Matthew 1:10

10 Ezekias begat Manasses. Manasses begat Amon. Amon begat Josias.

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 begat Josaphat. Josaphat begat Joram. Joram begat Ozias.

9 Ozias begat Joatham. Joatham begat Achaz. Achaz begat Ezekias.

10 Ezekias begat Manasses. Manasses begat Amon. Amon begat Josias.

11 Josias begat Jechonias and his brethren, into the transmigration of Babylon.

12 And after the transmigration of Babylon, Jechonias begat Salathiel. Salathiel begat Zorobabel.