1 Chronicles 2:4-22

4 Judah’s daughter-in-law Tamar bore Perez and Zerah to Judah. He had five sons in all.

5 The sons of Perez: Hezron and Hamul.

6 The sons of Zerah: Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Kalkol and Darda^[a] —five in all.

7 The son of Karmi: Achar,^[b] who brought trouble on Israel by violating the ban on taking devoted things.^[c]

8 The son of Ethan: Azariah.

9 The sons born to Hezron were: Jerahmeel, Ram and Caleb.^[d]

From Ram Son of Hezron

10 Ram was the father of Amminadab, and Amminadab the father of Nahshon, the leader of the people of Judah.

11 Nahshon was the father of Salmon,^[e] Salmon the father of Boaz,

12 Boaz the father of Obed and Obed the father of Jesse.

13 Jesse was the father of Eliab his firstborn; the second son was Abinadab, the third Shimea,

14 the fourth Nethanel, the fifth Raddai,

15 the sixth Ozem and the seventh David.

16 Their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. Zeruiah’s three sons were Abishai, Joab and Asahel.

17 Abigail was the mother of Amasa, whose father was Jether the Ishmaelite.

Caleb Son of Hezron

18 Caleb son of Hezron had children by his wife Azubah (and by Jerioth). These were her sons: Jesher, Shobab and Ardon.

19 When Azubah died, Caleb married Ephrath, who bore him Hur.

20 Hur was the father of Uri, and Uri the father of Bezalel.

21 Later, Hezron, when he was sixty years old, married the daughter of Makir the father of Gilead. He made love to her, and she bore him Segub.

22 Segub was the father of Jair, who controlled twenty-three towns in Gilead.

1 Chronicles 2:4-22 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO 1 CHRONICLES 2

This chapter begins with the twelve sons of Israel or Jacob, 1Ch 2:1,2, then reckons the sons of Judah, the fourth son of Jacob, 1Ch 2:3,4, then the posterity of Pharez and Zerah, sons of Judah, 1Ch 2:5-8, next the sons of Hezron, a son of Pharez, 1Ch 2:9, particularly the posterity of Ram, a son of Hezron, from whom sprung Jesse and his family, 1Ch 2:10-17, then of Caleb: another son of Hezron, 1Ch 2:18-24, and next of Jerahmeel, the firstborn of Hezron, 1Ch 1:25-33 and particularly the posterity of Sheshan, a descendant of his, 1Ch 1:34-41 and then other sons of Caleb, with their posterity, are reckoned, 1Ch 1:42-54 and the chapter is closed with the families of the Scribes in Jabesh, the same with the Kenites, 1Ch 2:55.

son of Isaac, who had the name of Israel given him, because of his power with God, Ge 32:28, whose twelve sons are here mentioned by name; the first four according to their birth of Leah, Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah; then the two sons of Zilpah, Leah's handmaid, Issachar and Zebulun; and between Dan and Naphtali, the sons of Bilhah, Rachel's handmaid, are placed Joseph and Benjamin, the sons of Rachel. 18266-941228-1518-1Ch2.2

Cross References

• 1. Genesis 38:11-30
• 2. S Genesis 11:31
• 3. S Genesis 38:29
• 4. S Genesis 46:12
• 5. Numbers 26:21
• 6. S Joshua 7:1
• 7. S Joshua 6:18
• 8. S Numbers 26:21
• 9. Luke 3:32-33
• 10. S Exodus 6:23
• 11. S Numbers 1:7
• 12. S Ruth 2:1
• 13. S Ruth 4:17
• 14. S Ruth 4:17
• 15. S 1 Samuel 16:6
• 16. 1 Samuel 26:6
• 17. 2 Samuel 2:18
• 18. S 2 Samuel 2:13
• 19. 2 Samuel 17:25
• 20. ver 42,50
• 21. S Exodus 31:2
• 22. S Numbers 27:1

Footnotes

• [a]. Many Hebrew manuscripts, some Septuagint manuscripts and Syriac (see also 1 Kings 4:31); most Hebrew manuscripts "Dara"
• [b]. "Achar" means "trouble" ; "Achar" is called "Achan" in Joshua.
• [c]. The Hebrew term refers to the irrevocable giving over of things or persons to the Lord, often by totally destroying them.
• [d]. Hebrew "Kelubai," a variant of "Caleb"
• [e]. Septuagint (see also Ruth 4:21); Hebrew "Salma"