1 Chronicles 2:3-9

Judah’s Descendants

2:3 The sons of Judah:

Er, Onan, and Shelah. These three were born to him by Bathshua, 1  a Canaanite woman. Er, Judah’s firstborn, displeased the Lord, so the Lord killed him. 2 

2:4 Tamar, Judah’s 3  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 4  – five in all.

2:7 The son 5  of Carmi:

Achan, 6  who brought the disaster on Israel when he stole what was devoted to God. 7 

2:8 The son 8  of Ethan:

Azariah.

2:9 The sons born to Hezron:

Jerahmeel, Ram, and Caleb. 9 

1 tn The name means “daughter of Shua.” Shua is identified in Gen 38:2 as a “Canaanite man.”

2 tn Heb “was evil in the eyes of the Lord, so he [i.e., the Lord] killed him [i.e., Er].”

3 tn Heb “his”; the referent (Judah) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

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

5 tn Heb “sons.” The Hebrew text has the plural, but only one son is listed.

6 tc The Hebrew text has “Achar,” which means “disaster,” but a few medieval Hebrew mss read “Achan.” See Josh 7:1.

7 tn Heb “the troubler of Israel who was unfaithful with respect to the devoted [things].”

8 tn Heb “sons.” The Hebrew text has the plural, but only one son is listed.

9 tn The Hebrew text has “Celubai,” but see v. 18, where Caleb is described as the son of Hezron.