1 Chronicles 2:3
The sons of Judah: Er, Onan, and Shelah. These three were born to him from the daughter of Shua, the Canaanite. But Er, the firstborn of Judah, was evil in the sight of the Lord, and so he killed him.
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2Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.
Cross References
Genesis 38:3And she conceived and bore a son, and she called his name Er.
Genesis 38:5Likewise, she bore a third, whom she called Shelah, after whose birth, she ceased to bear any more.
Genesis 38:10And for this reason, the Lord struck him down, because he did a detestable thing.
Numbers 26:19The sons of Judah: Er and Onan, who both died in the land of Canaan.
1 Chronicles 9:5And from Shiloni: Asaiah the firstborn, and his sons.
Matthew Henry on 1 Chronicles 2:2-18
Genealogies. ( b. c. 1751.) 1 These are the sons of Israel; Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun, 2 Dan, Joseph, and Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher. 3 The sons of Judah; Er, and Onan, and Shelah: which three were born unto him of the daughter of Shua the Canaanitess. And Er, the firstborn of Judah, was evil in the sight of the Lord ; and he slew him. 4 And Tamar his daughter in law bare him Pharez and Zerah. All the sons of Judah were five. 5 The sons of Pharez; Hezron, and Hamul. 6 And the… Read the whole commentary →