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Matthew 1:9

ESV and Uzziah the father of Jotham, and Jotham the father of Ahaz, and Ahaz the father of Hezekiah,
NIV Uzziah the father of Jotham, Jotham the father of Ahaz, Ahaz the father of Hezekiah,
NASB Uzziah fathered Jotham, Jotham fathered Ahaz, and Ahaz fathered Hezekiah.
CSB Uzziah fathered Jotham, Jotham fathered Ahaz, Ahaz fathered Hezekiah,
NLT Uzziah was the father of Jotham. Jotham was the father of Ahaz. Ahaz was the father of Hezekiah.
KJV And Ozias begat Joatham; and Joatham begat Achaz; and Achaz begat Ezekias;

What does Matthew 1:9 mean?

Matthew's listing of the genealogical line of Jesus has followed the flow of fathers and sons from Abraham through David and now into the kings of Israel who came from Solomon. Perhaps to keep the list manageable, Matthew is not including every link in the chain, skipping some generations. This was a common practice with genealogies of the day. It is still true, of course, to say that Joram fathered Uzziah, as Matthew wrote in the previous verse, even if Uzziah came several generations after Joram. The point is to show a line of descent, not to include every possible detail.

The list continues here with more kings, also listed in 1 Chronicles 3:10–14. Uzziah—also known as Azariah—fathered Jotham, who fathered Ahaz, who fathered Hezekiah.
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