(A)The sons of Judah: (B)Er, Onan and Shelah; these three Bath-shua the Canaanite bore to him. Now Er, Judah's firstborn, was evil in the sight of the Lord, and he put him to death. His daughter-in-law (C)Tamar also bore him Perez and Zerah. Judah had five sons in all.

The (D)sons of Perez: Hezron and Hamul. The sons of Zerah: Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Calcol, and Dara, five in all. The son[a] of Carmi: Achan, the troubler of Israel, who (E)broke faith in the matter of the devoted thing; and Ethan's son was Azariah.

The sons of Hezron that were born to him: Jerahmeel, (F)Ram, and (G)Chelubai.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Chronicles 2:7 Hebrew sons

Judah’s Descendants

Judah’s(A) sons: Er, Onan, and Shelah.(B) These three were born to him by Bath-shua the Canaanite woman. Er, Judah’s firstborn, was evil in the Lord’s sight, so he put him to death. Judah’s daughter-in-law Tamar bore Perez and Zerah to him. Judah had five sons in all.

Perez’s sons: Hezron and Hamul.

Zerah’s sons: Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Calcol, and Dara[a](C)—five in all.

Carmi’s son: Achar,[b](D) who brought trouble on Israel when he was unfaithful by taking the things set apart for destruction.

Ethan’s son: Azariah.

Hezron’s sons, who were born to him: Jerahmeel, Ram, and Chelubai.[c]

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Footnotes

  1. 2:6 Some Hb mss, LXX, Syr, Tg, Vg read Darda; 1Kg 4:31
  2. 2:7 = Trouble; Achan in Jos 7:1,16–26
  3. 2:9 = Caleb