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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

John Gill

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

John Gill

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

John Gill

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

John Gill

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

John Gill

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

John Gill

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

John Gill

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

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 1:1

The book of the generation of Jesus Christ - I suppose these words to have been the original title to this Gospel; and that they signify, according to the Hebrew Phraseology, not only the account of the genealogy of Christ, as detailed below, hut the history of his birth, acts, sufferings, death, resurrection, and ascension. The phrase, book of the generation, תולדות ספר sepher toledoth , is frequent in the Jewish writings, and is translated by the Septuagint, βιβλος γενεσεως , as... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 1:2

Abraham begat Isaac - In this genealogy, those persons only, among the ancestors of Christ, which formed the direct line, as specified: hence no mention is made of Ishmael, the son of Abraham, nor of Esau, the son of Isaac; and of all the twelve patriarchs, or sons of Jacob, Judah alone is mentioned. 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

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 1:1

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 1:2

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