Discovery Box1 Chronicles 2:1 
ContextIsrael’s Descendants
2:1 These were the sons of Israel: 1
Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah;
Issachar and Zebulun;
1 Chronicles 2:11
Context2:11 Nahshon was the father of Salma, 2 and Salma was the father of Boaz.
1 Chronicles 2:16
Context2:16 Their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. Zeruiah’s three sons were Abshai, 3 Joab, and Asahel.
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 tc The LXX reads “Salmon” (cf. Ruth 4:21) and is followed by some English versions (e.g., NIV, NCV, TEV, NLT).
3 tn In 2 Sam 2:18 this name appears as “Abishai,” a spelling followed by many English versions here.
