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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.


  1. 3:5 Shimea is a variant of Shammua; see 2 Samuel 5:14 and 1 Chronicles 14:4. ↩︎

  2. 3:5 One Hebrew manuscript and Vulgate (see also LXX and 2 Samuel 11:3); most Hebrew manuscripts Bath-shua ↩︎

  3. 3:5 Ammiel is a variant of Eliam; see 2 Samuel 11:3. ↩︎

  4. 3:6 Hebrew does not include David’s other sons were. ↩︎

  5. 3:6 Two Hebrew manuscripts (see also 2 Samuel 5:15 and 1 Chronicles 14:5); most Hebrew manuscripts Elishama ↩︎

  6. 3:11 Joram is a variant spelling of Jehoram. ↩︎

  7. 3:12 Azariah is also called Uzziah; see 2 Chronicles 26:1. ↩︎

  8. 3:15 Shallum is another name for Jehoahaz. ↩︎

  9. 3:16 Jeconiah is a variant of Jehoiachin; also in verse 17; see 2 Kings 24:6. ↩︎