1 Chronicles 3

David's Descendants

1 These were David's sons who were born to him in Hebron: Amnon was the firstborn, by Ahinoam of Jezreel; Daniel was [born] second, by Abigail of Carmel;

2 Absalom son of Maacah, daughter of King Talmai of Geshur, was third; Adonijah son of Haggith was fourth;

3 Shephatiah, by Abital, was fifth; and Ithream, by David's wife Eglah, was sixth.

4 Six sons were born to David in Hebron, where he ruled seven years and six months,^[a] and he ruled in Jerusalem 33 years.

5 These [sons] were born to him in Jerusalem: Shimea, Shobab, Nathan, and Solomon. These four were [born to him] by Bath-shua daughter of Ammiel.

6 [David's other sons]: Ibhar, Elishua,^[b] Eliphelet,

7 Nogah, Nepheg, Japhia,

8 Elishama, Eliada, and Eliphelet-nine sons.

9 [These] were all David's sons, with their sister Tamar, in addition to the sons by his concubines.^[c]

Judah's Kings

10 Solomon's son was Rehoboam; his son was Abijah, his son Asa, his son Jehoshaphat,

11 his son Jehoram,^[d][e] his son Ahaziah, his son Joash,

12 his son Amaziah, his son Azariah, his son Jotham,

13 his son Ahaz, his son Hezekiah, his son Manasseh,

14 his son Amon, and his son Josiah.

15 Josiah's sons: Johanan was the firstborn, Jehoiakim second, Zedekiah third, and Shallum fourth.

16 Jehoiakim's sons: his sons Jeconiah and Zedekiah.

David's Line After the Exile

17 The sons of Jeconiah the captive: his sons Shealtiel,

18 Malchiram, Pedaiah, Shenazzar, Jekamiah, Hoshama, and Nedabiah.

19 Pedaiah's sons: Zerubbabel and Shimei. Zerubbabel's sons: Meshullam and Hananiah, with their sister Shelomith;

20 and five others-Hashubah, Ohel, Berechiah, Hasadiah, and Jushab-hesed.

21 Hananiah's descendants: Pelatiah, Jeshaiah, and the sons of Rephaiah, Arnan, Obadiah, and Shecaniah.^[f]

22 The son^[g] of Shecaniah: Shemaiah. Shemaiah's sons: Hattush, Igal, Bariah, Neariah, and Shaphat-six.

23 Neariah's sons: Elioenai, Hizkiah, and Azrikam-three.

24 Elioenai's sons: Hodaviah, Eliashib, Pelaiah, Akkub, Johanan, Delaiah, and Anani-seven.

1 Chronicles 3 Commentary

Chapter 3

Genealogies.

- Of all the families of Israel, none were so illustrious as the family of David: here we have a full account of it. From this family, as concerning the flesh, Christ came. The attentive observer will perceive that the children of the righteous enjoy many advantages.

Footnotes

• [a]. 2 Sm 3:2-5
• [b]. Lit Elishama; 1 Ch 14:5; 2 Sm 5:15
• [c]. 1 Ch 14:4-6; 2 Sm 5:14-15
• [d]. Lit Joram
• [e]. The Lord is Exalted
• [f]. LXX reads Jeshaiah, his son Rephaiah, his son Arnan, his son Obadiah, and his son Shecaniah
• [g]. LXX; MT reads sons

Chapter Summary

INTRODUCTION TO 1 CHRONICLES 3

This chapter gives an account of the sons of David, born to him both in Hebron and in Jerusalem, 1Ch 3:1-9, and of his successors in the kingdom, to the Babylonish captivity, 1Ch 3:10-16, and of his family, to the coming of the Messiah, 1Ch 3:17-24.

born in Hebron, who are reckoned in the same order as in 2Sa 3:2-5, only here the second son is called Daniel, who there goes by the name of Chileab; he had two names, the reason of which see there; and here David's wife, Eglah, is said in the Targum to be Michal, Saul's daughter, \\See Gill on "2Sa 3:5"\\, to which is added an account of his reign both in Hebron and Jerusalem, agreeably to 2Sa 5:5. 18321-941229-1000-1Ch3.2