The sons of Perez: Hezron and Hamul.
Parallel translations
- KJV The sons of Pharez; Hezron, and Hamul.
- BSB The sons of Perez: Hezron and Hamul.
- NKJV The sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul.
- NASB The sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul.
- NLT The sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul.
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Quick answer
Perez's two sons, Hezron and Hamul, carry forward the royal line of Judah.
Overview
From Perez comes Hezron, through whom the line to David continues (Ruth 4:18-19). The Chronicler narrows quickly toward the family of David, his central concern. Each name preserves the thread of promise leading to Israel's king and ultimately to the King of kings.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 5
- Gen 46:12The sons of Judah: Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez, and Zerah; but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. The sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul.
- Ruth 4:18Now this is the history of the generations of Perez: Perez became the father of Hezron,
- Num 26:21The sons of Perez were: of Hezron, the family of the Hezronites; of Hamul, the family of the Hamulites.
- Matt 1:3Judah became the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar. Perez became the father of Hezron. Hezron became the father of Ram.
- Luke 3:33the son of Amminadab, the son of Aram, the son of Hezron, the son of Perez, the son of Judah,
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