Matthew 1:7

Matthew 1:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Solomon begat Roboam; and Roboam begat Abia; and Abia begat Asa;
• New International Version (NIV)Solomon the father of Rehoboam, Rehoboam the father of Abijah, Abijah the father of Asa,
• English Standard Version (ESV)and Solomon the father of Rehoboam, and Rehoboam the father of Abijah, and Abijah the father of Asaph,
• New King James Version (NKJV)Solomon begot Rehoboam, Rehoboam begot Abijah, and Abijah begot Asa.

Context of Matthew 1:7

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. 6Jesse was the father of King David. David was Solomon's father. Solomon's mother was the wife of Uriah. Solomon 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. 9Uzziah was the father of Jotham. Jotham was the father of Ahaz. Ahaz was the father of Hezekiah.

Matthew 1:7 word by word

Σολομὼν δὲ ἐγέννησεν τὸν Ῥοβοάμ· Ῥοβοὰμ δὲ ἐγέννησεν τὸν Ἀβιά· Ἀβιὰ δὲ ἐγέννησεν τὸν Ἀσάφ·Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Andδέde · thenG1161
• SolomonΣολομών, ΣαλωμώνSolomōn Solomōn · SolomonG4672
• begatγεννάωgennaō · to begetG1080
• RoboamῬοβοάμRhoboam · RehoboamG4497
• AbiaἈβιάAbia · AbijahG7
• AsaἈσάAsa · AsaphG760

Cross-references for Matthew 1:7

• 1 Kings 11:43Then he died. They buried him with his ancestors, in the city of his father David. His son Rehoboam became king after him.
• 1 Kings 12:1Rehoboam went to Shechem, because all the Israelites had gone there to make him king.
• 1 Chronicles 3:10Solomon's son was Rehoboam. Rehoboam's son was Abijah. Abijah's son was Asa. Asa's son was Jehoshaphat.
• 2 Chronicles 9:31Then he died. They buried him with his ancestors, in the city of his father David. His son Rehoboam became king after him.
• 2 Chronicles 13:7He took some wicked useless men to join his group. They made themselves strong against Solomon's son, Rehoboam. Rehoboam was young and he had not been king for very long. So he was not strong enough to stop them.
• 1 Kings 14:31Rehoboam died and they buried him beside his ancestors in the City of David. Rehoboam's mother was an Ammonite woman. Her name was Naamah. Rehoboam's son Abijah became king after him.
• 2 Chronicles 12:1Rehoboam became a strong king who ruled with authority. But after that, he stopped obeying the law of the Lord. All the Israelites did the same thing.
• 1 Kings 15:8Abijah died and they buried him beside his ancestors in the City of David. Abijah's son Asa became king after him.
• 2 Chronicles 14:1Abijah died and they buried him beside his ancestors in the City of David. Abijah's son Asa became king after him. The country had peace for ten years while Asa was king.

Commentaries on Matthew 1:7

• 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. 7Asa (Greek Asaph): this likely refers to the Old Testament king (1 Kings 15:9–24; 1 Chronicles 3:10) and not the psalmist Asaph (1 Chronicles 6:39; 25:1–2; Psalms 50, 73–83). Matthew focuses on the family line from David to the Messiah.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 7-87-8. 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--or Uzziah. Three kings are here omitted--Ahaziah, Joash, and Amaziah (1Ch 3:11, 12). Some omissions behooved to be made, to compress the whole into three fourteens (Mt 1:17). The reason why these, rather than other names, are omitted, must be sought in religious considerations--either in the connection of…Read the comment

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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