1 Chronicles 3
The Descendants of David
(2 Samuel 3:1–5)
¹ These 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;
² the third was Absalom the son of Maacah daughter of King Talmai of Geshur; the fourth was Adonijah the son of Haggith;
³ the fifth was Shephatiah by Abital; and the sixth was Ithream by his wife Eglah.
⁴ These six sons were born to David in Hebron, where he reigned seven years and six months. And David reigned in Jerusalem thirty-three years,
⁵ and these sons were born to him in Jerusalem: Shimea,1 Shobab, Nathan, and Solomon. These four were born to him by Bathsheba 2 daughter of Ammiel.3
⁶ David’s other sons were Ibhar,4 Elishua,5 Eliphelet,
⁷ Nogah, Nepheg, Japhia,
⁸ Elishama, Eliada, and Eliphelet—nine in all.
⁹ These were all the sons of David, besides the sons by his concubines. And Tamar was their sister.
The Descendants of Solomon
¹⁰ Solomon’s son was Rehoboam: Abijah was his son, Asa his son, Jehoshaphat his son,
¹¹ Joram 6 his son, Ahaziah his son, Joash his son,
¹² Amaziah his son, Azariah 7 his son, Jotham his son,
¹³ Ahaz his son, Hezekiah his son, Manasseh his son,
¹⁴ Amon his son, and Josiah his son.
¹⁵ The sons of Josiah: Johanan was the firstborn, Jehoiakim the second, Zedekiah the third, and Shallum 8 the fourth.
¹⁶ The successors of Jehoiakim: Jeconiah 9 his son, and Zedekiah.
The Royal Line After the Exile
¹⁷ The descendants of Jeconiah the captive: Shealtiel his son,
¹⁸ Malchiram, Pedaiah, Shenazzar, Jekamiah, Hoshama, and Nedabiah.
¹⁹ The sons of Pedaiah: Zerubbabel and Shimei. The children of Zerubbabel: Meshullam and Hananiah, their sister Shelomith,
²⁰ and five others: Hashubah, Ohel, Berechiah, Hasadiah, and Jushab-hesed.
²¹ The descendants of Hananiah: Pelatiah, Jeshaiah, and the sons of Rephaiah, of Arnan, of Obadiah, and of Shecaniah.
²² The six descendants of Shecaniah were Shemaiah and his sons: Hattush, Igal, Bariah, Neariah, and Shaphat.
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.
3:5 Shimea is a variant of Shammua; see 2 Samuel 5:14 and 1 Chronicles 14:4. ↩︎
3:5 One Hebrew manuscript and Vulgate (see also LXX and 2 Samuel 11:3); most Hebrew manuscripts Bath-shua ↩︎
3:5 Ammiel is a variant of Eliam; see 2 Samuel 11:3. ↩︎
3:6 Hebrew does not include David’s other sons were. ↩︎
3:6 Two Hebrew manuscripts (see also 2 Samuel 5:15 and 1 Chronicles 14:5); most Hebrew manuscripts Elishama ↩︎
3:11 Joram is a variant spelling of Jehoram. ↩︎
3:12 Azariah is also called Uzziah; see 2 Chronicles 26:1. ↩︎
3:15 Shallum is another name for Jehoahaz. ↩︎
3:16 Jeconiah is a variant of Jehoiachin; also in verse 17; see 2 Kings 24:6. ↩︎