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^(C1)These were the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun,

Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.

^(C1)The sons of Judah were Er, Onan, and Shelah; these three were born to him by Bath-shua the Canaanitess. But Er, Judah's firstborn, was evil in the sight of the LORD, so He put him to death.

^(C1)His daughter-in-law Tamar bore him Perez and Zerah. Judah had five sons in all.

The sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul.

The sons of Zerah were ^(F1)Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Calcol, and ^(F2)Dara; five of them in all.

The ^(F1)son of Carmi was ^(F2)(C1)Achar, the one who brought disaster on Israel ^(F3)by violating the ^(F4)ban.

The ^(F1)son of Ethan was Azariah.

Now the sons of Hezron who were born to him were Jerahmeel, Ram, and Chelubai.

Ram fathered Amminadab, and Amminadab fathered Nahshon, leader of the sons of Judah;

Nahshon fathered Salma, Salma fathered Boaz,

Boaz fathered Obed, and Obed fathered Jesse;

and Jesse fathered Eliab his firstborn, then Abinadab, the second, ^(F1)Shimea, the third,

Nethanel, the fourth, Raddai, the fifth,

Ozem, the sixth, and David, the seventh.