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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 1:6

And Jesse begat David the king ,.... The descent of the Messiah runs in the line of David, the youngest of Jesse's sons, who was despised by his brethren, and overlooked and neglected by his father; but God chose him, and anointed him to be king, and set him on the throne of Israel; hence he is called "David the king"; as also because he was the first king that was of the tribe of Judah, and in the genealogy of Christ, and was an eminent type of the king Messiah, who is sometimes called by... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 1:7

And Solomon begat Roboam ,.... Called Rehoboam, 1 Kings 11:43 of Naamah an Ammonitess, 1 Kings 14:21 . And Roboam begat Abia , sometimes called Abijam, as in 1 Kings 14:31 , sometimes Abijah, 2 Chronicles 12:16 and sometimes, as here, Abia, 1 Chronicles 3:10 . Him Rehoboam begat of Maachah, the daughter of Abishalom, 1 Kings 15:2 called Michaiah, the daughter of Uriel, 2 Chronicles 13:2 . Maachah and Michaiah being the same name; or else she went by two names, as her father... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 1:8

And Asa begat Josaphat ,.... Called Jehoshaphat, 1 Kings 15:24 whom Asa begat of Azubah, the daughter of Shilhi, 1 Kings 22:42 . He also was a very good prince. And Josaphat begat Joram ; called Jehoram, 1 Kings 22:50 to whom his father gave the kingdom, because he was the firstborn, 2 Chronicles 21:3 . And Joram begat Ozias ; called Uzziah, 2 Chronicles 26:1 and Azariah, 2 Kings 15:1 . He was not the immediate son of Joram; there were three kings between them, Ahaziah,... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 1:9

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... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 1:10

And Ezekias begat Manasses ,.... Or Manasseh, 2 Kings 20:21 . Him Hezekiah begat of Hephzibah, 2 Kings 21:1 . He was very remarkable both for his sins, and for his humiliation on account of them. And Manasses begat Amon , of Meshullemeth, the daughter of Haruz of Jotbah, 2 Kings 21:19 . He was a very wicked prince. And Amon begat Josias , or Josiah of Jedidah, the daughter of Adaiah of Boscath, 2 Kings 22:1 . He was a very pious king, and was prophesied of by name some... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 1:11

And Josias begat Jechonias ,.... This Jechonias is the same with Jehoiakim, the son of Josias, called so by Pharaohnecho, when he made him king, whose name before was Eliakim, 2 Kings 23:34 begat of Zebudah, the daughter of Pedaiah of Rumah, 2 Kings 23:36 . and his brethren . These were Johanan, Zedekiah, and Shallum. Two of them were kings, one reigned before him, viz. Shallum, who is called Jehoahaz, 2 Kings 23:30 compared with Jeremiah 22:11 , the other, viz. Zedekiah, called... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 1:12

And after they were brought to Babylon ,.... Not Jechonias, but the father of Jechonias, and the Jews. Jechonias begat Salathiel . Not Jechonias mentioned in the former verse, but his son, called Jehoiachin, 2 Kings 24:6 and Coniah, Jeremiah 22:24 both which are rendered Jechonias by the Septuagint in 2 Chronicles 36:8 and he is so called, 1 Chronicles 3:16 . Abulpharagius F3 Hist. Dynast. p. 45. Vid. Hieron. Comment. in Dan. i. fol. 264. B. calls him Junachir, and says he... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 1:13-15

And Zorobabel begat Abiud ,.... The children of Zorobabel are said in 1 Chronicles 3:19 , to be Meshullam, and Hananiah, and Shelomith their sister, but no mention is made of Abiud: he seems to be the same with Meshullam the eldest son, who might have two names; nor is this unlikely, since it was usual, especially about the time of the Babylonish captivity, for men to have more names than one, as may be observed in Daniel and others, Daniel 1:7 where they went by one, and in Judea by... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 1:16

And Jacob begat Joseph ,.... According to an old tradition mentioned by F16 Contra Haeres. l. 3. Haeres. 78. Epiphanins, this Jacob, the father of Joseph, was named Panther, and which name perhaps is originally Jewish; and it may be observed, that Joseph is sometimes called by the Jewish writers Pandera F17 Toldos Jesu, p. 3. , and Jesus בן פנדירא , the son of Pandira F18 T. Hieros. Avoda Zara, fol. 40. 4. T. Bab. Sabbat, fol. 14. 2. & Midrash Kohelet, fol. 81. 1. .... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 1:17

So all the generations from Abraham ,.... The Evangelist having traced the genealogy of Christ from Abraham, which he divides into "three" parts, because of the threefold state of the Jews, "first" under Patriarchs, Prophets, and Judges, "next" under Kings, and "then" under Princes and Priests, gives the sum of each part under its distinct head; "so all the generations", that is, the degrees of generation, or the persons generated from Abraham to David, both being included, "are fourteen... read more

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 1:6

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 1:7

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 1:8

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 1:9

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 1:10

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 1:11

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 1:12

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 1:13-15

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 1:16

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 1:17

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