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18 And Caleb, the son of Hezron, begat Jerioth of Azubah, his wife. And these were her sons: Jesher and Shobab and Ardon.
19 And after Azubah died, Caleb took Ephrath to him, who bore him Hur.
20 And Hur begat Uri. And Uri begat Bezalel.
21 And afterward, Hezron came to the daughter of Machir, the father of Gilead, and took her when he was sixty years old. And she bore him Segub.
22 And Segub begat Jair, who had twenty-three cities in the land of Gilead.
23 And Geshur, with Aram, took the towns of Jair from them, as well as Kenath and its towns, sixty cities. All these were the sons of Machir, the father of Gilead.
24 And after Hezron died at Caleb Ephrathah, Abijah, Hezron’s wife, bore him Ashhur, the father of Tekoa.
25 And the sons of Jerahmeel, the eldest son of Hezron, were Ram (the eldest), then Bunah and Oren and Ozem and Ahijah.
26 Also, Jerahmeel had another wife named Atarah, who was the mother of Onam.
27 And the sons of Ram, the eldest son of Jerahmeel, were Maaz and Jamin and Eker.
28 And the sons of Onam were Shammai and Jada. And the sons of Shammai were Nadab and Abishur.
29 And the name of the wife of Abishur was Abihail. And she bore him Ahban and Molid.
30 Also, the sons of Nadab were Seled and Appaim. But Seled died without children.
31 And the son of Appaim was Ishi. And the son of Ishi was Sheshan. And the son of Sheshan was Ahlai.
32 And the sons of Jada, the brother of Shammai, were Jether and Jonathan. But Jether died without children.
33 And the sons of Jonathan were Peleth and Zaza. These were the sons of Jerahmeel.
34 And Sheshan had no sons, only daughters. And Sheshan had a servant who was an Egyptian named Jarha.
35 And Sheshan gave his daughter to Jarha, his servant, as a wife. And she bore him Attai.
36 And Attai begat Nathan and Nathan begat Zabad.
37 And Zabad begat Ephlal. And Ephlal begat Obed.
38 And Obed begat Jehu. And Jehu begat Azariah.
39 And Azariah begat Helez. And Helez begat Eleasah.
40 And Eleasah begat Sismai. And Sismai begat Shallum.
41 And Shallum begat Jekamiah. And Jekamiah begat Elishama.
42 Also, the sons of Caleb, the brother of Jerahmeel, were Mesha (his eldest son), who was the father of Ziph, and the sons of Mareshah, the father of Hebron.
43 And the sons of Hebron were Korah and Tappuah and Rekem and Shema.
44 And Shema begat Raham, the father of Jorkoam. And Rekem begat Shammai.
45 Also, the son of Shammai was Maon. And Maon was the father of Beth Zur.
46 And Ephah, a concubine of Caleb, bore Haran and Moza and Gazez. Haran also begat Gazez.
47 The sons of Jahdai were Regem and Jotham and Geshan and Pelet and Ephah and Shaaph.
48 Caleb’s concubine, Maachah, bore Sheber and Tirhanah.
49 She also bore Shaaph, the father of Madmannah, and Sheva, the father of Machbenah and the father of Gibea. And Achsah was Caleb’s daughter.
50 These were the sons of Caleb. The sons of Hur, the eldest son of Ephrathah, were Shobal, the father of Kirjath Jearim,
51 Salma, the father of Bethlehem, and Hareph, the father of Beth Gader.
52 And Shobal, the father of Kirjath Jearim, had sons. And he was the overseer of half of Manuhoth.
53 And the families of Kirjath Jearim were the Ithrites and the Puthites and the Shumathites and the Mishraites. From them came the Zorathites and the Eshtaolites,
54 the sons of Salma of Bethlehem and the Netophathites, the crowns of the House of Joab and half the Manahethites and the Zorites
55 and the families of the scribes dwelling at Jabez, the Tirathites, the Shimeathites, and the Suchathites (who are the Kenites, who came from Hammath, the father of the House of Rechab).
3 Also, these were the sons of David who were born to him in Hebron: Amnon (the eldest) of Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, Daniel (second) of Abigail the Carmelitess,
2 Absalom (third), the son of Maacah, daughter of Talmai, king of Geshur, Adonijah (fourth) the son of Haggith,
3 Shephatiah (fifth) of Abital, and Ithream (sixth) by his wife Eglah.
4 These six were born to him in Hebron. And he reigned there for seven years and six months. And in Jerusalem he reigned for thirty-three years.
5 And these four were born to him in Jerusalem: Shimea and Shobab and Nathan and Solomon, of Bathshua, the daughter of Ammiel.
6 Also there were Ibhar and Elishama and Eliphelet
7 and Nogah and Nepheg and Japhia
8 and Elishama and Eliada and Eliphelet. Nine in all.
9 These are all the sons of David, besides the sons of the concubines and Tamar, their sister.
10 And Solomon’s son was Rehoboam, whose son was Abijah. Asa was his son. And Jehoshaphat was his son,
11 And Joram was his son. And Ahaziah was his son. And Joash was his son,
12 And Amaziah was his son. And Azariah was his son. And Jotham was his son.
13 And Ahaz was his son. And Hezekiah was his son. And Manasseh was his son,
14 And Amon was his son. And Josiah was his son.
15 And of the sons of Josiah, the eldest was Johanan, the second Jehoiakim, the third Zedekiah, and the fourth Shallum.
16 And the sons of Jehoiakim were Jeconiah, his son, and Zedekiah his son.
17 And the sons of Jeconiah were Assir and Shealtiel his son
18 and Malchiram and Pedaiah and Shenazzar, Jecamiah, Hoshama and Nedabiah.
19 And the sons of Pedaiah were Zerubbabel and Shimei. And the sons of Zerubbabel were Meshullam and Hananiah and Shelomith (their sister)
20 and Hashubah and Ohel and Berechiah and Hasadiah and Jushab-Hesed. Five in all.
21 And the sons of Hananiah were Pelatiah and Jeshaiah, the sons of Rephaiah, the sons of Arnan, the sons of Obadiah, and the sons of Shechaniah.
22 And the son of Shechaniah was Shemaiah. And the sons of Shemaiah were Hattush and Igal and Bariah and Neariah and Shaphat (six).
23 And the sons of Neariah were Elioenai and Hezekiah and Azrikam, (three).
24 And the sons of Elioenai were Hodaviah and Eliashib and Pelaiah and Akkub and Johanan and Delaiah and Anani (seven).
4 The sons of Judah were Perez, Hezron and Carmi and Hur and Shobal.
2 And Reaiah, the son of Shobal, begat Jahath. And Jahath begat Ahumai and Lahad. These are the families of the Zorathites.
3 And these were from the father of Etam: Jezreel and Ishma and Idbash. And the name of their sister was Hazelelponi.
4 And Penuel was the father of Gedor, and Ezer the father of Hushah. These are the sons of Hur, the eldest son of Ephrathah, the father of Bethlehem.
24 Now after five days, Ananias the High Priest came down with the elders and Tertullus (a certain orator), who appeared against Paul before the Governor.
2 And when he was called forth, Tertullus began to accuse him, saying, “Seeing that we have obtained great peace through you, and that many worthy things are being done in this nation through your foresight,
3 “we acknowledge it wholly, and in all places, with all thanks, most noble Felix.
4 “But so as not to detain you, I beg you to hear a few words from us out of your fairness.
5 “We have found this man to be a pest, an inciter of sedition among all the Jews throughout the world, and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes,
6 “who has tried to pollute the Temple. Therefore, we took him, and would have judged him according to our Law.
7 “But the chief captain, Lysias, came upon us and (with great violence) took him out of our hands,
8 “commanding his accusers to come to you. By examining him yourself you may learn all these things of which we accuse him.”
9 And the Jews also agreed, saying that it was so.
10 Then Paul, after the Governor had beckoned to him that he should speak, answered, “Because I know that you have been a judge over this nation for many years, I do the more gladly answer for myself,
11 “seeing that you may know that it has only been twelve days since I came up to worship in Jerusalem.
12 “And they neither found me in the Temple (disputing with any man or inciting uproar among the people), nor in the synagogues, nor in the city.
13 “Nor can they prove the things of which they now accuse me.
14 “But this I confess to you: that I worship the God of my Fathers as does the Way (which they call heresy), believing all things which are written in the Law and the Prophets.
15 “And I have hope in God that the resurrection of the dead, (which they themselves also look for) shall be of both just and unjust.
16 “And in this I myself always endeavor to have a clear conscience toward God and toward man.
17 “Now after many years, I came and brought alms and offerings to my nation.
18 “At which time, some Asian Jews found me (with neither multitude nor tumult) purified in the Temple.
19 “They ought to have been present to accuse me before you, if they have anything against me.
20 “Or else let these themselves say if they have found any unjust thing in me while I stood in the Council,
21 “except for this one statement which I cried out while standing among them, ‘Concerning the resurrection of the dead am I accused by you this day.’”
22 Now when Felix heard these things, he deferred them, and said, “When I shall better understand the things which concern this Way (by the coming of Lysias the chief Captain), I will decide your matter.”
23 Then he commanded a Centurion to keep Paul, and that he should have liberty, and that he should forbid none of his friends to minister to him, or to come to him.
24 And after some days, when Felix came with his wife Drusilla (who was Jewish), he sent for Paul and heard from him about faith in Christ.
25 And as he reasoned of righteousness and temperance, and of the judgment to come, Felix trembled, and answered, “Go your way for now. And when it is convenient, I will call for you.”
26 He also hoped that money would have been given to him by Paul, so that he might release him. Therefore, he sent for him more often and communed with him.
27 After two years had passed, Porcius Festus succeeded Felix. And wanting to curry favor with the Jews, Felix left Paul bound.
4 Hear me when I call, O God of my righteousness. You have set me at liberty when I was in distress. Have mercy upon me and hear my prayer.
2 O you sons of men, how long will you turn my glory into shame, loving vanity and seeking lies? Selah.
3 But know that the LORD has chosen for Himself a godly man. The LORD will hear when I call to Him.
4 Tremble and do not sin. Examine your own heart upon your bed and be still. Selah.
5 Offer the sacrifices of righteousness, and trust in the LORD.
6 Many say, “Who will show us good?” LORD, lift up the light of Your countenance upon us.
7 You have given me more joy of heart than when their wheat and their wine abounded.
8 I will lay down, and also sleep, in peace. For You only, LORD, make me dwell in safety. To him who excels upon Nehiloth: A Psalm of David.
16 A man’s gift enlarges him, and leads him before great men.
17 The first to plead his own cause seems just. Then comes his neighbor and examines him.
18 Casting lots causes contentions to cease; and makes a partition among the mighty.
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