Matthew 1:10
8 Asa was the father of Jehoshaphat, Jehoshaphat the father of Joram, and Joram the father of Uzziah.
9 Uzziah was the father of Jotham, Jotham the father of Ahaz, and Ahaz the father of Hezekiah.
Hezekiah was the father of Manasseh, Manasseh the father of Amon, Amon the father of Josiah,
11 and Josiah the father of Jeconiah and his brothers at the time of the exile to Babylon.
12 After the exile to Babylon: Jeconiah was the father of Shealtiel, Shealtiel the father of Zerubbabel,
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- Hezekiah was the father of Manasseh, Manasseh the father of Amon, Amon the father of Josiah,
- KJV
- And Ezekias begat Manasses; and Manasses begat Amon; and Amon begat Josias;
- WEB
- Hezekiah became the father of Manasseh. Manasseh became the father of Amon. Amon became the father of Josiah.
- ASV
- and Hezekiah begat Manasseh; and Manasseh begat Amon; and Amon begat Josiah;
- DARBY
- and Ezekias begat Manasses, and Manasses begat Amon, and Amon begat Josias,
- BLB
- And Hezekiah begat Manasseh, and Manasseh begat Amos, and Amos begat Josiah,
- ÅB
- Hiskia fikk sønnen Manasse;
Manasse fikk sønnen Amon;
Amon fikk sønnen Josias; - OTB
- Hiskia fikk Manasse, Manasse fikk Amon, og Amon fikk Josia,
- B1930
- Esekias fikk sønnen Manasse; Manasse fikk sønnen Amon; Amon fikk sønnen Josias;
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
2 Chronicles 32:33–35:27
And Hezekiah rested with his fathers and was buried in the upper tombs of David’s descendants. All Judah and the people of Jerusalem paid him honor at his death. And his son Manasseh reigned in his place.
Read in context1 Kings 13:2
And he cried out against the altar by the word of the LORD, “O altar, O altar, this is what the LORD says: ‘A son named Josiah will be born to the house of David, and upon you he will sacrifice the priests of the high places who burn incense upon you, and human bones will be burned upon you.’”
Read in context1 Chronicles 3:13–15
Ahaz his son, Hezekiah his son, Manasseh his son,
Read in contextJeremiah 1:2–3
The word of the LORD came to Jeremiah in the thirteenth year of the reign of Josiah son of Amon king of Judah,
Read in context2 Kings 20:21–23:30
And Hezekiah rested with his fathers, and his son Manasseh reigned in his place.
Read in context2 Kings 24:3–4
Surely this happened to Judah at the LORD’s command, to remove them from His presence because of the sins of Manasseh and all that he had done,
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