One Year Bible.

The Sons of Israel

¹These were the sons of Israel:

Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun, ²Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.

³The sons of Judah:

Er, Onan, and Shelah. These three were born to him by Bath-shua the Canaanite. Er, Judah’s firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the LORD. So the LORD put him to death.

⁴Tamar, Judah’s daughter-in-law, bore to him Perez and Zerah. Judah had five sons in all.

⁵The sons of Perez:

Hezron and Hamul.

⁶The sons of Zerah:

Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Calcol, and Dara— five in all.

⁷The son of Carmi:

Achar, who brought trouble upon Israel by violating the ban on devoted things.

⁸The son of Ethan:

Azariah.

⁹The sons who were born to Hezron:

Jerahmeel, Ram, and Caleb.

¹⁰Ram was the father of Amminadab, and Amminadab was the father of Nahshon, a leader of the descendants of Judah.

¹¹Nahshon was the father of Salmon, and Salmon was the father of Boaz.

¹²Boaz was the father of Obed, and Obed was the father of Jesse.

¹³Jesse was the father of Eliab his firstborn; Abinadab was born second, Shimea third, ¹⁴Nethanel fourth, Raddai fifth, ¹⁵Ozem sixth, and David seventh. ¹⁶Their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. And the three sons of Zeruiah were Abishai, Joab, and Asahel. ¹⁷Abigail was the mother of Amasa, whose father was Jether the Ishmaelite.

¹⁸Caleb son of Hezron had children by his wife Azubah and by Jerioth. These were the sons of Azubah: Jesher, Shobab, and Ardon. ¹⁹When Azubah died, Caleb married Ephrath, who bore to him Hur. ²⁰Hur was the father of Uri, and Uri was the father of Bezalel.

²¹Later, Hezron slept with the daughter of Machir the father of Gilead. He had married her when he was sixty years old, and she bore to him Segub. ²²Segub was the father of Jair, who had twenty-three cities in the land of Gilead. ²³But Geshur and Aram captured Havvoth-jair, along with Kenath and its sixty surrounding villages. All these were descendants of Machir the father of Gilead.

²⁴After Hezron died in Caleb-ephrathah, his wife Abijah bore to him Ashhur the father of Tekoa.

²⁵The sons of Jerahmeel the firstborn of Hezron:

Ram his firstborn, Bunah, Oren, Ozem, and Ahijah. ²⁶Jerahmeel had another wife named Atarah, who was the mother of Onam.

²⁷The sons of Ram the firstborn of Jerahmeel:

Maaz, Jamin, and Eker.

²⁸The sons of Onam:

Shammai and Jada.

The sons of Shammai:

Nadab and Abishur. ²⁹Abishur’s wife was named Abihail, and she bore to him Ahban and Molid.

³⁰The sons of Nadab:

Seled and Appaim. Seled died without children.

³¹The son of Appaim:

Ishi.

The son of Ishi:

Sheshan.

The son of Sheshan:

Ahlai.

³²The sons of Jada the brother of Shammai:

Jether and Jonathan. Jether died without children.

³³The sons of Jonathan:

Peleth and Zaza.

These were the descendants of Jerahmeel.

³⁴Sheshan had no sons, but only daughters. He also had an Egyptian servant named Jarha. ³⁵Sheshan gave his daughter in marriage to his servant Jarha, and she bore to him Attai.

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

⁴²The sons of Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel:

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

⁴³The sons of Hebron:

Korah, Tappuah, Rekem, and Shema. ⁴⁴Shema was the father of Raham the father of Jorkeam, and Rekem was the father of Shammai. ⁴⁵The son of Shammai was Maon, and Maon was the father of Beth-zur.

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

⁴⁷The sons of Jahdai:

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

⁴⁸Caleb’s concubine Maacah was the mother of Sheber and Tirhanah. ⁴⁹She was also the mother of Shaaph father of Madmannah, and of Sheva father of Machbenah and Gibea. Caleb’s daughter was Acsah. ⁵⁰These were the descendants of Caleb.

The sons of Hur the firstborn of Ephrathah:

Shobal the father of Kiriath-jearim, ⁵¹Salma the father of Bethlehem, and Hareph the father of Beth-gader.

⁵²These were the descendants of Shobal the father of Kiriath-jearim:

Haroeh, half the Manahathites, ⁵³and the clans of Kiriath-jearim— the Ithrites, Puthites, Shumathites, and Mishraites. From these descended the Zorathites and Eshtaolites.

⁵⁴The descendants of Salma:

Bethlehem, the Netophathites, Atroth-beth-joab, half the Manahathites, the Zorites, ⁵⁵and the clans of the scribes who lived at Jabez— the Tirathites, Shimeathites, and Sucathites. These are the Kenites who came from Hammath, the father of the house of Rechab.

The Descendants of David

¹These were the sons of David who were born to him in Hebron:

The firstborn was Amnon by Ahinoam of Jezreel;

the second was Daniel by Abigail of Carmel;

²the third was Absalom the son of Maacah daughter of King Talmai of Geshur;

the fourth was Adonijah the son of Haggith;

³the fifth was Shephatiah by Abital;

and the sixth was Ithream by his wife Eglah.

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

And David reigned in Jerusalem thirty-three years, ⁵and these sons were born to him in Jerusalem:

Shimea, Shobab, Nathan, and Solomon. These four were born to him by Bathsheba daughter of Ammiel.

⁶David’s other sons were Ibhar, Elishua, Eliphelet, ⁷Nogah, Nepheg, Japhia, ⁸Elishama, Eliada, and Eliphelet— nine in all.

⁹These were all the sons of David, besides the sons by his concubines. And Tamar was their sister.

