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David was the father of Solomon, whose mother had been Uriah&#8217s wife, <a href="/nlt/matthew/1.htm">New Living Translation</a> Jesse was the father of King David. David was the father of Solomon (whose mother was Bathsheba, the widow of Uriah). <a href="/esv/matthew/1.htm">English Standard Version</a> and Jesse the father of David the king. And David was the father of Solomon by the wife of Uriah, <a href="/bsb/matthew/1.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> and Jesse the father of David the king. Next: David was the father of Solomon by Uriah’s wife, <a href="/blb/matthew/1.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> and Jesse begat David the king. Next: David begat Solomon, out of the wife of Uriah, <a href="/kjv/matthew/1.htm">King James Bible</a> And Jesse begat David the king; and David the king begat Solomon of her that had been the wife of Urias; <a href="/nkjv/matthew/1.htm">New King James Version</a> and Jesse begot David the king. David the king begot Solomon by her who had been the wife of Uriah. <a href="/nasb_/matthew/1.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Jesse fathered David the king. David fathered Solomon by her who had been the wife of Uriah. <a href="/nasb/matthew/1.htm">NASB 1995</a> Jesse was the father of David the king. David was the father of Solomon by Bathsheba who had been the wife of Uriah. <a href="/nasb77/matthew/1.htm">NASB 1977 </a> and to Jesse was born David the king. And to David was born Solomon by her who had been the wife of Uriah; <a href="/lsb/matthew/1.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> And Jesse was the father of David the king. And David was the father of Solomon by the wife of Uriah. <a href="/amp/matthew/1.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Jesse was the father of David the king. David was the father of Solomon by Bathsheba who had been the wife of Uriah. <a href="/csb/matthew/1.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> and Jesse fathered King David. David fathered Solomon by Uriah’s wife, <a href="/hcsb/matthew/1.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> and Jesse fathered King David. Then David fathered Solomon by Uriah&#8217s wife, <a href="/asv/matthew/1.htm">American Standard Version</a> and Jesse begat David the king. And David begat Solomon of her that had been the wife of Uriah; <a href="/erv/matthew/1.htm">English Revised Version</a> and Jesse begat David the king. And David begat Solomon of her that had been the wife of Uriah; <a href="/gwt/matthew/1.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> [Jesse] the father of King David. [David] and [Uriah's wife][Bathsheba] were the father and mother of Solomon. <a href="/isv/matthew/1.htm">International Standard Version</a> and Jesse fathered King David. David fathered Solomon by the wife of Uriah, <a href="/msb/matthew/1.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> and Jesse the father of David the king. Next: David the king was the father of Solomon by Uriah?s wife, <a href="/net/matthew/1.htm">NET Bible</a> and Jesse the father of David the king. David was the father of Solomon (by the wife of Uriah), <a href="/nheb/matthew/1.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> and Jesse the father of David the king. And David was the father of Solomon by her who had been the wife of Uriah; <a href="/wbt/matthew/1.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And Jesse begat David the king; and David the king begat Solomon of her that had been the wife of Uriah; <a href="/wey/matthew/1.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> Jesse of David--the King. David (by Uriah's widow) <a href="/web/matthew/1.htm">World English Bible</a> Jesse became the father of King David. David the king became the father of Solomon by her who had been Uriah’s wife. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/matthew/1.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and Jesse begot David the king. And David the king begot Solomon, of her [who had been] Uriah’s, <a href="/blb/matthew/1.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> and Jesse begat David the king. Next: David begat Solomon, out of the wife of Uriah, <a href="/ylt/matthew/1.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> and Jesse begat David the king. And David the king begat Solomon, of her who had been Uriah's, <a href="/slt/matthew/1.