3. Judah and his Canaanite wife Bathshua had three sons: Er, Onan, and Shelah. But the Lord had Er put to death, because he disobeyed and did what the Lord hated.
4. Judah and his daughter-in-law Tamar also had two sons: Perez and Zerah.
5. Perez was the father of Hezron and Hamul.
6. Zerah was the father of Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Calcol, and Darda.
7. Achan, who was a descendant of Zerah and the son of Carmi, caused trouble for Israel, because he kept for himself things that belonged only to the Lord.
8. Ethan's son was Azariah.
9. Hezron was the father of Jerahmeel, Ram, and Caleb.
10. Ram was the father of Amminadab and the grandfather of Nahshon, a tribal leader of Judah.
11. Nahshon's descendants included Salma, Boaz,
12. Obed, and Jesse.
13-15. Jesse had seven sons, who were born in the following order: Eliab, Abinadab, Shimea, Nethanel, Raddai, Ozem, and David.
16. Jesse also had two daughters: Zeruiah and Abigail. Zeruiah was the mother of Abishai, Joab, and Asahel.
17. Abigail's husband was Jether, who was a descendant of Ishmael, and their son was Amasa.
18. Hezron's son Caleb married Azubah, and their daughter was Jerioth, the mother of Jesher, Shobab, and Ardon.
19. After the death of Azubah, Caleb married Ephrath. Their son Hur
20. was the father of Uri and the grandfather of Bezalel.
21. When Hezron was sixty years old, he married the daughter of Machir, who settled the region of Gilead. Their son Segub
22. was the father of Jair, who ruled twenty-three villages in the region of Gilead.
23. Some time later the nations of Geshur and Aram captured sixty towns in that region, including the villages that belonged to Jair, as well as the town of Kenath and the nearby villages. Everyone from the region of Gilead was a descendant of Machir.
24. After the death of Hezron, Caleb married Ephrath, his father's wife. Their son was Ashhur, who later settled the town of Tekoa.