1 Chronicles 3

David’s line

1 This is David's family born to him in Hebron: the oldest Amnon, with Ahinoam the Jezreelite; the second Daniel, with Abigail the Carmelite;
2 the third Absalom son of Maacah, the daughter of Geshur's King Talmai; the fourth Adonijah, Haggith's son;
3 the fifth Shephatiah, with Abital; the sixth Ithream, with his wife Eglah.
4 Six were born to him in Hebron, where he reigned for seven and a half years. He also reigned in Jerusalem for thirty-three years.
5 These were born to him in Jerusalem: Shimea, Shobab, Nathan, and Solomon—four from Bath-shua, Ammiel's daughter;
6 Ibhar, Eli-shama, Eliphelet,
7 Nogah, Nepheg, Japhia,
8 Elishama, Eliada, and Eliphelet—nine in all.
9 This was all of David's family, except for his secondary wives' children. Tamar was their sister.
10 The descendants of Solomon: Rehoboam, his son Abijah, his son Asa, his son Jehoshaphat,
11 his son Joram, 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 family: the oldest Johanan, the second Jehoiakim, the third Zedekiah, and the fourth Shallum.
16 Jehoiakim's family: his son Jeconiah and his son Zedekiah.
17 The family of Jeconiah the prisoner: Shealtiel his son;
18 Malchiram, Pedaiah, Shenazzar, Jekamiah, Hoshama, and Nedabiah.
19 Pedaiah's family: Zerubbabel and Shimei. Zerubbabel's family: Meshullam, Han-aniah, and their sister Shelomith;
20 Hash-ubah, Ohel, Berechiah, Hasadiah, and Jushab-hesed—these five also.
21 Hananiah's family: Pelatiah, Jeshaiah, Rephaiah's family, Arnan's family, Obadiah's family, and Shecaniah's family.
22 Shecaniah's family: Shemaiah and his family, Hattush, Igal, Bariah, Neariah, and Shaphat—six in all.
23 Neariah's family: Elioenai, Hizkiah, and Azrikam—three in all.
24 Elioenai's family: Hodaviah, Eliashib, Pelaiah, Akkub, Johanan, Delaiah, and Anani—seven in all.

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.

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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

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