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King James Version

Matthew 1:9

And Ozias begat Joatham; and Joatham begat Achaz; and Achaz begat Ezekias;

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Genealogy;   Hezekiah;   Jesus, the Christ;   Joseph;   Jotham;   Ozias;   Thompson Chain Reference - Genealogies of Christ;   Jotham;   The Topic Concordance - Jesus Christ;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Genealogies;   Human Nature of Christ, the;   Judah, the Tribe of;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Genealogy;   Joseph;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Joseph the husband of mary;   Zerubbabel;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Church, the;   King, Christ as;   Matthew, Theology of;   Messiah;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Nativity of Christ;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Ezekias;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Ozias;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Achaz;   Ancestors;   Genealogies;   Hezekiah;   Incarnation;   Jesus, Life and Ministry of;   Joatham;   Matthew, the Gospel of;   Ozias;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Jesus Christ;   Mss;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Ahaz;   David ;   Genealogies of Jesus Christ;   Hezekiah;   Husband ;   Jotham;   Justice (2);   King (2);   Manuscripts;   Sermon on the Mount;   Writing;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Ahaz ;   Ezekias ;   Joatham ;   Jotham ;   Uzziah ;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Rahab;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Genealogy;   Smith Bible Dictionary - A'chaz;   Ezeki'as;   Jo'atham;   Ozi'as;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Reign of the Judges;   Jesus of Nazareth;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Achaz;   Ahaz;   Ezekias;   Genealogy;   Joatham;   Jotham;   Ozias;   Papyrus;   Uzziah (Azariah);   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Christianity in Its Relation to Judaism;   Jesus of Nazareth;  

Devotionals:

- Every Day Light - Devotion for August 4;  

