1Ch 2:1-6 - Commentary

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Text -- 1 Chronicles 2:1-6 (NET)

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Israel’s Descendants

2:1 These were the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah; Issachar and Zebulun; 2:2 Dan, Joseph, and Benjamin; Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.

Judah’s Descendants

2:3 The sons of Judah: Er, Onan, and Shelah. These three were born to him by Bathshua, a Canaanite woman. Er, Judah’s firstborn, displeased the Lord, so the Lord killed him. 2:4 Tamar, Judah’s daughter-in-law, bore to him Perez and Zerah. Judah had five sons in all. 2:5 The sons of Perez: Hezron and Hamul. 2:6 The sons of Zerah: Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Kalkol, Dara– five in all.

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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics

Names, People and Places:

· Asher a tribe of Israel that came from Asher; son of Jacob and Zilpah,the man; son of Jacob and Zilpah,a tribe of Israel or its land

· Bath-Shua daughter of Shua the Canaanite; wife of Judah,daughter of Ammiel/Eliam; the wife David took from Uriah

· Bath-shua daughter of Shua the Canaanite; wife of Judah,daughter of Ammiel/Eliam; the wife David took from Uriah

· Benjamin the tribe of Benjamin of Israel

· Calcol son of Zerah son of Judah

· Canaanite residents of the region of Canaan

· Dan residents of the town of Dan; members of the tribe of Dan,the tribe of Dan as a whole; the descendants of Dan in Israel

· Dara son of Zerah son of Judah

· Er a son of Joshua; the father of Elmadam; an ancestor of Jesus.,son of Judah by the daughter of Shua the Canaanite,son of Shelah the son of Judah

· Ethan a wise man, an Ezrahite, in Solomons time,son of Zerah son of Judah; the father of Azariah,son of Zimmah, of Gershom of Levi; ancestor of Asaph; the father of Adaiah,son of Kishi (Merari Levi); a worship leader in David's time

· Gad the tribe of Israel descended from Gad, the son of Jacob,the man; the son of Jacob and Zilpah,the tribe of Gad in Israel,a prophet and long time advisor to King David

· Hamul son of Perez son of Judah

· Hezron members of the clan of Hezron of Reuben

· Israel a citizen of Israel.,a member of the nation of Israel

· Issachar the tribe of Israel that came from his Jacob's son Issachar,son of Jacob and Leah; founder of the tribe of Issachar,the tribe of Issachar in Israel,son of Obed-Edom

· Joseph the husband of Mary and foster-father of Jesus,a Jewish man from Arimathea in whose grave the body of Jesus was laid,two different men listed as ancestors of Jesus,a man nominated with Matthias to take the place of Judas Iscariot as apostle,a son of Jacob and Rachel; the father of Ephraim and Manasseh and ruler of Egypt,a brother of Jesus; a son of Mary,a man who was a companion of Paul,son of Jacob and Rachel; patriarch of the tribes of Ephraim and Manasseh,a tribe, actually two tribes named after Joseph's sons, Ephraim and Manasseh,father of Igal, of Issachar, who helped spy out Canaan,son of Asaph the Levite; worship leader under Asaph and King David,a man who put away his heathen wife; an Israelite descended from Binnui,priest and head of the house of Shebaniah under High Priest Joiakim in the time of Nehemiah

· Judah the son of Jacob and Leah; founder of the tribe of Judah,a tribe, the land/country,a son of Joseph; the father of Simeon; an ancestor of Jesus,son of Jacob/Israel and Leah; founder of the tribe of Judah,the tribe of Judah,citizens of the southern kingdom of Judah,citizens of the Persian Province of Judah; the Jews who had returned from Babylonian exile,"house of Judah", a phrase which highlights the political leadership of the tribe of Judah,"king of Judah", a phrase which relates to the southern kingdom of Judah,"kings of Judah", a phrase relating to the southern kingdom of Judah,"princes of Judah", a phrase relating to the kingdom of Judah,the territory allocated to the tribe of Judah, and also the extended territory of the southern kingdom of Judah,the Province of Judah under Persian rule,"hill country of Judah", the relatively cool and green central highlands of the territory of Judah,"the cities of Judah",the language of the Jews; Hebrew,head of a family of Levites who returned from Exile,a Levite who put away his heathen wife,a man who was second in command of Jerusalem; son of Hassenuah of Benjamin,a Levite in charge of the songs of thanksgiving in Nehemiah's time,a leader who helped dedicate Nehemiah's wall,a Levite musician who helped Zechariah of Asaph dedicate Nehemiah's wall

· Levi members of the tribe of Levi

· Naphtali region/territority and the tribe of Israel,the son of Jacob and Bilhah,the tribe of people descended from Naphtali,the territory of the people of Naphtali

· Onan the second son of Judah and Bath-Shua

· Perez a son of Judah and Tamar; the father of Hezron; an ancestor of Jesus,son of Judah and Tamar

· Reuben the tribe of Reuben

· Shelah the father of Eber; a son of Cainan; an ancestor of Jesus,an English name representing two different Hebrew names,as representing the Hebrew name 'Shelah',son of Judah; grandson of Shua the Canaanite,as representing the Hebrew name 'Shelax',son of Arpachshad son of Shem son of Noah,a pool in Jerusalem

· Shua daughter of Heber of Asher,the Canaanite father-in-law of Judah

· Simeon a son of Jonas and brother of Andrew; an apostle of Jesus Christ,a man who was one of the apostles of Christ and also called 'the Zealot',a brother of Jesus,a man who was a well-know victim of leprosy who had been healed by Jesus (NIV note),a man from Cyrene who was forced to carry the cross of Jesus,a Pharisee man in whose house Jesus' feet were washed with tears and anointed,the father of Judas Iscariot,a man who was a sorcerer in Samaria and who wanted to buy the gifts of the Spirit,a man who was a tanner at Joppa and with whom Peter was staying when Cornelius sent for him

· Tamar the daughter-in-law of Judah; the mother of Judah's sons Perez and Zerah; an ancestor of Jesus,daughter-in-law to Judah; mother of Zerah and Perez,daughter of King David,daughter of Absalom,a town of Judah 60 km SE of Beersheba & 35 km SSW of the Dead Sea

· Zebulun the tribe of Israel that came from Zebulun whose territory was in Galilee,the man; son of Jacob and Leah,the tribe of Zebulun,the territory of the tribe of Zebulun

· Zerah members of the clan of Zerah of Simeon,members of the clan of Zerah of Judah

· Zimri son of Salu (Simeon); a chief Phinehas slew for his rebellion,the man who assassinated and succeded Elah, King of Israel,son of Zerah son of Judah,son of Jehoaddah of Benjamin,a land and its people

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Verse Notes / Footnotes NET Notes

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Commentary -- Verse Notes / Footnotes

NET Notes: 1Ch 2:1 The groupings in the list that follows, as well as the conjunctions (vav-consecutives in Hebrew), reflect those of the Hebrew text.

NET Notes: 1Ch 2:3 Heb “was evil in the eyes of the Lord, so he [i.e., the Lord] killed him [i.e., Er].”

NET Notes: 1Ch 2:4 Heb “his”; the referent (Judah) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

NET Notes: 1Ch 2:6 Many medieval Hebrew mss, some LXX mss, and Syriac read “Darda” (see 1 Kgs 4:31 ET = 1 Kgs 5:11 HT).

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