Matthew 1:8
6 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;
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;
10 And Ezekias begat Manasses; and Manasses begat Amon; and Amon begat Josias;
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
Then all the people of Judah took Uzziah, who was sixteen years old, and made him king in the room of his father Amaziah.
Read in context2 Kings 3:1
Now Jehoram the son of Ahab began to reign over Israel in Samaria the eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, and reigned twelve years.
Read in context1 Kings 22:2–50
And it came to pass in the third year, that Jehoshaphat the king of Judah came down to the king of Israel.
Read in context2 Chronicles 21:1
Now Jehoshaphat slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David. And Jehoram his son reigned in his stead.
Read in context2 Chronicles 17:1–19
And Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his stead, and strengthened himself against Israel.
Read in context1 Kings 15:24
And Asa slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David his father: and Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his stead.
Read in context2 Kings 8:16
And in the fifth year of Joram the son of Ahab king of Israel, Jehoshaphat being then king of Judah, Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat king of Judah began to reign.
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