Matthew 1:10

Misinterpretations often arise from treating this genealogy as an exhaustive biological father-son sequence without omissions, overlooking Matthew's intentional stylistic grouping into sets of fourteen generations for theological emphasis and mnemonic ease, which skips some names as was common in ancient Jewish genealogies; others erroneously claim contradictions by comparing it rigidly to 1 Chronicles 3's list, ignoring that Matthew follows the legal royal succession through Joseph while Chronicles details biological descendants, or confuse these Manasseh and Amon with tribal figures from earlier history.

This verse forms part of the genealogy of Jesus Christ in Matthew's Gospel, tracing his legal lineage through Joseph back to David and Abraham, specifically listing Hezekiah begat Manasseh, Manasseh begat Amon, and Amon begat Josiah as pivotal kings of Judah whose reigns spanned periods of reform, idolatry, and restoration, thereby affirming Jesus' rightful claim to the Davidic throne and the fulfillment of messianic prophecies about an eternal king from David's line.