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And Jesse begat David the king; and David the king begat Solomon of her of Urias.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/matthew/1.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And Jesse begot David the king. And David the king begot Solomon, of her that had been the wife of Urias. <a href="/cpdv/matthew/1.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And Jesse conceived king David. And king David conceived Solomon, by her who had been the wife of Uriah. <a href="/nabre/matthew/1.htm">New American Bible</a> Jesse the father of David the king. David became the father of Solomon, whose mother had been the wife of Uriah. <a href="/nrsvce/matthew/1.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> and Jesse the father of King David. And David was the father of Solomon by the wife of Uriah,<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/matthew/1.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Jesse begot David the king; David the king begot Solomon of the wife of Uriah; <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/matthew/1.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> Jesse begot David the King, David begot Solomon from the wife of Uriah.<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/matthew/1.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> Jesse begot David the king: David the king begot Solomon of her who had been the wife of Uriah: <a href="/godbey/matthew/1.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> and Jesse begat David the king; and David the king begat Solomon of her who was the wife of Uriah; <a href="/haweis/matthew/1.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> and Jesse begat David the king, and David the king begat Solomon of her that had been the wife of Urias, <a href="/mace/matthew/1.htm">Mace New Testament</a> And Jesse the father of David the king, and David had Solomon by her that had been the wife of Urias. <a href="/wey/matthew/1.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> Jesse of David--the King. David (by Uriah's widow) <a href="/worrell/matthew/1.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> and Jesse begat David, the king; and David begat Solomon, of the wife of Uriah; <a href="/worsley/matthew/1.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> and Obed begat Jesse, and Jesse begat David the king, and David had Solomon by her who had been the wife of Uriah. <a href="/parallel/matthew/1-6.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/hriiyJYqzvc?start=42" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/matthew/1.htm">The Genealogy of Jesus</a> …5Salmon was the father of Boaz by Rahab, Boaz the father of Obed by Ruth, Obed the father of Jesse, 6<a href="/greek/1161.htm" title="1161: de (Conj) -- A primary particle; but, and, etc.">and</a> <a href="/greek/2421.htm" title="2421: Iessai (N-NMS) -- (Hebrew), Jesse, son of Obed, and father of King David. Of Hebrew origin; Jessae, an Israelite.">Jesse</a> <a href="/greek/1080.htm" title="1080: egennēsen (V-AIA-3S) -- From a variation of genos; to procreate; figuratively, to regenerate.">the father of</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ton (Art-AMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/1138.htm" title="1138: Dauid (N-AMS) -- David, King of Israel. Of Hebrew origin; Dabid, the Israelite king.">David</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ton (Art-AMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/935.htm" title="935: basilea (N-AMS) -- A king, ruler, but in some passages clearly to be translated: emperor. Probably from basis; a sovereign.">king.</a> <a href="/greek/1161.htm" title="1161: de (Conj) -- A primary particle; but, and, etc.">Next:</a> <a href="/greek/1138.htm" title="1138: Dauid (N-NMS) -- David, King of Israel. Of Hebrew origin; Dabid, the Israelite king.">David</a> <a href="/greek/1080.htm" title="1080: egennēsen (V-AIA-3S) -- From a variation of genos; to procreate; figuratively, to regenerate.">was the father of</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ton (Art-AMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/4672.htm" title="4672: Solomōna (N-AMS) -- Solomon, son of David King of Israel, and Bathsheba. Of Hebrew origin; Solomon, the son of David.">Solomon</a> <a href="/greek/1537.htm" title="1537: ek (Prep) -- From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out.">by</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tou (Art-GMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/3774.htm" title="3774: Ouriou (N-GMS) -- Uriah, husband of Bathsheba the mother of Solomon. Of Hebrew origin; Urias, a Hittite.">Uriah’s</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tēs (Art-GFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">wife,</a> 7Solomon the father of Rehoboam, Rehoboam the father of Abijah, and Abijah the father of Asa.