1 Chronicles 2:4-15
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
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.
Read full chapter
Matthew 1:3-6
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
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.
Read full chapterScripture texts, prefaces, introductions, footnotes and cross references used in this work are taken from the New American Bible, revised edition © 2010, 1991, 1986, 1970 Confraternity of Christian Doctrine, Inc., Washington, DC All Rights Reserved. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the copyright owner.