<p><span>1:8&nbsp;</span><em>Asa begot Jehoshaphat, Jehoshaphat begot Joram, Joram begot Uzziah</em><span>- Three generations are skipped here. See on 1:17. Perhaps the omission was because Joram married Athaliah, daughter of Jezebel the wife of Ahab, and those generations were idolaters. As we note on 1:12, children who don&rsquo;t worship the true God are forgotten in the ultimate course of Divine history. In this case, his iniquity was indeed visited upon the third generation (Ex. 20:3-6). We also see here a fulfilment of the prophecy that Ahab&rsquo;s house would be eradicated (2 Kings 9:8).</span></p>