1 Chronicles 2:1-17

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A Genealogy of David

2 These are the sons of ^(A)Israel: ^(B)Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, ^(C)Issachar, Zebulun, ²^(D)Dan, ^(E)Joseph, ^(F)Benjamin, ^(G)Naphtali, ^(H)Gad, and Asher. ³^(I)The sons of Judah: ^(J)Er, Onan and Shelah; these three Bath-shua the Canaanite bore to him. Now Er, Judah's firstborn, was evil in the sight of the Lord, and he put him to death. ⁴His daughter-in-law ^(K)Tamar also bore him Perez and Zerah. Judah had five sons in all.

⁵The ^(L)sons of Perez: Hezron and Hamul. ⁶The sons of Zerah: Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Calcol, and Dara, five in all. ⁷The son^[a] of Carmi: Achan, the troubler of Israel, who ^(M)broke faith in the matter of the devoted thing; ⁸and Ethan's son was Azariah.

⁹The sons of Hezron that were born to him: Jerahmeel, ^(N)Ram, and ^(O)Chelubai. ¹⁰^(P)Ram fathered Amminadab, and ^(Q)Amminadab fathered ^(R)Nahshon, prince of the sons of Judah. ¹¹Nahshon fathered ^(S)Salmon,^[b] Salmon fathered ^(T)Boaz, ¹²Boaz fathered Obed, ^(U)Obed fathered Jesse. ¹³^(V)Jesse fathered Eliab his firstborn, Abinadab the second, ^(W)Shimea the third, ¹⁴Nethanel the fourth, Raddai the fifth, ¹⁵Ozem the sixth, ^(X)David the seventh. ¹⁶And their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. ^(Y)The sons of Zeruiah: Abishai, Joab, and Asahel, three. ¹⁷^(Z)Abigail bore Amasa, and the father of Amasa was ^(AA)Jether the Ishmaelite.