Christian Standard Bible
1 Chronicles 2:3
3Judah’s sons: Er, Onan, and Shelah. These three were born to him by Bath-shua the Canaanite woman. Er, Judah’s firstborn, was evil in the Lord’s sight, so he put him to death.
1 Chronicles 2:3 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)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.
- New International Version (NIV)The sons of Judah: Er, Onan and Shelah. These three were born to him by a Canaanite woman, the daughter of Shua. Er, Judah’s firstborn, was wicked in the Lord’s sight; so the Lord put him to death.
- English Standard Version (ESV)The sons of Judah: Er, Onan and Shelah; these three Bath-shua the Canaanite bore to him. Now Er, Judah's firstborn, was evil in the sight of the Lord, and he put him to death.
- New King James Version (NKJV)The sons of Judah were Er, Onan, and Shelah. These three were born to him by the daughter of Shua, the Canaanitess. Er, the firstborn of Judah, was wicked in the sight of the Lord; so He killed him.
Context of 1 Chronicles 2:3
1These were Israel’s sons: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun, 2Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher. Judah’s sons: Er, Onan, and Shelah. These three were born to him by Bath-shua the Canaanite woman. Er, Judah’s firstborn, was evil in the Lord’s sight, so he put him to death. 4Judah’s daughter-in-law Tamar bore Perez and Zerah to him. Judah had five sons in all. 5Perez’s sons: Hezron and Hamul.
Read all of 1 Chronicles 21 Chronicles 2:3 word by word
בְּנֵ֣י יְהוּדָ֗ה עֵ֤ר וְאוֹנָן֙ וְשֵׁלָ֔ה שְׁלוֹשָׁה֙ נ֣וֹלַד ל֔וֹ מִבַּת־שׁ֖וּעַ הַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֑ית וַיְהִ֞י עֵ֣ר׀ בְּכ֣וֹר יְהוּדָ֗ה רַ֛ע בְּעֵינֵ֥י יְהוָ֖ה וַיְמִיתֵֽהוּ׃ סRead the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- The sonsבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
- of Judahיְהוּדָהyehûdâh · JudahH3063
- Erעֵר‛êr · ErH6147
- and Onanאוֹנָן'ônân · OnanH209
- and Shelahשֵׁלָהshêlâh · ShelahH7956
- threeשָׁלֹשׁshâlôsh shâlôsh shelôshâh shelôshâh · threeH7969
- were bornיָלַדyâlad · to begetH3205
- unto him of the daughterבַּתbath · Bath (Shua)H1323
- of Shuaבַּת־שׁוּעַbath-shûa‛ · Bath-shuaH1340
- of Shuaשׁוּעָאshû‛â' · ShuaH7774
- the Canaanitessכְּנַעֲנִיkena‛anîy · CanaaniteH3669
- the firstbornבְּכוֹרbekôr · firstbornH1060
- was evilרַעra‛ râ‛âh · bad: evilH7451
- in the sightעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eye: seeingH5869
- of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- and he slewמוּתmûth · to dieH4191
Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 2:3
- 1 Chronicles 9:5from the Shilonites: Asaiah the firstborn and his sons;
- Genesis 38:2There Judah saw the daughter of a Canaanite named Shua; he took her as a wife and slept with her.
- Genesis 46:12Judah’s sons: Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez, and Zerah; but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. The sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul.
- Numbers 26:19Judah’s sons included Er and Onan, but they died in the land of Canaan.
Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 2:3
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3Er and Onan, the first two sons of Judah, faced destruction because of their sins (Genesis 38:6–10). The descendants of Shelah appear as an addition at the end of Judah's genealogies (1 Chronicles 4:21–23).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3-121Ch 2:1, 2. Sons of Israel. 1Ch 2:3-12. Posterity of Judah. 3. The sons of Judah--His descendants are enumerated first, because the right and privileges of the primogeniture had been transferred to him (Ge 49:8), and because from his tribe the Messiah was to spring.Read the comment
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Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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