Matthew 1 · Verse 7

Matthew 1:7

And Solomon begat Roboam; and Roboam begat Abia; and Abia begat Asa;
Matthew 1:7, King James Version

Matthew 1:7 in other translations

BSBSolomon the father of Rehoboam, Rehoboam the father of Abijah, and Abijah the father of Asa.
WEBSolomon became the father of Rehoboam. Rehoboam became the father of Abijah. Abijah became the father of Asa.
ASVand Solomon begat Rehoboam; and Rehoboam begat Abijah; and Abijah begat Asa;
YLTand Solomon begat Rehoboam, and Rehoboam begat Abijah, and Abijah begat Asa,
DARBYand Solomon begat Roboam, and Roboam begat Abia, and Abia begat Asa,
BBEAnd the son of Solomon was Rehoboam; and the son of Rehoboam was Abijah; and the son of Abijah was Asa;
WebsterAnd Solomon begat Roboam; and Roboam begat Abia; and Abia begat Asa;

What does Matthew 1:7 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Matthew 1:7-8
7-8. And Solomon begat Roboam; and Roboam begat Abia; and Abia begat Asa; 8. And Asa begat Josaphat; and Josaphat begat Joram; and Joram begat Ozias--or Uzziah. Three kings are here omitted--Ahaziah, Joash, and Amaziah (1Ch 3:11, 12). Some omissions behooved to be made, to compress the whole into three fourteens (Mt 1:17). The reason why these, rather than other names, are omitted, must be sought in religious considerations--either in the connection of those kings with the house of Ahab (as Lightfoot, Ebrard, and Alford view it); in their slender right to be regarded as true links in the theocratic chain (as Lange takes it); or in some similar disqualification.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

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 1:7 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.

ΣολομὼνSolomōnSolomonG4672
δὲdethenG1161
ἐγέννησενegennēsenbegatG1080
τὸνton<the>G3588
Ῥοβοάμ·RhoboamRehoboam;G4497
ῬοβοὰμRhoboamRehoboamG4497
δὲdethenG1161
ἐγέννησενegennēsenbegatG1080
τὸνton<the>G3588
Ἀβιά·AbiaAbijah;G7
ἈβιὰAbiaAbijahG7
δὲdethenG1161
ἐγέννησενegennēsenbegatG1080
τὸνton<the>G3588
Ἀσάφ·AsaphAsaph;G760

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

Cross references for Matthew 1:7

  • 2 Chronicles 14:1-15

    So Abijah slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David: and Asa his son reigned in his stead. In his days the land was quiet ten years. And Asa did that which was good and right in the eyes of the Lord his God: For he took away the altars of the strange gods, and the high places, and brake down the images, and cut down the groves: And commanded Judah to seek the Lord God of their fathers, and to do the law and the commandment. …

  • 1 Kings 15:8-23

    And Abijam slept with his fathers; and they buried him in the city of David: and Asa his son reigned in his stead. And in the twentieth year of Jeroboam king of Israel reigned Asa over Judah. And forty and one years reigned he in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Maachah, the daughter of Abishalom. And Asa did that which was right in the eyes of the Lord, as did David his father. …

  • 1 Chronicles 3:10-14

    And Solomon’s son was Rehoboam, Abia his son, Asa his son, Jehoshaphat his son, Joram his son, Ahaziah his son, Joash his son, Amaziah his son, Azariah his son, Jotham his son, Ahaz his son, Hezekiah his son, Manasseh his son, …

  • 1 Kings 14:31

    And Rehoboam slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David. And his mother’s name was Naamah an Ammonitess. And Abijam his son reigned in his stead.

  • 2 Chronicles 13:7

    And there are gathered unto him vain men, the children of Belial, and have strengthened themselves against Rehoboam the son of Solomon, when Rehoboam was young and tenderhearted, and could not withstand them.

  • 2 Chronicles 9:31

    And Solomon slept with his fathers, and he was buried in the city of David his father: and Rehoboam his son reigned in his stead.

  • 2 Chronicles 12:1

    And it came to pass, when Rehoboam had established the kingdom, and had strengthened himself, he forsook the law of the Lord, and all Israel with him.

  • 1 Kings 11:43-12:24

    And Solomon slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David his father: and Rehoboam his son reigned in his stead. And Rehoboam went to Shechem: for all Israel were come to Shechem to make him king. And it came to pass, when Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who was yet in Egypt, heard of it, (for he was fled from the presence of king Solomon, and Jeroboam dwelt in Egypt;) That they sent and called him. And Jeroboam and all the congregation of Israel came, and spake unto Rehoboam, saying, …

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Roboam.
1Ki 11:43; 12:1-24; 1Ch 3:10; 2Ch 9:31; 13:7
Rehoboam. Abia.
1Ki 14:31
Abijam.
2Ch 12:1
Abijah. Asa.
1Ki 15:8-23; 2Ch 14:1-16:14

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • 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;

  • Matthew 1:8

    And Asa begat Josaphat; and Josaphat begat Joram; and Joram begat Ozias;

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Matthew 1:7 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y Salomón engendró á Roboam: y Roboam engendró á Abía: y Abía engendró á Asa:
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
et Salomon engendra Roboam; et Roboam engendra Abia; et Abia engendra Asa;
German
Elberfelder 1871
Salomon aber zeugte Roboam, Roboam aber zeugte Abia, Abia aber zeugte Asa,
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Salomon autem genuit Roboam. Roboam autem genuit Abiam. Abias autem genuit Asa.