Mat 1:7 | TNotes | STEP | 1:7 Asa (Greek Asaph ): Probably the Old Testament king (1 Kgs 15:9-24 ; 1 Chr 3:10 ) and not the psalmist (Asaph; 1 Chr 6:39 ; 25:1-2 ; Pss 50 , 73-83 ). Matthew’s focus is on the ancestral line from David to the Messiah.

b1 Kgs 15:9-24►

c1 Chr 3:10►

d1 Chr 6:39►

e25:1-2►

fPss 50►

‏ Matthew 1:7

1:7 ^a Asa (Greek Asaph): Probably the Old Testament king (1 Kgs 15:9-24 ^b; 1 Chr 3:10 ^c) and not the psalmist (Asaph; 1 Chr 6:39 ^d; 25:1-2 ^e; Pss 50 ^f, 73-83 ^g). Matthew’s focus is on the ancestral line from David to the Messiah.