1 Chronicles 2:3–20

Judah’s Descendants

2:3 The sons of Judah:

Er, Onan, and Shelah. These three were born to him by Bathshua,2 a Canaanite woman. Er, Judah’s firstborn, displeased the Lord, so the Lord killed him.3

2:4 Tamar, Judah’s4 daughter-in-law, bore to him Perez and Zerah. Judah had five sons in all.

2:5 The sons of Perez:

Hezron and Hamul.

2:6 The sons of Zerah:

Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Kalkol, Dara5—five in all.

2:7 The son6 of Carmi:

Achan,7 who brought the disaster on Israel when he stole what was devoted to God.8

2:8 The son9 of Ethan:

Azariah.

2:9 The sons born to Hezron:

Jerahmeel, Ram, and Caleb.10

Ram’s Descendants

2:10 Ram was the father of Amminadab, and Amminadab was the father of Nahshon, the tribal chief of Judah. 2:11 Nahshon was the father of Salma,11 and Salma was the father of Boaz. 2:12 Boaz was the father of Obed, and Obed was the father of Jesse.

2:13 Jesse was the father of Eliab, his firstborn; Abinadab was born second, Shimea third, 2:14 Nethanel fourth, Raddai fifth, 2:15 Ozem sixth, David seventh. 2:16 Their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. Zeruiah’s three sons were Abshai,12 Joab, and Asahel. 2:17 Abigail bore Amasa, whose father was Jether the Ishmaelite.

Caleb’s Descendants

2:18 Caleb son of Hezron fathered sons by his wife Azubah (also known as Jerioth).13 Her sons were Jesher, Shobab, and Ardon. 2:19 When Azubah died, Caleb married14 Ephrath, who bore him Hur. 2:20 Hur was the father of Uri, and Uri was the father of Bezalel.

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2	tn The name means “daughter of Shua.” Shua is identified in Gen 38:2 as a “Canaanite man.”
3	tn Heb “was evil in the eyes of the Lord, so he [i.e., the Lord] killed him [i.e., Er].”
4	tn Heb “his”; the referent (Judah) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
5	tc Many medieval Hebrew mss, some LXX mss, and Syriac read “Darda” (see 1 Kgs 4:31 ET = 1 Kgs 5:11 HT).
6	tn Heb “sons.” The Hebrew text has the plural, but only one son is listed.
7	tc The Hebrew text has “Achar,” which means “disaster,” but a few medieval Hebrew mss read “Achan.” See Josh 7:1.
8	tn Heb “the troubler of Israel who was unfaithful with respect to the devoted [things].”
9	tn Heb “sons.” The Hebrew text has the plural, but only one son is listed.
10	tn The Hebrew text has “Celubai,” but see v. 18, where Caleb is described as the son of Hezron.
11	tc The LXX reads “Salmon” (cf. Ruth 4:21) and is followed by some English versions (e.g., NIV, NCV, TEV, NLT).
12	tn In 2 Sam 2:18 this name appears as “Abishai,” a spelling followed by many English versions here.
13	tn Heb “and Caleb son of Hezron fathered [children] with Azubah, a wife, and with Jerioth.” Jerioth could be viewed as a second wife (so NLT; cf. also NASB, NIV, NRSV), but the following context mentions only “her [presumably Azubah’s] sons.” Another option, the one chosen in the translation, is that Jerioth is another name for Azubah.
14	tn Heb “took for himself.”