Matthew 1:11Easy To Read VersionJosiah was the grandfather of Jehoiachin {\cf2\super [5]} and his brothers.\par (This was during the time that the \{Jewish\}\par people were taken to Babylon \{to be slaves\}.)\par See the chapter |
A man named Nebuzaradan was the commander of the king of Babylon’s special guards. He took the people that were left in Jerusalem and made them captives. He carried them away to Babylon. Nebuzaradan also made those people of Jerusalem captives that had surrendered to him earlier. He made all the others of the people of Jerusalem captives and carried them away to Babylon.
So there were fourteen generations from Abraham {\cf2\super [7]} to David. {\cf2\super [8]} And there were fourteen generations from David until the time when the people were taken to Babylon. And there were fourteen generations from the time when the people were taken to Babylon until Christ {\cf2\super [9]} was born.