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/1_samuel/16-1.htm">1 Samuel 16:1</a> Now the LORD said to Samuel, “How long are you going to mourn for Saul, since I have rejected him as king over Israel? Fill your horn with oil and go. I am sending you to Jesse of Bethlehem, for I have selected from his sons a king for Myself.” <a href="/2_samuel/7-12.htm">2 Samuel 7:12-16</a> And when your days are fulfilled and you rest with your fathers, I will raise up your descendant after you, who will come from your own body, and I will establish his kingdom. / He will build a house for My Name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever. / I will be his Father, and he will be My son. When he does wrong, I will discipline him with the rod of men and with the blows of the sons of men. ... <a href="/1_chronicles/17-11.htm">1 Chronicles 17:11-14</a> And when your days are fulfilled and you go to be with your fathers, I will raise up your descendant after you, one of your own sons, and I will establish his kingdom. / He will build a house for Me, and I will establish his throne forever. / I will be his Father, and he will be My son. And I will never remove My loving devotion from him as I removed it from your predecessor. ... <a href="/1_chronicles/28-4.htm">1 Chronicles 28:4</a> Yet the LORD, the God of Israel, chose me out of all my father’s house to be king over Israel forever. For He chose Judah as leader, and from the house of Judah He chose my father’s household, and from my father’s sons He was pleased to make me king over all Israel. <a href="/2_samuel/12-24.htm">2 Samuel 12:24-25</a> Then David comforted his wife Bathsheba, and he went to her and lay with her. So she gave birth to a son, and they named him Solomon. Now the LORD loved the child / and sent word through Nathan the prophet to name him Jedidiah because the LORD loved him. <a href="/1_kings/2-11.htm">1 Kings 2:11-12</a> The length of David’s reign over Israel was forty years—seven years in Hebron and thirty-three years in Jerusalem. / So Solomon sat on the throne of his father David, and his kingdom was firmly established. <a href="/1_chronicles/3-5.htm">1 Chronicles 3:5</a> and these sons were born to him in Jerusalem: Shimea, Shobab, Nathan, and Solomon. These four were born to him by Bathsheba daughter of Ammiel. <a href="/1_chronicles/29-23.htm">1 Chronicles 29:23</a> So Solomon sat on the throne of the LORD as king in place of his father David. He prospered, and all Israel obeyed him. <a href="/2_samuel/5-4.htm">2 Samuel 5:4-5</a> David was thirty years old when he became king, and he reigned forty years. / In Hebron he reigned over Judah seven years and six months, and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty-three years over all Israel and Judah. <a href="/1_kings/1-39.htm">1 Kings 1:39</a> Zadok the priest took the horn of oil from the tabernacle and anointed Solomon. Then they blew the ram’s horn, and all the people proclaimed, “Long live King Solomon!” <a href="/1_kings/11-4.htm">1 Kings 11:4</a> For when Solomon grew old, his wives turned his heart after other gods, and he was not wholeheartedly devoted to the LORD his God, as his father David had been. <a href="/1_kings/15-4.htm">1 Kings 15:4</a> Nevertheless, for the sake of David, the LORD his God gave him a lamp in Jerusalem by raising up a son to succeed him and to make Jerusalem strong. <a href="/psalms/89-3.htm">Psalm 89:3-4</a> You said, “I have made a covenant with My chosen one, I have sworn to David My servant: / ‘I will establish your offspring forever and build up your throne for all generations.’” Selah <a href="/psalms/132-11.htm">Psalm 132:11</a> The LORD swore an oath to David, a promise He will not revoke: “One of your descendants I will place on your throne. <a href="/isaiah/11-1.htm">Isaiah 11:1</a> Then a shoot will spring up from the stump of Jesse, and a Branch from his roots will bear fruit.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And Jesse begat David the king; and David the king begat Solomon of her that had been the wife of Urias;Jesse.<a href="/ruth/4-22.htm">Ruth 4:22</a> And Obed begat Jesse, and Jesse begat David.