1 Chronicles 3:10-16

The Descendants of Solomon

10 Solomon’s son was Rehoboam: Abijah was his son, Asa his son, Jehoshaphat his son,

11 Joram ^[a] his son, Ahaziah his son, Joash his son,

12 Amaziah his son, Azariah ^[b] 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 ^[c] the fourth.

16 The successors of Jehoiakim: Jeconiah ^[d] his son, and Zedekiah.

1 Chronicles 3:10-16 Meaning and Commentary

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

Footnotes

• [a] Joram is a variant spelling of Jehoram.
• [b] Azariah is also called Uzziah; see 2 Chronicles 26:1.
• [c] Shallum is another name for Jehoahaz.
• [d] Jeconiah is a variant of Jehoiachin; also in verse 17; see 2 Kings 24:6.