Salmon begot (A)Boaz by Rahab, Boaz begot Obed by Ruth, Obed begot Jesse, and (B)Jesse begot David the king.

(C)David the king begot Solomon by her [a]who had been the wife of Uriah. (D)Solomon begot Rehoboam, Rehoboam begot (E)Abijah, and Abijah begot [b]Asa.

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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

Salmon the father of Boaz, whose mother was Rahab,(A)

Boaz the father of Obed, whose mother was Ruth,

Obed the father of Jesse,

and Jesse the father of King David.(B)

David was the father of Solomon, whose mother had been Uriah’s wife,(C)

Solomon the father of Rehoboam,

Rehoboam the father of Abijah,

Abijah the father of Asa,

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