1 Chronicles 3:17

Verse 17. Asir, means a “prisoner,” so that we might translate, Hebrew “and the sons of Jechoias, the prisoner, (at Babylon, 4 Kennicott. 24:15) were Salathiel.” Calmet.—Prot. “Assir, Salathiel his son.” Bible.—Some think that the following were the adopted children, or successors of Jechonias; as Saint Luke (3:24) insinuates that Neri was the father of Salathiel, and Jeremias (22:30) seems to declare that Jechonias should have no children. But he means such as should sit on the throne, as he explains himself, and Saint Matthew (1:12) expressly says, Jechonias begot Salathiel.