Asa was the father of Jehoshaphat. Jehoshaphat was the father of Jehoram. Jehoram was 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;
- 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.
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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 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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