1 Chronicles 2:3-9
New English Translation
Judah’s Descendants
3 The sons of Judah: Er, Onan, and Shelah. These three were born to him by Bathshua,[a] a Canaanite woman. Er, Judah’s firstborn, displeased the Lord, so the Lord killed him.[b]
4 Tamar, Judah’s[c] daughter-in-law, bore to him Perez and Zerah. Judah had five sons in all.
5 The sons of Perez: Hezron and Hamul.
6 The sons of Zerah: Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Kalkol, Dara[d]—five in all.
7 The son[e] of Carmi: Achan,[f] who brought the disaster on Israel when he stole what was devoted to God.[g]
8 The son[h] of Ethan: Azariah.
9 The sons born to Hezron: Jerahmeel, Ram, and Caleb.[i]
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- 1 Chronicles 2:3 tn The name means “daughter of Shua.” Shua is identified in Gen 38:2 as a “Canaanite man.”
- 1 Chronicles 2:3 tn Heb “was evil in the eyes of the Lord, so he [i.e., the Lord] killed him [i.e., Er].”
- 1 Chronicles 2:4 tn Heb “his”; the referent (Judah) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
- 1 Chronicles 2:6 tc Many medieval Hebrew mss, some LXX mss, and Syriac read “Darda” (see 1 Kgs 4:31 ET = 1 Kgs 5:11 HT).
- 1 Chronicles 2:7 tn Heb “sons.” The Hebrew text has the plural, but only one son is listed.
- 1 Chronicles 2:7 tc The Hebrew text has “Achar,” which means “disaster,” but a few medieval Hebrew mss read “Achan.” See Josh 7:1.
- 1 Chronicles 2:7 tn Heb “the troubler of Israel who was unfaithful with respect to the devoted [things].”
- 1 Chronicles 2:8 tn Heb “sons.” The Hebrew text has the plural, but only one son is listed.
- 1 Chronicles 2:9 tn The Hebrew text has “Celubai,” but see v. 18, where Caleb is described as the son of Hezron.
1 Chronicles 2:3-9
International Standard Version
3 Judah’s three sons Er, Onan, and Shelah were born to him through Bath-shua, a Canaanite. Er, Judah’s firstborn, became wicked in the Lord’s sight, so he put him to death. 4 Judah’s[a] daughter-in-law Tamar also bore him Perez and Zerah, so Judah had five sons in all.
5 Perez’s sons were Hezron and Hamul.
6 Zerah had five sons in all: Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Calcol, and Dara.[b]
7 Carmi’s son was Achar,[c] who became Israel’s troublemaker by transgressing the Lord’s commandment[d] regarding things that were to be destroyed.
8 Ethan’s son was Azariah.
9 Hezron’s sons born to him were Jerahmeel, Ram, and Chelubai.
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- 1 Chronicles 2:4 Lit. His
- 1 Chronicles 2:6 So MT and LXX; cf. Syr, Targ, and some Gk. mss; cf. 1King 4.31
- 1 Chronicles 2:7 Cf. Josh 7:1 Achan
- 1 Chronicles 2:7 The Heb. lacks the Lord’s commandment
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