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

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

^2:5The sons of Perez:

Hezron and Hamul.

^2:6The sons of Zerah:

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

^2:7The son⁶ of Carmi:

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

^2:8The son⁹ of Ethan:

Azariah.

^2:9The sons born to Hezron:

Jerahmeel, Ram, and Caleb.¹⁰

Ram’s Descendants

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

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

Caleb’s Descendants

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

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Footnotes

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