Uzziah was the father of Jotham, Jotham the father of Ahaz, and Ahaz the father of Hezekiah.
Parallel translations
- WEB Uzziah became the father of Jotham. Jotham became the father of Ahaz. Ahaz became the father of Hezekiah.
- KJV And Ozias begat Joatham; and Joatham begat Achaz; and Achaz begat Ezekias;
- NKJV Uzziah begot Jotham, Jotham begot Ahaz, and Ahaz begot Hezekiah.
- NASB Uzziah fathered Jotham, Jotham fathered Ahaz, and Ahaz fathered Hezekiah.
- NLT Uzziah was the father of Jotham. Jotham was the father of Ahaz. Ahaz was the father of Hezekiah.
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Quick answer
The line runs through Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah. It includes both faithful and wicked kings in the Messiah's ancestry.
Overview
Ahaz was a notably faithless king, while his son Hezekiah was among Judah's most godly rulers. The mixture shows that the promise to David did not depend on the worthiness of his descendants but on God's own faithfulness. The line presses onward toward the King who would never fail.
Cross-references & the web
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- 1 Chr 3:11–13Joram his son, Ahaziah his son, Joash his son,
- Isa 7:1–13Now in the days that Ahaz son of Jotham, the son of Uzziah, was king of Judah, Rezin king of Aram marched up to wage war against Jerusalem. He was accompanied by Pekah son of Remaliah the king of Israel, but he could not overpower the city.
- Isa 36:1–22In the fourteenth year of Hezekiah’s reign, Sennacherib king of Assyria attacked and captured all the fortified cities of Judah.
- 2 Kgs 15:32In the second year of the reign of Pekah son of Remaliah over Israel, Jotham son of Uzziah became king of Judah.
- 2 Kgs 15:7And Azariah rested with his fathers and was buried near them in the City of David. And his son Jotham reigned in his place.
- 2 Kgs 18:1–20In the third year of the reign of Hoshea son of Elah over Israel, Hezekiah son of Ahaz became king of Judah.
- 2 Chr 27:1Jotham was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem sixteen years. His mother’s name was Jerushah daughter of Zadok.
- 2 Chr 26:21So King Uzziah was a leper until the day of his death. He lived in isolation, leprous and cut off from the house of the LORD, while his son Jotham had charge of the royal palace to govern the people of the land.
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