¹⁰ Ram was Amminadab’s father, and Amminadab was Nahshon’s father. Nahshon was the leader of the ·people [^Lsons] of Judah. ¹¹ Nahshon was the father of ·Salmon [or Salma; Ruth 4:21], who was the father of Boaz. ¹² Boaz was the father of Obed, and Obed was the father of Jesse.

¹³ Jesse’s ·first son [firstborn] was Eliab. His second son was Abinadab, his third was Shimea, ¹⁴ his fourth was Nethanel, his fifth was Raddai, ¹⁵ his sixth was Ozem, and his seventh son was David. ¹⁶ Their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. Zeruiah’s three sons were ·Abishai [or Abshai; 2 Sam. 2:18], Joab, and Asahel. ¹⁷ Abigail ·was the mother of [^Lgave birth to] Amasa, and his father was Jether, an Ishmaelite.