1 Chronicles 2:3

The Family Line of Judah

3

The Family Line From Judah's Sons to Hezron's Sons

3 The sons of Judah were Er, Onan and Shelah. A woman from Canaan had those three sons by him. She was the daughter of Shua. Er was Judah's oldest son. He was evil in the LORD's eyes. So the LORD put him to death.

1 Chronicles 2:3 Meaning and Commentary

1 Chronicles 2:3

The sons of Judah
The genealogy begins with him, though the fourth son of Jacob; because, as Kimchi says, this book treats chiefly of the kings of Judah; but rather not only because Jesse and David sprang from him, but also the King Messiah:

Er, and Onan, and Shelah, which three were born unto him of the
daughter of Shua the Canaanitess;
see ( Genesis 38:2 Genesis 38:12 ) ,

and Er, the firstborn of Judah, was evil in the sight of the Lord;
because he did that which was evil:

and he slew him;
he died by the immediate hand of God, and so his brother Onan, being wicked also, ( Genesis 38:7 Genesis 38:10 ) .

1 Chronicles 2:3 In-Context

1 Here are the names of the sons of Israel. Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun,

2 Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, Asher.

3 The sons of Judah were Er, Onan and Shelah. A woman from Canaan had those three sons by him. She was the daughter of Shua. Er was Judah's oldest son. He was evil in the LORD's eyes. So the LORD put him to death.

4 Tamar was Judah's daughter-in-law. She had Perez and Zerah by him. The total number of Judah's sons was five.

5 The sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul.