SHEALTIEL (Salathiel of Esther 5:5 Esther 5:5; 1Es 5:48; 1Es 5:56; Esther 6:2 Esther 6:2 , AV [Note: Authorized Version.] of Matthew 1:12 and Luke 3:27 ). The father of Zerubbabel ( Ezra 3:2; Ezra 3:6; Ezra 5:2 , Nehemiah 12:1 , Haggai 1:1; Haggai 1:12; Haggai 1:14; Haggai 2:2; Haggai 2:23 ). According to 1 Chronicles 3:17 , Shealtiel was the eldest son of king Jeconiah. In 1 Chronicles 3:10 the MT [Note: Massoretic Text.] makes Pedaiah (a brother of Shealtiel) the father of Zerubbabel.