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Matthew 1:6

DavidJesseSolomonUriah

4 Ram was the father of Amminadab, Amminadab the father of Nahshon, and Nahshon the father of Salmon.

5 Salmon was the father of Boaz by Rahab, Boaz the father of Obed by Ruth, Obed the father of Jesse,

and Jesse the father of David the king. Next: David was the father of Solomon by Uriah’s wife,

7 Solomon the father of Rehoboam, Rehoboam the father of Abijah, and Abijah the father of Asa.

8 Asa was the father of Jehoshaphat, Jehoshaphat the father of Joram, and Joram the father of Uzziah.

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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
and Jesse the father of David the king. Next: David was the father of Solomon by Uriah’s wife,
KJV
And Jesse begat David the king; and David the king begat Solomon of her that had been the wife of Urias;
WEB
Jesse became the father of King David. David the king became the father of Solomon by her who had been Uriah’s wife.
ASV
and Jesse begat David the king. And David begat Solomon of her [that had been the wife] of Uriah;
DARBY
and Jesse begat David the king. And David begat Solomon, of her [that had been the wife] of Urias;
BLB
and Jesse begat David the king. And: David begat Solomon out of her who [was] of Uriah,
ÅB
Isai var far til kong David.
David fikk sønnen Salomo med Urias kone;
OTB
og Isai fikk kong David. David fikk Salomo, hvis mor hadde vært Urias' kone,
B1930
Isai var far til kong David. David fikk sønnen Salomo med Urias hustru;

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • 1 Kings 15:5

    For David had done what was right in the eyes of the LORD and had not turned aside from anything the LORD commanded all the days of his life, except in the matter of Uriah the Hittite.

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  • 1 Samuel 17:12

    Now David was the son of a man named Jesse, an Ephrathite from Bethlehem of Judah who had eight sons in the days of Saul. And Jesse was old and well along in years.

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  • 2 Samuel 23:1

    These are the last words of David: “The oracle of David son of Jesse, the oracle of the man raised on high, the one anointed by the God of Jacob, and the sweet psalmist of Israel:

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  • 2 Samuel 12:24–25

    Then David comforted his wife Bathsheba, and he went to her and lay with her. So she gave birth to a son, and they named him Solomon. Now the LORD loved the child

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  • 1 Samuel 16:1

    Now the LORD said to Samuel, “How long are you going to mourn for Saul, since I have rejected him as king over Israel? Fill your horn with oil and go. I am sending you to Jesse of Bethlehem, for I have selected from his sons a king for Myself.”

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  • 2 Samuel 11:26–27

    When Uriah’s wife heard that her husband was dead, she mourned for him.

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  • 1 Samuel 16:11–13

    And Samuel asked him, “Are these all the sons you have?” “There is still the youngest,” Jesse replied, “but he is tending the sheep.” “Send for him,” Samuel replied. “For we will not sit down to eat until he arrives.”

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  • 1 Chronicles 3:5

    and these sons were born to him in Jerusalem: Shimea, Shobab, Nathan, and Solomon. These four were born to him by Bathsheba daughter of Ammiel.

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