1 Chronicles 3

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The Family of David

3 These were the sons of David who were born to him in Hebron. The first-born was Amnon, whose mother was Ahinoam of Jezreel. The second was Daniel, the son of Abigail of Carmel. ² The third was Absalom the son of Maacah, the daughter of King Talmai of Geshur. The fourth was Adonijah the son of Haggith. ³ The fifth was Shephatiah the son of Abital. And the sixth was Ithream, by David’s wife Eglah. ⁴ Six sons were born to David in Hebron. He ruled there for seven years and six months. And he ruled in Jerusalem for thirty-three years. ⁵ These are the sons who were born to him in Jerusalem: Bathsheba the daughter of Ammiel gave birth to David’s four sons, Shimea, Shobab, Nathan and Solomon. ⁶ And there were Ibhar, Elishama, Eliphelet, ⁷ Nogah, Nepheg, Japhia, ⁸ Elishama, Eliada, and Eliphelet, nine sons. ⁹ All these were the sons of David, added to the sons of the women who acted as David’s wives. Tamar was their sister.

The Family of Solomon

¹⁰ Solomon’s son was Rehoboam. Abijah was his son. Asa was his son. Jehoshaphat was his son. ¹¹ Joram was his son. Ahaziah was his son. Joash was his son. ¹² Amaziah was his son. Azariah was his son. Jotham was his son. ¹³ Ahaz was his son. Hezekiah was his son. Manasseh was his son. ¹⁴ Amon was his son. And Josiah was his son. ¹⁵ The sons of Josiah were Johanan the first-born, Jehoiakim the second, Zedekiah the third, and Shallum the fourth. ¹⁶ The sons of Jehoiakim were Jeconiah and Zedekiah.

The Family of Jeconiah

¹⁷ Jeconiah was taken away to prison by the Babylonians. His sons were Shealtiel, ¹⁸ Malchiram, Pedaiah, Shenazzar, Jekamiah, Hoshama, and Nedabiah. ¹⁹ Pedaiah’s sons were Zerubbabel and Shimei. And the sons of Zerubbabel were Meshullam and Hananiah. Shelomith was their sister. ²⁰ Five other sons of Zerubbabel were Hashubah, Ohel, Berechiah, Hasadiah, and Jushab-hesed. ²¹ The sons of Hananiah were Pelatiah and Jeshaiah, whose son was Rephaiah. His son was Arnan. His son was Obadiah. And his son was Shecaniah. ²² Shecaniah’s son was Shemaiah, whose sons were Hattush, Igal, Bariah, Neariah, and Shaphat, six sons. ²³ The three sons of Neariah were Elioenai, Hizkiah and Azrikam. ²⁴ And the seven sons of Elioenai were Hodaviah, Eliashib, Pelaiah, Akkub, Johanan, Delaiah, and Anani.