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Caleb’s Family

¹⁸ Caleb son of Hezron ·had [fathered] children by his wife Azubah and by Jerioth [^Cpossibly two names for the same woman]. Caleb and Azubah’s sons were Jesher, Shobab, and Ardon. ¹⁹ When Azubah died, Caleb married Ephrath. They ·had [^Lgave birth to] a son named Hur, ²⁰ who was the father of Uri, who was the father of Bezalel.

²¹ Later, when Hezron was sixty years old, he married the daughter of Makir, Gilead’s father. Hezron ·had sexual relations with [^Lwent in to] Makir’s daughter, and she ·had [^Lgave birth to] a son named Segub. ²² Segub was the father of Jair. Jair ·controlled [held; owned; ruled] twenty-three cities in the ·country [land; territory] of Gilead. ²³ (But Geshur and Aram ·captured [took] the Towns of Jair, as well as Kenath and the ·small towns [villages] around it—sixty towns in all.) All these were descendants of Makir, the father of Gilead.

²⁴ After Hezron died ·in Caleb Ephrathah, his wife Abijah [or Caleb had sexual relations with Ephrath, his father Hezron’s wife, and she] ·had [^Lgave birth to] his son, named Ashhur. Ashhur became the father of Tekoa.

Jerahmeel’s Family

²⁵ Hezron’s ·first son [firstborn] was Jerahmeel. Jerahmeel’s sons were Ram, Bunah, Oren, Ozem, and Ahijah. Ram was Jerahmeel’s ·first son [firstborn]. ²⁶ Jerahmeel had another wife, named Atarah. She was the mother of Onam.

²⁷ Jerahmeel’s ·first son [firstborn], Ram, had sons. They were Maaz, Jamin, and Eker.

²⁸ Onam’s sons were Shammai and Jada.

Shammai’s sons were Nadab and Abishur.

²⁹ Abishur’s wife was named Abihail, and ·their sons were [^Lshe gave birth to] Ahban and Molid.

³⁰ Nadab’s sons were Seled and Appaim. Seled died without having children.

³¹ Appaim’s son was Ishi, who became the father of Sheshan.

Sheshan was the father of Ahlai.

³² Jada was Shammai’s brother, and Jada’s sons were Jether and Jonathan. Jether died without having children.

³³ Jonathan’s sons were Peleth and Zaza.

These were Jerahmeel’s descendants.

³⁴ Sheshan did not have any sons, only daughters. He had a ·servant [slave] from Egypt named Jarha. ³⁵ Sheshan let his daughter marry his ·servant [slave] Jarha, and she ·had [^Lgave birth to] a son named Attai.

³⁶ Attai was the father of Nathan. Nathan was the father of Zabad. ³⁷ Zabad was the father of Ephlal. Ephlal was the father of Obed. ³⁸ Obed was the father of Jehu. Jehu was the father of Azariah. ³⁹ Azariah was the father of Helez. Helez was the father of Eleasah. ⁴⁰ Eleasah was the father of Sismai. Sismai was the father of Shallum. ⁴¹ Shallum was the father of Jekamiah, and Jekamiah was the father of Elishama.

Caleb’s Family

⁴² Caleb was Jerahmeel’s brother. Caleb’s ·first son [firstborn] was Mesha. Mesha was the father of Ziph, and his son Mareshah was the father of Hebron.

⁴³ Hebron’s sons were Korah, Tappuah, Rekem, and Shema. ⁴⁴ Shema was the father of Raham, who was the father of Jorkeam. Rekem was the father of Shammai. ⁴⁵ Shammai was the father of Maon, and Maon was the father of Beth Zur. ⁴⁶ Caleb’s ·slave woman [concubine; ^Ca secondary wife] was named Ephah, and she ·was the mother of [^Lgave birth to] Haran, Moza, and Gazez. Haran was the father of Gazez.

⁴⁷ Jahdai’s sons were Regem, Jotham, Geshan, Pelet, Ephah, and Shaaph.

⁴⁸ Caleb had another ·slave woman [concubine; ^Ca secondary wife] named Maacah. She ·was the mother of [^Lgave birth to] Sheber, Tirhanah, ⁴⁹ Shaaph, and Sheva. Shaaph was the father of Madmannah. Sheva was the father of Macbenah and Gibea. Caleb’s daughter was Acsah.

These were Caleb’s descendants: Caleb’s son Hur was the ·first son [firstborn] of his mother Ephrathah [^Ccalled Ephrath in v. 19]. Hur’s sons were Shobal, Salma, and Hareph. Shobal was the father of Kiriath Jearim. Salma was the father of Bethlehem. And Hareph was the father of Beth Gader.

⁵² Shobal was the father of Kiriath Jearim. Shobal’s descendants were Haroeh, half the Manahathites, ⁵³ and the ·family groups [clans] of Kiriath Jearim: the Ithrites, Puthites, Shumathites, and Mishraites. The Zorathites and the Eshtaolites ·came [descended; ^Lwent forth] from the Mishraite people.

