1 Chronicles 3:11-21

11 Yoram his son, Achazyah his son, Yo'ash his son,

12 Amatzyah his son, `Azaryah his son, Yotam his son,

13 Achaz his son, Hizkiyahu his son, Menashsheh his son,

14 Amon his son, Yoshiyahu his son.

15 The sons of Yoshiyahu: the firstborn Yochanan, the second Yehoiakim, the third Tzidkiyahu, the fourth Shallum.

16 The sons of Yehoiakim: Yekhonyah his son, Tzidkiyahu his son.

17 The sons of Yekhonyah, the captive: She'alti'el his son,

18 and Malkiram, and Pedayahu, and Shenazzar, Yekamyah, Hoshama, and Nedavyah.

19 The sons of Pedayahu: Zerubbavel, and Shim`i. The sons of Zerubbavel: Meshullam, and Hananyah; and Shelomit was their sister;

20 and Hashuvah, and Ohel, and Berekhyah, and Hasadyah, Yushav-Hesed, five.

21 The sons of Hananyah: Pelatyah, and Yesha`yah; the sons of Refayah, the sons of Arnan, the sons of `Ovadyah, the sons of Shekhanyahu.

1 Chronicles 3:11-21 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