Judah (patriarch)

All 27 verses in 2 Samuel, in Bible order. Text from the Berean Standard Bible; verse numbers follow the KJV.

2 Samuel

• 2 Samuel 1:18

  and he ordered that the sons of Judah be taught the Song of the Bow. It is written in the Book of Jashar:

• 2 Samuel 2:1

  Some time later, David inquired of the LORD, “Should I go up to one of the towns of Judah?” “Go up,” the LORD answered. Then David asked, “Where should I go?” “To Hebron,” replied the LORD.

• 2 Samuel 2:4

  Then the men of Judah came to Hebron, and there they anointed David king over the house of Judah. And they told David, “It was the men of Jabesh-gilead who buried Saul.”

• 2 Samuel 2:7

  Now then, be strong and courageous, for though Saul your lord is dead, the house of Judah has anointed me as their king.”

• 2 Samuel 2:10

  Saul’s son Ish-bosheth was forty years old when he began to reign over Israel, and he reigned for two years. The house of Judah, however, followed David.

• 2 Samuel 2:11

  And the length of time that David was king in Hebron over the house of Judah was seven years and six months.

• 2 Samuel 3:8

  Abner was furious over Ish-bosheth’s accusation. “Am I the head of a dog that belongs to Judah?” he asked. “All this time I have been loyal to the house of your father Saul, to his brothers, and to his friends. I have not delivered you into the hand of David, but now you accuse me of wrongdoing with this woman!

• 2 Samuel 3:10

  to transfer the kingdom from the house of Saul and to establish the throne of David over Israel and Judah, from Dan to Beersheba.”

• 2 Samuel 5:5

  In Hebron he reigned over Judah seven years and six months, and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty-three years over all Israel and Judah.

• 2 Samuel 6:2

  And he and all his troops set out for Baale of Judah to bring up from there the ark of God, which is called by the Name— the name of the LORD of Hosts, who is enthroned between the cherubim that are on it.

• 2 Samuel 11:11

  Uriah answered, “The ark and Israel and Judah are dwelling in tents, and my master Joab and his soldiers are camped in the open field. How can I go to my house to eat and drink and sleep with my wife? As surely as you live, and as your soul lives, I will not do such a thing!”

• 2 Samuel 12:8

  I gave your master’s house to you and your master’s wives into your arms. I gave you the house of Israel and Judah, and if that was not enough, I would have given you even more.

• 2 Samuel 19:11

  Then King David sent this message to Zadok and Abiathar, the priests: “Say to the elders of Judah, ‘Why should you be the last to restore the king to his palace, since the talk of all Israel has reached the king at his quarters?

• 2 Samuel 19:14

  So he swayed the hearts of all the men of Judah as though they were one man, and they sent word to the king: “Return, you and all your servants.”

• 2 Samuel 19:15

  So the king returned, and when he arrived at the Jordan, the men of Judah came to Gilgal to meet him and escort him across the Jordan.

• 2 Samuel 19:16

  Then Shimei son of Gera, a Benjamite from Bahurim, hurried down with the men of Judah to meet King David,

• 2 Samuel 19:40

  Then the king went on to Gilgal, and Chimham crossed over with him. All the troops of Judah and half the troops of Israel escorted the king.

• 2 Samuel 19:41

  Soon all the men of Israel came to the king and asked, “Why did our brothers, the men of Judah, take you away secretly and bring the king and his household across the Jordan, together with all of David’s men?”

• 2 Samuel 19:42

  And all the men of Judah replied to the men of Israel, “We did this because the king is our relative. Why does this anger you? Have we ever eaten at the king’s expense or received anything for ourselves?”

• 2 Samuel 19:43

  “We have ten shares in the king,” answered the men of Israel, “so we have more claim to David than you. Why then do you despise us? Were we not the first to speak of restoring our king?” But the men of Judah pressed even harder than the men of Israel.

• 2 Samuel 20:2

  So all the men of Israel deserted David to follow Sheba son of Bichri. But the men of Judah stayed by their king all the way from the Jordan to Jerusalem.

• 2 Samuel 20:4

  Then the king said to Amasa, “Summon the men of Judah to come to me within three days, and be here yourself.”

• 2 Samuel 20:5

  So Amasa went to summon Judah, but he took longer than the time allotted him.

• 2 Samuel 21:2

  At this, David summoned the Gibeonites and spoke to them. (Now the Gibeonites were not Israelites, but a remnant of the Amorites. The Israelites had taken an oath concerning them, but in his zeal for Israel and Judah, Saul had sought to kill them.)

• 2 Samuel 24:1

  Again the anger of the LORD burned against Israel, and He stirred up David against them, saying, “Go and take a census of Israel and Judah.”

• 2 Samuel 24:7

  They went toward the fortress of Tyre and all the cities of the Hivites and Canaanites. Finally, they went on to the Negev of Judah, to Beersheba.

• 2 Samuel 24:9

  And Joab reported to the king the total number of the troops. In Israel there were 800,000 men of valor who drew the sword, and in Judah there were 500,000.

Events the dataset lists Judah (patriarch) as taking part in. Dates follow its Ussher–Jones reckoning (one of several traditional counts), not established history.

1. c. 1755 BC
   Birth of JudahGenesis 29:35
2. c. 1728 BC
   Joseph sold to EgyptGenesis 37:3–36 · at Egypt
3. c. 1721 BC
   Birth of PerezGenesis 38:29
4. c. 1708 BC
   7 years of famineGenesis 41:54–43:34
5. c. 1706 BC
   Joseph's brothers return to EgyptGenesis 43:1–45:28 · at Egypt

From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897), as attached to this record by Theographic. The entry is for the name and can describe more than one person who bore it. Easton wrote in 1897, and some of his views are now debated.