Matthew 1:6-11 NIV

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

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 1:8

Joram begat Ozias - This is the Uzziah, king of Judah, who was struck with the leprosy for his presumption in entering the temple to offer incense before the Lord. See 2 Chronicles 26:16 , etc. Ozias was not the immediate son of Joram: there were three kings between them, Ahaziah, Joash, and Amaziah, which swell the fourteen generations to seventeen: but it is observed that omissions of this kind are not uncommon in the Jewish genealogies. In Ezra 7:3 , Azariah is called the son of... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 1:11

Josias begat Jechonias, etc. - There are three considerable difficulties in this verse. Josias was not the father of Jechonias; he was only the grandfather of that prince: 1 Chronicles 3:14-16 . Jechonias had no brethren; at least, none are on record. Josias died 20 years before the Babylonish captivity took place, and therefore Jechonias and his brethren could not have been begotten about the time they were carried away to Babylon. To this may be added a fourth difficulty, viz.... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 1:6

Verse 6 6.Begat David the King In this genealogy, the designation of King is bestowed on David alone, because in his person God exhibited a type of the future leader of his people, the Messiah. The kingly office had been formerly held by Saul; but, as he reached it through tumult and the ungodly wishes of the people, the lawful possession of the office is supposed to have commenced with David, more especially in reference to the covenant of God, who promised that “his throne should be... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 1:1-17

JESUS THE CHRIST BY HUMAN ANCESTRY , (Parallel passage: Luke 3:23-38 .) read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 1:1-17

The introduction. I. THE TITLE . 1 . It is a book ; but it is not, like other books, the product of human thought. It presents to us a life not like other lives. That life stands alone in its beauty, purity, tenderness, in the glory of its unearthly holiness, in the majesty of its Divine self-sacrifice. It stands alone in its claims; it claims to be the great example, the one pattern life, the Light of the world. It claims to be a revelation of a new life; it offers a gift of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 1:1-17

The pedigree. "The book of the genealogy," etc. This is not the general title of the First Gospel, but rather the particular title of these sixteen or seventeen verses. The scroll, or writing of divorcement, which the Talmudists say consisted exactly of" twelve lines," is called a biblion , or "book" ( Matthew 19:7 ). So the "book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ" may be understood to describe the single skin on which the words immediately before us were originally written. Vitringa... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 1:6

David the king . The mention of David's royal position seems made here because at this point the line of the Messiah first becomes connected with the royal house. At the time when Saul was made king the people chose to have him in opposition to the Divine will; but giving them next as king a man after his own heart, God uses the offence of his people so that it shall become a channel of blessing, and from this king Christ himself shall be born. Of her that had been the wife of Urias. It is... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 1:8

And Joram begat Ozias ( Uzziah , Revised Version). Between Joram and Uzziah the pedigree omits three names—Ahaziah immediately succeeded Joram ( 2 Kings 8:24 ), and was followed by his son Joash ( 2 Kings 12:1 ), and he by his son Amaziah ( 2 Kings 14:1 ). These were probably left out, that the number of generations might be reduced to fourteen. It is not likely that St. Matthew omitted them, but that they were absent from the form which he used. If we seek for a reason why... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 1:11

Josias ( Josiah , Revised Version) begat Jechonias ( Jechoniah , Revised Version). Here we come upon another omission. Josiah was the father of Jehoiakim, and he the father of Jechoniah (called also Jehoiachin); see 2 Kings 23:34 ; 2 Kings 24:6 . The omission is supplied in some few manuscripts; but it may be only the case of a marginal note in a previous copy having found its way into the text. There is, however, something to be said in favour of its acceptance. The... read more

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 1:8

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 1:11

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 1:6

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 1:1-17

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 1:1-17

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 1:1-17

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 1:6

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 1:8

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 1:11

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