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

Other Translations of Matthew 1:11

King James Version

11 And Josias Josias...: some read, Josias begat Jakim, and Jakim begat Jechonias begat Jechonias and his brethren, about the time they were carried away to Babylon:

English Standard Version

11 and Josiah the father of Jechoniah and his brothers, at the time of the deportation to Babylon.

The Message

11 Josiah had Jehoiachin and his brothers, and then the people were taken into the Babylonian exile.

New King James Version

11 Josiah begot Jeconiah and his brothers about the time they were carried away to Babylon.

New Living Translation

11 Josiah was the father of Jehoiachin and his brothers (born at the time of the exile to Babylon).

Matthew Henry's Commentary on Matthew 1:11

Commentary on Matthew 1:1-17

(Read Matthew 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, 2 Samuel 7:12; Psalm 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.