<a href="/1_samuel/16-1.htm">1 Samuel 16:1,11-13</a> 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 Bethlehemite: for I have provided me a king among his sons… <a href="/1_samuel/17-12.htm">1 Samuel 17:12,58</a> Now David was the son of that Ephrathite of Bethlehemjudah, whose name was Jesse; and he had eight sons: and the man went among men for an old man in the days of Saul… Solomon.<a href="/2_samuel/12-24.htm">2 Samuel 12:24,25</a> And David comforted Bathsheba 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… <a href="/1_chronicles/3-5.htm">1 Chronicles 3:5</a> And these were born unto him in Jerusalem; Shimea, and Shobab, and Nathan, and Solomon, four, of Bathshua the daughter of Ammiel:<a href="/1_chronicles/14-4.htm">1 Chronicles 14:4</a> Now these are the names of his children which he had in Jerusalem; Shammua, and Shobab, Nathan, and Solomon,her.<a href="/2_samuel/11-3.htm">2 Samuel 11:3,26,27</a> And David sent and inquired after the woman. And one said, Is not this Bathsheba, the daughter of Eliam, the wife of Uriah the Hittite? … <a href="/1_kings/1-11.htm">1 Kings 1:11-17,28-31</a> Wherefore Nathan spake unto Bathsheba the mother of Solomon, saying, Hast thou not heard that Adonijah the son of Haggith doth reign, and David our lord knoweth it not? … <a href="/1_kings/15-5.htm">1 Kings 15:5</a> 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.Urias.<a href="/2_samuel/23-39.htm">2 Samuel 23:39</a> Uriah the Hittite: thirty and seven in all.<a href="/1_chronicles/11-41.htm">1 Chronicles 11:41</a> Uriah the Hittite, Zabad the son of Ahlai,Uriah.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/51-1.htm">Bathsheba</a> <a href="/matthew/1-5.htm">Begat</a> <a href="/matthew/1-1.htm">David</a> <a href="/matthew/1-5.htm">Jesse</a> <a href="/matthew/1-5.htm">Mother</a> <a href="/jeremiah/52-20.htm">Solomon</a> <a href="/jeremiah/26-23.htm">Uriah</a> <a href="/jeremiah/26-23.htm">Uri'ah</a> <a href="/2_samuel/12-15.htm">Uriah's</a> <a href="/malachi/3-5.htm">Widow</a> <a href="/malachi/2-16.htm">Wife</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_samuel/11-3.htm">Bathsheba</a> <a href="/matthew/1-7.htm">Begat</a> <a href="/matthew/1-17.htm">David</a> <a href="/luke/3-32.htm">Jesse</a> <a href="/matthew/1-16.htm">Mother</a> <a href="/matthew/1-7.htm">Solomon</a> <a href="/2_samuel/11-3.htm">Uriah</a> <a href="/2_samuel/11-3.htm">Uri'ah</a> <a href="/2_samuel/11-26.htm">Uriah's</a> <a href="/matthew/22-24.htm">Widow</a> <a href="/matthew/1-20.htm">Wife</a><div class="vheading2">Matthew 1</div>1. <a href="/matthew/1-1.htm">The genealogy of Jesus from Abraham to Joseph.</a> 18. <a href="/matthew/1-18.htm">He is miraculously conceived of the Holy Spirit by the Virgin Mary.</a> 19. <a href="/matthew/1-19.htm">The angel satisfies the doubts of Joseph, </a> 21. <a href="/matthew/1-21.htm">and declares the names and office of Jesus;</a> 25. <a href="/matthew/1-25.htm">Jesus is born</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/matthew/1.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/matthew/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/matthew/1.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>and Jesse the father of David the king. Jesse was a Bethlehemite, living in the town of Bethlehem in Judah, which holds significant importance as the prophesied birthplace of the Messiah (<a href="/micah/5-2.htm">Micah 5:2</a>). Jesse's lineage is crucial as it connects to the tribe of Judah, fulfilling Jacob's prophecy that the scepter would not depart from Judah (<a href="/genesis/49-10.htm">Genesis 49:10</a>). David, his youngest son, was anointed by the prophet Samuel to be king over Israel (<a href="/1_samuel/16.htm">1 Samuel 16:1-13</a>). David's kingship is central to the biblical narrative, as he is a type of Christ, foreshadowing the eternal kingship of Jesus, who is often referred to as the "Son of David" (<a href="/matthew/21-9.htm">Matthew 21:9</a>). David's reign established Jerusalem as the political and spiritual center of Israel, and his covenant with God promised that his throne would be established forever (<a href="/2_samuel/7-12.htm">2 Samuel 7:12-16</a>), a promise fulfilled in Jesus Christ.David was the father of Solomon by Uriah’s wife, David's relationship with Bathsheba, originally Uriah's wife, is a pivotal story in the Bible, illustrating themes of sin, repentance, and redemption (2 Samuel 11-12). David's adultery with Bathsheba and the subsequent murder of her husband Uriah highlight the human frailty even in a man after God's own heart (<a href="/1_samuel/13-14.htm">1 Samuel 13:14</a>). Despite this, Solomon, their son, becomes a significant figure, known for his wisdom and for building the first Temple in Jerusalem (1 Kings 6). Solomon's birth and reign are a testament to God's grace and the complexity of His plans, as God chose Solomon to continue the Davidic line, leading ultimately to the birth of Jesus Christ. This lineage underscores the theme of God's sovereignty and redemption, working through flawed human history to bring about His divine purposes.