The Rock that begat thee thou forgettest, And neglectest God who formeth thee.

And these are genealogies of Pharez: Pharez begat Hezron,

and Hezron begat Ram, and Ram begat Amminidab,

and Amminidab begat Nahshon, and Nahshon begat Salmon,

and Salmon begat Boaz, and Boaz begat Obed,

and Obed begat Jesse, and Jesse begat David.

And Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be a mighty one in the land.

And Mizraim begat the Ludim, and the Anamim, and the Lehabim, and the Naphtuhim,

And Canaan begat Zidon his first born, and Heth,

And Arphaxad begat Shelah, and Shelah begat Eber.

And Joktan begat Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, and Jerah,

And Ram begat Amminadab, and Amminadab begat Nahshon, prince of the sons of Judah;

and Nahshon begat Salma, and Salma begat Boaz,

and Boaz begat Obed, and Obed begat Jesse;

and Jesse begat his first-born Eliab, and Abinadab the second, and Shimea the third,

And Hur begat Uri, and Uri begat Bezaleel.

And Segub begat Jair, and he hath twenty and three cities in the land of Gilead,

and Attai begat Nathan, and Nathan begat Zabad,

and Zabad begat Ephlal, and Ephlal begat Obed,

and Obed begat Jehu,

and Jehu begat Azariah, and Azariah begat Helez, and Helez begat Eleasah,

and Eleasah begat Sismai, and Sismai begat Shallum,

and Shallum begat Jekamiah, and Jekamiah begat Elishama.

And Shema begat Raham father of Jorkoam, and Rekem begat Shammai.

And Ephah concubine of Caleb bare Haran, and Moza, and Gazez; and Haran begat Gazez.

And Reaiah son of Shobal begat Jahath, and Jahath begat Ahumai and Lahad; these are families of the Zorathite.

And Coz begat Anub, and Zobebah, and the families of Aharhel son of Harum.

And Chelub brother of Shuah begat Mehir; he is father of Eshton.

And Eshton begat Beth-Rapha, and Paseah, and Tehinnah father of Ir-Nahash; these are men of Rechah.

And Meonothai begat Ophrah, and Seraiah begat Joab father of the valley of artificers, for they were artificers.

Eleazar begat Phinehas, Phinehas begat Abishua,

and Abishua begat Bukki, and Bukki begat Uzzi,

and Uzzi begat Zerahiah, and Zerahiah begat Meraioth,

Meraioth begat Amariah, and Amariah begat Ahitub,

and Ahitub begat Zadok, and Zadok begat Ahimaaz,

and Ahimaaz begat Azariah, and Azariah begat Johanan,

and Johanan begat Azariah, him who acted as priest in the house that Solomon built in Jerusalem.

And Azariah begetteth Amariah, and Amariah begat Ahitub,

and Ahitub begat Zadok, and Zadok begat Shallum,

and Shallum begat Hilkiah, and Hilkiah begat Azariah,

and Azariah begat Seraiah, and Seraiah begat Jehozadak;

And Heber begat Japhlet, and Shomer, and Hotham, and Shua their sister.

And Benjamin begat Bela his first-born, Ashbel the second, and Aharah the third,

and Naaman, and Ahiah, and Gera, he removed them, and begat Uzza and Ahihud.

And Shaharaim begat in the field of Moab, after his sending them away; Hushim and Baara are his wives.

And of Hushim he begat Ahitub and Elpaal.

and Mikloth begat Shimeah. And they also over-against their brethren dwelt in Jerusalem with their brethren.

And Ner begat Kish, and Kish begat Saul, and Saul begat Jonathan, and Malchi-Shua, and Abinadab, and Esh-Baal.

And a son of Jonathan is Merib-Baal, and Merib-Baal begat Micah;

and Ahaz begat Jehoadah, and Jehoadah begat Alemeth, and Azmaveth, and Zimri; and Zimri begat Moza,

and Moza begat Binea, Raphah is his son, Eleasah his son, Azel his son.

And Mikloth begat Shimeam, and they also, over-against their brethren, have dwelt in Jerusalem with their brethren.

And Ner begat Kish, and Kish begat Saul, and Saul begat Jonathan, and Malchi-Shua, and Abinadab, and Esh-Baal.

And a son of Jonathan is Merib-Baal, and Merib-Baal begat Micah.

and Ahaz -- he begat Jaarah, and Jaarah begat Alemeth, and Azmaveth, and Zimri, and Zimri begat Moza,

and Moza begat Binea, and Rephaiah is his son. Eleasah his son, Azel his son.

Hearken to thy father, who begat thee, And despise not thy mother when she hath become old.