Israel’s Sons

These were the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun,

Judah

To Hezron’s Sons

The sons of Judah: Er, Onan and Shelah. These three were born to him by a Canaanite woman, the daughter of Shua. Er, Judah’s firstborn, was wicked in the Lord’s sight; so the Lord put him to death.

Judah’s daughter-in-law Tamar bore Perez and Zerah to Judah. He had five sons in all.

From Ram Son of Hezron

Ram was the father of Amminadab, and Amminadab the father of Nahshon, the leader of the people of Judah.

The Kings of Judah

Solomon’s son was Rehoboam, Abijah his son, Asa his son, Jehoshaphat his son,

Other Clans of Judah

The descendants of Judah: Perez, Hezron, Karmi, Hur and Shobal.

(His wife from the tribe of Judah gave birth to Jered the father of Gedor, Heber the father of Soko, and Jekuthiel the father of Zanoah.) These were the children of Pharaoh’s daughter Bithiah, whom Mered had married.

The sons of Shelah son of Judah: Er the father of Lekah, Laadah the father of Mareshah and the clans of the linen workers at Beth Ashbea,

Shimei had sixteen sons and six daughters, but his brothers did not have many children; so their entire clan did not become as numerous as the people of Judah.

The men whose names were listed came in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah. They attacked the Hamites in their dwellings and also the Meunites who were there and completely destroyed them, as is evident to this day. Then they settled in their place, because there was pasture for their flocks.

and though Judah was the strongest of his brothers and a ruler came from him, the rights of the firstborn belonged to Joseph)—

All these were entered in the genealogical records during the reigns of Jotham king of Judah and Jeroboam king of Israel.

Jozadak was deported when the Lord sent Judah and Jerusalem into exile by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar.

They were given Hebron in Judah with its surrounding pasturelands.

From the tribes of Judah, Simeon and Benjamin they allotted the previously named towns.

All Israel was listed in the genealogies recorded in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah. They were taken captive to Babylon because of their unfaithfulness.

Those from Judah, from Benjamin, and from Ephraim and Manasseh who lived in Jerusalem were:

Uthai son of Ammihud, the son of Omri, the son of Imri, the son of Bani, a descendant of Perez son of Judah.

Of the Zerahites: Jeuel. The people from Judah numbered 690.

Other Benjamites and some men from Judah also came to David in his stronghold.

from Judah, carrying shield and spear—6,800 armed for battle;

David and all Israel went to Baalah of Judah (Kiriath Jearim) to bring up from there the ark of God the Lord, who is enthroned between the cherubim—the ark that is called by the Name.

Joab reported the number of the fighting men to David: In all Israel there were one million one hundred thousand men who could handle a sword, including four hundred and seventy thousand in Judah.

over Judah: Elihu, a brother of David; over Issachar: Omri son of Michael;

“Yet the Lord, the God of Israel, chose me from my whole family to be king over Israel forever. He chose Judah as leader, and from the tribe of Judah he chose my family, and from my father’s sons he was pleased to make me king over all Israel.