Matthew 1:10

10 Hezekiah had Manasseh, Manasseh had Amon, Amon had 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 ) .

Matthew 1:10 In-Context

8 Asa had Jehoshaphat, Jehoshaphat had Joram, Joram had Uzziah,

9 Uzziah had Jotham, Jotham had Ahaz, Ahaz had Hezekiah,

10 Hezekiah had Manasseh, Manasseh had Amon, Amon had Josiah,

11 Josiah had Jehoiachin and his brothers, and then the people were taken into the Babylonian exile.

12 When the Babylonian exile ended, Jehoiachin had Shealtiel, Shealtiel had Zerubbabel,