8. Asaph became the father of Jehoshaphat, Jehoshaphat the father of Joram, Joram the father of Uzziah.
9. Uzziah became the father of Jotham, Jotham the father of Ahaz, Ahaz the father of Hezekiah.
10. Hezekiah became the father of Manasseh, Manasseh the father of Amos, Amos the father of Josiah.
11. Josiah became the father of Jechoniah and his brothers at the time of the Babylonian exile.
12. After the Babylonian exile, Jechoniah became the father of Shealtiel, Shealtiel the father of Zerubbabel,
13. Zerubbabel the father of Abiud. Abiud became the father of Eliakim, Eliakim the father of Azor,
14. Azor the father of Zadok. Zadok became the father of Achim, Achim the father of Eliud,
15. Eliud the father of Eleazar. Eleazar became the father of Matthan, Matthan the father of Jacob,
16. Jacob the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary. Of her was born Jesus who is called the Messiah.
17. Thus the total number of generations from Abraham to David is fourteen generations; from David to the Babylonian exile, fourteen generations; from the Babylonian exile to the Messiah, fourteen generations.
18. Now this is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about. When his mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph, but before they lived together, she was found with child through the holy Spirit.