1 Tawarikh 9:4

9:4 The settlers included: ¹  Uthai son of Ammihud, son of Omri, son of Imri, son of Bani, who was a descendant of Perez son of Judah.

Bilangan 26:21

26:21 And the Perezites were: from Hezron, the family of the Hezronites; from Hamul, ²  the family of the Hamulites.

Rut 4:18

Epilogue: Obed in the Genealogy of David

4:18 These are the descendants ³  of Perez: Perez was the father of Hezron,

Nehemia 11:4

11:4 some of the descendants of Judah and some of the descendants of Benjamin settled in Jerusalem.)

Of the descendants of Judah:

Athaiah son of Uzziah, the son of Zechariah, the son of Amariah, the son of Shephatiah, the son of Mahalalel, from the descendants of Perez;

[9:4]  ¹ tn The words “the settlers included” are supplied in the translation for clarity and for stylistic reasons.

[26:21]  ² tc Smr and the Greek version have “Hamuel.”

[4:18]  ³ tn Or “generations” (so KJV, NASB); NIV, NLT “family line.”

[4:18]  sn The concluding genealogy demonstrates that the prayers of blessing made earlier were fulfilled. Boaz’s line did become like the line of Perez, and both Boaz and Obed became famous. God’s blessing upon Ruth and Boaz extended beyond their lifetime and immediate family, for their great descendant, David, became the greatest of Israel’s kings, and his descendant in turn, Jesus the Messiah, became greater still.