More of Caleb’s Descendants

42  The sons of Caleb, Jerahmeel’s brother:

His firstborn Mesha, the father of Ziph, and his second son Mareshah, the father of Hebron.

43  The sons of Hebron:

Korah, Tappuah, Rekem, and Shema.

44  Shema was the father of Raham, the father of Jorkeam. Rekem was the father of Shammai. 45  Shammai’s son was Maon, who was the father of Beth-Zur.

46  Caleb’s concubine Ephah bore Haran, Moza, and Gazez. Haran was the father of Gazez.

47  The sons of Jahdai:

Regem, Jotham, Geshan, Pelet, Ephah, and Shaaph.

48  Caleb’s concubine Maacah bore Sheber and Tirhanah. 49  She also bore Shaaph the father of Madmannah and Sheva the father of Machbenah and Gibea. Caleb’s daughter was Achsah.

50  These were the descendants of Caleb.

The sons of Hur, the firstborn of Ephrath:

Shobal, the father of Kiriath Jearim, 51  Salma, the father of Bethlehem, Hareph, the father of Beth-Gader.

52  The sons of Shobal, the father of Kiriath Jearim, were Haroeh, half of the Manahathites, 53  the clans of Kiriath Jearim – the Ithrites, Puthites, Shumathites, and Mishraites. (The Zorathites and Eshtaolites descended from these groups.)

54  The sons of Salma:

Bethlehem, the Netophathites, Atroth Beth-Joab, half the Manahathites, the Zorites, 55  and the clans of the scribes who lived in Jabez: the Tirathites, Shimeathites, and Sucathites. These are the Kenites who descended from Hammath, the father of Beth-Rechab.

3  These were the sons of David who were born to him in Hebron:

The firstborn was Amnon, whose mother was Ahinoam from Jezreel;

the second was Daniel, whose mother was Abigail from Carmel;

2  the third was Absalom whose mother was Maacah, daughter of King Talmai of Geshur;

the fourth was Adonijah, whose mother was Haggith;

3  the fifth was Shephatiah, whose mother was Abital;

the sixth was Ithream, whose mother was Eglah.

4  These six were born to David in Hebron, where he ruled for seven years and six months.

He ruled thirty-three years in Jerusalem. 5  These were the sons born to him in Jerusalem:

Shimea, Shobab, Nathan, and Solomon – the mother of these four was Bathsheba the daughter of Ammiel.

6  The other nine were Ibhar, Elishua, Elpelet, 7  Nogah, Nepheg, Japhia, 8  Elishama, Eliada, and Eliphelet.

9  These were all the sons of David, not counting the sons of his concubines. Tamar was their sister.