Parallel Translations

Easy-to-Read Version
Uzziah was the father of Jotham. Jotham was the father of Ahaz. Ahaz was the father of Hezekiah.
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
Osias begat Ioatham: Ioatham begat Achas: Achas begat Ezechias:
International Standard Version
Uzziah fathered Jotham, Jotham fathered Ahaz, Ahaz fathered Hezekiah,
New American Standard Bible
Uzziah fathered Jotham, Jotham fathered Ahaz, and Ahaz fathered Hezekiah.
New Century Version
Uzziah was the father of Jotham. Jotham was the father of Ahaz. Ahaz was the father of Hezekiah.
Update Bible Version
and Uzziah begot Jotham; and Jotham begot Ahaz; and Ahaz begot Hezekiah;
Webster's Bible Translation
And Ozias begat Joatham; and Joatham begat Achaz; and Achaz begat Ezekias;
Amplified Bible
Uzziah was the father of Jotham, Jotham the father of Ahaz, and Ahaz the father of Hezekiah.
English Standard Version
and Uzziah the father of Jotham, and Jotham the father of Ahaz, and Ahaz the father of Hezekiah,
World English Bible
Uzziah became the father of Jotham. Jotham became the father of Ahaz. Ahaz became the father of Hezekiah.
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And Uzziah begat Jotham, and Jotham begat Ahaz, and Ahaz begat Hezekiah;
Weymouth's New Testament
Uzziah of Jotham; Jotham of Ahaz; Ahaz of Hezekiah;
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Osias. Osias bigat Joathan. Joathan bigat Achaz. Achaz bigat Ezechie.
English Revised Version
and Uzziah begat Jotham; and Jotham begat Ahaz; and Ahaz begat Hezekiah;
Berean Standard Bible
Uzziah was the father of Jotham, Jotham the father of Ahaz, and Ahaz the father of Hezekiah.
American Standard Version
and Uzziah begat Jotham; and Jotham begat Ahaz; and Ahaz begat Hezekiah;
Bible in Basic English
And the son of Uzziah was Jotham; and the son of Jotham was Ahaz; and the son of Ahaz was Hezekiah;
Complete Jewish Bible
‘Uziyahu was the father of Yotam, Yotam was the father of Achaz, Achaz was the father of Hizkiyahu,
Darby Translation
and Ozias begat Joatham, and Joatham begat Achaz, and Achaz begat Ezekias,
Etheridge Translation
Uzia begat Juthom, Juthom begat Ahaz, Ahaz begat Hezakia,
Murdock Translation
Uzziah begat Jotham: Jotham begat Ahaz: Ahaz begat Hezekiah:
King James Version (1611)
And Ozias begat Ioatham, and Ioatham begate Achas, and Achas begate Ezekias.
New Living Translation
Uzziah was the father of Jotham. Jotham was the father of Ahaz. Ahaz was the father of Hezekiah.
New Life Bible
Uzziah was the father of Jotham. Jotham was the father of Ahaz. Ahaz was the father of Hezekiah.
New Revised Standard
and Uzziah the father of Jotham, and Jotham the father of Ahaz, and Ahaz the father of Hezekiah,
Geneva Bible (1587)
And Hozias begat Ioatham. And Ioatham begate Achaz. And Achaz begate Ezekias.
George Lamsa Translation
Uzziah begot Jotham; Jotham begot Ahaz; Ahaz begot Hezekiah;
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And Uzziah begat Jotham, and Jotham begat Ahaz, and Ahaz begat Hezekiah:
Douay-Rheims Bible
And Ozias begot Joatham. And Joatham begot Achaz. And Achaz begot Ezechias.
Revised Standard Version
and Uzzi'ah the father of Jotham, and Jotham the father of Ahaz, and Ahaz the father of Hezeki'ah,
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Ozias begat Ioatham, Ioatham begat Achas, Achas begat Ezekias.
Christian Standard Bible®
Uzziah fathered Jotham,
Hebrew Names Version
`Uzziyah became the father of Yotam. Yotam became the father of Achaz. Achaz became the father of Hizkiyahu.
Lexham English Bible
and Uzziah became the father of Jotham, and Jotham became the father of Ahaz, and Ahaz became the father of Hezekiah,
Literal Translation
and Uzziah fathered Jotham, and Jotham fathered Ahaz, and Ahaz fathered Hezekiah,
Young's Literal Translation
and Uzziah begat Jotham, and Jotham begat Ahaz, and Ahaz begat Hezekiah,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Osias begat Ioatham: Ioatham begat Achas: Achas begat Ezechias:
Mace New Testament (1729)
Ozias the father of Joatham, Joatham the father of Achaz, Achaz the father of Ezekias.
THE MESSAGE
The family tree of Jesus Christ, David's son, Abraham's son: Abraham had Isaac, Isaac had Jacob, Jacob had Judah and his brothers, Judah had Perez and Zerah (the mother was Tamar), Perez had Hezron, Hezron had Aram, Aram had Amminadab, Amminadab had Nahshon, Nahshon had Salmon, Salmon had Boaz (his mother was Rahab), Boaz had Obed (Ruth was the mother), Obed had Jesse, Jesse had David, and David became king. David had Solomon (Uriah's wife was the mother), Solomon had Rehoboam, Rehoboam had Abijah, Abijah had Asa, Asa had Jehoshaphat, Jehoshaphat had Joram, Joram had Uzziah, Uzziah had Jotham, Jotham had Ahaz, Ahaz had Hezekiah, Hezekiah had Manasseh, Manasseh had Amon, Amon had Josiah, Josiah had Jehoiachin and his brothers, and then the people were taken into the Babylonian exile. When the Babylonian exile ended, Jeconiah had Shealtiel, Shealtiel had Zerubbabel, Zerubbabel had Abiud, Abiud had Eliakim, Eliakim had Azor, Azor had Zadok, Zadok had Achim, Achim had Eliud, Eliud had Eleazar, Eleazar had Matthan, Matthan had Jacob, Jacob had Joseph, Mary's husband, the Mary who gave birth to Jesus, the Jesus who was called Christ. There were fourteen generations from Abraham to David, another fourteen from David to the Babylonian exile, and yet another fourteen from the Babylonian exile to Christ. The birth of Jesus took place like this. His mother, Mary, was engaged to be married to Joseph. Before they came to the marriage bed, Joseph discovered she was pregnant. (It was by the Holy Spirit, but he didn't know that.) Joseph, chagrined but noble, determined to take care of things quietly so Mary would not be disgraced. While he was trying to figure a way out, he had a dream. God's angel spoke in the dream: "Joseph, son of David, don't hesitate to get married. Mary's pregnancy is Spirit-conceived. God's Holy Spirit has made her pregnant. She will bring a son to birth, and when she does, you, Joseph, will name him Jesus—‘God saves'—because he will save his people from their sins." This would bring the prophet's embryonic sermon to full term: Watch for this—a virgin will get pregnant and bear a son; They will name him Immanuel (Hebrew for "God is with us"). Then Joseph woke up. He did exactly what God's angel commanded in the dream: He married Mary. But he did not consummate the marriage until she had the baby. He named the baby Jesus.
New English Translation
Uzziah the father of Jotham, Jotham the father of Ahaz, Ahaz the father of Hezekiah,
New King James Version
Uzziah begot Jotham, Jotham begot Ahaz, and Ahaz begot Hezekiah.
Simplified Cowboy Version
Uzziah was Jotham's daddy. Jotham was Ahaz' daddy.Ahaz was Hezekiah's daddy.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Uzziah was the father of Jotham, Jotham the father of Ahaz, and Ahaz the father of Hezekiah.
Legacy Standard Bible
And Uzziah was the father of Jotham, and Jotham was the father of Ahaz, and Ahaz was the father of Hezekiah.

