4 Judah also had Perez and Zerah by his daughter-in-law Tamar - a total of five sons. 5 Perez had Hezron and Hamul; 6 Zerah had Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Calcol, and Darda - five sons. 7 Carmi had Achar, who brought doom on Israel when he violated a holy ban. 8 Ethan's son was Azariah. 9 And Hezron had Jerahmeel, Ram, and Chelubai. 10 Ram had Amminadab and Amminadab had Nahshon, a prominent leader in the Judah family. 11 Nahshon had Salmon and Salmon had Boaz. 12 Boaz had Obed and Obed had Jesse. 13 Jesse's firstborn was Eliab, followed by Abinadab, Shimea, 14 Nethanel, Raddai, 15 Ozem, and finally David; David was the seventh. 16 Their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. Zeruiah gave birth to three sons: Abishai, Joab, and Asahel; 17 Abigail was the mother of Amasa (the father was Jether the Ishmaelite).

18 Caleb son of Hezron had children by his wife Azubah and also by Jerioth. Azubah's sons were Jesher, Shobab, and Ardon. 19 After Azubah died, Caleb married Ephrath, who gave birth to Hur. 20 Hur had Uri and Uri had Bezalel. 21 Some time later Hezron married the daughter of Makir the father of Gilead; he was sixty years old when he married her; she gave birth to Segub. 22 Then Segub had Jair who owned twenty-three cities in the land of Gilead.

Matthew Henry's Commentary on 1 Chronicles 2:4-22

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Genealogies.

We are now come to the register of the children of Israel, that distinguished people, who were to dwell alone, and not be reckoned among the nations. But now, in Christ, all are welcome to his salvation who come to him; all have equal privileges according to their faith in him, their love and devotedness to him. All that is truly valuable consists in the favour, peace, and image of God, and a life spent to his glory, in promoting the welfare of our fellow-creatures.