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Forsooth David had these sons, that were born to him in Hebron; the first begotten son of him was Amnon, of Ahinoam of Jezreel; the second son, Daniel, of Abigail of Carmel;

the third, Absalom, the son of Maachah, the daughter of Talmai, king of Geshur; the fourth, Adonijah, the son of Haggith;

the fifth, Shephatiah, of Abital; the sixth, Ithream, of Eglah his wife.

Therefore six sons were born to him in Hebron; where he reigned seven years and six months; and he reigned three and thirty years in Jerusalem.

Forsooth four sons, that is, Shimea, and Shobab, and Nathan, and Solomon, were born of Bathsheba, the daughter of Ammiel, to him in Jerusalem; (And four sons, that is, Shimea, and Shobab, and Nathan, and Solomon, were born to him of Bathsheba, the daughter of Ammiel, in Jerusalem;)

(and) also Ibhar, and Elishama, and Eliphelet,

and Nogah, and Nepheg, and Japhia,

also Elishama, and Eliada, and Eliphelet, nine (others).

All these were the sons of David, without the sons of his secondary wives; and they had a sister, Tamar.

10 Soothly the son of Solomon was Rehoboam, whose son Abia begat Asa; and Jehoshaphat, the father of Jehoram[a], was born of this Asa (and Asa begat Jehoshaphat, and Jehoshaphat begat Jehoram);

11 the which Jehoram begat Ahaziah, of whom Joash was born, or begotten.

12 And Amaziah, the son of this Joash, begat Azariah; [b]and Azariah (begat) Jotham,

13 *(and Jotham) begat Ahaz, the father of Hezekiah, of whom Manasseh was born.

14 But also Manasseh begat Amon, the father of Josiah.

15 And the sons of Josiah were these, the first begotten son was Johanan; the second, Jehoiakim; the third, Zedekiah; and the fourth, Shallum.

16 Of Jehoiakim was born Jeconiah[c], and Zedekiah. (Of Jehoiakim were born Jehoiachin, and Zedekiah.)

17 The sons of Jeconiah were Assir, Salathiel, (The sons of Jehoiachin, a prisoner, were Shealtiel,)

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

19 Of Pedaiah were born Zerubbabel, and Shimei. Zerubbabel begat Meshullam, Hananiah, and Shelomith, the sister of them;

20 and Hashubah, and Ohel, and Berechiah, and Hasadiah, and Jushabhesed, five (others).

21 And the son of Hananiah was Pelatiah, the father of Jesaiah, whose son was Rephaiah. And the son of him was Arnan, of whom was born Obadiah, whose son was Shechaniah. (And the sons of Hananiah were Pelatiah, and Jesaiah, whose son was Rephaiah. And the son of Rephaiah was Arnan, of whom Obadiah was born, whose son was Shechaniah.)

22 The son of Shechaniah was Shemaiah, whose sons were Hattush, and Igeal, and Bariah, and Neariah, and Shaphat; six in number.

23 The sons of Neariah were three, Elioenai, and Hezekiah, and Azrikam.

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

Footnotes

  1. 1 Chronicles 3:10 Also known as Joram.
  2. 1 Chronicles 3:12 Original text confused in these two phrases.
  3. 1 Chronicles 3:16 Also known as Jehoiachin and Coniah.

The Sons of David(A)(B)

These were the sons of David(C) born to him in Hebron:

The firstborn was Amnon the son of Ahinoam(D) of Jezreel;(E)

the second, Daniel the son of Abigail(F) of Carmel;

the third, Absalom the son of Maakah daughter of Talmai king of Geshur;

the fourth, Adonijah(G) the son of Haggith;

the fifth, Shephatiah the son of Abital;

and the sixth, Ithream, by his wife Eglah.

These six were born to David in Hebron,(H) where he reigned seven years and six months.(I)

David reigned in Jerusalem thirty-three years, and these were the children born to him there:

Shammua,[a] Shobab, Nathan and Solomon. These four were by Bathsheba[b](J) daughter of Ammiel. There were also Ibhar, Elishua,[c] Eliphelet, Nogah, Nepheg, Japhia, Elishama, Eliada and Eliphelet—nine in all. All these were the sons of David, besides his sons by his concubines. And Tamar(K) was their sister.(L)

The Kings of Judah

10 Solomon’s son was Rehoboam,(M)

Abijah(N) his son,

Asa(O) his son,

Jehoshaphat(P) his son,

11 Jehoram[d](Q) his son,

Ahaziah(R) his son,

Joash(S) his son,

12 Amaziah(T) his son,

Azariah(U) his son,

Jotham(V) his son,

13 Ahaz(W) his son,

Hezekiah(X) his son,

Manasseh(Y) his son,

14 Amon(Z) his son,

Josiah(AA) his son.

15 The sons of Josiah:

Johanan the firstborn,

Jehoiakim(AB) the second son,

Zedekiah(AC) the third,

Shallum(AD) the fourth.

16 The successors of Jehoiakim:

Jehoiachin[e](AE) his son,

and Zedekiah.(AF)

The Royal Line After the Exile

17 The descendants of Jehoiachin the captive:

Shealtiel(AG) his son, 18 Malkiram, Pedaiah, Shenazzar,(AH) Jekamiah, Hoshama and Nedabiah.(AI)

19 The sons of Pedaiah:

Zerubbabel(AJ) and Shimei.

The sons of Zerubbabel:

Meshullam and Hananiah.

Shelomith was their sister.

20 There were also five others:

Hashubah, Ohel, Berekiah, Hasadiah and Jushab-Hesed.

21 The descendants of Hananiah:

Pelatiah and Jeshaiah, and the sons of Rephaiah, of Arnan, of Obadiah and of Shekaniah.

22 The descendants of Shekaniah:

Shemaiah and his sons:

Hattush,(AK) Igal, Bariah, Neariah and Shaphat—six in all.

23 The sons of Neariah:

Elioenai, Hizkiah and Azrikam—three in all.

24 The sons of Elioenai:

Hodaviah, Eliashib, Pelaiah, Akkub, Johanan, Delaiah and Anani—seven in all.

Footnotes

  1. 1 Chronicles 3:5 Hebrew Shimea, a variant of Shammua
  2. 1 Chronicles 3:5 One Hebrew manuscript and Vulgate (see also Septuagint and 2 Samuel 11:3); most Hebrew manuscripts Bathshua
  3. 1 Chronicles 3:6 Two Hebrew manuscripts (see also 2 Samuel 5:15 and 1 Chron. 14:5); most Hebrew manuscripts Elishama
  4. 1 Chronicles 3:11 Hebrew Joram, a variant of Jehoram
  5. 1 Chronicles 3:16 Hebrew Jeconiah, a variant of Jehoiachin; also in verse 17