(A)The sons of Judah were Er, Onan, and Shelah; these three were born to him by Bath-shua the Canaanitess. But Er, Judah’s firstborn, was evil in the sight of the Lord, so He put him to death. (B)His daughter-in-law Tamar bore him Perez and Zerah. Judah had five sons in all.

The sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul. The sons of Zerah were [a]Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Calcol, and [b]Dara; five of them in all. The [c]son of Carmi was [d](C)Achar, the one who brought disaster on Israel [e]by violating the [f]ban. The [g]son of Ethan was Azariah.

Genealogy of David

Now the sons of Hezron who were born to him were Jerahmeel, Ram, and Chelubai.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Chronicles 2:6 In Josh 7:1, Zabdi
  2. 1 Chronicles 2:6 In 1 Kin 4:31, Darda
  3. 1 Chronicles 2:7 Lit sons
  4. 1 Chronicles 2:7 In Josh 7:18, Achan
  5. 1 Chronicles 2:7 Lit who violated
  6. 1 Chronicles 2:7 I.e., the ban against forbidden spoils
  7. 1 Chronicles 2:8 Lit sons

The sons of Judah: Er, and Onan, and Shelah; which three were born unto him of Shua’s daughter the Canaanitess. And Er, Judah’s first-born, was wicked in the sight of Jehovah; and he slew him. And Tamar his daughter-in-law bare him Perez and Zerah. All the sons of Judah were five.

The sons of Perez: Hezron, and Hamul. And the sons of Zerah: [a]Zimri, and Ethan, and Heman, and Calcol, and [b]Dara; five of them in all. And the sons of Carmi: [c]Achar, the troubler of Israel, who committed a trespass in the devoted thing. And the sons of Ethan: Azariah.

The sons also of Hezron, that were born unto him: Jerahmeel, and Ram, and Chelubai.

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