1-2. Jacob was the father of twelve sons: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun, Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.
3. Judah and his Canaanite wife Bathshua had three sons: Er, Onan, and Shelah. But the Lord had Er put to death, because he disobeyed and did what the Lord hated.
4. Judah and his daughter-in-law Tamar also had two sons: Perez and Zerah.
5. Perez was the father of Hezron and Hamul.
6. Zerah was the father of Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Calcol, and Darda.
7. Achan, who was a descendant of Zerah and the son of Carmi, caused trouble for Israel, because he kept for himself things that belonged only to the Lord.
8. Ethan's son was Azariah.
9. Hezron was the father of Jerahmeel, Ram, and Caleb.
10. Ram was the father of Amminadab and the grandfather of Nahshon, a tribal leader of Judah.
11. Nahshon's descendants included Salma, Boaz,
12. Obed, and Jesse.
13-15. Jesse had seven sons, who were born in the following order: Eliab, Abinadab, Shimea, Nethanel, Raddai, Ozem, and David.
16. Jesse also had two daughters: Zeruiah and Abigail. Zeruiah was the mother of Abishai, Joab, and Asahel.