Matthew 1:10
8 And Asa begat Josaphat; and Josaphat begat Joram; and Joram begat Ozias;
9 And Ozias begat Joatham; and Joatham begat Achaz; and Achaz begat Ezekias;
And Ezekias begat Manasses; and Manasses begat Amon; and Amon begat Josias;
11 And Josias begat Jechonias and his brethren, about the time they were carried away to Babylon:
12 And after they were brought to Babylon, Jechonias begat Salathiel; and Salathiel begat Zorobabel;
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.
Compare
- 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 slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the chiefest of the sepulchres of the sons of David: and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem did him honour at his death. And Manasseh his son reigned in his stead.
Read in context1 Kings 13:2
And he cried against the altar in the word of the LORD, and said, O altar, altar, thus saith the LORD; Behold, a child shall be born unto the house of David, Josiah by name; and upon thee shall he offer the priests of the high places that burn incense upon thee, and men’s bones shall be burnt upon thee.
Read in context1 Chronicles 3:13–15
Ahaz his son, Hezekiah his son, Manasseh his son,
Read in contextJeremiah 1:2–3
To whom the word of the LORD came in the days of Josiah the son of Amon king of Judah, in the thirteenth year of his reign.
Read in context2 Kings 20:21–23:30
And Hezekiah slept with his fathers: and Manasseh his son reigned in his stead.
Read in context2 Kings 24:3–4
Surely at the commandment of the LORD came this upon Judah, to remove them out of his sight, for the sins of Manasseh, according to all that he did;
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