1 Chronicles 2:3

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 

1 Chronicles 11:11

11:11 This is the list of David’s warriors: ³ 

Jashobeam, a Hacmonite, was head of the officers. ⁴  He killed three hundred men with his spear in a single battle. ⁵ 

1 Chronicles 11:15

11:15 Three of the thirty leaders went down to David at the rocky cliff at the cave of Adullam, while a Philistine force was camped in the Valley of Rephaim.

1 Chronicles 25:5

25:5 All these were the sons of Heman, the king’s prophet. God had promised him these sons in order to make him prestigious. ⁶  God gave Heman fourteen sons and three daughters.

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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 Lord, so he [i.e., the Lord] killed him [i.e., Er].”

³ tn Heb “and these are the number of the warriors who were David’s.”

⁴ tc The marginal reading (Qere) has “officers;” the consonantal text (Kethib) has “the Thirty” (see v. 15).

⁵ tn Heb “he was wielding his spear against 300, [who were] slain at one time.”

⁶ tn Heb “by the words of God to exalt a horn.” An animal’s horn is sometimes used metaphorically as a symbol of strength and honor. See BDB 901-2 s.v. קֶרֶנ.