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“yet Judah prevailed over his brothers, and from him came a ruler, although the birthright was Joseph’s-
(1 Chronicles 5:2)
My understanding is the birthright goes to the firstborn of the first wife, and if something happens where that cannot occur, it passes to the next eldest or the firstborn of the next wife in case of polygamy.
If that understanding is correct, my question is why and where did this happen in Scripture? Why did God allow Judah to inherit over Joseph?