1Toto jsou synové Izraelovi: Rúben, Šimeón, Lévi, Juda, Isachar, Zabulón, 2Dan, Josef, Benjamín, Neftalí, Gád a Ašer. 3Synové Judovi: Ér, Ónan, Šéla, tři, kteří se mu narodili z dcery Šúovy, Kenaanky. Ér, Judův prvorozený, byl v Hospodinových očích zlý a Hospodin ho usmrtil. 4Jeho snacha Támar mu porodila Peresa a Zeracha. Všech Judových synů bylo pět. 5Synové Peresovi: Chesrón a Chámul. 6Synové Zerachovi: Zimrí, Étan, Héman, Kalkol, Dára, celkem pět. 7Synové Karmího: Akár, který přivedl zkázu na Izrael, protože se zpronevěřil věrolomností při klatbě. 8Syn Étanův: Azarjáš. 9Synové Chesrónovi, kteří se mu narodili: Jerachmeel, Rám a Kelúbaj. 10Rám zplodil Amínadaba, Amínadab zplodil Nachšóna, knížete synů Judových. 11Nachšón zplodil Salmu, Salma zplodil Bóaza, 12Bóaz zplodil Obéda, Obéd zplodil Jišaje, 13Jišaj zplodil svého prvorozeného Elíaba, druhého Abínádaba, třetího Šimeu, 14čtvrtého Netanela, pátého Radaje, 15šestého Osema a sedmého Davida. 16Jejich sestry byly Serúja a Abígajil. Synové Serújini: Abíšaj, Jóab, Asáel. 17Abígajil porodila Amasu; Amasův otec byl Izmaelita Jeter. 18Káleb, syn Chesrónův, zplodil děti se svojí ženou Azúbou a s Jeriótou. Toto jsou její synové: Ješer, Šóbab a Ardón. 19Když Azúba zemřela, Káleb si vzal Efratu. Ta mu porodila Chúra. 20Chúr zplodil Urího, Urí zplodil Besaleela. 21Potom vešel Chesrón k dceři Makíra, otce Gileádova. Vzal si ji, když mu bylo šedesát let. Porodila mu Segúba. 22Segúb zplodil Jaíra. Tomu patřilo dvacet tři měst v gileádské zemi. 23Gešúr a Aram jim však vzali Jaírovy vesnice, Kenat a jeho vesnice, šedesát měst. Všichni tito jsou synové Makíra, otce Gileádova. 24Potom Chesrón v Káleb-Efratě zemřel, Chesrónova žena Abija mu porodila Ašchúra, otce Tekóova. 25Synové Jerachmeela, Chesrónova prvorozeného, byli: prvorozený Rám, Búna, Oren, Osem a Achijáš. 26Jerachmeel měl ještě další ženu jménem Atára. Ta byla matkou Ónama. 27Synové Ráma, Jerachmeelova prvorozeného, byli: Maas, Jamín a Eker. 28Synové Ónamovi byli: Šamaj a Jáda. Synové Šamajovi: Nádab a Abíšúr. 29Abíšúrova žena se jmenovala Abíchajil. Porodila mu Achbána a Molída. 30Synové Nádabovi: Seled a Apajim. Seled zemřel bezdětný. 31Synové Apajimovi: Jiší. Synové Jišího: Šešan. Synové Šešanovi: Achláj. 32Synové Jády, Šamajova bratra: Jeter a Jónatan. Jeter zemřel bezdětný. 33Synové Jónatanovi: Pelet a Záza. Toto byli synové Jerachmeelovi. 34Šešan neměl syny, jenom dcery. Šešan měl egyptského otroka jménem Jarcha. 35Šešan tedy dal svou dceru svému otroku Jarchovi za ženu; porodila mu Ataje. 36Ataj zplodil Nátana, Nátan zplodil Zábada, 37Zábad zplodil Eflála, Eflál zplodil Obéda, 38Obéd zplodil Jehúa, Jehú zplodil Azarjáše, 39Azarjáš zplodil Chelese, Cheles zplodil Eleásu, 40Eleása zplodil Sismaje, Sismaj zplodil Šalúma, 41Šalúm zplodil Jekamjáše a Jekamjáš zplodil Elíšamu. 42Synové Káleba, bratra Jerachmeelova: Méša, jeho prvorozený, byl otcem Zífa; synové Maréši, otce Chebrónova. 43Synové Chebrónovi: Kórach, Tapúach, Rekem a Šema. 44Šema zplodil Rachama, otce Jorkoámova, Rekem zplodil Šamaje. 45Syn Šamajův: Maón; Maón byl otcem Bét-súrovým. 46Kálebova konkubína Éfa porodila Chárana, Mósu a Gázeza. Cháran zplodil Gázeza. 47Synové Johdajovi: Regem, Jótam, Géšan, Pelet, Éfa a Šaaf. 48Kálebova konkubína Maaka porodila Šebera a Tirchanu. 49Porodila také Šaafa, otce Madmanova, Ševu, otce Makbenova a otce Gibeova. Kálebova dcera byla Aksa. 50Toto byli synové Kálebovi. Synové Chúra, prvorozeného Efraty: Šóbal, otec Kirjat-jearímův, 51Salma, otec Bét-lechemův, Cháref, otec Bét-gáderův. 52Synové Šóbala, otce Kirjat-jearímova, byli: Haróe, polovina Menúchoťanů. 53Čeledi Kirjat-jearíma: Jitrejci, Pútejci, Šumatejci, Mišraejci, z nichž vzešli Soreatejci a Eštaólci. 54Synové Salmovi: Bét-lechem, Netófajci, Atrót-bét-jóab, polovina Manachaťanů a Sorejci. 55Čeledi písařů, kteří bydleli v Jaebesu: Tireaťané, Šimeaťané, Súkaťané; to jsou Kénijci, pocházející z Chamáta, otce domu Rekábova.
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!
