Chr 2:11.
III. The family of Jesse, of which a particularly account is kept for the sake of David, and the Son of David, who is
a rod out of the stem of Jesse, Isa 11:1. Hence it appears that David was a seventh son, and that his three great commanders, Joab, Abishai, and Asahel, were the sons of one of his sisters, and Amasa of another. Three of the four went down slain to the pit, though they were the terror of the mighty.
18 The persons mentioned in the former paragraph are most of them such as we read of, and most of them such as we read much of, in other scriptures; but very few of those to whom this paragraph relates are mentioned any where else. It should seem, the tribe of Judah were more full and exact in their genealogies than any other of the tribes, in which we must acknowledge a special providence, for the clearing of the genealogy of Christ. 1. Here we find Bezaleel, who was head-workman in building the tabernacle,
Exod 31:2. 2. Hezron, who was the son of Pharez (
1Chr 2:5), was the father of all this progeny, his sons, Caleb and Jerahmeel, being very fruitful, and he himself likewise, even in his old age, for he left his wife pregnant when he died,
1Chr 2:24. This Hezron was one of the seventy that went down with Jacob into Egypt,
Gen 46:12. There his family thus increased, as other oppressed families there did. We cannot but suppose that he died during the Israelites' bondage in Egypt; and yet it is here said he died in Caleb-Ephratah (that is, Bethlehem), in the land of Canaan,
1Chr 2:24. Perhaps, though the body of the people continued in Egypt, yet some that were more active than the rest, at least before their bondage came to be extreme, visited Canaan sometimes and got footing there, though afterwards they lost it. The achievements of Jair, here mentioned (
1Chr 2:22,
1Chr 2:23), we had an account of in
Num 32:41; and, it is supposed, they were long after the conquest of Canaan. The Jews say, Hezron married his third wife when he was sixty years old (
1Chr 2:21), and another afterwards (
1Chr 2:24), because he had a great desire of posterity in the family of Pharez, from whom the Messiah was to descend. 3. Here is mention of one that
died without children (
1Chr 2:30), and another (
1Chr 2:32), and of one that
had no sons, but daughters, 1Chr 2:34. Let those that are in any of these ways afflicted not think their case new or singular. Providence orders these affairs of families by an incontestable sovereignty, as pleaseth him, giving children, or withholding them, or giving all of one sex. He is not bound to please us, but we are bound to acquiesce in his good pleasure. To those that love him he will himself be better than ten sons, and give them in his house a place and a name better than of sons and daughters. Let not those therefore that are written childless envy the families that are built up and replenished. Shall our eye be evil because God's is good? 4. Here is mention of one who had an only daughter, and married her to his servant an Egyptian,
1Chr 2:34,
1Chr 2:35. If it be mentioned to his praise, we must suppose that this Egyptian was proselyted to the Jewish religion and that he was very eminent for wisdom and virtue, otherwise it would not have become a true-born Israelite to match a daughter to him, especially an only daughter. If Egyptians become converts, and servants do worthily, neither their parentage nor their servitude should be a bar to their preferment. Such a one this Egyptian servant might be that she who married him might live as happily with him as if she had married one of the rulers of her tribe. 5. The pedigree of several of these terminates, not in a person, but in a place or country, as one is said to be
the father of Kirjath-jearim (
1Chr 2:50), another of Bethlehem (
1Chr 2:51), which was afterwards David's city, because these places fell to their lot in the division of the land. 6. here are some that are said to be
families of scribes (
1Chr 2:55), such as kept up learning in their family, especially scripture-learning, and taught the people the good knowledge of God. Among all these great families we are glad to find some that were
families of scribes. Would to God that all the Lord's people were prophets - all the families of Israel families of scribes, well instructed to the kingdom of heaven, and able to bring out of their treasury things new and old!