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/jesse.htm">Jesse</a> The father of David, Jesse was a Bethlehemite and is significant in the lineage of Jesus as the father of the great King David. 2. <a href="/topical/d/david.htm">David</a> Known as "David the king," he was the second king of Israel, a man after God's own heart, and a central figure in the lineage of Jesus. His reign is marked by both triumphs and failures, including his sin with Bathsheba. 3. <a href="/topical/s/solomon.htm">Solomon</a> The son of David and Bathsheba, Solomon became king after David. Known for his wisdom, Solomon built the first Temple in Jerusalem. 4. <a href="/topical/u/uriah's_wife.htm">Uriah’s wife (Bathsheba)</a> Originally the wife of Uriah the Hittite, Bathsheba became David's wife after a series of tragic events, including David's sin of adultery and the arranged death of Uriah. 5. <a href="/topical/b/bethlehem.htm">Bethlehem</a> The city of David's birth and a significant location in biblical prophecy, Bethlehem is also the birthplace of Jesus.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_sovereignty_of_god_in_lineage.htm">The Sovereignty of God in Lineage</a> Despite human failures and sins, God's sovereign plan prevails. The inclusion of David and Bathsheba in Jesus' genealogy demonstrates God's ability to work through imperfect people to fulfill His purposes. <a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_redemption.htm">Repentance and Redemption</a> David's life, particularly his sin and subsequent repentance, serves as a powerful example of God's grace and forgiveness. It reminds us that no sin is too great for God's mercy. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_women_in_god's_plan.htm">The Role of Women in God's Plan</a> The mention of "Uriah’s wife" highlights the significant, though often overlooked, role of women in biblical history and God's redemptive plan. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_legacy.htm">The Importance of Legacy</a> David's legacy, both positive and negative, impacted future generations. This challenges us to consider the legacy we are leaving for those who come after us.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_matthew_1.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Matthew 1</a> <a href="/q/what_does_hebrews_2_10_mean.htm">Who was Bathsheba in the Bible?</a> <a href="/q/who_was_obed_in_the_bible.htm">Who was Obed in the Bible?</a> <a href="/q/how_reconcile_2_sam_7_with_jesus'_genealogies.htm">How do we reconcile God’s promise of an eternal kingdom in 2 Samuel 7 with differing genealogies of Jesus in Matthew and Luke? </a> <a href="/q/what_is_mary's_family_lineage.htm">What is Mary's family lineage?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/matthew/1.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(6) The wife of Urias.--Once again we have the mention of a woman who at least played a memorable part in the history of Israel. As this is the last of such names in the genealogy, it may be well to deal with the question whether any special purpose can be traced in the selection, beyond that of noting points of interest. Nothing can carry us beyond probable conjectures; but, within those limits, it is at least suggestive that all the names are those of women who, either as of heathen origin (Bathsheba, like her husband, was probably a Hittite), or by personal guilt, were as those whom the strict judgment of the Pharisee excluded from his fellowship. St. Matthew may have meant men to draw the inference that, as these women were not excluded from the honour of being in the Messiah's line of ancestry, so others like them would not be shut out from fellowship with His kingdom.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/matthew/1.