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Matthew 1:6

DavidJesseSolomonUriah

4 And Aram begat Aminadab; and Aminadab begat Naasson; and Naasson begat Salmon;

5 And Salmon begat Booz of Rachab; and Booz begat Obed of Ruth; and Obed begat Jesse;

And Jesse begat David the king; and David the king begat Solomon of her that had been the wife of Urias;

7 And Solomon begat Roboam; and Roboam begat Abia; and Abia begat Asa;

8 And Asa begat Josaphat; and Josaphat begat Joram; and Joram begat Ozias;

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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

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  • 1 Kings 15:5

    Because David did that which was right in the eyes of the LORD, and turned not aside from any thing that he commanded him all the days of his life, save only in the matter of Uriah the Hittite.

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  • 1 Samuel 17:12

    Now David was the son of that Ephrathite of Beth-lehem-judah, whose name was Jesse; and he had eight sons: and the man went among men for an old man in the days of Saul.

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  • 2 Samuel 23:1

    Now these be the last words of David. David the son of Jesse said, and the man who was raised up on high, the anointed of the God of Jacob, and the sweet psalmist of Israel, said,

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  • 2 Samuel 12:24–25

    And David comforted Bath-sheba his wife, and went in unto her, and lay with her: and she bare a son, and he called his name Solomon: and the LORD loved him.

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  • 1 Samuel 16:1

    And the LORD said unto Samuel, How long wilt thou mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? fill thine horn with oil, and go, I will send thee to Jesse the Beth-lehemite: for I have provided me a king among his sons.

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  • 2 Samuel 11:26–27

    And when the wife of Uriah heard that Uriah her husband was dead, she mourned for her husband.

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  • 1 Samuel 16:11–13

    And Samuel said unto Jesse, Are here all thy children? And he said, There remaineth yet the youngest, and, behold, he keepeth the sheep. And Samuel said unto Jesse, Send and fetch him: for we will not sit down till he come hither.

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  • 1 Chronicles 3:5

    And these were born unto him in Jerusalem; Shimea, and Shobab, and Nathan, and Solomon, four, of Bath-shua the daughter of Ammiel:

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