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Asa became the father of Jehoshaphat. Jehoshaphat became the father of Joram. Joram became the father of Uzziah.
Matthew 1:8 · World English Bible
Parallel translations
  • KJV And Asa begat Josaphat; and Josaphat begat Joram; and Joram begat Ozias;
  • BSB Asa was the father of Jehoshaphat, Jehoshaphat the father of Joram, and Joram the father of Uzziah.
  • NKJV Asa begot Jehoshaphat, Jehoshaphat begot Joram, and Joram begot Uzziah.
  • NASB Asa fathered Jehoshaphat, Jehoshaphat fathered Joram, and Joram fathered Uzziah.
  • NLT Asa was the father of Jehoshaphat. Jehoshaphat was the father of Jehoram. Jehoram was the father of Uzziah.

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Cross-references · 10

  • 1 Chr 3:11Joram his son, Ahaziah his son, Joash his son,
  • 2 Chr 26:1–23All the people of Judah took Uzziah, who was sixteen years old, and made him king in the place of his father Amaziah.
  • 2 Kgs 3:1Now Jehoram the son of Ahab began to reign over Israel in Samaria in the eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, and reigned twelve years.
  • 2 Kgs 15:1–6In the twenty-seventh year of Jeroboam king of Israel, Azariah son of Amaziah king of Judah began to reign.
  • 1 Kgs 15:24Asa slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in his father David’s city; and Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his place.
  • 1 Kgs 22:2–50In the third year, Jehoshaphat the king of Judah came down to the king of Israel.
  • 2 Chr 21:1Jehoshaphat slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in David’s city, and Jehoram his son reigned in his place.
  • 2 Kgs 8:16In the fifth year of Joram the son of Ahab king of Israel, Jehoshaphat being king of Judah then, Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat king of Judah began to reign.
  • 2 Kgs 14:21All the people of Judah took Azariah, who was sixteen years old, and made him king in the place of his father Amaziah.
  • 2 Chr 17:1–19Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his place, and strengthened himself against Israel.

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