Matthew 1 · Verse 6

Matthew 1:6

And Jesse begat David the king; and David the king begat Solomon of her that had been the wife of Urias;
Matthew 1:6, King James Version

Matthew 1:6 in other translations

BSBand Jesse the father of David the king. Next: David was the father of Solomon by Uriah’s wife,
WEBJesse became the father of King David. David the king became the father of Solomon by her who had been Uriah’s wife.
ASVand Jesse begat David the king. And David begat Solomon of her that had been the wife of Uriah;
YLTand Jesse begat David the king. And David the king begat Solomon, of her who had been Uriah's,
DARBYand Jesse begat David the king. And David begat Solomon, of her that had been the wife of Urias;
BBEAnd the son of Jesse was David the king; and the son of David was Solomon by her who had been the wife of Uriah;
WebsterAnd Jesse begat David the king; and David the king begat Solomon of her that had been the wife of Uriah;

What does Matthew 1:6 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Matthew 1:3-6

3-6. And Judas begat Phares and Zara of Thamar; and Phares begat Esrom; and Esrom begat Aram; 4. And Aram begat Aminadab; and Aminadab begat Naasson; and Naasson begat Salmon; 5. And Salmon begat Booz of Rachab; and Booz begat Obed of Ruth; and Obed begat Jesse; 6. And Jesse begat David the king; and David the king begat Solomon of her of Urias--Four women are here introduced; two of them Gentiles by birth--Rachab…

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Matthew 1:1-17

Concerning this genealogy of our Saviour, observe the chief intention. It is not a needless genealogy. It is not a vain-glorious one, as those of great men often are. It proves that our Lord Jesus is of the nation and family out of which the Messiah was to arise. The promise of the blessing was made to Abraham and his seed; of the dominion, to David and his seed. It was promised to Abraham that Christ should descend…

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Matthew 1:6 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

ἸεσσαὶIessaiJesseG2421
δὲdethenG1161
ἐγέννησενegennēsenbegatG1080
τὸνton<the>G3588
ΔαυὶδDauidDavidG1138
τὸνtontheG3588
βασιλέα·basileaking;G935
ΔαυὶδDauidDavidG1138
δὲdethenG1161
ἐγέννησενegennēsenbegatG1080
τὸνton<the>G3588
ΣολομῶναSolomōnaSolomonG4672
ἐκekout ofG1537
τῆςtēsthe [wife]G3588
τοῦtou<the>G3588
Οὐρίου·Ouriouof Uriah;G3774

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Matthew 1:6

  • 1 Kings 15:5

    Because David did that which was right in the eyes of the Lord, and turned not aside from any thing that he commanded him all the days of his life, save only in the matter of Uriah the Hittite.

  • 1 Samuel 17:12

    Now David was the son of that Ephrathite of Beth–lehem–judah, whose name was Jesse; and he had eight sons: and the man went among men for an old man in the days of Saul.

  • 2 Samuel 23:1

    Now these be the last words of David. David the son of Jesse said, and the man who was raised up on high, the anointed of the God of Jacob, and the sweet psalmist of Israel, said,

  • 2 Samuel 12:24-25

    And David comforted Bath–sheba his wife, and went in unto her, and lay with her: and she bare a son, and he called his name Solomon: and the Lord loved him. And he sent by the hand of Nathan the prophet; and he called his name Jedidiah, because of the Lord.

  • 1 Samuel 16:1

    And the Lord said unto Samuel, How long wilt thou mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? fill thine horn with oil, and go, I will send thee to Jesse the Beth–lehemite: for I have provided me a king among his sons.

  • 2 Samuel 11:26-27

    And when the wife of Uriah heard that Uriah her husband was dead, she mourned for her husband. And when the mourning was past, David sent and fetched her to his house, and she became his wife, and bare him a son. But the thing that David had done displeased the Lord.

  • 1 Samuel 16:11-13

    And Samuel said unto Jesse, Are here all thy children? And he said, There remaineth yet the youngest, and, behold, he keepeth the sheep. And Samuel said unto Jesse, Send and fetch him: for we will not sit down till he come hither. And he sent, and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, and withal of a beautiful countenance, and goodly to look to. And the Lord said, Arise, anoint him: for this is he. Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst of his brethren: and the Spirit of the Lord came upon David from that day forward. So Samuel rose up, and went to Ramah.

  • 1 Chronicles 3:5

    And these were born unto him in Jerusalem; Shimea, and Shobab, and Nathan, and Solomon, four, of Bath–shua the daughter of Ammiel:

  • 1 Chronicles 2:15

    Ozem the sixth, David the seventh:

  • Ruth 4:22

    And Obed begat Jesse, and Jesse begat David.

  • 1 Chronicles 14:4

    Now these are the names of his children which he had in Jerusalem; Shammua, and Shobab, Nathan, and Solomon,

  • 1 Samuel 17:58

    And Saul said to him, Whose son art thou, thou young man? And David answered, I am the son of thy servant Jesse the Beth–lehemite.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Jesse.
Ru 4:22; 1Sa 16:1,11-13; 17:12,58; 20:30,31; 22:8; 2Sa 23:1
1Ch 2:15; Ps 72:20; Isa 11:1; Ac 13:22,23
Solomon.
2Sa 12:24,25; 1Ch 3:5; 14:4; 28:5
her.
2Sa 11:3,26,27; 1Ki 1:11-17,28-31; 15:5; Ro 8:3
Urias.
2Sa 23:39; 1Ch 11:41
Uriah.

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Context

  • Matthew 1:5

    And Salmon begat Booz of Rachab; and Booz begat Obed of Ruth; and Obed begat Jesse;

  • Matthew 1:6

    And Jesse begat David the king; and David the king begat Solomon of her that had been the wife of Urias;

  • Matthew 1:7

    And Solomon begat Roboam; and Roboam begat Abia; and Abia begat Asa;

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Matthew 1:6 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y Jessé engendró al rey David: y el rey David engendró á Salomón de la que fué mujer de Urías:
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
et Jessé engendra David le roi; et David le roi engendra Salomon, de celle qui avait été femme d’Urie;
German
Elberfelder 1871
Jesse aber zeugte David, den König. David aber zeugte Salomon von der, die Urias Weib gewesen;
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
David autem rex genuit Salomonem ex ea quæ fuit Uriæ.