Matthew 1:9

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;

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;

11 And Josias begat Jechonias and his brethren, about the time they were carried away to Babylon:

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
Uzziah was the father of Jotham, Jotham the father of Ahaz, and Ahaz the father of Hezekiah.
KJV
And Ozias begat Joatham; and Joatham begat Achaz; and Achaz begat Ezekias;
WEB
Uzziah became the father of Jotham. Jotham became the father of Ahaz. Ahaz became the father of Hezekiah.
ASV
and Uzziah begat Jotham; and Jotham begat Ahaz; and Ahaz begat Hezekiah;
DARBY
and Ozias begat Joatham, and Joatham begat Achaz, and Achaz begat Ezekias,
BLB
And Uzziah begat Jotham, and Jotham begat Ahaz, and Ahaz begat Hezekiah.
ÅB
Ussia fikk sønnen Jotam;
Jotam fikk sønnen Ahas;
Ahas fikk sønnen Hiskia;
OTB
Ussia fikk Jotam, Jotam fikk Akas, og Akas fikk Hiskia,
B1930
Ussias fikk sønnen Jotam; Jotam fikk sønnen Akas; Akas fikk sønnen Esekias;

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • 2 Kings 15:32–16:20

    In the second year of Pekah the son of Remaliah king of Israel began Jotham the son of Uzziah king of Judah to reign.

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  • Isaiah 7:1–13

    And it came to pass in the days of Ahaz the son of Jotham, the son of Uzziah, king of Judah, that Rezin the king of Syria, and Pekah the son of Remaliah, king of Israel, went up toward Jerusalem to war against it, but could not prevail against it.

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  • Isaiah 36:1–22

    Now it came to pass in the fourteenth year of king Hezekiah, that Sennacherib king of Assyria came up against all the defenced cities of Judah, and took them.

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  • 2 Kings 18:1–20

    Now it came to pass in the third year of Hoshea son of Elah king of Israel, that Hezekiah the son of Ahaz king of Judah began to reign.

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  • 2 Chronicles 26:21

    And Uzziah the king was a leper unto the day of his death, and dwelt in a several house, being a leper; for he was cut off from the house of the LORD: and Jotham his son was over the king’s house, judging the people of the land.

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  • 2 Chronicles 27:1–29:32

    Jotham was twenty and five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name also was Jerushah, the daughter of Zadok.

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  • 2 Kings 15:7

    So Azariah slept with his fathers; and they buried him with his fathers in the city of David: and Jotham his son reigned in his stead.

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  • 1 Chronicles 3:11–13

    Joram his son, Ahaziah his son, Joash his son,

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