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 6. - David the king. The mention of David's royal position seems made here because at this point the line of the Messiah first becomes connected with the royal house. At the time when Saul was made king the people chose to have him in opposition to the Divine will; but giving them next as king a man after his own heart, God uses the offence of his people so that it shall become a channel of blessing, and from this king Christ himself shall be born. Of her that had been the wife of Urias. It is not easy to see why Bathsheba is spoken of thus indirectly, as her own name was certainly better known, and is more frequently mentioned in the Old Testament than Uriah's. The phrase seems to call attention most pointedly to David's sin. and that too in a sentence where his kingly dignity has just been markedly emphasized. The way in which God dealt with David and his sin is very parallel to that in which he dealt with the Israelites after their choice of Saul. David's first child, like the Israelites' first king, finds not God's blessing; but the second child is the pledge of peace with God (Solomon) - is Jedidiah, "the beloved of the Lord," as David the second king was the man after God's own heart. She that had been the wife of Uriah, after David's repentance becomes Solomon's mother. Up to this point the genealogies in St. Matthew and St. Luke have entirely accorded, but with the mention of Solomon we come upon a variation, which continues till the union of the two forms of the pedigree in Salathiel ( Shealtiel, Revised Ver-zion), the father of Zerubbabel. In St. Matthew the line which is followed is the succession of the kings of Judah from Solomon to Jehoiachin ( Jechonias) . St. Luke mentions, after David, his son Nathan (of whom we find a notice in <a href="/1_chronicles/3-5.htm">1 Chronicles 3:5</a>; <a href="/2_samuel/5-14.htm">2 Samuel 5:14</a>), and then passes on through a series of nineteen names, none of which is found in other parts of Scripture as belonging to the race of David. We have nothing, therefore, with which to compare them; but in number they correspond very nearly with the known descendants in the line of Solo,non, so that, although we cannot verify the names, the list bears upon its face the appearance of being derived from some duly kept record of the pedigree of Nathan, the son of David. <a href="/commentaries/matthew/1-6.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>and δὲ (de) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_1161.htm">Strong's 1161: </a> A primary particle; but, and, etc. Jesse Ἰεσσαὶ (Iessai) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2421.htm">Strong's 2421: </a> (Hebrew), Jesse, son of Obed, and father of King David. Of Hebrew origin; Jessae, an Israelite. the father of ἐγέννησεν (egennēsen) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1080.htm">Strong's 1080: </a> From a variation of genos; to procreate; figuratively, to regenerate. David Δαυὶδ (Dauid) Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1138.htm">Strong's 1138: </a> David, King of Israel. Of Hebrew origin; Dabid, the Israelite king. the τὸν (ton) Article - Accusative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. king. βασιλέα (basilea) Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> A king, ruler, but in some passages clearly to be translated: emperor. Probably from basis; a sovereign. Next: δὲ (de) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_1161.htm">Strong's 1161: </a> A primary particle; but, and, etc. David Δαυὶδ (Dauid) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1138.htm">Strong's 1138: </a> David, King of Israel. Of Hebrew origin; Dabid, the Israelite king. was the father of ἐγέννησεν (egennēsen) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1080.htm">Strong's 1080: </a> From a variation of genos; to procreate; figuratively, to regenerate. Solomon Σολομῶνα (Solomōna) Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4672.htm">Strong's 4672: </a> Solomon, son of David King of Israel, and Bathsheba. Of Hebrew origin; Solomon, the son of David. by ἐκ (ek) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1537.htm">Strong's 1537: </a> From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out. Uriah’s Οὐρίου (Ouriou) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3774.htm">Strong's 3774: </a> Uriah, husband of Bathsheba the mother of Solomon. Of Hebrew origin; Urias, a Hittite. [wife], τῆς (tēs) Article - Genitive Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. 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