Judah fathered Perez and Zerah by Tamar,

Perez fathered Hezron,

Hezron fathered Aram,(A)

Aram fathered Amminadab,

Amminadab fathered Nahshon,

Nahshon fathered Salmon,

Salmon fathered Boaz by Rahab,

Boaz fathered Obed by Ruth,

Obed fathered Jesse,(B)

and Jesse fathered King David.

From David to the Babylonian Exile

David fathered Solomon[a] by Uriah’s wife,(C)

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Footnotes

  1. 1:6 Other mss add King

Judah the father of Perez and Zerah, whose mother was Tamar,(A)

Perez the father of Hezron,

Hezron the father of Ram,

Ram the father of Amminadab,

Amminadab the father of Nahshon,

Nahshon the father of Salmon,

Salmon the father of Boaz, whose mother was Rahab,(B)

Boaz the father of Obed, whose mother was Ruth,

Obed the father of Jesse,

and Jesse the father of King David.(C)

David was the father of Solomon, whose mother had been Uriah’s wife,(D)

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