Matthew 1:10

10 and Hezekiah the father of Manasseh, and Manasseh the father of Amos, ^[a] and Amos ^[b] the father of Josiah,

Matthew 1:10 Meaning and Commentary

Matthew 1:10

And Ezekias begat Manasses
Or Manasseh, ( 2 Kings 20:21 ) . Him Hezekiah begat of Hephzibah, ( 2 Kings 21:1 ) . He was very remarkable both for his sins, and for his humiliation on account of them.

And Manasses begat Amon,
of Meshullemeth, the daughter of Haruz of Jotbah, ( 2 Kings 21:19 ) . He was a very wicked prince.

And Amon begat Josias,
or Josiah of Jedidah, the daughter of Adaiah of Boscath, ( 2 Kings 22:1 ) . He was a very pious king, and was prophesied of by name some hundreds of years before he was born, ( 1 Kings 13:2 ) .

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Matthew 1:10 In-Context

8 and Asaph the father of Jehoshaphat, and Jehoshaphat the father of Joram, and Joram the father of Uzziah,

9 and Uzziah the father of Jotham, and Jotham the father of Ahaz, and Ahaz the father of Hezekiah,

10 and Hezekiah the father of Manasseh, and Manasseh the father of Amos, and Amos the father of Josiah,

11 and Josiah the father of Jechoniah and his brothers, at the time of the deportation to Babylon.

12 And after the deportation to Babylon: Jechoniah was the father of Salathiel, and Salathiel the father of Zerubbabel,

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[a]. Other ancient authorities read [Amon]
[b]. Other ancient authorities read [Amon]

New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright 1989, Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

Matthew 1:10

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Matthew 1:10 Meaning and Commentary

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