(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

Judah’s line

Judah’s family: Er, Onan, and Shelah. These three were born to him with Bath-shua the Canaanite. Although Er was Judah’s oldest, the Lord considered him wicked and put him to death. His daughter-in-law Tamar bore him Perez and Zerah. Judah had five sons in all.

Perez’s family: Hezron and Hamul.

Zerah’s family: Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Calcol, and Darda[a]—five in all.

Carmi’s family: Achar, who made trouble for Israel by disobeying the law dedicating war spoils to God.

Ethan’s family: Azariah.

Hezron’s family, who were born to him: Jerahmeel, Ram, and Chelubai.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Chronicles 2:6 LXX, Syr; MT Dara