² Abraham fathered^[a] Isaac,

Isaac fathered Jacob,

Jacob fathered Judah and his brothers,^(E)

³ Judah fathered Perez and Zerah by Tamar,

Perez fathered Hezron,

Hezron fathered Aram,^(F)

⁴ Aram fathered Amminadab,

Amminadab fathered Nahshon,

Nahshon fathered Salmon,

⁵ Salmon fathered Boaz by Rahab,

Boaz fathered Obed by Ruth,

Obed fathered Jesse,^(G)

⁶ and Jesse fathered King David.

David fathered Solomon^[b] by Uriah’s wife,^(H)

⁷ Solomon fathered Rehoboam,

Rehoboam fathered Abijah,

Abijah fathered Asa,^[c]

⁸ Asa^[d] fathered Jehoshaphat,

Jehoshaphat fathered Joram,^[e]

Joram fathered Uzziah,^(I)

⁹ Uzziah fathered Jotham,

Jotham fathered Ahaz,

Ahaz fathered Hezekiah,

¹⁰ Hezekiah fathered Manasseh,

Manasseh fathered Amon,^[f]

Amon fathered Josiah,^(J)

¹¹ and Josiah fathered Jeconiah and his brothers

at the time of the exile to Babylon.^(K)

¹² After the exile to Babylon

Jeconiah fathered Shealtiel,

Shealtiel fathered Zerubbabel,

¹³ Zerubbabel fathered Abiud,

Abiud fathered Eliakim,

Eliakim fathered Azor,^(L)

¹⁴ Azor fathered Zadok,

Zadok fathered Achim,

Achim fathered Eliud,

¹⁵ Eliud fathered Eleazar,

Eleazar fathered Matthan,

Matthan fathered Jacob,

¹⁶ and Jacob fathered Joseph the husband of Mary,

who gave birth to Jesus who is called the Messiah.^(M)