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1 Now these were David's sons, whose birth took place in Hebron: the oldest Amnon, by Ahinoam of Jezreel; the second Daniel, by Abigail the Carmelite woman;
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Now these were the Bnei Dovid, which were born unto him in Chevron; the bechor Amnon, of Achinoam of Yizre’el; the second Daniel, of Aviga’il of Carmel;
2 The third Absalom, the son of Maacah, the daughter of Talmai, king of Geshur; the fourth Adonijah, the son of Haggith;
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The third, Avshalom Ben Ma’achah Bat Talmai Melech Geshur; the fourth, Adoniyah Ben Chaggit;
3 The fifth Shephatiah, by Abital; the sixth Ithream, by Eglah his wife.
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The fifth, Shephatyah of Avital; the sixth, Yitream by Eglah his isha.
4 He had six sons in Hebron; he was ruling there for seven years and six months, and in Jerusalem for thirty-three years.
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These six were born unto him in Chevron; and there he reigned sheva shanim and shishah chodashim; and in Yerushalayim he reigned shloshim and shalosh shanah.
5 And in Jerusalem he had four sons, Shimea and Shobab and Nathan and Solomon, by Bath-shua, the daughter of Ammiel;
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And these were born unto him in Yerushalayim: Shimea, and Shovav, and Natan, and Sh’lomo, four, by Bat-Shu’a Bat Ammiel;
6 And Ibhar and Elishama and Eliphelet
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Yivchar also, and Elishama, and Eliphelet,
7 And Nogah and Nepheg and Japhia
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And Nogah, and Nepheg, and Yaphia,
8 And Elishama and Eliada and Eliphelet, nine.
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And Elishama, and Elyada, and Eliphelet, nine.
9 All these were the sons of David, in addition to the sons of his servant-wives; and Tamar was their sister.
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These were all the Bnei Dovid, besides the Bnei Pilagshim (concubines), and Tamar their achot.
10 And Solomon's son was Rehoboam, Abijah was his son, Asa his son, Jehoshaphat his son,
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And Ben Sh’lomo was Rechav’am, Aviyah bno, Asa bno, Yehoshaphat bno,
11 Joram his son, Ahaziah his son, Joash his son,
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Yoram bno, Achazyahu bno, Yoash bno,
12 Amaziah his son, Azariah his son, Jotham his son,
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Amatzyahu bno, Azaryah bno, Yotam bno,
13 Ahaz his son, Hezekiah his son, Manasseh his son,
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Achaz bno, Chizkiyahu bno, Menasheh bno,
14 Amon his son, Josiah his son.
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Amon bno, Yoshiyahu bno.
15 And the sons of Josiah: the oldest Johanan, the second Jehoiakim, the third Zedekiah, the fourth Shallum.
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And the Bnei Yoshiyahu were, the bechor Yochanan, the second Y’hoyakim, the third Tzidkiyahu, the fourth Shallum.
16 And the sons of Jehoiakim: Jeconiah his son, Zedekiah his son.
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And the Bnei Y’hoyakim; Yechanyah bno, Tzidkiyah bno.
17 And the sons of Jeconiah, who was taken prisoner: Shealtiel his son,
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And the Bnei Yechanyah: Assir, She’alti’el bno,
18 And Malchiram and Pedaiah and Shenazzar, Jekamiah, Hoshama and Nedabiah.
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Malkiram also, and Pedayah, Shenatzar, Yekamuyah, Hoshama, and Nedavyah.
19 And the sons of Pedaiah: Zerubbabel and Shimei; and the sons of Zerubbabel: Meshullam and Hananiah; and Shelomith was their sister;
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And the Ben Pedayah were: Zerubavel and Shimei. And Bnei Zerubavel: Meshullam, and Chananyah, and Shlomit their achot;
20 And Hashubah and Ohel and Berechiah and Hasadiah, Jushab-hesed, five.
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And Chashuvah, Ohel, Berechyah, Chasadyah, Yushav-chesed, 5.
21 And the sons of Hananiah: Pelatiah and Jeshaiah; the sons of Rephaiah, the sons of Arnan, the sons of Obadiah, the sons of Shecaniah.
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And the Ben Chananyah: Pelatyah, and Yeshayah, the Bnei Refayah, the Bnei Arnan, the Bnei Ovadyah, the Bnei Shechanyah.
22 And the sons of Shecaniah: Shemaiah; and the sons of Shemaiah: Hattush and Igal and Bariah and Neariah and Shaphat, six.
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And the Bnei Shechanyah: Shema’yah; and the Bnei Shema’yah: Chattush, Igeal, Bariach, Nearyah, Shaphat, 6.
23 And the sons of Neariah: Elioenai and Hizkiah and Azrikam, three.
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The Ben Nearyah: Elyoenai, Chizkiyah, Azrikam, 3.
24 And the sons of Elioenai: Hodaviah and Eliashib and Pelaiah and Akkub and Johanan and Delaiah and Anani, seven.
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And the Bnei Elyoenai were Hodavahu, and Elyashiv, and Pelayah, and Akuv, and Yochanan, and Delayah, and Anani, 7.
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