The Descendants of Solomon

¹⁰Solomon’s son was Rehoboam:

Abijah was his son, Asa his son, Jehoshaphat his son, ¹¹Joram his son, Ahaziah his son, Joash his son, ¹²Amaziah his son, Azariah his son, Jotham his son, ¹³Ahaz his son, Hezekiah his son, Manasseh his son, ¹⁴Amon his son, and Josiah his son.

¹⁵The sons of Josiah:

Johanan was the firstborn, Jehoiakim the second, Zedekiah the third, and Shallum the fourth.

¹⁶The successors of Jehoiakim:

Jeconiah his son, and Zedekiah.

The Royal Line After the Exile

¹⁷The descendants of Jeconiah the captive:

Shealtiel his son, ¹⁸Malchiram, Pedaiah, Shenazzar, Jekamiah, Hoshama, and Nedabiah.

¹⁹The sons of Pedaiah:

Zerubbabel and Shimei.

The children of Zerubbabel:

Meshullam and Hananiah, their sister Shelomith, ²⁰and five others: Hashubah, Ohel, Berechiah, Hasadiah, and Jushab-hesed.

²¹The descendants of Hananiah:

Pelatiah, Jeshaiah, and the sons of Rephaiah, of Arnan, of Obadiah, and of Shecaniah.

²²The six descendants of Shecaniah were Shemaiah and his sons:

Hattush, Igal, Bariah, Neariah, and Shaphat.

²³The sons of Neariah:

Elioenai, Hizkiah, and Azrikam— three in all.

²⁴The sons of Elioenai:

Hodaviah, Eliashib, Pelaiah, Akkub, Johanan, Delaiah, and Anani— seven in all.

Job Replies: My Complaint Is Just

¹Then Job replied:

²“If only my grief could be weighed

and placed with my calamity on the scales.

³For then it would outweigh the sand of the seas —

no wonder my words have been rash.

⁴For the arrows of the Almighty have pierced me;

my spirit drinks in their poison;

the terrors of God are arrayed against me.

⁵Does a wild donkey bray over fresh grass,

or an ox low over its fodder?

⁶Is tasteless food eaten without salt,

or is there flavor in the white of an egg?

⁷My soul refuses to touch them;

they are loathsome food to me.

⁸If only my request were granted

and God would fulfill my hope:

⁹that God would be willing to crush me,

to unleash His hand and cut me off!

¹⁰It still brings me comfort,

and joy through unrelenting pain,

that I have not denied

the words of the Holy One.

¹¹What strength do I have, that I should still hope?

What is my future, that I should be patient?

¹²Is my strength like that of stone,

or my flesh made of bronze?

¹³Is there any help within me

now that success is driven from me?

¹⁴A despairing man should have the kindness of his friend,

even if he forsakes the fear of the Almighty.

¹⁵But my brothers are as faithless as wadis,

as seasonal streams that overflow,

¹⁶darkened because of the ice

and the inflow of melting snow,

¹⁷but ceasing in the dry season

and vanishing from their channels in the heat.

¹⁸Caravans turn aside from their routes;

they go into the wasteland and perish.

¹⁹The caravans of Tema look for water;

the travelers of Sheba hope to find it.

²⁰They are confounded because they had hoped;

their arrival brings disappointment.

²¹For now you are of no help;

you see terror, and you are afraid.

²²Have I ever said, ‘Give me something;

offer me a bribe from your wealth;

²³deliver me from the hand of the enemy;

redeem me from the grasp of the ruthless’ ?

²⁴Teach me, and I will be silent.

Help me understand how I have erred.

²⁵How painful are honest words!

But what does your argument prove?

²⁶Do you intend to correct my words,

and treat as wind my cry of despair?

²⁷You would even cast lots for an orphan

and barter away your friend.

²⁸But now, please look at me.

Would I lie to your face?

²⁹Reconsider; do not be unjust.

Reconsider, for my righteousness is at stake.

³⁰Is there iniquity on my tongue?

Can my mouth not discern malice?[’’]

Job Continues: Life Seems Futile

¹“Is not man consigned to labor on earth?

Are not his days like those of a hired hand?

²Like a slave he longs for shade;

like a hireling he waits for his wages.

³So I am allotted months of futility,

and nights of misery are appointed to me.

⁴When I lie down I think:

‘When will I get up?’

But the night drags on,

and I toss and turn until dawn.

⁵My flesh is clothed with worms

and encrusted with dirt;

my skin is cracked and festering.

⁶My days are swifter than a weaver’s shuttle;

they come to an end without hope.

⁷Remember that my life is but a breath.

My eyes will never again see happiness.

⁸The eye that beholds me will no longer see me.

You will look for me, but I will be no more.

⁹As a cloud vanishes and is gone,

so he who goes down to Sheol does not come back up.

¹⁰He never returns to his house;

his place remembers him no more.

¹¹Therefore I will not restrain my mouth;

I will speak in the anguish of my spirit;

I will complain in the bitterness of my soul.

¹²Am I the sea, or the monster of the deep,

that You must keep me under guard?

¹³When I think my bed will comfort me

and my couch will ease my complaint,

¹⁴then You frighten me with dreams

and terrify me with visions,

¹⁵so that I would prefer strangling and death

over my life in this body.

¹⁶I loathe my life! I would not live forever.

Leave me alone, for my days are but a breath.

¹⁷What is man that You should exalt him,

that You should set Your heart upon him,

¹⁸that You attend to him every morning,

and test him every moment?

¹⁹Will You never look away from me,

or leave me alone to swallow my spittle?

²⁰If I have sinned, what have I done to You,

O watcher of mankind?

Why have You made me Your target,

so that I am a burden to You?

²¹Why do You not pardon my transgression

and take away my iniquity?

For soon I will lie down in the dust;

You will seek me, but I will be no more.”