Contextual Overview

1 The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham. 2 Abraham begat Isaac; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat Judas and his brethren; 3 And Judas begat Phares and Zara of Thamar; and Phares begat Esrom; and Esrom begat Aram; 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; 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; 8 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;

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Joatham: 2 Kings 15:7, 2 Kings 15:32-38, 1 Chronicles 3:11-13, 2 Chronicles 26:21, 2 Chronicles 27:1-9, Jotham

Achaz: 2 Kings 15:38, 2 Kings 16:1-20, 2 Chronicles 27:9, 2 Chronicles 28:1-27, Isaiah 7:1-13, Ahaz

Ezekias: 2 Kings 16:20, 2 Kings 18:1 - 2 Kings 20:21, 2 Chronicles 28:27, 2 Chronicles 29:1 - 2 Chronicles 32:33, Isaiah 36:1 - Isaiah 39:8, Hezekiah

Reciprocal: 2 Kings 14:21 - Azariah 2 Kings 15:13 - Uzziah 1 Chronicles 3:12 - Azariah 1 Chronicles 3:13 - Ahaz 2 Chronicles 26:1 - Uzziah Amos 1:1 - in the

Cross-References

Genesis 1:1
In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
Genesis 1:2
And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.
Genesis 1:5
And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.
Genesis 1:6
And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.
Genesis 1:8
And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day.
Genesis 1:9
And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so.
Genesis 1:11
And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so.
Genesis 1:28
And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.
Genesis 1:29
And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat.
Job 26:7
He stretcheth out the north over the empty place, and hangeth the earth upon nothing.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And Ozias begat Joatham,.... Called Jotham, 2 Kings 15:7 him Ozias begat of Jerushah, the daughter of Zadok, 2 Kings 15:33.

And Joatham begat Achaz, or Ahaz, 2 Kings 15:38 to him the sign was given, and the famous prophecy of the Messiah, Isaiah 7:14.

And Achaz begat Ezekias, or Hezekiah, 2 Kings 16:20 him Ahaz begat of Abi, the daughter of Zachariah, 2 Kings 18:2. He was a very religious king, and had that singular favour from God to have fifteen years added to his days, Isaiah 38:5.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

These verses contain the genealogy of Jesus. Luke also Luke 3:0 gives a genealogy of the Messiah. No two passages of Scripture have caused more difficulty than these, and various attempts have been made to explain them. There are two sources of difficulty in these catalogues.

  1. Many names that are found in the Old Testament are here omitted; and,
  2. The tables of Matthew and Luke appear in many points to be different.

