Salmon the father of Boaz, whose mother was Rahab,(A)

Boaz the father of Obed, whose mother was Ruth,

Obed the father of Jesse,

and Jesse the father of King David.(B)

David was the father of Solomon, whose mother had been Uriah’s wife,(C)

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and Salmon the father of Boaz by (A)Rahab, and Boaz the father of Obed by Ruth, and Obed the father of Jesse, and (B)Jesse the father of David the king.

And (C)David was the father of Solomon by (D)the wife of Uriah,

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Salmon fathered Boaz by Rahab, Boaz fathered Obed by Ruth, and Obed fathered Jesse. Jesse fathered David the king.

David (A)fathered Solomon by [a]her who had been the wife of Uriah.

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 1:6 I.e., Bathsheba

Salmon begot (A)Boaz by Rahab, Boaz begot Obed by Ruth, Obed begot Jesse, and (B)Jesse begot David the king.

(C)David the king begot Solomon by her [a]who had been the wife of Uriah.

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 1:6 Words in italic type have been added for clarity. They are not found in the original Greek.

2-6 Abraham had Isaac,

Isaac had Jacob,

Jacob had Judah and his brothers,

Judah had Perez and Zerah (the mother was Tamar),

Perez had Hezron,

Hezron had Aram,

Aram had Amminadab,

Amminadab had Nahshon,

Nahshon had Salmon,

Salmon had Boaz (his mother was Rahab),

Boaz had Obed (Ruth was the mother),

Obed had Jesse,

Jesse had David,

and David became king.

6-11 David had Solomon (Uriah’s wife was the mother),

Solomon had Rehoboam,

Rehoboam had Abijah,

Abijah had Asa,

Asa had Jehoshaphat,

Jehoshaphat had Joram,

Joram had Uzziah,

Uzziah had Jotham,

Jotham had Ahaz,

Ahaz had Hezekiah,

Hezekiah had Manasseh,

Manasseh had Amon,

Amon had Josiah,

Josiah had Jehoiachin and his brothers,

and then the people were taken into the Babylonian exile.

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