1 Chronicles 2 · Verse 3

1 Chronicles 2:3

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.
1 Chronicles 2:3, King James Version

1 Chronicles 2:3 in other translations

BSBThe sons of Judah: Er, Onan, and Shelah. These three were born to him by Bath-shua the Canaanite. Er, Judah’s firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the LORD, who put him to death.
WEBThe sons of Judah: Er, Onan, and Shelah, which three were born to him of Shua’s daughter the Canaanitess. Er, Judah’s firstborn, was wicked in the LORD’s sight; and he killed him.
ASVThe sons of Judah: Er, and Onan, and Shelah; which three were born unto him of Shua’s daughter the Canaanitess. And Er, Judah’s first-born, was wicked in the sight of Jehovah; and he slew him.
YLTSons of Judah: Er, and Onan, and Shelah, three have been born to him of a daughter of Shua the Canaanitess. And Er, first-born of Judah, is evil in the eyes of Jehovah, and He putteth him to death.
DARBYThe sons of Judah: Er, and Onan, and Shelah: which three were born to him of the daughter of Shua the Canaanitess. And Er, Judah's firstborn, was wicked in the sight of Jehovah; and he slew him.
BBEThe sons of Judah: Er and Onan and Shelah; these three were his sons by Bathshua, the Canaanite woman. And Er, Judah's oldest son, did evil in the eyes of the Lord; and he put him to death.
WebsterThe sons of Judah; Er, and Onan, and Shelah: which three were born to him of the daughter of Shua the Canaanitess. And Er, the first-born of Judah, was evil in the sight of the LORD; and he slew him.

What does 1 Chronicles 2:3 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
1Ch 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.

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1 Chronicles 2:3 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

בְּנֵ֣יbe.Nei[the] sons ofH1121
יְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahJudahH3063
עֵ֤ר'erErH6147
וְאוֹנָן֙ve.'o.Nanand OnanH209
וְשֵׁלָ֔הve.she.Lahand ShelahH7956
שְׁלוֹשָׁה֙she.lo.Shahthree [sons]H7969
נ֣וֹלַדNo.ladit was bornH3205
ל֔וֹloto him
מִבַּת\־mi.bat-from Bath-H1323
שׁ֖וּעַShu.a'-shuaH7770
הַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֑יתha.ke.na.'a.Nitthe Canaanite [woman]H3669
וַיְהִ֞יvay.Hiand he wasH1961
עֵ֣ר\׀'erErH6147
בְּכ֣וֹרbe.Khor[the] firstborn ofH1060
יְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahJudahH3063
רַ֛עra'evilH7451
בְּעֵינֵ֥יbe.'ei.Neiin [the] eyes ofH5869
יְהוָ֖הYah.wehYahwehH3068
וַיְמִיתֵֽהוּ\׃\ \סvay.mi.Te.huand he put to death himH4191

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 1 Chronicles 2:3

  • Genesis 38:2-10

    And Judah saw there a daughter of a certain Canaanite, whose name was Shuah; and he took her, and went in unto her. And she conceived, and bare a son; and he called his name Er. And she conceived again, and bare a son; and she called his name Onan. And she yet again conceived, and bare a son; and called his name Shelah: and he was at Chezib, when she bare him. …

  • Genesis 46:12

    And the sons of Judah; Er, and Onan, and Shelah, and Pharez, and Zerah: but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. And the sons of Pharez were Hezron and Hamul.

  • Numbers 26:19

    The sons of Judah were Er and Onan: and Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan.

  • 1 Chronicles 9:5

    And of the Shilonites; Asaiah the firstborn, and his sons.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Er, and.
9:5; Ge 38:2-10; 46:12; Nu 26:19

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Context

  • 1 Chronicles 2:2

    Dan, Joseph, and Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.

  • 1 Chronicles 2:3

    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.

  • 1 Chronicles 2:4

    And Tamar his daughter in law bare him Pharez and Zerah. All the sons of Judah were five.

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1 Chronicles 2:3 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Los hijos de Judá: Er, Onán, y Sela. Estos tres le nacieron de la hija de Sua, Cananea. Y Er, primogénito de Judá, fué malo delante de Jehová; y matólo.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		*Les fils de Juda: Er, et Onan, et Shéla; ces trois lui naquirent de la fille de Shua, la Cananéenne. Et Er, premier-né de Juda, fut méchant aux yeux de l’ Éternel; et il le fit mourir.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Die Söhne Judas: Gher und Onan und Schela; diese drei wurden ihm geboren von der Tochter Schuas, der Kanaaniterin. Und Gher, der Erstgeborene Judas, war böse in den Augen Jehovas, und er tötete ihn.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Filii Juda: Her, Onan, et Sela: hi tres nati sunt ei de filia Sue Chananitide. Fuit autem Her primogenitus Juda malus coram Domino, et occidit eum.