18. Now this is the history of the generations of Perez: Perez became the father of Hezron,

19. and Hezron became the father of Ram, and Ram became the father of Amminadab,

20. and Amminadab became the father of Nahshon, and Nahshon became the father of Salmon,

21. and Salmon became the father of Boaz, and Boaz became the father of Obed,

22. and Obed became the father of Jesse, and Jesse became the father of DAVID.

Samuel said to Jesse, "Are all your children here?"He said, "There remains yet the youngest. Behold, he is keeping the sheep."Samuel said to Jesse, "Send and get him, for we will not sit down until he comes here."

Now DAVID was the son of that Ephrathite of Bethlehem Judah, whose name was Jesse; and he had eight sons. The man was an elderly old man in the days of Saul.

3. The sons of Judah: Er, Onan, and Shelah; which three were born to him of Shua's daughter the Canaanitess. Er, Judah's firstborn, was wicked in The LORD's sight; and he killed him.

4. Tamar his daughter-in-law bore him Perez and Zerah. All the sons of Judah were five.

5. The sons of Perez: Hezron and Hamul.

6. The sons of Zerah: Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Calcol, and Dara; five of them in all.

7. The son of Carmi: Achar, the troubler of Israel, who committed a trespass in the devoted thing.

8. The son of Ethan: Azariah.

9. The sons also of Hezron, who were born to him: Jerahmeel, Ram, and Chelubai.

10. Ram became the father of Amminadab, and Amminadab became the father of Nahshon, prince of the children of Judah;

11. and Nahshon became the father of Salma, and Salma became the father of Boaz,

12. and Boaz became the father of Obed, and Obed became the father of Jesse;

13. and Jesse became the father of his firstborn Eliab, and Abinadab the second, and Shimea the third,

14. Nethanel the fourth, Raddai the fifth,

15. Ozem the sixth, DAVID the seventh;

1. The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of DAVID, the son of Abraham.

2. Abraham became the father of Isaac. Isaac became the father of Jacob. Jacob became the father of Judah and his brothers.

3. Judah became the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar. Perez became the father of Hezron. Hezron became the father of Ram.

4. Ram became the father of Amminadab. Amminadab became the father of Nahshon. Nahshon became the father of Salmon.

5. Salmon became the father of Boaz by Rahab. Boaz became the father of Obed by Ruth. Obed became the father of Jesse.

6. Jesse became the father of King DAVID. DAVID became the father of Solomon by her who had been Uriah's wife.