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.

FROM DAVID TO THE BABYLONIAN EXILE

David fathered SolomonB by Uriah’s wife,h

7 Solomon fathered Rehoboam,

Rehoboam fathered Abijah,

Abijah fathered Asa,C

8 AsaC fathered Jehoshaphat,

Jehoshaphat fathered Joram,D

Joram fathered Uzziah,i

9 Uzziah fathered Jotham,

Jotham fathered Ahaz,

Ahaz fathered Hezekiah,

10 Hezekiah fathered Manasseh,

Manasseh fathered Amon,E

Amon fathered Josiah,j

11 and Josiah fathered Jeconiah and his brothers

at the time of the exile to Babylon.k