³ The sons of Judah:^(B)

Er, Onan and Shelah.^(C) These three were born to him by a Canaanite woman, the daughter of Shua.^(D) Er, Judah’s firstborn, was wicked in the Lord’s sight; so the Lord put him to death.^{(E) 4} Judah’s daughter-in-law^(F) Tamar^(G) bore Perez^(H) and Zerah to Judah. He had five sons in all.

¹⁰ Ram^(N) was the father of

Amminadab^(O), and Amminadab the father of Nahshon,^(P) the leader of the people of Judah. ¹¹ Nahshon was the father of Salmon,^[e] Salmon the father of Boaz, ¹² Boaz^(Q) the father of Obed and Obed the father of Jesse.^(R)

¹³ Jesse^(S) was the father of

Eliab^(T) 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^(U) and Abigail. Zeruiah’s^(V) three sons were Abishai, Joab^(W) and Asahel. ¹⁷ Abigail was the mother of Amasa,^(X) whose father was Jether the Ishmaelite.