Matthew 1:6 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And Jesse begat David the king; and David the king begat Solomon of her that had been the wife of Urias; ”

Matthew 1:6 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

These verses contain the genealogy of Jesus. Luke also Luke 3 gives a genealogy of the Messiah. No two passages of Scripture have caused more difficulty than these, and various attempts have been...
Matthew 1:6 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

The Genealogy of Jesus ( cf. Luke 3:23-38 ). The Biblical part of this genealogy ( Matthew 1:2-12 ) is taken from 1 Chronicles 1-3, with some help from Ruth 4:18-20 ; Genesis 38:16 ff., and ot...
Matthew 1:6 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

David the king. Ruth 4:22 . This addition to the name of David is because of the object of Matthew's Gospel. See the Structure on p. 1305. Luke 1:32 . the king. Omitted by all the critical Gree...
Matthew 1:6 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

6. Begat David the King In this genealogy, the designation of King is bestowed on David alone, because in his person God exhibited a type of the future leader of his people, the Messiah....
Matthew 1:6 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And Jesse begat David the king; and David the king begat Solomon of her that had been the wife of Urias;
Matthew 1:6 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Solomon, of her that had been, &c.— In the original it is, by her of Urias; a mode of expression common both among the Greeks and Romans. See the note on 2 Samuel 12:24 .
Matthew 1:6 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And Jesse begat David the king; and David the king begat Solomon of her that had been the wife of Urias; And Jesse begat David the king; and David the king begat Solomon of her of Urias. [The...
Matthew 1:6 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Genealogy and Birth of Jesus 1-17. Genealogy of Jesus: cp. Luke 3:23 . The two genealogies of Jesus, which are constructed on quite different principles, require careful comparison and study, if...
Matthew 1:6 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

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 dea...
Matthew 1:6 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Chapter 1 The Coming of the Christ - Matthew 1:1-25 THE New Testament opens appropriately with the four Gospels; for, though in their present form they are all later in date than some of the Ep...
Matthew 1:6 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

the Line by Which Messiah Came Matthew 1:1-17 The enumeration of our Lord's ancestors, with its threefold division into fourteen generations and evident gaps, was probably so arranged to aid th...
Matthew 1:6 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The Gospel of Matthew portrays Jesus as King. It reveals Him as realizing in His Person, and enunciating in His teaching the great principles which had been the peculiar deposit and glory of the anci...
Matthew 1:6 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

And Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ. There would be nothing particularly necessary for me to detain the Reader with in going over this pedigree o...
Matthew 1:6 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And Jesse begat David the king ,.... The descent of the Messiah runs in the line of David, the youngest of Jesse's sons, who was despised by his brethren, and overlooked and neglected by his father;...
Matthew 1:6 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And Jesse begat David the king; and David the king begat Solomon of her that had been the wife of Urias; Ver. 6. And Jesse begat David the king ] But that was not his chief title: he gloried mo...
Matthew 1:6 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

And Jesse begat David the king David has the title of king given him in this genealogy, because he was the first king of his family, and because he had the kingdom entailed upon his children; in wh...
Matthew 1:6 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

The genealogy of the King of Israel must be clearly established as from Abraham, the original father of the nation, and from David, the first king of God's choice, who is in many ways a type of Chris...
Matthew 1:6 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Genealogy of Christ. 1 The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham. 2 Abraham begat Isaa...
Matthew 1:6 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Ver. 5,6. This agreeth with Ruth 4:22 1 Samuel 16:1,13 . Here now ariseth the first difficulty we meet with in this genealogy, and it rather an appearance of a difficulty than a real one. Salmo...
Matthew 1:6 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

SECTION 1. INTRODUCTION TO JESUS THE CHRIST (1:1-17). The introduction to the Gospel is in the form of a genealogy which indicates that Jesus is ‘the son of David' and ‘the son of Abraham'. This d...
Matthew 1:6 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES Matthew 1:1 .—A title , and might be appropriately rendered, genealogy of Jesus Christ, Son of David, Son of Abraham ( Morison ). Refers, strictly speaking, not to the whole Gos...
Matthew 1:6 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew 1:1 . The book of the generation, or rather the genealogy, of Jesus Christ. This is the Hebraical mode of writing. Moses says, Genesis 5:1 , This is the book of the generations of Adam....
Matthew 1:6 - The Biblical Illustrator

The book of the generation. The lessons of Christ’s genealogy 1. It is a proof of the reality of Christ’s humanity. 2. It suggests the relation of Christ’s work to the whole human race. 3....
Matthew 1:6 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Matthew 1:1-40 JESUS THE CHRIST BY HUMAN ANCESTRY , (Parallel passage: Luke 3:23-42 .) Matthew 1:1 The book of the generation . As St. Matthew was writing on...
Matthew 1:6 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The evangelist now offers the genealogy proper:
Matthew 1:6 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Chronicles 11:41 ; 1 Chronicles 14:4 ; 1 Chronicles 2:15 ; 1 Chronicles 28:5 ; 1 Chronicles 3:5 ; 1 Kings 1:11-17 ; 1 Kings 1:28-31 ; 1 Kings 15:5 ; 1 Samuel 16:1 ; 1 Samuel 16:11-13 ; 1...
Matthew 1:6 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

David the king — Particularly mentioned under this character, because his throne is given to the Messiah.

Matthew 1:6 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Matthew 1:6 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 1:6 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Matthew 1:6 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 1:6 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Matthew 1:6 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Matthew 1:6 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Matthew 1:6 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 1:6 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Matthew 1:6 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Matthew 1:6 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Matthew 1:6 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Matthew 1:6 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Matthew 1:6 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Matthew 1:6 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Matthew 1:6 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew 1:6 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 1:6 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew 1:6 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Matthew 1:6 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 1:6 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Matthew 1:6 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew 1:6 - The Biblical Illustrator

Matthew 1:6 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Matthew 1:6 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Matthew 1:6 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Matthew 1:6 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes