⁴ Judah’s daughter-in-law Tamar bore him Perez and Zerah, so that he had five sons in all.^(A)

⁵ The sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul.^{(B) 6} The sons of Zerah were Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Calcol, and Darda—five in all.^{(C) 7} The sons of Zimri: Carmi. The sons of Carmi: Achar, who brought trouble upon Israel by violating the ban.^{(D) 8} The sons of Ethan: Azariah. ⁹ The sons born to Hezron were Jerahmeel, Ram, and Chelubai.^[a](E)

^10 [b]Ram became the father of Amminadab, and Amminadab became the father of Nahshon, a prince of the Judahites.^{(F) 11 (G)}Nahshon became the father of Salmah. Salmah became the father of Boaz. ¹² Boaz became the father of Obed. Obed became the father of Jesse. ^13 (H)Jesse became the father of Eliab, his firstborn, of Abinadab, the second son, Shimea, the third,^{(I) 14} Nethanel, the fourth, Raddai, the fifth, ¹⁵ Ozem, the sixth, and David, the seventh.

³ Judah became the father of Perez and Zerah, whose mother was Tamar.^(A) Perez became the father of Hezron, Hezron the father of Ram, ^4 (B)Ram the father of Amminadab. Amminadab became the father of Nahshon, Nahshon the father of Salmon, ^5 (C)Salmon the father of Boaz, whose mother was Rahab. Boaz became the father of Obed, whose mother was Ruth. Obed became the father of Jesse, ^6 (D)Jesse the father of David the king.

David became the father of Solomon, whose mother had been the wife of Uriah.