This is the prayer of King Hezekiah of Judah when he was sick and then recovered from his illness:

“Proclaim this message among the descendants of Jacob. Make it known throughout Judah.

As it turned out, among these young men were some from Judah: Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah.

I have appointed a time to reap judgment for you also, O Judah!Whenever I want to restore the fortunes of my people,

The sons of Leah were Reuben, Jacob’s firstborn, as well as Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun.

There Judah saw the daughter of a Canaanite man named Shua. Judah acquired her as a wife and had marital relations with her.

But Er, Judah’s firstborn, was evil in the Lord’s sight, so the Lord killed him.

Then Judah said to Onan, “Have sexual relations with your brother’s wife and fulfill the duty of a brother-in-law to her so that you may raise up a descendant for your brother.”

So Judah and his brothers came back to Joseph’s house. He was still there, and they threw themselves to the ground before him.

Jacob sent Judah before him to Joseph to accompany him to Goshen. So they came to the land of Goshen.

Judah, your brothers will praise you. Your hand will be on the neck of your enemies, your father’s sons will bow down before you.

You are a lion’s cub, Judah, from the prey, my son, you have gone up. He crouches and lies down like a lion; like a lioness – who will rouse him?

“See, I have chosen Bezalel son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah,

The one who presented his offering on the first day was Nahshon son of Amminadab, from the tribe of Judah.

The standard of the camp of the Judahites set out first according to their companies, and over his company was Nahshon son of Amminadab.

The descendants of Judah were Er and Onan, but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan.

These were the families of Judah according to those numbered of them, 76,500.

Bright and early the next morning Joshua made Israel approach in tribal order and the tribe of Judah was selected.

The western border was the Mediterranean Sea. These were the borders of the tribe of Judah and its clans.

The Lord said, “The men of Judah should take the lead. Be sure of this! I am handing the land over to them.”