Matthew 1:17
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Matthew 1:17 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Matthew 1:17 is a verse from the book of Matthew in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations; and from David until the carrying away into Babyl..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Matthew 1:17 — KJV
“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 unto Christ are fourteen generations.”
— Matthew 1:17 (KJV)
Matthew 1:17 in Context — About the Book of Matthew
Matthew presents Jesus as the promised King — Israel's Messiah who fulfils the prophets line by line. It preserves the Sermon on the Mount, the Lord's Prayer, and the Great Commission. Five great teaching blocks make it the church's first discipleship manual.
Cross-References for Matthew 1:17
“And Saul sought to smite David even to the wall with the javelin; but he slipped away out of Saul's presence, and he smote the javelin into the wall: and David fled, and escaped that night.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 1:17: david, away, into
“And Solomon made affinity with Pharaoh king of Egypt, and took Pharaoh's daughter, and brought her into the city of David, until he had made an end of building his own house, and the house of the LORD, and the wall of Jerusalem round about.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 1:17: david, until, into
“And he carried away Jehoiachin to Babylon, and the king's mother, and the king's wives, and his officers, and the mighty of the land, those carried he into captivity from Jerusalem to Babylon. officers: or, eunuchs”
Shares key themes with Matthew 1:17: away, into, babylon
“And on the three and twentieth day of the seventh month he sent the people away into their tents, glad and merry in heart for the goodness that the LORD had shewed unto David, and to Solomon, and to Israel his people.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 1:17: david, away, into
“And them that had escaped from the sword carried he away to Babylon; where they were servants to him and his sons until the reign of the kingdom of Persia: them...: Heb. the remainder from the sword”
Shares key themes with Matthew 1:17: until, away, babylon
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