The Family of Israel

These were the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun,

From Judah to David

The sons of Judah were Er, Onan, and Shelah. These three were born to him by the daughter of Shua, the Canaanitess. Er, the firstborn of Judah, was wicked in the sight of the Lord; so He killed him.

And Tamar, his daughter-in-law, bore him Perez and Zerah. All the sons of Judah were five.

Ram begot Amminadab, and Amminadab begot Nahshon, leader of the children of Judah;

The Family of Judah

The sons of Judah were Perez, Hezron, Carmi, Hur, and Shobal.

The sons of Shelah the son of Judah were Er the father of Lecah, Laadah the father of Mareshah, and the families of the house of the linen workers of the house of Ashbea;

Shimei had sixteen sons and six daughters; but his brothers did not have many children, nor did any of their families multiply as much as the children of Judah.

These recorded by name came in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah; and they attacked their tents and the Meunites who were found there, and utterly destroyed them, as it is to this day. So they dwelt in their place, because there was pasture for their flocks there.

yet Judah prevailed over his brothers, and from him came a ruler, although the birthright was Joseph’s—

All these were registered by genealogies in the days of Jotham king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam king of Israel.

Jehozadak went into captivity when the Lord carried Judah and Jerusalem into captivity by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar.

They gave them Hebron in the land of Judah, with its surrounding common-lands.

And they gave by lot from the tribe of the children of Judah, from the tribe of the children of Simeon, and from the tribe of the children of Benjamin these cities which are called by their names.

Priests and Levites in Jerusalem

So all Israel was recorded by genealogies, and indeed, they were inscribed in the book of the kings of Israel. But Judah was carried away captive to Babylon because of their unfaithfulness.

Dwellers in Jerusalem

Now in Jerusalem the children of Judah dwelt, and some of the children of Benjamin, and of the children of Ephraim and Manasseh:

Uthai the son of Ammihud, the son of Omri, the son of Imri, the son of Bani, of the descendants of Perez, the son of Judah.

Then some of the sons of Benjamin and Judah came to David at the stronghold.

of the sons of Judah bearing shield and spear, six thousand eight hundred armed for war;

And David and all Israel went up to Baalah, to Kirjath Jearim, which belonged to Judah, to bring up from there the ark of God the Lord, who dwells between the cherubim, where His name is proclaimed.

The Census of Israel and Judah

Now Satan stood up against Israel, and moved David to number Israel.

Then Joab gave the sum of the number of the people to David. All Israel had one million one hundred thousand men who drew the sword, and Judah had four hundred and seventy thousand men who drew the sword.

over Judah, Elihu, one of David’s brothers; over Issachar, Omri the son of Michael;

However the Lord God of Israel chose me above all the house of my father to be king over Israel forever, for He has chosen Judah to be the ruler. And of the house of Judah, the house of my father, and among the sons of my father, He was pleased with me to make me king over all Israel.