Jesse was the father of David the king.

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

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

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 1:6 Lit her of Uriah
  2. Matthew 1:7 Gr Asaph
  3. Matthew 1:8 Also Gr for Jehoram in 2 King 8:16; cf 1 Chron 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 Gr Christos (Christ)