The descendants of Judah: Perez, Hezron, Carmi, Hur, and Shobal.
Parallel translations
- WEB The sons of Judah: Perez, Hezron, Carmi, Hur, and Shobal.
- KJV The sons of Judah; Pharez, Hezron, and Carmi, and 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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Quick answer
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.
Cross-references & the web
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: Hezron and Hamul.
- Gen 38:29But when he pulled his hand back and his brother came out, she said, “You have broken out first!” So he was named Perez.
- 1 Chr 2:18Caleb son of Hezron had children by his wife Azubah and by Jerioth. These were the sons of Azubah: Jesher, Shobab, and Ardon.
- 1 Chr 2:9The sons who were born to Hezron: Jerahmeel, Ram, and Caleb.
- 1 Chr 2:5The sons of Perez: Hezron and Hamul.
- Luke 3:33the son of Amminadab, the son of Admin, the son of Arni, the son of Hezron, the son of Perez, the son of Judah,
- Ruth 4:18Now these are the generations of Perez: Perez was the father of Hezron,
- 1 Chr 2:3The sons of Judah: Er, Onan, and Shelah. These three were born to him by Bath-shua the Canaanite. Er, Judah’s firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the LORD, who put him to death.
- Matt 1:3Judah was the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar, Perez the father of Hezron, and Hezron the father of Ram.
- Num 26:20–21These were the descendants of Judah by their clans: The Shelanite clan from Shelah, the Perezite clan from Perez, and the Zerahite clan from Zerah.
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