The Tribe of Judah

¹⁹ Judah had two sons, Er and Onan, who had died in the land of Canaan. ²⁰ These were the clans descended from Judah’s surviving sons:

²¹ These were the subclans descended from the Perezites:

²² These were the clans of Judah. Their registered troops numbered 76,500.

³⁵ Once again Leah became pregnant and gave birth to another son. She named him Judah,^[a] for she said, “Now I will praise the Lord!” And then she stopped having children.

⁹ Joab reported the number of people to the king. There were 800,000 capable warriors in Israel who could handle a sword, and 500,000 in Judah.

¹⁴ His army was enrolled according to ancestral clans.

From Judah there were 300,000 troops organized in units of 1,000, under the command of Adnah. ¹⁵ Next in command was Jehohanan, who commanded 280,000 troops. ¹⁶ Next was Amasiah son of Zicri, who volunteered for the Lord’s service, with 200,000 troops under his command.

² The descendants of Judah became the most powerful tribe and provided a ruler for the nation,^[a] but the birthright belonged to Joseph.

^3-4 “The divisions of Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun are to camp toward the sunrise on the east side of the Tabernacle, beneath their family banners. These are the names of the tribes, their leaders, and the numbers of their registered troops:

¹² The sons of Judah were Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez, and Zerah (though Er and Onan had died in the land of Canaan). The sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul.