1Ch 2:1-15 | NETfull | STEP | These were the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah; Issachar and Zebulun;

1 Chronicles 2:1-15

1 These were the sons of Israel: ^{▼▼ The groupings in the list that follows, as well as the conjunctions (vav-consecutives in Hebrew), reflect those of the Hebrew text.}

Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah;

Issachar and Zebulun;

2 Dan, Joseph, and Benjamin;

Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.

Judah’s Descendants

3 The sons of Judah:

Er, Onan, and Shelah. These three were born to him by Bathshua, ^{▼▼ The name means “daughter of Shua.” Shua is identified in Gen 38:2 as a “Canaanite man.”} a Canaanite woman. Er, Judah’s firstborn, displeased the Lord, so the Lord killed him. ^{▼▼ Heb “was evil in the eyes of the Lord, so he [i.e., the Lord] killed him [i.e., Er].”}

4 Tamar, Judah’s ^{▼▼ Heb “his”; the referent (Judah) has been specified in the translation for clarity.} 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 ^{▼▼ Many medieval Hebrew mss, some LXX mss, and Syriac read “Darda” (see 1 Kgs 4:31 ET = 1 Kgs 5:11 HT).} – five in all.

7 The son ^{▼▼ Heb “sons.” The Hebrew text has the plural, but only one son is listed.} of Carmi:

Achan, ^{▼▼ The Hebrew text has “Achar,” which means “disaster,” but a few medieval Hebrew mss read “Achan.” See Josh 7:1.} who brought the disaster on Israel when he stole what was devoted to God. ^{▼▼ Heb “the troubler of Israel who was unfaithful with respect to the devoted [things].”}

8 The son ^{▼▼ Heb “sons.” The Hebrew text has the plural, but only one son is listed.} of Ethan:

Azariah.

9 The sons born to Hezron:

Jerahmeel, Ram, and Caleb. ^{▼▼ The Hebrew text has “Celubai,” but see v. 18, where Caleb is described as the son of Hezron.}

Ram’s Descendants

10 Ram was the father of Amminadab, and Amminadab was the father of Nahshon, the tribal chief of Judah. 11 Nahshon was the father of Salma, ^{▼▼ The LXX reads “Salmon” (cf. Ruth 4:21) and is followed by some English versions (e.g., NIV, NCV, TEV, NLT).} and Salma was the father of Boaz. 12 Boaz was the father of Obed, and Obed was the father of Jesse.

13 Jesse was the father of Eliab, his firstborn; Abinadab was born second, Shimea third, 14 Nethanel fourth, Raddai fifth, 15 Ozem sixth, David seventh.