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1 Chronicles 2:3-9
Legacy Standard Bible
1 Chronicles 2:3-9
Legacy Standard Bible
3 (A)The sons of Judah were Er, Onan, and Shelah; these three were born to him by Bath-shua the Canaanitess. And Er, Judah’s firstborn, was evil in the sight of [a]Yahweh, so He put him to death.
4 (B)Tamar his daughter-in-law bore him Perez and Zerah.
Judah had five sons in all.
5 The sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul.
6 The sons of Zerah were [b]Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Calcol, and [c]Dara;
five of them in all.
7 The [d]son of Carmi was [e](C)Achar, the troubler of Israel, who violated what was devoted to destruction.
8 The [f]son of Ethan was Azariah.
9 Now the sons of Hezron, who were born to him were Jerahmeel, Ram, and Chelubai.
Footnotes
- 1 Chronicles 2:3 The personal covenant name of God, a form of I AM WHO I AM, cf. Ex 3:14-15
- 1 Chronicles 2:6 In Josh 7:1, Zabdi
- 1 Chronicles 2:6 In 1 Kin 4:31, Darda
- 1 Chronicles 2:7 Lit sons
- 1 Chronicles 2:7 In Josh 7:18, Achan
- 1 Chronicles 2:8 Lit sons
1 Chronicles 2:3-9
New Living Translation
1 Chronicles 2:3-9
New Living Translation
Descendants of Judah
3 Judah had three sons from Bathshua, a Canaanite woman. Their names were Er, Onan, and Shelah. But the Lord saw that the oldest son, Er, was a wicked man, so he killed him. 4 Later Judah had twin sons from Tamar, his widowed daughter-in-law. Their names were Perez and Zerah. So Judah had five sons in all.
5 The sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul.
6 The sons of Zerah were Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Calcol, and Darda[a]—five in all.
7 The son of Carmi (a descendant of Zimri) was Achan,[b] who brought disaster on Israel by taking plunder that had been set apart for the Lord.[c]
8 The son of Ethan was Azariah.
From Judah’s Grandson Hezron to David
9 The sons of Hezron were Jerahmeel, Ram, and Caleb.[d]
Read full chapterFootnotes
- 2:6 As in many Hebrew manuscripts, some Greek manuscripts, and Syriac version (see also 1 Kgs 4:31); Hebrew reads Dara.
- 2:7a Hebrew Achar; compare Josh 7:1. Achar means “disaster.”
- 2:7b The Hebrew term used here refers to the complete consecration of things or people to the Lord, either by destroying them or by giving them as an offering.
- 2:9 Hebrew Kelubai, a variant spelling of Caleb; compare 2:18.
1 Chronicles 2:3-9
New International Version
1 Chronicles 2:3-9
New International Version
Judah(A)
To Hezron’s Sons
3 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) 4 Judah’s daughter-in-law(F) Tamar(G) bore Perez(H) and Zerah to Judah. He had five sons in all.
5 The sons of Perez:(I)
Hezron(J) and Hamul.
6 The sons of Zerah:
Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Kalkol and Darda[a]—five in all.
7 The son of Karmi:
Achar,[b](K) who brought trouble on Israel by violating the ban on taking devoted things.[c](L)
8 The son of Ethan:
Azariah.
9 The sons born to Hezron(M) were:
Jerahmeel, Ram and Caleb.[d]
Footnotes
- 1 Chronicles 2:6 Many Hebrew manuscripts, some Septuagint manuscripts and Syriac (see also 1 Kings 4:31); most Hebrew manuscripts Dara
- 1 Chronicles 2:7 Achar means trouble; Achar is called Achan in Joshua.
- 1 Chronicles 2:7 The Hebrew term refers to the irrevocable giving over of things or persons to the Lord, often by totally destroying them.
- 1 Chronicles 2:9 Hebrew Kelubai, a variant of Caleb
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