Matthew 1:11 and Josiah the father of Jeconiah and his brothers at the time of the exile to Babylon.

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Parallel Verses

New International Version
and Josiah the father of Jeconiah and his brothers at the time of the exile to Babylon.

English Standard Version
and Josiah the father of Jechoniah and his brothers, at the time of the deportation to Babylon.

New American Standard Bible
Josiah became the father of Jeconiah and his brothers, at the time of the deportation to Babylon.

King James Bible
And Josias begat Jechonias and his brethren, about the time they were carried away to Babylon:

Holman Christian Standard Bible
and Josiah fathered Jechoniah and his brothers at the time of the exile to Babylon.

International Standard Version
Josiah fathered Jechoniah and his brothers at the time of the deportation to Babylon.

American Standard Version
and Josiah begat Jechoniah and his brethren, at the time of the carrying away to Babylon.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And Josias begot Jechonias and his brethren in the transmigration of Babylon.

Darby Bible Translation
and Josias begat Jechonias and his brethren, at the time of the carrying away of Babylon.

Young's Literal Translation
and Josiah begat Jeconiah and his brethren, at the Babylonian removal.

Cross References

2 Kings 24:14
And he carried away all Jerusalem, and all the princes, and all the mighty men of valor, even ten thousand captives, and all the craftsmen and smiths: none remained, save the poorest sort of the people of the land.

Isaiah 13:1
The burden of Babylon, which Isaiah the son of Amoz did see.

Jeremiah 27:20
Which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon took not, when he carried away captive Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim king of Judah from Jerusalem to Babylon, and all the nobles of Judah and Jerusalem;

Matthew 1:12
And after they were brought to Babylon, Jechonias begat Salathiel; and Salathiel begat Zorobabel;

Matthew 1:17
So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations; and from David until the carrying away into Babylon are fourteen generations; and from the carrying away into Babylon to Christ are fourteen generations.

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Commentaries

Matthew Henry's Commentary

1:1-17 Concerning this genealogy of our Saviour, observe the chief intention. It is not a needless genealogy. It is not a vain-glorious one, as those of great men often are. It proves that our Lord Jesus is of the nation and family out of which the Messiah was to arise. The promise of the blessing was made to Abraham and his seed; of the dominion, to David and his seed. It was promised to Abraham that Christ should descend from him, Ge 12:3; 22:18; and to David that he should descend from him, 2Sa 7:12; Ps 89:3, &c.; 132:11; and, therefore, unless Jesus is a son of David, and a son of Abraham, he is not the Messiah. Now this is here proved from well-known records. When the Son of God was pleased to take our nature, he came near to us, in our fallen, wretched condition; but he was perfectly free from sin: and while we read the names in his genealogy, we should not forget how low the Lord of glory stooped to save the human race.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

11. And Josias begat Jechonias and his brethren—Jeconiah was Josiah's grandson, being the son of Jehoiakim, Josiah's second son (1Ch 3:15); but Jehoiakim might well be sunk in such a catalogue, being a mere puppet in the hands of the king of Egypt (2Ch 36:4). The "brethren" of Jechonias here evidently mean his uncles—the chief of whom, Mattaniah or Zedekiah, who came to the throne (2Ki 24:17), is, in 2Ch 36:10, as well as here, called "his brother."

about the time they were carried away to Babylon—literally, "of their migration," for the Jews avoided the word "captivity" as too bitter a recollection, and our Evangelist studiously respects the national feeling.