The sons of Judah: Perez, Hezron, Carmi, Hur, and Shobal.
Parallel translations
- KJV The sons of Judah; Pharez, Hezron, and Carmi, and Hur, and Shobal.
- BSB The descendants of Judah: Perez, Hezron, Carmi, Hur, and Shobal.
- NKJV The sons of Judah were Perez, Hezron, Carmi, Hur, and Shobal.
- NASB The sons of Judah were Perez, Hezron, Carmi, Hur, and Shobal.
- NLT The descendants of Judah were Perez, Hezron, Carmi, Hur, and Shobal.
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The sons of Judah are listed as Perez, Hezron, Carmi, Hur, and Shobal. It restarts the genealogy of Judah from its main branches.
Overview
Having traced David's royal line, the Chronicler returns to give a fuller account of Judah's wider families. The list names key ancestors, though it groups descendants of differing generations together as representative heads. This renewed focus on Judah underscores the tribe's central place in God's plan as the tribe of David and ultimately of Christ.
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Cross-references · 10
- 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.
- Gen 38:29As he drew back his hand, behold, his brother came out, and she said, “Why have you made a breach for yourself?” Therefore his name was called Perez.
- 1 Chr 2:18Caleb the son of Hezron became the father of children of Azubah his wife, and of Jerioth; and these were her sons: Jesher, Shobab, and Ardon.
- 1 Chr 2:9The sons also of Hezron, who were born to him: Jerahmeel, Ram, and Chelubai.
- 1 Chr 2:5The sons of Perez: Hezron and Hamul.
- Luke 3:33the son of Amminadab, the son of Aram, the son of Hezron, the son of Perez, the son of Judah,
- Ruth 4:18Now this is the history of the generations of Perez: Perez became the father of Hezron,
- 1 Chr 2:3The sons of Judah: Er, Onan, and Shelah; which three were born to him of Shua’s daughter the Canaanitess. Er, Judah’s firstborn, was wicked in Yahweh’s sight; and he killed him.
- Matt 1:3Judah became the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar. Perez became the father of Hezron. Hezron became the father of Ram.
- Num 26:20–21The sons of Judah after their families were: of Shelah, the family of the Shelanites; of Perez, the family of the Perezites; of Zerah, the family of the Zerahites.
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