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
2:10 Ram was the father of Amminadab, and Amminadab was the father of Nahshon, the tribal chief of Judah. 2:11 Nahshon was the father of Salma, 10 and Salma was the father of Boaz. 2:12 Boaz was the father of Obed, and Obed was the father of Jesse.
2:13 Jesse was the father of Eliab, his firstborn; Abinadab was born second, Shimea third, 2:14 Nethanel fourth, Raddai fifth, 2:15 Ozem sixth, David seventh. 2:16 Their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. Zeruiah’s three sons were Abshai, 11 Joab, and Asahel. 2:17 Abigail bore Amasa, whose father was Jether the Ishmaelite.
2:18 Caleb son of Hezron fathered sons by his wife Azubah (also known as Jerioth). 12 Her sons were Jesher, Shobab, and Ardon. 2:19 When Azubah died, Caleb married 13 Ephrath, who bore him Hur. 2:20 Hur was the father of Uri, and Uri was the father of Bezalel.
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
3 tn Heb “his”; the referent (Judah) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
4 tc Many medieval Hebrew
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
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.
10 tc The LXX reads “Salmon” (cf. Ruth 4:21) and is followed by some English versions (e.g., NIV, NCV, TEV, NLT).
11 tn In 2 Sam 2:18 this name appears as “Abishai,” a spelling followed by many English versions here.
12 tn Heb “and Caleb son of Hezron fathered [children] with Azubah, a wife, and with Jerioth.” Jerioth could be viewed as a second wife (so NLT; cf. also NASB, NIV, NRSV), but the following context mentions only “her [presumably Azubah’s] sons.” Another option, the one chosen in the translation, is that Jerioth is another name for Azubah.
13 tn Heb “took for himself.”