From Adam to Abraham Matthew has mentioned no names, and Luke only has given the record. From Abraham to David the two tables are alike. Of course there is no difficulty in reconciling these two parts of the tables. The difficulty lies in that part of the genealogy from David to Christ. There they are entirely different. They are manifestly different lines. Not only are the names different, but Luke has mentioned, in this part of the genealogy, no less than 42 names, while Matthew has recorded only 27 names.

Various ways have been proposed to explain this difficulty, but it must be admitted that none of them is perfectly satisfactory. It does not comport with the design of these notes to enter minutely into an explanation of the perplexities of these passages. All that can be done is to suggest the various ways in which attempts have been made to explain them.

1. It is remarked that in nothing are mistakes more likely to occur than in such tables. From the similarity of names, and the different names by which the same person is often called, and from many other causes, errors would be more likely to creep into genealogical tables than in other writings. Some of the difficulties may have possibly occurred from this cause.

2. Most interpreters have supposed that Matthew gives the genealogy of Joseph, and Luke that of Mary. They were both descended from David, but in different lines. This solution derives some plausibility from the fact that the promise was made to David, and as Jesus was not the son of Joseph, it was important to show that Mary was also descended from him. But though this solution is plausible, and may be true, yet it wants evidence. It cannot, however, be proved that this was not the design of Luke.

3. It has been said also that Joseph was the legal son and heir of Heli, though the real son of Jacob, and that thus the two lines terminated in him. This was the explanation suggested by most of the Christian fathers, and on the whole is the most satisfactory. It was a law of the Jews that if a man died without children, his brother should marry his widow. Thus the two lines might have been intermingled, According to this solution, which was first proposed by Africanus, Matthan, descended from Solomon, married Estha, of whom was born Jacob. After Matthan’s death, Matthat being of the same tribe, but of another family, married his widow, and of this marriage Heli was born. Jacob and Heli were therefore children of the same mother. Heli dying without children, his brother Jacob married his widow, and begat Joseph, who was thus the legal son of Heli. This is agreeable to the account in the two evangelists. Matthew says that Jacob begat Joseph; Luke says that Joseph was the son of Heli, i. e., was his legal heir, or was reckoned in law to be his son. This can be seen by the plan on the next page, showing the nature of the connection.

Though these solutions may not seem to be entirely satisfactory, yet there are two additional considerations which should set the matter at rest, and lead to the conclusion that the narratives are not really inconsistent.

1. No difficulty was ever found, or alleged, in regard to them, by any of the early enemies of Christianity. There is no evidence that they ever adduced them as containing a contradiction. Many of those enemies were acute, learned, and able; and they show by their writings that they were not indisposed to detect all the errors that could possibly be found in the sacred narrative. Now it is to be remembered that the Jews were fully competent to show that these tables were incorrect, if they were really so; and it is clear that they were fully disposed, if possible, to do it. The fact, therefore, that it is not done, is clear evidence that they thought it to be correct. The same may be said of the acute pagans who wrote against Christianity. None of them have called in question the correctness of these tables. This is full proof that, in a time when it was easy to understand these tables, they were believed to be correct.

2. The evangelists are not responsible for the correctness of these tables. They are responsible only for what was their real and professed object to do. What was that object? It was to prove to the satisfaction of the Jews that Jesus was descended from David, and therefore that there was no argument from his ancestry that he was not the promised Messiah. Now to make this out, it was not necessary, nor would it have conduced to their argument, to have formed a new table of genealogy. All that could be done was to go to the family records - to the public tables, and copy them as they were actually kept, and show that, according to the records of the nation, Jesus was descended from David. This, among the Jews, would be full and decided testimony in the case. And this was doubtless done. In the same way, the records of a family among us, as they are kept by the family, are proof in courts of justice now of the birth, names, etc., of individuals. Nor is it necessary or proper for a court to call them in question or to attempt to correct them. So, the tables here are good evidence to the only point that the writers wished to establish: that is, to show to the Jews that Jesus of Nazareth was descended from David. The only inquiry which can now be fairly made is whether they copied those tables correctly. It is clear that no man can prove that they did not so copy them, and therefore that no one can adduce them as an argument against the correctness of the New Testament.


 
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