1 Chronicles 2:1–15

Generations of David

^1aThese are the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun,

²Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.

^3aThe sons of Judah were Er, Onan, and Shelah; these three were born to him by Bath-shua the Canaanitess. And Er, Judah’s firstborn, was evil in the sight of ¹Yahweh, so He put him to death.

^4aTamar his daughter-in-law bore him Perez and Zerah. Judah had five sons in all.

⁵The sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul.

⁶The sons of Zerah were ¹Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Calcol, and ²Dara; five of them in all.

⁷The ¹son of Carmi was ^2aAchar, the troubler of Israel, who violated what was devoted to destruction.

⁸The ¹son of Ethan was Azariah.

⁹Now the sons of Hezron, who were born to him were Jerahmeel, Ram, and Chelubai.

¹⁰Ram ¹became the father of Amminadab, and Amminadab became the father of Nahshon, leader of the sons of Judah;

¹¹Nahshon became the father of Salma, Salma became the father of Boaz,

¹²Boaz became the father of Obed, and Obed became the father of Jesse;

¹³and Jesse became the father of Eliab his firstborn, then Abinadab the second, ¹Shimea the third,

¹⁴Nethanel the fourth, Raddai the fifth,

¹⁵Ozem the sixth, David the seventh;