⁵⁴ Salma’s descendants were Bethlehem, the Netophathites, Atroth Beth Joab, half the Manahathites, and the Zorites. ⁵⁵ His descendants included the families who lived at Jabez, who ·wrote and copied important papers [were scribes]. They were called the Tirathites, Shimeathites, and Sucathites and were from the Kenite ·family group [clan] who came from Hammath. He was the father of the ·people living in [^Lhouse of] Recab.

David’s Family^(A)

3 These are David’s sons who were born in Hebron. The first was Amnon [2 Sam. 13], whose mother was Ahinoam from Jezreel. The second son was Daniel, whose mother was Abigail from Carmel. ² The third son was Absalom, whose mother was Maacah daughter of Talmai, the king of Geshur. The fourth son was Adonijah [1 Kin. 1:5–27], whose mother was Haggith. ³ The fifth son was Shephatiah, whose mother was Abital. The sixth son was Ithream, whose mother was Eglah. ⁴ These six sons of David were born to him in Hebron, where David ruled for seven and one-half years.

David ruled in Jerusalem thirty-three years. ⁵ These were his children who were born in Jerusalem: ·Shammua [or Shimea; 2 Sam. 5:14], Shobab, Nathan, and Solomon—the four children of David and ·Bathsheba [or Bathshua; 2 Sam. 12:24], Ammiel’s daughter. David’s other nine children were Ibhar, ·Elishua [or Elishama; ^Capparently not the same son as later in the list; 2 Sam. 5:16], ·Eliphelet [or Elpelet, 2 Sam. 5:16]; ^Capparently not the same son as at the end of this list], Nogah, Nepheg, Japhia, Elishama, Eliada, and Eliphelet. ⁹ These were all of David’s sons, except for those born to his ·slave women [concubines; ^Csecondary wives]. Tamar was their sister.

The Kings of Judah

¹⁰ Solomon’s son was Rehoboam. Rehoboam’s son was Abijah. Abijah’s son was Asa. Asa’s son was Jehoshaphat. ¹¹ Jehoshaphat’s son was ·Jehoram [or Joram; ^Ca variant of the same name]. ·Jehoram’s [or Joram’s] son was Ahaziah. Ahaziah’s son was Joash. ¹² Joash’s son was Amaziah. Amaziah’s son was Azariah. Azariah’s son was Jotham. ¹³ Jotham’s son was Ahaz. Ahaz’s son was Hezekiah. Hezekiah’s son was Manasseh. ¹⁴ Manasseh’s son was Amon, and Amon’s son was Josiah.

¹⁵ These were Josiah’s sons: His ·first son [firstborn] was Johanan, his second was Jehoiakim, his third was Zedekiah, and his fourth was Shallum.

¹⁶ Jehoiakim was ·followed [succeeded] by ·Jehoiachin [or Jeconiah], and he was ·followed by [succeeded by his son] Zedekiah.

David’s Descendants After the Babylonian Captivity

¹⁷ ·Jehoiachin [or Jeconiah] was taken as a prisoner [2 Chr. 36:10]. His sons were Shealtiel, ¹⁸ Malkiram, Pedaiah, Shenazzar, Jekamiah, Hoshama, and Nedabiah.

¹⁹ Pedaiah’s sons were Zerubbabel and Shimei.

Zerubbabel’s sons were Meshullam and Hananiah, and their sister was Shelomith. ²⁰ Zerubbabel also had five other sons: Hashubah, Ohel, Berekiah, Hasadiah, and Jushab-Hesed.

²¹ Hananiah’s descendants were Pelatiah and ·Jeshaiah, and the sons of Rephaiah, Arnan, Obadiah, and Shecaniah [or his son Jeshaiah, and Jeshaiah’s son Rephaiah, and Rephaiah’s son Arnan, and Arnan’s son Obadiah, and Obadiah’s son Shecaniah].

²² Shecaniah’s son was Shemaiah. Shemaiah’s sons were Hattush, Igal, Bariah, Neariah, and Shaphat. There were six in all.

²³ Neariah had three sons: Elioenai, Hizkiah, and Azrikam.

²⁴ Elioenai had seven sons: Hodaviah, Eliashib, Pelaiah, Akkub, Johanan, Delaiah, and Anani.

Other Family Groups of Judah

4 Judah’s descendants were Perez, Hezron, Carmi, Hur, and Shobal.

² Reaiah was Shobal’s son. Reaiah was the father of Jahath, and Jahath was the father of Ahumai and Lahad. They were the ·family groups [clans] of the Zorathite people.

Hur was the ·oldest son [^Lfirstborn] of Caleb and his wife Ephrathah. Hur was the ·leader [^Lfather] of Bethlehem. His three sons were Etam, Penuel, and Ezer. Etam’s sons were Jezreel, Ishma, and Idbash. They had a sister named Hazzelelponi. Penuel was the father of Gedor, and Ezer was the father of Hushah.

