1 Cronache 2:2-12

2 Dan, Giuseppe e Beniamino; Neftali, Gad ed Aser.
3 I figliuoli di Giuda furono Er, ed Onan, e Sela. Questi tre gli nacquero dalla figliuola di Sua, Cananea. Or Er, primogenito di Giuda, dispiacque al Signore, ed egli lo fece morire.
4 E Tamar, sua nuora, gli partorì Fares e Zara. Tutti i figliuoli di Giuda furono cinque.
5 I figliuoli di Fares furono Hesron ed Hamul.
6 Ed i figliuoli di Zara furono Zimri, ed Etan, ed Heman, e Calcol, e Dara. In tutto cinque.
7 E il figliuolo di Carmi fu Acar, quel che conturbò Israele, che commise misfatto intorno all’interdetto.
8 E il figliuolo di Etan fu Azaria.
9 Ed i figliuoli che nacquero ad Hesron furono Ierameel, e Ram, e Chelubai.
10 E Ram generò Amminadab, ed Amminadab generò Nahasson, capo de’ figliuoli di Giuda.
11 E Nahasson generò Salma, e Salma generò Booz,
12 e Booz generò Obed, ed Obed generò Isai.

1 Cronache 2:2-12 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO 1 CHRONICLES 2

This chapter begins with the twelve sons of Israel or Jacob, 1Ch 2:1,2, then reckons the sons of Judah, the fourth son of Jacob, 1Ch 2:3,4, then the posterity of Pharez and Zerah, sons of Judah, 1Ch 2:5-8, next the sons of Hezron, a son of Pharez, 1Ch 2:9, particularly the posterity of Ram, a son of Hezron, from whom sprung Jesse and his family, 1Ch 2:10-17, then of Caleb: another son of Hezron, 1Ch 2:18-24, and next of Jerahmeel, the firstborn of Hezron, 1Ch 1:25-33 and particularly the posterity of Sheshan, a descendant of his, 1Ch 1:34-41 and then other sons of Caleb, with their posterity, are reckoned, 1Ch 1:42-54 and the chapter is closed with the families of the Scribes in Jabesh, the same with the Kenites, 1Ch 2:55.

son of Isaac, who had the name of Israel given him, because of his power with God, Ge 32:28, whose twelve sons are here mentioned by name; the first four according to their birth of Leah, Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah; then the two sons of Zilpah, Leah's handmaid, Issachar and Zebulun; and between Dan and Naphtali, the sons of Bilhah, Rachel's handmaid, are placed Joseph and Benjamin, the sons of Rachel. 18266-941228-1518-1Ch2.2

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