(A)The sons of [a]Judah, Er, and Onan, and Shelah. These three were born to him of the daughter of Shua the Canaanite: but Er the eldest son of Judah was evil in the sight of the Lord, and he slew him.

(B)And Tamar his daughter-in-law bare him Perez, and Zerah: so all the sons of Judah were five.

(C)The sons of Perez, Hezron, and Hamul.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Chronicles 2:3 Though Judah was not Jacob’s eldest son, yet he first beginneth at him, because he would come to the genealogy of David, of whom came Christ.

Judah(A)

To Hezron’s Sons

The sons of Judah:(B)

Er, Onan and Shelah.(C) These three were born to him by a Canaanite woman, the daughter of Shua.(D) Er, Judah’s firstborn, was wicked in the Lord’s sight; so the Lord put him to death.(E) Judah’s daughter-in-law(F) Tamar(G) bore Perez(H) and Zerah to Judah. He had five sons in all.

The sons of Perez:(I)

Hezron(J) and Hamul.

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