21 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; 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. 4 And Tamar, his daughter-in-law, had Perez and Zerah by him. All the sons of Judah were five. 5 The sons of Perez: Hezron and Hamul. 6 And the sons of Zerah: Zimri and Ethan and Heman and Calcol and Dara; five of them. 7 And the sons of Carmi: Achan, the troubler of Israel, who did wrong about the cursed thing. 8 And the son of Ethan: Azariah. 9 And the sons of Hezron, the offspring of his body: Jerahmeel and Ram and Chelubai. 10 And Ram was the father of Amminadab; and Amminadab was the father of Nahshon, chief of the children of Judah; 11 And Nahshon was the father of Salma, and Salma was the father of Boaz, 12 And Boaz was the father of Obed, and Obed was the father of Jesse, 13 And Jesse was the father of Eliab, his oldest son, and Abinadab, the second, and Shimea, the third, 14 Nethanel, the fourth, Raddai, the fifth,
Matthew Henry's Commentary on 1 Chronicles 2:1-14
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Genealogies.
We are now come to the register of the children of Israel, that distinguished people, who were to dwell alone, and not be reckoned among the nations. But now, in Christ, all are welcome to his salvation who come to him; all have equal privileges according to their faith in him, their love and devotedness to him. All that is truly valuable consists in the favour, peace, and image of God, and a life spent to his glory, in promoting the welfare of our fellow-creatures.