1. These are the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun,
2. Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad and Asher.
3. The sons of Judah: Er, Onan and Shelah—the three were born to him by Bath-shua the Canaanite woman. But Er, Judah’s firstborn, was wicked in the sight of Adonai, so He put him to death.
4. Then Tamar his daughter-in-law bore him Perez and Zerah. Judah had five sons in all.
5. The sons of Perez: Hezron and Hamul.
6. The sons of Zerah: Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Calcol and Dara, five in all.
7. The sons of Carmi: Achar, the troubler of Israel who violated the ban of devoted things.
8. The sons of Ethan: Azariah.
9. The sons of Hezron who were born to him: Jerahmeel, Ram and Chelubai.
10. Ram fathered Amminadab; Amminadab fathered Nahshon, the leader of the children of Judah.
11. Nahshon fathered Salma; Salma fathered Boaz.
12. Boaz fathered Obed; Obed fathered Jesse.
13. Jesse fathered Eliab his firstborn, Abinadab was second, Shimea third,
14. Nethanel fourth, Raddai fifth,
15. Ozem sixth, and David seventh.
16. Their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. The three sons of Zeruiah were Abishai, Joab and Asahel.
17. Abigail bore Amasa, and the father of Amasa was Jether the Ishmaelite.
18. Caleb son of Hezron fathered children by Azubah his wife and by Jerioth. These were her sons: Jesher, Shobab and Ardon.
19. When Azubah died, Caleb married Ephrath, who bore him Hur.