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Matthew 1:6

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

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KJV King James Version

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

BSB Berean Standard Bible

and Jesse the father of David the king. Next: David was the father of Solomon by Uriah’s wife,

WEB World English Bible

Jesse became the father of King David. David became the father of Solomon by her who had been the wife of Uriah.

ASV American Standard Version

and Jesse begat David the king.And David begat Solomon of her that had been the wife of Uriah;

YLT Young’s Literal Translation

and Jesse begat David the king. And David the king begat Solomon, of her who had been Uriah’s,

Surrounding context — Matthew 1

3 And Judas begat Phares and Zara of Thamar; and Phares begat Esrom; and Esrom begat Aram;

4 And Aram begat Aminadab; and Aminadab begat Naasson; and Naasson begat Salmon;

5 And Salmon begat Booz of Rachab; and Booz begat Obed of Ruth; and Obed begat Jesse;

6 And Jesse begat David the king; and David the king begat Solomon of her [that had been the wife] of Urias;

7 And Solomon begat Roboam; and Roboam begat Abia; and Abia begat Asa;

8 And Asa begat Josaphat; and Josaphat begat Joram; and Joram begat Ozias;

9 And Ozias begat Joatham; and Joatham begat Achaz; and Achaz begat Ezekias;

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1 Kings 15:5Because David did [that which was] right in the eyes of the LORD, and turned not aside from any [thing] that he commanded him all the days of his life, save only in the matter of Uriah the Hittite.1 Samuel 17:12Now David [was] the son of that Ephrathite of Bethlehemjudah, whose name [was] Jesse; and he had eight sons: and the man went among men [for] an old man in the days of Saul.1 Samuel 16:1And the LORD said unto Samuel, How long wilt thou mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? fill thine horn with oil, and go, I will send thee to Jesse the Bethlehemite: for I have provided me a king among his sons.2 Samuel 23:1Now these [be] the last words of David. David the son of Jesse said, and the man [who was] raised up on high, the anointed of the God of Jacob, and the sweet psalmist of Israel, said,2 Samuel 11:26-27And when the wife of Uriah heard that Uriah her husband was dead, she mourned for her husband.2 Samuel 12:24-25And David comforted Bathsheba his wife, and went in unto her, and lay with her: and she bare a son, and he called his name Solomon: and the LORD loved him.1 Chronicles 14:4Now these [are] the names of [his] children which he had in Jerusalem; Shammua, and Shobab, Nathan, and Solomon,Ruth 4:22And Obed begat Jesse, and Jesse begat David.1 Chronicles 3:5And these were born unto him in Jerusalem; Shimea, and Shobab, and Nathan, and Solomon, four, of Bathshua the daughter of Ammiel:1 Chronicles 11:41Uriah the Hittite, Zabad the son of Ahlai,1 Samuel 17:58And Saul said to him, Whose son [art] thou, [thou] young man? And David answered, [I am] the son of thy servant Jesse the Bethlehemite.1 Samuel 16:11-13And Samuel said unto Jesse, Are here all [thy] children? And he said, There remaineth yet the youngest, and, behold, he keepeth the sheep. And Samuel said unto Jesse, Send and fetch him: for we will not sit down till he come hither.1 Samuel 20:30-31Then Saul’s anger was kindled against Jonathan, and he said unto him, Thou son of the perverse rebellious [woman], do not I know that thou hast chosen the son of Jesse to thine own confusion, and unto the confusion of thy mother’s nakedness?2 Samuel 23:39Uriah the Hittite: thirty and seven in all.1 Chronicles 28:5And of all my sons, (for the LORD hath given me many sons,) he hath chosen Solomon my son to sit upon the throne of the kingdom of the LORD over Israel.2 Samuel 11:3And David sent and inquired after the woman. And [one] said, [Is] not this Bathsheba, the daughter of Eliam, the wife of Uriah the Hittite?1 Chronicles 2:15Ozem the sixth, David the seventh:1 Kings 1:28-31Then king David answered and said, Call me Bathsheba. And she came into the king’s presence, and stood before the king.