Matthew 1:8
6 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.
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.
10 Hezekiah was the father of Manasseh, Manasseh the father of Amon, Amon the father of Josiah,
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
- Asa was the father of Jehoshaphat, Jehoshaphat the father of Joram, and Joram the father of Uzziah.
- KJV
- And Asa begat Josaphat; and Josaphat begat Joram; and Joram begat Ozias;
- WEB
- Asa became the father of Jehoshaphat. Jehoshaphat became the father of Joram. Joram became the father of Uzziah.
- ASV
- and Asa begat Jehoshaphat; and Jehoshaphat begat Joram; and Joram begat Uzziah;
- DARBY
- and Asa begat Josaphat, and Josaphat begat Joram, and Joram begat Ozias,
- BLB
- And Asaph begat Jehoshaphat, and Jehoshaphat begat Joram, and Joram begat Uzziah.
- ÅB
- Asa fikk sønnen Josjafat;
Josjafat fikk sønnen Joram;
Joram fikk sønnen Ussia; - OTB
- Asa fikk Josafat, Josafat fikk Joram, og Joram fikk Ussia,
- B1930
- Asa fikk sønnen Josafat; Josafat fikk sønnen Joram; Joram fikk sønnen Ussias;
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
1 Chronicles 3:11
Joram his son, Ahaziah his son, Joash his son,
Read in context2 Chronicles 26:1–23
All the people of Judah took Uzziah, who was sixteen years old, and made him king in place of his father Amaziah.
Read in context2 Kings 3:1
In the eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat’s reign over Judah, Jehoram son of Ahab became king of Israel, and he reigned in Samaria twelve years.
Read in context1 Kings 22:2–50
However, in the third year, Jehoshaphat king of Judah went down to visit the king of Israel,
Read in context2 Chronicles 21:1
And Jehoshaphat rested with his fathers and was buried with them in the City of David. And his son Jehoram reigned in his place.
Read in context2 Chronicles 17:1–19
Asa’s son Jehoshaphat reigned in his place, and he strengthened himself against Israel.
Read in context1 Kings 15:24
And Asa rested with his fathers and was buried with them in the city of his father David, and his son Jehoshaphat reigned in his place.
Read in context2 Kings 8:16
In the fifth year of the reign of Joram son of Ahab over Israel, Jehoram son of Jehoshaphat succeeded his father as king of Judah.
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