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34 THE FOUR GOSPELS. 5. And Salmon begat Booz of Rahab: and Booz begat Obed of Ruth: and Obed begat Jesse: and Jesse begat David the king.

6. And David the king begat Solomon of her who was wife of Urias.

7. And Solomon begat Roboam: and Roboam begat Abias: and Abias begat Asa.

8. And Asa begat Josaphat: and Josaphat begat Joram: and Joram begat Ozias.

9. And Ozias begat Joatham: and Joatham begat Achaz: and Achaz begat Ezechias.

10. And Ezechias begat Manasses: and Manasses begat Amon: and Amon begat Josias.

11. And Josias begat Jechonias and his brethren, about the time of the migration to Babylon.

+ Ruth iv. 21.

. Ruth iv, 22. David is styled “the king,” because he was the head of the kingly race, and the type of Christ, who was to sit on his throne.

Nathan, another son of David by the same woman. 1 Par. iii. 5. The legal descent was probably had in view by Luke, and the natural descent was recorded by Matthew. In the absence of public recurds it is im possible to determine in what manner the two lista can be made to har- monize ; but as no objection was thence takon in the beginning against the authority of either evangelist, or if taken it was overruled, we must be convinced that the discrepancies are only apparent,
 * 2 Kinga xii. 24. St. Luke traces our Lord’s descent through

express the meaning in English, I have not marked them in Italics, since they are not strictly an addition, or paraphrase.
 * Lit. “of her of Urias.” The worda inserted: being necessary to

husband.
 * Bethsabee became the lawful wife of David after the death of her


 * 3 Kings xi. 43. ¥ § Kings xiv. 31. “3 Kings xv. 8.

father of Amazsias, father uf Ozias. Three descents are omitted in the list, the object of the writer being to trace the genealogy sufficiently to establish the fact, without entering into al! the details.
 * Joram was father of Ochozias, who was father of Joas, who was

" 2 Par. xxviii. 27. * 2 Par. xxxii. 33. 2 Par. xxxiii, 20. * @ Par, xxxiii, 25.
 * 9 Par. xxvi. 93. " 9 Par. xxvii. 9.

“ 9 Par. xxxvi, 1, 2.