[1] These were the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun, [2] Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad and Asher. [3] The sons of Judah: Er, Onan and Shelah. These three were born to him by a Canaanite woman, the daughter of Shua. Er, Judah’s firstborn, was wicked in the LORD’s sight; so the LORD put him to death. [4] Judah’s daughter-in-law Tamar bore Perez and Zerah to Judah. He had five sons in all. [5] The sons of Perez: Hezron and Hamul. [6] The sons of Zerah: Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Kalkol and Darda—five in all. [7] The son of Karmi: Achar, who brought trouble on Israel by violating the ban on taking devoted things. [8] The son of Ethan: Azariah. [9] The sons born to Hezron were: Jerahmeel, Ram and Caleb. [10] Ram was the father of Amminadab, and Amminadab the father of Nahshon, the leader of the people of Judah. [11] Nahshon was the father of Salmon, Salmon the father of Boaz, [12] Boaz the father of Obed and Obed the father of Jesse. [13] Jesse was the father of Eliab his firstborn; the second son was Abinadab, the third Shimea, [14] the fourth Nethanel, the fifth Raddai, [15] the sixth Ozem and the seventh David. [16] Their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. Zeruiah’s three sons were Abishai, Joab and Asahel. [17] Abigail was the mother of Amasa, whose father was Jether the Ishmaelite.
