Matthew 1:7 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

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

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

Solomon had a son named Roboam, who had a son named Abia, who had a son named Asa.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

Just tracking the family tree, every generation matters in God's big story.

📚 Historical Context

In the Gospel of Matthew, this verse is part of a genealogy that traces Jesus' ancestry back to King David and Abraham, emphasizing his rightful claim as the Messiah in a Jewish context. Solomon was the son of David and a wise king whose reign is detailed in the Old Testament, while Rehoboam, Abijah, and Asa were subsequent kings of Judah whose lives included both successes and failures as recorded in books like 1 and 2 Kings and Chronicles. This lineage underscores God's ongoing plan to fulfill His promises through human history.

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1 Kings 14:21

Rehoboam, Solomon's son, ruled over Judah. He was forty-one years old when he became king, and he ruled for seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city that the LORD chose from all the tribes of Israel to place his name there. His mother's name was Naamah, and she was from the Ammonite people.

2 Chronicles 9:31

And Solomon died and was buried in the city of David his father, and his son Rehoboam became king after him.

1 Kings 11:43

And Solomon died and was buried with his ancestors in the city of David his father, and his son Rehoboam became king after him.

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