1 Chronicles 2:1-17

Context

Israel’s Descendants

2:1 These were the sons of Israel:¹

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,² a Canaanite woman. Er, Judah’s firstborn, displeased the Lord, so the Lord killed him.³

2:4 Tamar, Judah’s⁴ 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, Dara⁵ – five in all.

2:7 The son⁶ of Carmi:

Achan,⁷ who brought the disaster on Israel when he stole what was devoted to God.⁸

2:8 The son⁹ of Ethan:

Azariah.

2:9 The sons born to Hezron:

Jerahmeel, Ram, and Caleb.¹⁰

Ram’s Descendants

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,¹¹ 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,¹² Joab, and Asahel. 2:17 Abigail bore Amasa, whose father was Jether the Ishmaelite.

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

[2:3] ²tn The name means “daughter of Shua.” Shua is identified in Gen 38:2 as a “Canaanite man.”

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

[2:4] ⁴tn Heb “his”; the referent (Judah) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

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

[2:7] ⁶tn Heb “sons.” The Hebrew text has the plural, but only one son is listed.

[2:7] ⁷tc The Hebrew text has “Achar,” which means “disaster,” but a few medieval Hebrew mss read “Achan.” See Josh 7:1.

[2:7] ⁸tn Heb “the troubler of Israel who was unfaithful with respect to the devoted [things].”

[2:8] ⁹tn Heb “sons.” The Hebrew text has the plural, but only one son is listed.

[2:9] ¹⁰tn The Hebrew text has “Celubai,” but see v. 18, where Caleb is described as the son of Hezron.

[2:11] ¹¹tc The LXX reads “Salmon” (cf. Ruth 4:21) and is followed by some English versions (e.g., NIV, NCV, TEV, NLT).

[2:16] ¹²tn In 2 Sam 2:18 this name appears as “Abishai,” a spelling followed by many English versions here.