Paul Is Accused

24 Five days later Ananias, the high priest [23:1], ·went to the city of Caesarea [^Lcame down] with some of the elders and a ·lawyer [orator; ^Cone who speaks in court] named Tertullus. They had come to make charges against Paul before the governor. ² Paul was called into the meeting, and Tertullus began to accuse him, saying, “Most Excellent Felix! Our people enjoy ·much [or a long period of] peace because of you, and many ·wrong things in our country are being made right [or improvements/reforms have been made] through your ·wise help [or foresight]. ³ We ·accept [acknowledge] these things always and in every place, ·and we are thankful for them [or …with much gratitude/thanksgiving]. ⁴ But not wanting to ·take any more of your time [detain you; or bore you], I ·beg [encourage; urge] you ·to be kind and [or because you are kind/patient to] listen to our few words. ⁵ We have found this man to be a ·troublemaker [pest; plague], ·stirring up [or instigating riots among] ·his people [^LJews] everywhere in the world. He is a ·leader [ringleader] of the Nazarene ·group [party; faction; sect]. ⁶ Also, he was trying to ·make the Temple unclean [defile/profane/desecrate the Temple], but we ·stopped [or grabbed; arrested] him. |And we wanted to judge him by our own law. ⁷ But the ·officer [tribune] Lysias came and used much force to take him from us. ⁸ And Lysias commanded ·those who wanted to accuse Paul [his accusers] to come to you.|^[a] By ·asking him questions [cross-examining him] yourself, you can ·decide [learn; come to know] ·if all these things are true [or the nature of our accusations].” ⁹ The ·others [^LJews] ·agreed [or joined in the attack] and said that all of this was true.

¹⁰ When the governor ·made a sign [motioned; gestured] for ·Paul [^Lhim] to speak, Paul ·said [responded], “I know you have been a judge over this nation for ·a long time [^Lmany years]. So I ·am happy to [gladly; confidently] defend myself before you. ¹¹ You can ·learn [find out; verify] for yourself that I went to worship in Jerusalem ·only [^Lno more than] twelve days ago. ¹² ·Those who are accusing me [^LThey] did not find me arguing with anyone in the Temple or stirring up the ·people [crowd] in the synagogues or in the city. ¹³ They cannot prove the ·things they are saying [charges; accusations] against me now. ¹⁴ But I will ·tell you this [admit/confess this to you]: I worship the God of our ·ancestors [forefathers; fathers] as a follower of ·the Way of Jesus [^Lthe Way; 22:4], which they call a ·sect [faction; cult]. But I believe everything that is ·taught in [or in agreement with; ^Laccording to] the law of Moses and that is written in the books of the Prophets. ¹⁵ I have the same hope in God that they ·have [accept]—the hope that all people, ·good and bad [righteous and unrighteous], will surely be ·raised from the dead [resurrected; ^Cthe righteous to salvation, the wicked for judgment; Is. 26:19; Dan. 12:2]. ¹⁶ This is why I always try to ·do what I believe is right [^Lhave a clear conscience] before God and people.

¹⁷ “After being away from Jerusalem for ·several [^Lmany] years, I went back to bring ·money [alms; gifts for the poor] to my ·people [nation; Rom. 15:26; 1 Cor. 16:1; 2 Cor. 8:4; 9:1, 13] and to ·offer sacrifices [present offerings]. ¹⁸ I was doing this when they found me in the Temple. I ·had finished the cleansing ceremony [or I was ritually pure; 21:20–29] ·and had not made any trouble; no people were gathering around me [^Lwith neither crowd nor trouble]. ¹⁹ But there were some ·people [^LJews] from Asia who should be here, standing before you. If ·I have really done anything wrong [^Lthey have anything against me], they are the ones who should accuse me. ²⁰ Or ·ask these people here [^Llet these people themselves state] if they found any ·wrong [crime; unrighteousness] in me when I stood before the ·council in Jerusalem [Sanhedrin]. ²¹ But I did shout one thing when I stood before them: ‘·You are judging me [or I am on trial before you] today ·because I believe that people will rise from [or with respect to the issue of the resurrection of] the dead!’”

²² Felix already ·understood much about [^Lknew accurately the facts about] the ·Way of Jesus [^LWay; 22:4]. He ·stopped the trial [adjourned the hearing] and said, “When ·commander [tribune] Lysias comes ·here [^Ldown], I will decide your case.” ²³ Felix ·told [^Lordered] the ·officer [centurion] to keep ·Paul [^Lhim] guarded but to give him some freedom and to let his ·friends [^Lown people] ·bring what he needed [meet his needs; ^Lserve him].

Paul Speaks to Felix and His Wife

²⁴ After some days Felix came with his wife, Drusilla, who was Jewish, and asked for Paul to be brought to him. He listened to Paul talk about ·believing [faith] in Christ Jesus. ²⁵ But Felix became afraid when Paul spoke about ·living right [righteousness; justice], self-control, and the ·time when God will judge the world [^Lcoming judgment]. He said, “·Go away [or That’s enough for] now. When I have ·more time [another opportunity], I will call for you.” ²⁶ At the same time Felix hoped that ·Paul [^Lhe] would give him ·some money [or a bribe], so he often sent for Paul and talked with him.

²⁷ But after two years, Felix was ·replaced [succeeded] by Porcius Festus as governor [^Cfrom ad 59–62]. But Felix had left Paul in prison to please the Jews.

An Evening Prayer

For the director of music. With stringed instruments. A psalm of David.