1 Chronicles 2:1-17 ▼

1 These were 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; these three were born to him of a daughter of Shua the Canaanitess. And Er the firstborn of Judah was wicked in the eyes of YHWH, and He put him to death.

4 And Tamar his daughter-in-law bore to 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 son of Carmi: Achar troubler of Israel, who transgressed regarding the devoted thing.

8 And the sons of Ethan: Azariah.

9 And the sons of Hezron who were born to him: Jerahmeel, and Ram, and Chelubai.

10 And Ram begat Amminadab, and Amminadab begat Nahshon, a leader of the sons of Judah.

11 And Nahshon begat Salmon, and Salmon begat Boaz,

12 and Boaz begat Obed, and Obed begat Jesse,

13 and Jesse begat his firstborn Eliab, and Abinadab the second, and Shimea the third,

14 Nethanel the fourth, Raddai the fifth,

15 Ozem the sixth, and 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 bore Amasa, and the father of Amasa was Jether the Ishmaelite.