Matthew 1:6 - Forerunner Commentary

Matthew 1:6

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4 Ram begot Amminadab, Amminadab begot Nahshon, and Nahshon begot Salmon.

5 Salmon begot ^aBoaz by Rahab, Boaz begot Obed by Ruth, Obed begot Jesse,

6 and ^aJesse begot David the king. ^bDavid the king begot Solomon by her¹ who had been the wife of Uriah.

7 ^aSolomon begot Rehoboam, Rehoboam begot ^bAbijah, and Abijah begot Asa.

8 Asa begot ^aJehoshaphat, Jehoshaphat begot Joram, and Joram begot ^bUzziah.

9 Uzziah begot Jotham, Jotham begot ^aAhaz, and Ahaz begot Hezekiah.

10 ^aHezekiah begot Manasseh, Manasseh begot Amon, and Amon begot ^bJosiah.

11 ^aJosiah begot Jeconiah and his brothers about the time they were ^bcarried away to Babylon.

12 And after they were brought to Babylon, ^aJeconiah begot Shealtiel, and Shealtiel begot ^bZerubbabel.

13 Zerubbabel begot Abiud, Abiud begot Eliakim, and Eliakim begot Azor.

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American Standard Version
and Jesse begat David the king. And David begat Solomon of her `that had been the wife' of Uriah;

Amplified® Bible
Jesse the father of King David, King David the father of Solomon, whose mother had been the wife of Uriah,

Contemporary English Version
From David to the time of the exile in Babylonia, the ancestors of Jesus were: David, Solomon (his mother had been Uriah's wife), Rehoboam, Abijah, Asa, Jehoshaphat, Jehoram; Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, Hezekiah, Manasseh, Amon, Josiah, and Jehoiachin and his brothers.

Darby English Version
and Jesse begat David the king. And David begat Solomon, of her [that had been the wife] of Urias;

Good News Bible
(SEE 1:2)

International Standard Version
and Jesse fathered King David. David fathered Solomon by the wife of Uriah,

King James Version
And Jesse begat David the king; and David the king begat Solomon of her that had been the wife of Urias;

New American Standard Bible
Jesse was the father of David the king. David was the father of Solomon by Bathsheba who had been the wife of Uriah.

New International Version
and Jesse the father of King David.
David was the father of Solomon, whose mother had been Uriah's wife,

New King James Version
and Jesse begot David the king.
David the king begot Solomon by her who had been the wife of Uriah.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Jesse we identify as the father of David the king. David we identify as the father of Solomon by Bathsheba who had previously married Uriah.

Revised Standard Version
and Jesse the father of David the king. And David was the father of Solomon by the wife of Uri'ah,

Young's Literal Translation
and Jesse begat David the king. And David the king begat Solomon, of her `who had been' Uriah's,

New English Translation
and Jesse the father of David the king. David was the father of Solomon (by the wife of Uriah¹),

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