Ruth 4:18–22; 1 Chronicles 2:4–15; Matthew 1:3–6

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Ruth 4:18–22

The Genealogy of David

18 lNow these are the generations of Perez: Perez fathered Hezron, 19 Hezron fathered Ram, Ram fathered Amminadab, 20 Amminadab fathered Nahshon, Nahshon fathered Salmon, 21 Salmon fathered Boaz, Boaz fathered Obed, 22 Obed fathered Jesse, and Jesse fathered David.


1 Chronicles 2:4–15

4 His daughter-in-law cTamar also bore him dPerez and eZerah. Judah had five sons in all.

5 fThe sons of Perez: Hezron and Hamul. 6 The sons of Zerah: Zimri, gEthan, Heman, Calcol, and Dara, five in all. 7 The son1 of Carmi: hAchan, the troubler of Israel, who broke faith in the matter of the devoted thing; 8 and Ethan’s son was Azariah.

9 The sons of Hezron that were born to him: Jerahmeel, Ram, and Chelubai. 10 Ram fathered Amminadab, and Amminadab fathered Nahshon, prince of the sons of Judah. 11 Nahshon fathered Salmon,2 Salmon fathered Boaz, 12 Boaz fathered Obed, Obed fathered Jesse. 13 Jesse fathered iEliab his firstborn, Abinadab the second, Shimea the third, 14 Nethanel the fourth, Raddai the fifth, 15 Ozem the sixth, David the seventh.


Matthew 1:3–6

3 and hJudah the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar, and Perez the father of Hezron, and Hezron the father of Ram,1 4 and Ram the father of Amminadab, and Amminadab the father of Nahshon, and Nahshon the father of Salmon, 5 and Salmon the father of Boaz by iRahab, and Boaz the father of Obed by Ruth, and Obed the father of Jesse, 6 and jJesse the father of David the king.

And kDavid was the father of Solomon by the lwife of Uriah,