1 Chronicles 2:3-17
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Judah
To Hezron’s Sons
The sons of Judah:
Er, Onan and Shelah. These three were born to him by a Canaanite woman, the daughter of Shua. Er, Judah’s firstborn, was wicked in the Lord’s sight; so the Lord put him to death.
4 Tamar, Judah’s daughter-in-law, bore him Perez and Zerah. Judah had five sons in all.
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The sons of Perez:
Hezron and Hamul.
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The sons of Zerah:
Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Calcol and Darda—five in all.
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The son of Carmi:
Achar, who brought trouble on Israel by violating the ban on taking devoted things.
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The son of Ethan:
Azariah.
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The sons born to Hezron were:
Jerahmeel, Ram and Caleb.
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From Ram Son of Hezron
Ram was the father of
Amminadab, and Amminadab the father of Nahshon, the leader of the people of Judah.
11 Nahshon was the father of Salmon, Salmon the father of Boaz,
12 Boaz the father of Obed and Obed the father of Jesse.
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Jesse was the father of
Eliab his firstborn; the second son was Abinadab, the third Shimea,
14 the fourth Nethanel, the fifth Raddai,
15 the sixth Ozem and the seventh David.
16 Their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. Zeruiah’s three sons were Abishai, Joab and Asahel.
17 Abigail was the mother of Amasa, whose father was Jether the Ishmaelite.