Traces
David and Joseph
How David and Joseph are linked in Scripture, with every passage where their stories cross.
How they are linked
David was an ancestor of Joseph.
Matthew traces the line from David to "Joseph the husband of Mary", and the angel called him "Joseph, thou son of David". Luke says he was "of the house and lineage of David".
David the king begat Solomon
Matthew 1:6, King James Version
Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary
Matthew 1:16, King James Version
Joseph, thou son of David
Matthew 1:20, King James Version
because he was of the house and lineage of David
Luke 2:4, King James Version
Where they cross: Matthew 1:20
Notes are commentary, checked against the cited verses in a separate review. Quoted words are Scripture.
Every passage, in order
Matthew 1:6
6And Jesse begat David the king; and David the king begat Solomon of her that had been the wife of Urias;
Matthew 1:16
16And Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.
Matthew 1:20
20But while he thought on these things, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost.
Luke 2:4
4And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judæa, unto the city of David, which is called Bethlehem; (because he was of the house and lineage of David:)
King James Version