and (A)Jesse begot David the king.

(B)David the king begot Solomon by her [a]who had been the wife of Uriah. (C)Solomon begot Rehoboam, Rehoboam begot (D)Abijah, and Abijah begot [b]Asa. Asa begot (E)Jehoshaphat, Jehoshaphat begot Joram, and Joram begot (F)Uzziah. Uzziah begot Jotham, Jotham begot (G)Ahaz, and Ahaz begot Hezekiah. 10 (H)Hezekiah begot Manasseh, Manasseh begot [c]Amon, and Amon begot (I)Josiah. 11 (J)Josiah begot [d]Jeconiah and his brothers about the time they were (K)carried away to Babylon.

12 And after they were brought to Babylon, (L)Jeconiah begot Shealtiel, and Shealtiel begot (M)Zerubbabel. 13 Zerubbabel begot Abiud, Abiud begot Eliakim, and Eliakim begot Azor. 14 Azor begot Zadok, Zadok begot Achim, and Achim begot Eliud. 15 Eliud begot Eleazar, Eleazar begot Matthan, and Matthan begot Jacob. 16 And Jacob begot Joseph the husband of (N)Mary, of whom was born Jesus who is called Christ.

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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. Matthew 1:7 NU Asaph
  3. Matthew 1:10 NU Amos
  4. Matthew 1:11 Or Coniah or Jehoiachin

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