1. These are the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun,
2. Dan, Joseph, and Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.
3. The sons of Judah: Er, and Onan, and Shelah; which three were born unto him of Shua’s daughter the Canaanitess. And Er, Judah’s first-born, was wicked in the sight of Jehovah; and he slew him.
4. And Tamar his daughter-in-law bare him Perez and Zerah. All the sons of Judah were five.
5. The sons of Perez: Hezron, and Hamul.
6. And the sons of Zerah: Zimri, and Ethan, and Heman, and Calcol, and Dara; five of them in all.
7. And the sons of Carmi: Achar, the troubler of Israel, who committed a trespass in the devoted thing.
8. And the sons of Ethan: Azariah.
9. The sons also of Hezron, that were born unto him: Jerahmeel, and Ram, and Chelubai.
10. And Ram begat Amminadab, and Amminadab begat Nahshon, prince of the children of Judah;
11. and Nahshon begat Salma, and Salma begat Boaz,
12. and Boaz begat Obed, and Obed begat Jesse;
13. and Jesse begat his first-born Eliab, and Abinadab the second, and Shimea the third,
14. Nethanel the fourth, Raddai the fifth,
15. Ozem the sixth, David the seventh;
16. and their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. And the sons of Zeruiah: Abishai, and Joab, and Asahel, three.
17. And Abigail bare Amasa; and the father of Amasa was Jether the Ishmaelite.