1 Chronicles 2:1

1 Forsooth the sons of Israel were Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun,

1 Chronicles 2:1 Meaning and Commentary

Ver. 1,2 These are the sons of Israel
Or Jacob, the other1 Chronicles 2:2

(See Gill on 1 Chronicles 2:1).

1 Chronicles 2:1 In-Context

1 Forsooth the sons of Israel were Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun,
2 Dan, Joseph, and Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.
3 The sons of Judah were Er, Onan, and Shelah; these three were born to him of Shua, a daughter of Canaan. And Er, the first begotten (son) of Judah, was evil before the Lord, and the Lord killed him. (The sons of Judah were Er, Onan, and Shelah; these three were born to him of the daughter of Shua, of Canaan/these three were born to him of Bathshua, a Canaanite. And Er, the first-born son of Judah, was evil before the Lord, and the Lord killed him.)
4 And Tamar, the wife of the son of Judah, childed to him Pharez, and Zerah (bare him Perez, and Zerah); and all the sons of Judah were five.
5 And the sons of Pharez were Hezron, and Hamul. (And the sons of Perez were Hezron, and Hamul.)
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