1 Tawarikh 2:3-8

Judah’s Descendants

2:3 The sons of Judah:

Er, Onan, and Shelah. These three were born to him by Bathshua, ¹  a Canaanite woman. Er, Judah’s firstborn, displeased the Lord, so the Lord killed him. ² 

2:4 Tamar, Judah’s ³  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 ⁴  – five in all.

2:7 The son ⁵  of Carmi:

Achan, ⁶  who brought the disaster on Israel when he stole what was devoted to God. ⁷ 

2:8 The son ⁸  of Ethan:

Azariah.

[2:3]  ¹ tn The name means “daughter of Shua.” Shua is identified in Gen 38:2 as a “Canaanite man.”

[2:3]  ² 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]  ⁸ tn Heb “sons.” The Hebrew text has the plural, but only one son is listed.