9. Uzziah the father of Jotham,Jotham the father of Ahaz,Ahaz the father of Hezekiah,
10. Hezekiah the father of Manasseh,Manasseh the father of Amon,Amon the father of Josiah.
11. Josiah was the father of Jechoniah and his brothers.They lived at the time when the people were exiled to Babylon.
12. After the exile to Babylon,Jechoniah became the father of Shealtiel.Shealtiel was the father of Zerubbabel,
13. Zerubbabel the father of Abiud,Abiud the father of Eliakim,Eliakim the father of Azor,
14. Azor the father of Zadok,Zadok the father of Achim,Achim the father of Eliud,
15. Eliud the father of Eleazar,Eleazar the father of Matthan,Matthan the father of Jacob.
16. Jacob was the father of Joseph, who was the husband of Mary.Mary was the mother of Jesus, who is called Christ.
17. So there were14 generations from Abraham to David,14 generations from David until the exile to Babylon,14 generations from the exile until the Messiah.
18. The birth of Jesus Christ took place in this way. His mother Mary had been promised to Joseph in marriage. But before they were married, Mary realized that she was pregnant by the Holy Spirit.
19. Her husband Joseph was an honorable man and did not want to disgrace her publicly. So he decided to break the marriage agreement with her secretly.