<p>3:31 <i>The son of Melea, the son of Menna, the son of Mattatha, the son of Nathan, the son of David</i>- The line is traced not through Solomon but rather through Nathan, named perhaps after the prophet Nathan who had rebuked David, and whom he so respected that he names a son after Nathan. Yet Nathan openly rebuked David for what he had done with Uriah and Bathsheba. This in the end led to deep respect.</p>