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Matthew 1:9 is the ninth verse of the first chapter of the Gospel of Matthew

Gospel of Matthew

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in the Bible

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. The verse is part of the non-synoptic

Synoptic Gospels

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section where the genealogy

Genealogy

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of Joseph

Saint Joseph

Saint Joseph is a figure in the Gospels, the husband of the Virgin Mary and the earthly father of Jesus Christ ....

, the legal father of Jesus

Jesus

Jesus of Nazareth , commonly referred to as Jesus Christ or simply as Jesus or Christ, is the central figure of Christianity...

, is listed, or on non Pauline interpretations the genealogy of Jesus

Genealogy of Jesus

The genealogy of Jesus is described in two passages of the Gospels: Luke 3:23–38 and Matthew 1:1–17.* Matthew's genealogy commences with Abraham and then from King David's son Solomon follows the legal line of the kings through Jeconiah, the king whose descendants were cursed, to Joseph, legal...

. The purpose of the genealogy is to show descent from the line of kings, in particular David, as the Messiah was predicted to be the son of David (2 Samuel 7:12; Psalms

Psalms

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89:3, 132:11, among others) , and descendent of Abraham

Abraham

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(Genesis 12:3; 22:18) .

In the King James Version of the Bible the text reads:

And Ozias begat Joatham

Jotham of Judah

Jotham or Yotam was the king of Judah, and son of Uzziah with Jerusha, daughter of Zadok.He took the throne at the age of twenty-five and reigned for sixteen years. William F. Albright dated his reign to 742 – 735 BC. Edwin R...

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and Joatham begat Achaz;

and Achaz begat Ezekias;

The World English Bible

World English Bible

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translates the passage as:

Uzziah

Uzziah , also known as Azariah , was the king of the ancient Kingdom of Judah, and one of Amaziah's sons, whom the people appointed to replace his father...

became the father of Jotham

Jotham of Judah

Jotham became the father of Ahaz

Ahaz

Ahaz was king of Judah, and the son and successor of Jotham. He is one of the kings mentioned in the genealogy of Jesus in the Gospel of Matthew....

Ahaz became the father of Hezekiah

Hezekiah

Hezekiah was the son of Ahaz and the 14th king of Judah. Edwin Thiele has concluded that his reign was between c. 715 and 686 BC. He is also one of the most prominent kings of Judah mentioned in the Hebrew Bible....

For a collection of other versions see BibRef Matthew 1:9

This part (the second section - David to the Babylon Removal - as summarized in Matthew 1:17

Matthew 1:17

Matthew 1:17 is the seventeenth verse of the first chapter of the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament. The verse is the conclusion to the section where the genealogy of Joseph, the father of Jesus, is listed.-Text:...

) of the list of Jesus' ancestry coincides with the list of the Kings of Judah

Kings of Judah

The Kings of Judah ruled the ancient Kingdom of Judah after the death of Saul, when the tribe of Judah elevated David to rule over it. After seven years, David became king of a reunited Kingdom of Israel. However, in about 930 BC the united kingdom split, with ten of the twelve Tribes of Israel...

that is present in a number of other parts of the Bible

Bible

,. Unlike other parts of Matthew's genealogy this list is fully in keeping with the other sources. Ozias, King of Judah (809 BC - 759 BC) (Amos

Book of Amos

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1:1) . According to W.F. Albright, Jotham

Jotham of Judah

ruled from 742 BC until 735 BC and his son Ahaz

Ahaz

Ahaz was king of Judah, and the son and successor of Jotham. He is one of the kings mentioned in the genealogy of Jesus in the Gospel of Matthew....

ruled from his death until 715 BC. Ahaz's son Hezekiah

Hezekiah

ruled from 715 BC to 687 BC. Hezekiah was the king whose actions prompted the Babylonians to take the Jews into captivity, as prophesied in Isaiah

Book of Isaiah

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38 and mentioned in the genealogy at Verse 11

Matthew 1:11

Matthew 1:11 is the eleventh verse of the first chapter of the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament. The verse is part of the section where the genealogy of Joseph, the father of Jesus, is listed...

