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NASB | Matthew 1:6 Jesse was the father of David the king. ¶ David was the father of Solomon by Bathsheba who had been the wife of Uriah. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Matthew 1:6 Jesse was the father of David the king. David was the father of Solomon by Bathsheba who had been the wife of Uriah. [Ruth 4:18-22; 1 Chr 2:13-15] |
Bible Question: Is there any way that Jesus could be considered a descendant of Uriah, with David occupying the place of the responsible brother with Uriah's widow (based on Uriah being apart from his family as a Hittite given to David's service and brought to his death at David's hand for David's sin)? This would make Solomon Uriah's legal son before God. Is this impossible, or would this be a reason for the mention of Uriah here as a foreigner? |
Bible Answer: David fathered Solomon through an adulterous affair with Bathsheba. Uriah was alive at the time she became pregnant, it was not a case of a brother giving his dead brother's wife a child, it was clearly adultery. Uriah is mentioned to show God grace against a sinner (David). Even a sinner can be in the lineage of Christ. There were still consequences to David's sin but God allowed David to be in the very honored position of being in the lineage of Jesus. God did not wink or overlook the sin of adultery as evident by all the happened to David and his family after it occurred. In fact Bathsheba's grandfather tried to over throw David, in attempt to get even with David for the disgrace to the family. 2 Sam. 16-17 |