1 Tawarikh 2:1

Israel’s Descendants

2:1 These were the sons of Israel: ¹ 

Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah;

Issachar and Zebulun;

1 Tawarikh 2:4-5

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

2:5 The sons of Perez:

Hezron and Hamul.

1 Tawarikh 2:9

2:9 The sons born to Hezron:

Jerahmeel, Ram, and Caleb. ³ 

1 Tawarikh 2:18-20

Caleb’s Descendants

2:18 Caleb son of Hezron fathered sons by his wife Azubah (also known as Jerioth). ⁴  Her sons were Jesher, Shobab, and Ardon. 2:19 When Azubah died, Caleb married ⁵  Ephrath, who bore him Hur. 2:20 Hur was the father of Uri, and Uri was the father of Bezalel.

[2:1]  ¹ tn The groupings in the list that follows, as well as the conjunctions (vav-consecutives in Hebrew), reflect those of the Hebrew text.

[2:4]  ² tn Heb “his”; the referent (Judah) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[2:9]  ³ tn The Hebrew text has “Celubai,” but see v. 18, where Caleb is described as the son of Hezron.

[2:18]  ⁴ 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.

[2:19]  ⁵ tn Heb “took for himself.”