1 Chronicles 2:1-8

Israel’s Descendants

2:1 These were the sons of Israel: ¹ 

Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah;

Issachar and Zebulun;

2:2 Dan, Joseph, and Benjamin;

Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.

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’s ⁴  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, Dara ⁵  – five in all.

2:7 The son ⁶  of Carmi:

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

2:8 The son ⁹  of Ethan:

Azariah.

1 Chronicles 5:1-2

Reuben’s Descendants

5:1 The sons of Reuben, Israel’s firstborn –

(Now he was the firstborn, but when he defiled his father’s bed, ¹⁰  his rights as firstborn were given to the sons of Joseph, Israel’s son. So Reuben is not listed as firstborn in the genealogical records. ¹¹  5:2 Though Judah was the strongest among his brothers and a leader descended from him, ¹²  the right of the firstborn belonged to Joseph.)

[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.

[2:3]  ² tn The name means “daughter of Shua.” Shua is identified in Gen 38:2 as a “Canaanite man.”

[2:3]  ³ tn Heb “was evil in the eyes of the Lord, so he [i.e., the Lord] killed him [i.e., Er].”

[2:4]  ³ tn Heb “his”; the referent (Judah) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[2:6]  ⁴ tc Many medieval Hebrew mss, some LXX mss, and Syriac read “Darda” (see 1 Kgs 4:31 ET = 1 Kgs 5:11 HT).

[2:7]  ⁵ tn Heb “sons.” The Hebrew text has the plural, but only one son is listed.

[2:7]  ⁶ tc The Hebrew text has “Achar,” which means “disaster,” but a few medieval Hebrew mss read “Achan.” See Josh 7:1.

[2:7]  ⁷ tn Heb “the troubler of Israel who was unfaithful with respect to the devoted [things].”

[2:8]  ⁶ tn Heb “sons.” The Hebrew text has the plural, but only one son is listed.

[5:1]  ⁷ sn The phrase when he defiled his father’s bed refers to Reuben having sexual relations with his father Jacob’s concubine Bilhah. This incident is recorded in Gen 35:22.

[5:1]  ⁸ tn Heb “and not to be listed in the genealogical records as (having) the right of the firstborn.”

[5:2]  ⁸ tn Heb “and [one] for a leader [was] from him.” This probably refers to the Davidic king.