1 Chronicles 3

The Sons of David

1 These were the sons of David born to him in Hebron: The firstborn was Amnon the son of Ahinoam of Jezreel; the second, Daniel the son of Abigail of Carmel;
2 the third, Absalom the son of Maakah daughter of Talmai king of Geshur; the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith;
3 the fifth, Shephatiah the son of Abital; and the sixth, Ithream, by his wife Eglah.
4 These six were born to David in Hebron, where he reigned seven years and six months. David reigned in Jerusalem thirty-three years,
5 and these were the children born to him there: Shammua,[a] Shobab, Nathan and Solomon. These four were by Bathsheba[b] daughter of Ammiel.
6 There were also Ibhar, Elishua,[c] Eliphelet,
7 Nogah, Nepheg, Japhia,
8 Elishama, Eliada and Eliphelet—nine in all.
9 All these were the sons of David, besides his sons by his concubines. And Tamar was their sister.

The Kings of Judah

10 Solomon’s son was Rehoboam, Abijah his son, Asa his son, Jehoshaphat his son,
11 Jehoram[d] his son, Ahaziah his son, Joash his son,
12 Amaziah his son, Azariah his son, Jotham his son,
13 Ahaz his son, Hezekiah his son, Manasseh his son,
14 Amon his son, Josiah his son.
15 The sons of Josiah: Johanan the firstborn, Jehoiakim the second son, Zedekiah the third, Shallum the fourth.
16 The successors of Jehoiakim: Jehoiachin[e] his son, and Zedekiah.

The Royal Line After the Exile

17 The descendants of Jehoiachin the captive: Shealtiel his son,
18 Malkiram, Pedaiah, Shenazzar, Jekamiah, Hoshama and Nedabiah.
19 The sons of Pedaiah: Zerubbabel 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, 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.

Cross References 35

  • 1. 1 Chronicles 14:3; 1 Chronicles 28:5
  • 2. S 1 Samuel 25:43
  • 3. S Joshua 15:56
  • 4. S 1 Samuel 25:42
  • 5. 1 Kings 2:22
  • 6. S 2 Samuel 5:4; 1 Chronicles 29:27
  • 7. S 2 Samuel 2:11; 2 Samuel 5:5
  • 8. 2 Samuel 11:3; 2 Samuel 12:24
  • 9. S 2 Samuel 13:1
  • 10. 1 Chronicles 14:4
  • 11. 1 Kings 11:43; 1 Kings 14:21-31; 2 Chronicles 12:16
  • 12. 1 Kings 15:1-8; 2 Chronicles 13:1
  • 13. 1 Kings 15:9-24
  • 14. 2Ch 17:1-21:3
  • 15. 2 Kings 8:16-24; 2 Chronicles 21:1
  • 16. 2Ki 8:25-10:14; 2 Chronicles 22:1-10
  • 17. 2Ki 11:1-12:21; 2Ch 22:11-24:27
  • 18. 2 Kings 14:1-22; 2 Chronicles 25:1-28
  • 19. 2 Kings 15:1-7; 2 Chronicles 26:1-23
  • 20. 2 Kings 15:32-38; 2 Chronicles 27:1; Isaiah 1:1; Hosea 1:1; Micah 1:1
  • 21. 2 Kings 16:1-20; 2 Chronicles 28:1; Isaiah 7:1
  • 22. 2Ki 18:1-20:21; 2 Chronicles 29:1; Isaiah 1:1; Jeremiah 26:19; Hosea 1:1; Micah 1:1
  • 23. 2 Kings 21:1-18; 2 Chronicles 33:1
  • 24. 2 Kings 21:19-26; 2 Chronicles 33:21; Zephaniah 1:1
  • 25. 2 Kings 22:1; 2 Chronicles 34:1; Jeremiah 1:2; Jeremiah 3:6; Jeremiah 25:3
  • 26. S 2 Kings 23:34
  • 27. Jeremiah 37:1
  • 28. S 2 Kings 23:31
  • 29. S 2 Kings 24:6,8; Matthew 1:11
  • 30. S 2 Kings 24:18
  • 31. Ezra 3:2
  • 32. Ezra 1:8; Ezra 5:14
  • 33. Jeremiah 22:30
  • 34. Haggai 2:2">Ezr Haggai 2:2; Ezra 3:2; Ezra 5:2; Nehemiah 7:7; Nehemiah 12:1; Haggai 1:1; Haggai 2:2; Zechariah 4:6
  • 35. Ezra 8:2-3

Footnotes 5

  • [a]. Hebrew "Shimea," a variant of "Shammua"
  • [b]. One Hebrew manuscript and Vulgate (see also Septuagint and 2 Samuel 11:3); most Hebrew manuscripts "Bathshua"
  • [c]. Two Hebrew manuscripts (see also 2 Samuel 5:15 and 1 Chron. 14:5); most Hebrew manuscripts "Elishama"
  • [d]. Hebrew "Joram," a variant of "Jehoram"
  • [e]. Hebrew "Jeconiah," a variant of "Jehoiachin" ; also in verse 17

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