Discovery Box1 Chronicles 2:3-9 
Context2:3 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.
Achan, 6 who brought the disaster on Israel when he stole what was devoted to God. 7
Azariah.
2:9 The sons born to Hezron:
Jerahmeel, Ram, and Caleb. 9
1 tn The name means “daughter of Shua.” Shua is identified in Gen 38:2 as a “Canaanite man.”
2 tn Heb “was evil in the eyes of the
3 tn Heb “his”; the referent (Judah) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
4 tc Many medieval Hebrew
5 tn Heb “sons.” The Hebrew text has the plural, but only one son is listed.
6 tc The Hebrew text has “Achar,” which means “disaster,” but a few medieval Hebrew
7 tn Heb “the troubler of Israel who was unfaithful with respect to the devoted [things].”
8 tn Heb “sons.” The Hebrew text has the plural, but only one son is listed.
9 tn The Hebrew text has “Celubai,” but see v. 18, where Caleb is described as the son of Hezron.
