1 Chronicles 2:3-8

Judah To Hezron’s Sons 3The 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.

4Judah’s daughter-in-law Tamar bore Perez and Zerah to Judah. He had five sons in all.

5The sons of Perez: Hezron and Hamul.

6The sons of Zerah: Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Kalkol and Darda Many Hebrew manuscripts, some Septuagint manuscripts and Syriac (see also 1 Kings 4:31); most Hebrew manuscripts Dara —five in all.

7The son of Karmi: Achar, Achar means trouble; Achar is called Achan in Joshua. who brought trouble on Israel by violating the ban on taking devoted things. The Hebrew term refers to the irrevocable giving over of things or persons to the Lord, often by totally destroying them.

8The son of Ethan: Azariah.