the son of Melea, the son of Menan, the son of Mattatha, the son of Nathan, the son of David,
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the son of Melea, the son of Menan, the son of Mattatha, the son of Nathan, the son of David,
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which was the sonne of Melea: which was the sonne of Menam: which was the sonne of Mathathan: which was the sonne of Nathan: which was the sonne of David:
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The sonne of Melea, the sonne of Mainan, the sonne of Mattatha, the sonne of Nathan, the sonne of Dauid,
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- 2 Samuel 5:14 These are the names of those who were born to him in Jerusalem: Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, Solomon,
- 1 Chronicles 3:5 and these were born to him in Jerusalem: Shimea, Shobab, Nathan, and Solomon, four, of Bathshua the daughter of Ammiel;
- 1 Chronicles 14:4 These are the names of the children whom he had in Jerusalem: Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, Solomon,
- Zechariah 12:12 The land will mourn, every family apart; the family of David’s house apart, and their wives apart; the family of the house of Nathan apart, and their wives apart;
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 31 Which was the son of Melea, which was…
31 Which was the son of Melea, which was the son of Menan, which was the son of Mattatha, which was the son of Nathan, which was the son of David,
32 Which was the son of Jesse, which was the son of Obed, which was the son of Booz, which was the son of Salmon, which was the son of Naasson,
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33 Which was the son of Aminadab, which was the son of Aram, which was the son of Esrom, which was the son of Phares, which was the son of Juda,
34 Which was the son of Jacob, which was the son of Isaac, which was the son of Abraham, which was the son of Thara, which was the son of Nachor,
Ver. 34. Which was the son of Thara] So there are reckoned ten generations from Abraham to Noah. And again, ten from Noah to Adam.
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 3:31 Nathan was David’s third son, born to him…
3:31 Nathan was David’s third son, born to him in Jerusalem (2 Sam 5:14); he is not to be confused with Nathan the prophet (2 Sam 7:2).
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