. Hezekiah had fifteen years added to his lifespan by God, due to his piety.

These kings are also listed in 2 Kings 14-16, together with narrative about their reigns.

The kings in Matthew 1:9

The people mentioned in this section of the genealogy are all Kings of Judah

Kingdom of Judah

The Kingdom of Judah was a Jewish state established in the Southern Levant during the Iron Age. It is often referred to as the "Southern Kingdom" to distinguish it from the northern Kingdom of Israel....

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                    The Line of the Kings: Matthew 1:9



        Line of the kings  Matthew 1:8Matthew 1:8
Matthew 1:8 is the eighth verse of the first chapter of the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament.  The verse is part of the section where the genealogy of Joseph, the legal father of Jesus, is listed....

              ZadokZadok
Zadok was a high priest of the Israelites in Jerusalem after it was conquered by David.Zadok may also refer to:*Rabbi Zadok, tanna of the 1st-century CE*Zadok the Priest, an 18th-century coronation anthem by Handel...



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               Ozias (Matthew 1:8)   =     Jerushah  (2 Kings 15:33)

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                    Jotham                        ZachariahZachariah
Zechariah  was a king of the northern Israelite Kingdom of Israel, and son of Jeroboam II....



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             Achaz, (2 Kings 15:38)   =       Abi  (2 Kings 18:2)

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           Hezekiah, (2 Kings 16:20)                 

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        Line of the kings (Matthew 1:10Matthew 1:10
Matthew 1:10 is the tenth verse of Matthew 1 of the Gospel of Matthew in the Bible. The verse is part of the section where the genealogy of Joseph, the father of Jesus, is listed....

Text

See above for two English versions, the King James and World English Bible. See the external links for many more modern translations.

Vulgate (Latin) text

The Latin Vulgate

Vulgate

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of St. Jerome gives:

Ozias autem genuit Ioatham Ioatham autem genuit Achaz Achaz autem genuit Ezechiam.

Greek text

The Koine Greek

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Byzantine text

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or majority text, and the textus receptus

Textus Receptus

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both read:

οζιας δε εγεννησε τον ιωαθαμ ιωαθαμ δε εγεννησε τον αχαζ αχαζ δε εγεννησε τον εζεκιαν

Tischendorf gives rather Οζειας for the first king.

Westcott-Hort offers the main reading and also a variant αχας for the third king.

Nestle-Aland has εγεννησεν instead of εγεννησε.

Peshitta text

The Peshitta

Peshitta

The Peshitta is the standard version of the Bible for churches in the Syriac tradition.The Old Testament of the Peshitta was translated into Syriac from the Hebrew, probably in the 2nd century AD...

text is substantially different, translated it is: Awazea fathered Yoram Yoram fathered Yahoshapat fathered Khizaqea.

External links

Parallel texts accessed 13 March 2006.
Parallel text and translations. accessed 13 March 2006.
Peshitta text accessed 13 March 2006.
Skeptics Bible accessed 13 March 2006.

Gospel of Matthew
Preceded by: Matthew 1:8 Matthew 1:8 Matthew 1:8 is the eighth verse of the first chapter of the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament. The verse is part of the section where the genealogy of Joseph, the legal father of Jesus, is listed....	Chapter 1 Matthew 1 Matthew 1 is the first chapter of the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament. It contains two distinct sections. The first lists the genealogy of Jesus's legal father Joseph from Abraham...	Followed by: Matthew 1:10 Matthew 1:10 Matthew 1:10 is the tenth verse of Matthew 1 of the Gospel of Matthew in the Bible. The verse is part of the section where the genealogy of Joseph, the father of Jesus, is listed....

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The kings in Matthew 1:9

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Text

Vulgate (Latin) text

Greek text

Peshitta text

See also

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