Matthew Poole and continuators on Matthew 1:9
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Matthew1:9
9 And Ozias begat of Joatham, and Joatham begate Achaz, and Achaz begat Ezekias.
That Iotham succeeded his Father Ozias and Reigned sixteen years, agreeth with 2 Chron. 26.23. and that Ahaz his Son succeeded him, agreeth with 2 Chron. 28.1. he also Reigned sixteen years, Hezekiah his Son Reigned in his stead, 2 Chron. 28.27. Some here have cavilled at the Truth of the History of Holy-writ, because it appeareth from 2 Kin. 16.2. that Ahaz dyed at thirty six years of Age, and that Hezekiah began to Reign at twenty five years of Age, doth also appear from 2 Chron. 29.1. whence it appeareth that Hezekiah must be born when his Father was but eleven years of Age, which they think improbable: But those who will question the Truth of what we have so good a Proof of, as the Revelation of Holy-writ is, are obliged not only to tell us of things in it that are improbable to their apprehensions, but either in Nature impossible, or at least in consistent with some other piece of Divine Revelation. Of the latter sort, we hear of nothing objected in this Case. Now tho with us it be not ordinary for Persons at that Age to beget Children, yet that it is not impossible in Nature, nor more then hath happened in the World sometimes, Spanhemius hath largely proved in his Dubia Evangelica, Dub. 5. and that by no less Authorities then those of Hierome amongst the Ancients, and the learned Scaliger amongst the more Modern Writers, it is what may be. The Scripture telleth us it was so, that is enough for us, tho it be not a thing very ordinary.
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