Who
Son of Amaziah, also called Azariah, who reigned fifty-two years and prospered while he sought God (2 Chronicles 26:3–5). When he went into the Temple to burn incense, which belonged to the priests alone, he was struck with leprosy and lived apart until his death (2 Chronicles 26:16–21). Isaiah dates his call by him: “In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord sitting on a throne” (Isaiah 6:1).
Key verses
- 2 Kings 15:1
In the twenty-seventh year of Jeroboam king of Israel, Azariah son of Amaziah king of Judah began to reign.
- 1 Chronicles 3:12
Amaziah his son, Azariah his son, Jotham his son,
- 2 Chronicles 26:16
But when he was strong, his heart was lifted up, so that he did corruptly and he trespassed against the LORD his God, for he went into the LORD’s temple to burn incense on the altar of incense.
- 2 Chronicles 26:21
Uzziah the king was a leper to the day of his death, and lived in a separate house, being a leper; for he was cut off from the LORD’s house. Jotham his son was over the king’s house, judging the people of the land.
- Isaiah 6:1
In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord sitting on a throne, high and lifted up; and his train filled the temple.
- Matthew 1:8
Asa became the father of Jehoshaphat. Jehoshaphat became the father of Joram. Joram became the father of Uzziah.
- Matthew 1:9
Uzziah became the father of Jotham. Jotham became the father of Ahaz. Ahaz became the father of Hezekiah.
Where the Bible names him
Family
- Brothers and sisters
Notes
The kings Matthew passes over
Between Joram and Uzziah, 1 Chronicles 3:11–12 names Ahaziah, Joash and Amaziah, and between Josiah and Jechoniah 1 Chronicles 3:15–16 names Jehoiakim; Matthew passes over them to keep three sets of fourteen generations (1:17). Jerome and Hilary see the three kings left out because Joram joined the house of Ahab through Athaliah, so that the stain was purged before the royal line was taken up again in the fourth generation; Augustine gives another reason. Jerome explains Jehoiakim's absence by the two kings of almost the same name. The line here draws all of them, as Joseph's natural ancestors, and marks the names Matthew does not count.
Jerome on Matthew 1:8–11Hilary of Poitiers on Matthew 1:8–11Augustine of Hippo on Matthew 1:8–11Jerome on Matthew 1:8–11 (2)
Discussed by
Comments on the verses that name him (8 of 41).
- John Chrysostom on John 14:8–11Catena Aurea on John
Or thus: Philip, because [he thought] he had seen the Son with his bodily eye, wished to see the Father in the same way; perhaps too remembering what the Prophet said, I saw the Lord, and therefore he says, Shew us…
- Augustine of Hippo on Matthew 1:6–8Catena Aurea on Matthew
Since in Matthew’s genealogy is shewed forth the taking on Him by Christ of our sins, therefore he descends from David to Solomon, in whose mother David had sinned. Luke ascends to David through Nathan, for through…
- Augustine of Hippo on Matthew 1:6–8 (2)Catena Aurea on Matthew
That is it, must be said, through a prophet of the same name, for it was not Nathan the son of David who reproved him, but a prophet of the same name.
- Remigius of Auxerre on Matthew 1:6–8Catena Aurea on Matthew
Let us enquire why Matthew does not mention Bathsheba by name as he does the other women. Because the others, though deserving of much blame, were yet commendable for many virtues. But Bathsheba was not only…
- Glossa Ordinaria on Matthew 1:6–8Catena Aurea on Matthew
Besides, he does not name Bathsheba, that, by naming Urias, he may recall to memory that great wickedness which she was guilty of towards him.
- Ambrose of Milan on Matthew 1:6–8Catena Aurea on Matthew
But the holy David is the more excellent in this, that he confessed himself to be but man, and neglected not to wash out with the tears of repentance the sin of which he had been guilty, in so taking away Urias’…
- Pseudo-Chrysostom on Matthew 1:6–8Catena Aurea on Matthew
Solomon is interpreted, ‘peace-maker,’ because having subdued all the nations round about, and made them tributary, he had a peaceful reign. Roboam in interpreted, ‘by a multitude of people,’ for multitude is the…
- Jerome on Matthew 1:8–11Catena Aurea on Matthew
In the fourth book of Kings we read, that Ochozias was the son of Joram. On his death, Josabeth, sister of Ochozias and daughter of Joram, took Joash, her brother’s son, and preserved him from the slaughter of the…