I Chronicles 3: Keeping Track

For those watching and waiting for the Messiah to come and ascend to the throne of his ancestor David, it was important to keep track of the royal linage.  The pedigree of the prophesied Messiah would surely include links to his ancestors David, Solomon, and the kings of Judah.  So careful records (mostly oral) of the genealogy was maintained.  Sure enough, there came a time when the Messiah arose from this line.  You can see much of this same list recorded in I Chronicles 3 reflected later in the New Testament, in Matthew 1:6-12.