(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.

The sons also of Zerah were [b]Zimri, and [c]Ethan, and Heman, and Calcol, and Dara, which were five in all.

And the son of Carmi, [d](D)Achar that troubled Israel, transgressing in the thing excommunicate.

The son also of Ethan, Azariah.

And the sons of Hezron that were born unto him, Jerahmeel, and [e]Ram and Chelubai.

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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.
  2. 1 Chronicles 2:6 Or, Zabdi.
  3. 1 Chronicles 2:6 Of these read 1 Kings 4:31.
  4. 1 Chronicles 2:7 Or, Achan.
  5. 1 Chronicles 2:9 Whom Saint Matthew calleth Aram, Matt. 1:3.

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