10 Ram fathered Amminadab, and Amminadab fathered Nahshon, leader of the sons of Judah; 11 Nahshon fathered Salma, Salma fathered Boaz, 12 Boaz fathered Obed, and Obed fathered Jesse; 13 and Jesse fathered Eliab his firstborn, then Abinadab, the second, [a]Shimea, the third, 14 Nethanel, the fourth, Raddai, the fifth, 15 Ozem, the sixth, and David, the seventh. 16 Their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. And the three sons of Zeruiah were [b]Abshai, Joab, and Asahel. 17 Abigail gave birth to Amasa, and the father of Amasa was [c]Jether the Ishmaelite.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Chronicles 2:13 In 1 Sam 16:9, Shammah; in 2 Sam 13:3, Shimeah
  2. 1 Chronicles 2:16 In 2 Sam 2:18, Abishai
  3. 1 Chronicles 2:17 In 2 Sam 17:25, Ithra the Israelite

10 Ram was the father of Amminadab, and Amminadab was the father of Nahshon, a leader of Israel.

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

12 Boaz was the father of Obed, and Obed was the father of Jesse.

13 Jesse’s first son was Eliab, his second was Abinadab, his third was Shimea, 14 his fourth was Nethanel, his fifth was Raddai, 15 his sixth was Ozem, and his seventh was David. 16 He also had two girls (by the same wife) named Zeruiah and Abigail.

Zeruiah’s sons were Abishai, Joab, and Asahel.

17 Abigail, whose husband was Jether from the land of Ishmael, had a son named Amasa.

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