8. Asa was the father of Jehoshaphat, Jehoshaphat the father of Joram, and Joram the father of Uzziah.
9. Uzziah was the father of Jotham, Jotham the father of Ahaz, and Ahaz the father of Hezekiah.
10. Hezekiah was the father of Manasseh, Manasseh the father of Amon, and Amon the father of Josiah.
11. Josiah became the father of Jeconiah and his brothers, at the time of the deportation to Babylon.
12. After the deportation to Babylon: Jeconiah became the father of Shealtiel, and Shealtiel the father of Zerubbabel.
13. Zerubbabel was the father of Abihud, Abihud the father of Eliakim, and Eliakim the father of Azor.
14. Azor was the father of Zadok, Zadok the father of Achim, and Achim the father of Eliud.
15. Eliud was the father of Eleazar, Eleazar the father of Matthan, and Matthan the father of Jacob.
16. Jacob was the father of Joseph the husband of Mary, by whom Jesus was born, who is called the Messiah.
17. So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations; from David to the deportation to Babylon, fourteen generations; and from the deportation to Babylon to the Messiah, fourteen generations.
18. Now the birth of Jesus Christ was as follows: when His mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child by the Holy Spirit.