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The Genealogy of Jesus

Matthew 1:6

In 9 translations

BSB
and Jesse the father of David the king. Next: David was the father of Solomon by Uriah’s wife,
KJV
And Jesse begat David the king; and David the king begat Solomon of her that had been the wife of Urias;
WEB
Jesse became the father of King David. David the king became the father of Solomon by her who had been Uriah’s wife.NU omits “the king”.
ASV
and Jesse begat David the king. And David begat Solomon of her that had been the wife of Uriah;
LSV
and Jesse begot David the king. And David the king begot Solomon, of her [who had been] Uriah’s,
YLT
and Jesse begat David the king. And David the king begat Solomon, of her [who had been] Uriah's,
DBY
and Jesse begat David the king. And David begat Solomon, of her [that had been the wife] of Urias;
DRC
And Jesse begot David the king. And David the king begot Solomon, of her that had been the wife of Urias.
GNV
And Iesse begate Dauid the King. And Dauid the King begate Salomon of her that was the wife of Vrias.

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Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (4)
  • Spelling of Δαυὶδ: Tyndale House, Westcott–Hort: Δαυεὶδ; Textus Receptus: Δαβὶδ.
  • Spelling of Δαυὶδ: Tyndale House, Westcott–Hort: Δαυεὶδ; Textus Receptus: Δαβὶδ.
  • In STEPBible’s comparison, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text include ὁ βασιλεὺς (“the king”); NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles do not include this wording.
  • Spelling of Σολομῶνα: Textus Receptus: Σολομῶντα.
SBLGNT apparatus (1)

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  • SBLGNT: δὲ. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read δὲ; Robinson–Pierpont add ὁ βασιλεὺς.

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT
Ἰεσσαὶ δὲ ἐγέννησεν τὸν Δαυὶδ τὸν βασιλέα. Δαυὶδ δὲ ἐγέννησεν τὸν Σολομῶνα ἐκ τῆς τοῦ Οὐρίου,
RP2018
Ἰεσσαὶ δὲ ἐγέννησεν τὸν Δαυὶδ τὸν βασιλέα. Δαυὶδ δὲ ὁ βασιλεὺς ἐγέννησεν τὸν Σολομῶνα ἐκ τῆς τοῦ Οὐρίου·
TR-Boyd
Ἰεσσαὶ δὲ ἐγέννησε τὸν Δαβὶδ τὸν βασιλέα. Δαβὶδ δὲ ὁ βασιλεὺς ἐγέννησε τὸν Σολομῶντα ἐκ τῆς τοῦ Οὐρίου·
SCR1894
ιεσσαι δε εγεννησεν τον δαβιδ τον βασιλεα δαβιδ δε ο βασιλευς εγεννησεν τον σολομωντα εκ της του ουριου

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  • 1 Kings 15:5For David had done what was right in the eyes of the LORD and had not turned aside from anything the LORD commanded all the days of his life, except in the matter of Uriah the Hittite.
  • 1 Samuel 17:12Now David was the son of a man named Jesse, an Ephrathite from Bethlehem of Judah who had eight sons in the days of Saul. And Jesse was old and well along in years.
  • 2 Samuel 23:1These are the last words of David: “The oracle of David son of Jesse, the oracle of the man raised on high, the one anointed by the God of Jacob, and the sweet psalmist of Israel:
  • 2 Samuel 12:24–25Then 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…
  • 2 Samuel 11:26–27When Uriah’s wife heard that her husband was dead, she mourned for him. And when the time of mourning was over, David had her brought to his house, and she became his wife and bore him a son. But the thing that David…
  • 1 Samuel 16:1Now 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…
  • 1 Samuel 17:58“Whose son are you, young man?” asked Saul. “I am the son of your servant Jesse of Bethlehem,” David replied.
  • 1 Chronicles 11:41Uriah the Hittite, Zabad son of Ahlai,
  • 1 Chronicles 3:5and these sons were born to him in Jerusalem: Shimea, Shobab, Nathan, and Solomon. These four were born to him by Bathsheba daughter of Ammiel.
  • 1 Chronicles 14:4These are the names of the children born to him in Jerusalem: Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, Solomon,
  • 1 Samuel 16:11–13And Samuel asked him, “Are these all the sons you have?” “There is still the youngest,” Jesse replied, “but he is tending the sheep.” “Send for him,” Samuel replied. “For we will not sit down to eat until he arrives.”…
  • Ruth 4:22Obed was the father of Jesse, and Jesse was the father of David.
  • 1 Chronicles 2:15Ozem sixth, and David seventh.
  • 1 Kings 1:11–17Then Nathan said to Bathsheba the mother of Solomon, “Have you not heard that Adonijah son of Haggith has become king, and our lord David does not know it? Now please, come and let me advise you. Save your own life and…
  • 2 Samuel 11:3So David sent and inquired about the woman, and he was told, “This is Bathsheba, the daughter of Eliam and the wife of Uriah the Hittite.”
  • 1 Chronicles 28:5And of all my sons—for the LORD has given me many sons—He has chosen Solomon my son to sit on the throne of the kingdom of the LORD over Israel.

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