Ram begot Amminadab, Amminadab begot Nahshon, and Nahshon begot Salmon. 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.

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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.

Ram the father of Amminadab,

Amminadab the father of Nahshon,

Nahshon the father of Salmon,

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)

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