Matthew 1:6

Matthew 1:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Jesse begat David the king; and David the king begat Solomon of her that had been the wife of Urias;
• New International Version (NIV)and Jesse the father of King David. David was the father of Solomon, whose mother had been Uriah’s wife,
• English Standard Version (ESV)and Jesse the father of David the king. And David was the father of Solomon by the wife of Uriah,
• New King James Version (NKJV)and Jesse begot David the king. David the king begot Solomon by her who had been the wife of Uriah.

Context of Matthew 1:6

4Ram was the father of Amminadab. Amminadab was the father of Nahshon. Nahshon was the father of Salmon. 5Salmon was the father of Boaz. Rahab was his mother. Boaz was the father of Obed. Ruth was his mother. Obed was the father of Jesse. Jesse was the father of King David. David was Solomon's father. Solomon's mother was the wife of Uriah. 7Solomon was the father of Rehoboam. Rehoboam was the father of Abijah. Abijah was the father of Asa. 8Asa was the father of Jehoshaphat. Jehoshaphat was the father of Jehoram. Jehoram was the father of Uzziah.

Matthew 1:6 word by word

Ἰεσσαὶ δὲ ἐγέννησεν τὸν Δαυὶδ τὸν βασιλέα· Δαυὶδ δὲ ἐγέννησεν τὸν Σολομῶνα ἐκ τῆς τοῦ Οὐρίου·Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andδέde · thenG1161
• JesseἸεσσαίIessai · JesseG2421
• begatγεννάωgennaō · to begetG1080
• Davidὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• DavidΔαυείδ, Δαυίδ, ΔαβίδDabid · DavidG1138
• the kingβασιλεύςbasileus · kingG935
• SolomonΣολομών, ΣαλωμώνSolomōn Solomōn · SolomonG4672
• ofἐκek ex · out fromG1537
• of UriasΟὐρίαςOurias · UriahG3774

Cross-references for Matthew 1:6

• Ruth 4:22Obed was the father of Jesse. Jesse was the father of David.
• 1 Samuel 16:1The Lord said to Samuel, ‘Stop being sad about Saul. I have decided that he will no longer be the king of Israel. Fill your horn with olive oil and go. I am sending you to a man whose name is Jesse. He lives in Bethlehem. I have chosen one of his sons to become king.’
• 1 Samuel 17:12At this time, David's father Jesse was a very old man. Jesse belonged to the clan of Ephrathah. He came from Bethlehem town in Judah. He had e ight sons.
• 1 Samuel 20:30Saul became very angry with Jonathan. He said, ‘You stupid man! I see that you have turned against me! You have become a friend of that son of Jesse. You have brought shame on yourself. Your mother should be ashamed that she gave birth to you!
• 1 Samuel 22:8So why are you trying to deceive me? None of you told me when my own son promised to be a friend of this son of Jesse. You do not feel sorry for me. Now my son is helping one of my own servants to attack me! Yes, he is waiting for his chance to kill me!’
• 2 Samuel 23:1These are David's last words. The God that Jacob worshipped made Jesse's son David great. God chose him to rule Israel as king. He also wrote beautiful songs for the Israelites. This is David's message:
• 1 Chronicles 2:15His sixth son was Ozem and his seventh son was David.
• Psalms 72:20This is the end of the prayers of Jesse's son, David.
• Isaiah 11:1A descendant of Jesse will appear, like a new branch that grows from a tree stump. The roots of the tree will give new fruit!
• Acts 13:22Then God removed Saul as king. He caused David to be their king instead. God said this about David: “I have watched David, the son of Jesse. He does things that make me happy. I know that he will do everything that I want.”
• 2 Samuel 12:24Then David went to comfort his wife, Bathsheba. He had sex with her as his wife. Later, she gave birth to a son. David gave him the name ‘Solomon’. The Lord loved the child,
• 1 Chronicles 3:5These are the names of David's sons who were born in Jerusalem: Shimea, Shobab, Nathan and Solomon. The mother of these four sons was Ammiel's daughter, Bathsheba.
• 1 Chronicles 14:4These are the names of David's children who were born in Jerusalem: Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, Solomon,
• 1 Chronicles 28:5The Lord has given me many sons. Now he has chosen my son Solomon from among them to rule over his kingdom, Israel.
• 2 Samuel 11:3David sent a servant to ask who she was. The servant told him, ‘She is Eliam's daughter, Bathsheba. She is the wife of Uriah the Hittite.’
• 1 Kings 1:11Nathan said to Bathsheba, Solomon's mother, ‘Have you heard about the things that Haggith's son Adonijah is doing? He has become king, but our master, David, does not know about it.

Commentaries on Matthew 1:6

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2-16Verses 2-16 These verses contain the genealogy of Jesus. Luke also Luke 3 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…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-25This story shows how certain parts of the life of Jesus fulfilled Old Testament prophecies. This includes: his family history and birth (chapter 1), and the places he lived as a child (chapter 2). The story also shows how efforts to stop the plan of God do not work (2:1–15; see also 27:62–66).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3-63-6. 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 of Urias--Four women are here introduced; two of them Gentiles by birth--Rachab and Ruth; and three of them with a blot…Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 1:6

• David
• Genealogy
• Jesse
• Jesus, the Christ
• Joseph
• Solomon
• Uriah

In the dictionaries

• David
• Jesse
• Solomon
• Interpret
• Minded
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• Amaziah
• Antediluvian Patriarchs
• Begotten
• Discrepancies, Biblical

Commentaries on Matthew 1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings