2 Abraham+ became father to Isaac;+

Isaac became father to Jacob;+

Jacob became father to Judah+ and his brothers;+

 3 Judah became father to Peʹrez and Zeʹrah+ by Taʹmar;+

Peʹrez became father to Hezʹron;+

Hezʹron became father to Ram;+

 4 Ram became father to Am·minʹa·dab;

Am·minʹa·dab became father to Nahʹshon;+

Nahʹshon became father to Salʹmon;

 5 Salʹmon became father to Boʹaz+ by Raʹhab;+

Boʹaz became father to Oʹbed+ by Ruth;+

Oʹbed became father to Jesʹse;+

 6 Jesʹse became father to David+ the king.+

David became father to Solʹo·mon+ by the wife of U·riʹah;*+

 7 Solʹo·mon became father to Re·ho·boʹam;+

Re·ho·boʹam became father to A·biʹjah;+

A·biʹjah became father to Aʹsa;+

 8 Aʹsa became father to Je·hoshʹa·phat;+

Je·hoshʹa·phat became father to Je·hoʹram;+

Je·hoʹram became father to Uz·ziʹah;+

 9 Uz·ziʹah became father to Joʹtham;+

Joʹtham became father to Aʹhaz;+

Aʹhaz became father to Hez·e·kiʹah;+

10 Hez·e·kiʹah became father to Ma·nasʹseh;+

Ma·nasʹseh became father to Aʹmon;+

Aʹmon became father to Jo·siʹah;+

11 Jo·siʹah+ became father to Jec·o·niʹah+ and to his brothers at the time of the deportation to Babylon.+

12 After the deportation to Babylon, Jec·o·niʹah became father to She·alʹti·el;

She·alʹti·el became father to Ze·rubʹba·bel;+

13 Ze·rubʹba·bel became father to A·biʹud;

A·biʹud became father to E·liʹa·kim;

E·liʹa·kim became father to Aʹzor;

14 Aʹzor became father to Zaʹdok;

Zaʹdok became father to Aʹchim;

Aʹchim became father to E·liʹud;

15 E·liʹud became father to El·e·aʹzar;

El·e·aʹzar became father to Matʹthan;

Matʹthan became father to Jacob;

16 Jacob became father to Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom Jesus was born,+ who is called Christ.+