1 Chronicles 2:3-20

Context

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’s³ 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, Dara⁴ – five in all.

2:7 The son⁵ of Carmi:

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

2:8 The son⁸ of Ethan:

Azariah.

2:9 The sons born to Hezron:

Jerahmeel, Ram, and Caleb.⁹

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,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.

Caleb’s Descendants

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 married¹³ Ephrath, who bore him Hur. 2:20 Hur was the father of Uri, and Uri was the father of Bezalel.

[2:3] ¹tn The name means “daughter of Shua.” Shua is identified in Gen 38:2 as a “Canaanite man.”

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

[2:4] ³tn Heb “his”; the referent (Judah) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

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

[2:7] ⁵tn Heb “sons.” The Hebrew text has the plural, but only one son is listed.

[2:7] ⁶tc The Hebrew text has “Achar,” which means “disaster,” but a few medieval Hebrew mss read “Achan.” See Josh 7:1.

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

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

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

[2:11] ¹⁰tc The LXX reads “Salmon” (cf. Ruth 4:21) and is followed by some English versions (e.g., NIV, NCV, TEV, NLT).

[2:16] ¹¹tn In 2 Sam 2:18 this name appears as “Abishai,” a spelling followed by many English versions here.

[2:18] ¹²tn 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.

[2:19] ¹³tn Heb “took for himself.”