Jesse fathered David the king.

David (A)fathered Solomon by [a]her who had been the wife of Uriah. Solomon (B)fathered Rehoboam, Rehoboam fathered Abijah, and Abijah fathered [b]Asa. Asa fathered Jehoshaphat, Jehoshaphat fathered [c]Joram, and Joram fathered Uzziah. Uzziah fathered [d]Jotham, Jotham fathered Ahaz, and Ahaz fathered Hezekiah. 10 Hezekiah fathered Manasseh, Manasseh fathered [e]Amon, and Amon (C)fathered Josiah. 11 Josiah fathered [f]Jeconiah and his brothers, at the time of the (D)deportation to Babylon.

12 After the (E)deportation to Babylon: Jeconiah fathered [g]Shealtiel, and Shealtiel fathered Zerubbabel. 13 Zerubbabel fathered [h]Abihud, Abihud fathered Eliakim, and Eliakim fathered Azor. 14 Azor fathered Zadok, Zadok fathered Achim, and Achim fathered Eliud. 15 Eliud fathered Eleazar, Eleazar fathered Matthan, and Matthan fathered Jacob. 16 Jacob fathered Joseph the husband of Mary, by whom Jesus was born, (F)who is called the [i]Messiah.

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 1:6 I.e., Bathsheba
  2. Matthew 1:7 Gr Asaph
  3. Matthew 1:8 Also Gr for Jehoram in 2 Kin 8:16; cf. 1 Chr 3:11
  4. Matthew 1:9 Gr Joatham
  5. Matthew 1:10 Gr Amos
  6. Matthew 1:11 Jehoiachin in 2 Kin 24:15
  7. Matthew 1:12 Gr Salathiel
  8. Matthew 1:13 Gr Abioud, usually spelled Abiud
  9. Matthew 1:16 From Gr Christos, which means Messiah (Heb for Anointed One)

and Jesse the father of King David.(A)

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

Solomon the father of Rehoboam,

Rehoboam the father of Abijah,

Abijah the father of Asa,

Asa the father of Jehoshaphat,

Jehoshaphat the father of Jehoram,

Jehoram the father of Uzziah,

Uzziah the father of Jotham,

Jotham the father of Ahaz,

Ahaz the father of Hezekiah,

10 Hezekiah the father of Manasseh,(C)

Manasseh the father of Amon,

Amon the father of Josiah,

11 and Josiah the father of Jeconiah[a] and his brothers at the time of the exile to Babylon.(D)

12 After the exile to Babylon:

Jeconiah was the father of Shealtiel,(E)

Shealtiel the father of Zerubbabel,(F)

13 Zerubbabel the father of Abihud,

Abihud the father of Eliakim,

Eliakim the father of Azor,

14 Azor the father of Zadok,

Zadok the father of Akim,

Akim the father of Elihud,

15 Elihud the father of Eleazar,

Eleazar the father of Matthan,

Matthan the father of Jacob,

16 and Jacob the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary,(G) and Mary was the mother of Jesus who is called the Messiah.(H)

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 1:11 That is, Jehoiachin; also in verse 12