Asa was the father of Jehoshaphat, Jehoshaphat the father of Joram, and Joram the father of Uzziah.
Parallel translations
- WEB Asa became the father of Jehoshaphat. Jehoshaphat became the father of Joram. Joram became the father of Uzziah.
- KJV And Asa begat Josaphat; and Josaphat begat Joram; and Joram begat Ozias;
- 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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Quick answer
The line continues through several Judean kings. Matthew compresses the list, omitting some names known from the Old Testament.
Overview
Between Joram and Uzziah, Matthew omits three kings (Ahaziah, Joash, Amaziah, see 2 Kings) to fit his fourteen-generation pattern. Such selective genealogies were an accepted ancient practice and do not imply error, since "father of" could mean "ancestor of." The point is the unbroken legal descent to the Messiah, not an exhaustive register.
Cross-references & the web
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- 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 place of his father Amaziah.
- 2 Kgs 3:1In the eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat’s reign over Judah, Jehoram son of Ahab became king of Israel, and he reigned in Samaria twelve years.
- 2 Kgs 15:1–6In the twenty-seventh year of Jeroboam’s reign over Israel, Azariah son of Amaziah became king of Judah.
- 1 Kgs 15:24And Asa rested with his fathers and was buried with them in the city of his father David, and his son Jehoshaphat reigned in his place.
- 1 Kgs 22:2–50However, in the third year, Jehoshaphat king of Judah went down to visit the king of Israel,
- 2 Chr 21:1And Jehoshaphat rested with his fathers and was buried with them in the City of David. And his son Jehoram reigned in his place.
- 2 Kgs 8:16In the fifth year of the reign of Joram son of Ahab over Israel, Jehoram son of Jehoshaphat succeeded his father as king of Judah.
- 2 Kgs 14:21Then all the people of Judah took Azariah, who was sixteen years old, and made him king in place of his father Amaziah.
- 2 Chr 17:1–19Asa’s son Jehoshaphat reigned in his place, and he strengthened himself against Israel.
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