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1 Chronicles 3

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1Now these were the sons of David, which were born unto him in Hebron; the firstborn Amnon, of Ahinoam the Jezreelitess; the second Daniel, of Abigail the Carmelitess:footnote a

2The third, Absalom the son of Maachah the daughter of Talmai king of Geshur: the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith:

3The fifth, Shephatiah of Abital: the sixth, Ithream by Eglah his wife.

4These six were born unto him in Hebron; and there he reigned seven years and six months: and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty and three years.

5And these were born unto him in Jerusalem; Shimea, and Shobab, and Nathan, and Solomon, four, of Bath-shua the daughter of Ammiel:footnote bfootnote cfootnote d

6Ibhar also, and Elishama, and Eliphelet,footnote e

7And Nogah, and Nepheg, and Japhia,

8And Elishama, and Eliada, and Eliphelet, nine.footnote f

9These were all the sons of David, beside the sons of the concubines, and Tamar their sister.

10And Solomon’s son was Rehoboam, Abia his son, Asa his son, Jehoshaphat his son,footnote g

11Joram his son, Ahaziah his son, Joash his son,footnote h

12Amaziah his son, Azariah his son, Jotham his son,footnote i

13Ahaz his son, Hezekiah his son, Manasseh his son,

14Amon his son, Josiah his son.

15And the sons of Josiah were, the firstborn Johanan, the second Jehoiakim, the third Zedekiah, the fourth Shallum.footnote jfootnote kfootnote l

16And the sons of Jehoiakim: Jeconiah his son, Zedekiah his son.footnote m

17And the sons of Jeconiah; Assir, Salathiel his son,footnote n

18Malchiram also, and Pedaiah, and Shenazar, Jecamiah, Hoshama, and Nedabiah.

19And the sons of Pedaiah were, Zerubbabel, and Shimei: and the sons of Zerubbabel; Meshullam, and Hananiah, and Shelomith their sister:

20And Hashubah, and Ohel, and Berechiah, and Hasadiah, Jushab-hesed, five.

21And the sons of Hananiah; Pelatiah, and Jesaiah: the sons of Rephaiah, the sons of Arnan, the sons of Obadiah, the sons of Shechaniah.

22And the sons of Shechaniah; Shemaiah: and the sons of Shemaiah; Hattush, and Igeal, and Bariah, and Neariah, and Shaphat, six.

23And the sons of Neariah; Elioenai, and Hezekiah, and Azrikam, three.footnote o

24And the sons of Elioenai were, Hodaiah, and Eliashib, and Pelaiah, and Akkub, and Johanan, and Dalaiah, and Anani, seven.

Footnotes

  1. a 3:1 Daniel: or, Chileab
  2. b 3:5 Shimea: or, Shammua
  3. c 3:5 Bath-shua: or, Bath-sheba
  4. d 3:5 Ammiel: or, Eliam
  5. e 3:6 Elishama: also called, Elishua
  6. f 3:8 Eliada: or, Beeliada
  7. g 3:10 Abia: or, Abijam
  8. h 3:11 Ahaziah: or, Azariah
  9. i 3:12 Azariah: or, Uzziah
  10. j 3:15 Johanan: or, Jehoahaz
  11. k 3:15 Jehoiakim: or, Eliakim
  12. l 3:15 Zedekiah: or, Mattaniah
  13. m 3:16 Jeconiah: also called, Jehoiachin or Coniah
  14. n 3:17 Salathiel: Heb. Shealtiel
  15. o 3:23 Hezekiah: Heb. Hiskijah

The Descendants of David

1These were the sons of David who were born to him in Hebron:
The firstborn was Amnon by Ahinoam of Jezreel;
the second was Daniel by Abigail of Carmel;

2the third was Absalom the son of Maacah daughter of King Talmai of Geshur;
the fourth was Adonijah the son of Haggith;

3the fifth was Shephatiah by Abital;
and the sixth was Ithream by his wife Eglah.

4These six sons were born to David in Hebron, where he reigned seven years and six months.
And David reigned in Jerusalem thirty-three years,
5and these sons were born to him in Jerusalem:
Shimea,footnote a Shobab, Nathan, and Solomon. These four were born to him by Bathshebafootnote b daughter of Ammiel.footnote c

6David’s other sons were Ibhar,footnote d Elishua,footnote e Eliphelet, 7Nogah, Nepheg, Japhia, 8Elishama, Eliada, and Eliphelet—nine in all.

9These were all the sons of David, besides the sons by his concubines. And Tamar was their sister.

The Descendants of Solomon

10Solomon’s son was Rehoboam:
Abijah was his son, Asa his son, Jehoshaphat his son,
11Joramfootnote f his son, Ahaziah his son, Joash his son, 12Amaziah his son, Azariahfootnote g his son, Jotham his son, 13Ahaz his son, Hezekiah his son, Manasseh his son, 14Amon his son, and Josiah his son.

15The sons of Josiah:
Johanan was the firstborn, Jehoiakim the second, Zedekiah the third, and Shallumfootnote h the fourth.

16The successors of Jehoiakim:
Jeconiahfootnote i his son, and Zedekiah.

The Royal Line After the Exile

17The descendants of Jeconiah the captive:
Shealtiel his son,
18Malchiram, Pedaiah, Shenazzar, Jekamiah, Hoshama, and Nedabiah.

19The sons of Pedaiah:
Zerubbabel and Shimei.
The children of Zerubbabel:
Meshullam and Hananiah, their sister Shelomith,
20and five others: Hashubah, Ohel, Berechiah, Hasadiah, and Jushab-hesed.

21The descendants of Hananiah:
Pelatiah, Jeshaiah, and the sons of Rephaiah, of Arnan, of Obadiah, and of Shecaniah.

22The six descendants of Shecaniah were Shemaiah and his sons:
Hattush, Igal, Bariah, Neariah, and Shaphat.

23The sons of Neariah:
Elioenai, Hizkiah, and Azrikam—three in all.

24The sons of Elioenai:
Hodaviah, Eliashib, Pelaiah, Akkub, Johanan, Delaiah, and Anani—seven in all.

Footnotes

  1. a 3:5 Shimea is a variant of Shammua; see 2 Samuel 5:14 and 1 Chronicles 14:4.
  2. b 3:5 One Hebrew manuscript and Vulgate (see also LXX and 2 Samuel 11:3); most Hebrew manuscripts Bath-shua
  3. c 3:5 Ammiel is a variant of Eliam; see 2 Samuel 11:3.
  4. d 3:6 Hebrew does not include David’s other sons were.
  5. e 3:6 Two Hebrew manuscripts (see also 2 Samuel 5:15 and 1 Chronicles 14:5); most Hebrew manuscripts Elishama
  6. f 3:11 Joram is a variant spelling of Jehoram.
  7. g 3:12 Azariah is also called Uzziah; see 2 Chronicles 26:1.
  8. h 3:15 Shallum is another name for Jehoahaz.
  9. i 3:16 Jeconiah is a variant of Jehoiachin; also in verse 17; see 2 Kings 24:6.

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