1 Chronicles 3

¹These were the sons of David born to him in Hebron: the firstborn, Amnon, by Ahinoam of Jezreel; the second, Daniel, by Abigail of Carmel;[#A list of David’s sons.; #2 Sm 3:2–5.; #: he is called Chileab in 2 Sm 3:3.]

²the third, Absalom, son of Maacah, who was the daughter of Talmai, king of Geshur; the fourth, Adonijah, son of Haggith;

³the fifth, Shephatiah, by Abital; the sixth, Ithream, by his wife Eglah.

⁴Six in all were born to him in Hebron, where he reigned seven years and six months. Then he reigned thirty-three years in Jerusalem.[#2 Sm 2:11; 5:5.]

⁵In Jerusalem the following were born to him: Shimea, Shobab, Nathan, Solomon—four by Bathsheba, the daughter of Ammiel;[#2 Sm 5:14–16.; #: he bears the name Shammua in 2 Sm 5:14. : Bathsheba’s father is called Eliam in 2 Sm 11:3.; #2 Sm 11:3.]

⁶Ibhar, Elishua, Eliphelet,

⁷Nogah, Nepheg, Japhia,

⁸Elishama, Eliada, and Eliphelet—nine.

⁹All these were sons of David, in addition to other sons by concubines; and Tamar was their sister.[#2 Sm 13:1–2.]

¹⁰The son of Solomon was Rehoboam, whose son was Abijah, whose son was Asa, whose son was Jehoshaphat,[#The kings of Judah from Solomon down to the destruction of Jerusalem by the Babylonians.; #Mt 1:7–12.; #1 Kgs 11:43; 14:31; 15:1, 8, 24; 2 Chr 9:31; 12:16; 13:23; 17:1.]

¹¹whose son was Joram, whose son was Ahaziah, whose son was Joash,[#1 Kgs 22:51; 2 Chr 21:1; 22:1; 24:1, 27.]

¹²whose son was Amaziah, whose son was Azariah, whose son was Jotham,[#2 Kgs 12:21; 14:21; 15:7; 2 Chr 25:1; 26:1, 23; 27:1.]

¹³whose son was Ahaz, whose son was Hezekiah, whose son was Manasseh,[#2 Kgs 15:38; 16:20; 20:21; 2 Chr 28:1, 27; 32:33.]

¹⁴whose son was Amon, whose son was Josiah.[#2 Kgs 21:18, 26; 2 Chr 33:20, 25.]

¹⁵The sons of Josiah were: the firstborn Johanan; the second, Jehoiakim; the third, Zedekiah; the fourth, Shallum.[#: another name for Jehoahaz, Josiah’s immediate successor; cf. Jer 22:11.; #2 Kgs 23:34; 24:17; 2 Chr 36:4, 10.]

¹⁶The sons of Jehoiakim were: Jeconiah, his son; Zedekiah, his son.[#2 Kgs 24:6, 17; 2 Chr 36:8, 10.]

¹⁷The sons of Jeconiah the captive were: Shealtiel,[#The descendants of King Jeconiah down to the time of the Chronicler. If twenty-five years are allowed for each generation, the ten generations between Jeconiah and Anani (the last name on the list) would put the birth of the latter at about 405 B.C.—an important item in establishing the approximate date of the Chronicler’s work in its final form.; #3:17, 19] Ezr 2:2; 3:2, 8; 5:2; Sir 49:11; Hg 1:1, 12, 14; Mt 1:12–13; Lk 3:27.]

¹⁸Malchiram, Pedaiah, Shenazzar, Jekamiah, Hoshama, and Nedabiah.[#: presumably he is the same as Sheshbazzar (Ezr 1:8, 11; 5:14–16), the prince of Judah who was the first Jewish governor of Judah after the exile. Both forms of the name probably go back to the Babylonian name Sin-ab-ussar, meaning “O [god] Sin, protect [our] father!”]

¹⁹The sons of Pedaiah were Zerubbabel and Shimei. The sons of Zerubbabel were Meshullam and Hananiah; Shelomith was their sister.[#: here called the son of Pedaiah, though elsewhere (Hg 1:12, 14; 2:2, 23; Ezr 3:2, 8; 5:2; Neh 12:1) his father’s name is given as Shealtiel. The latter indication may merely point to the fact that Zerubbabel succeeded Shealtiel as head of the house of David.]

²⁰The sons of Meshullam were Hashubah, Ohel, Berechiah, Hasadiah, Jushabhesed—five.

²¹The sons of Hananiah were Pelatiah, Jeshaiah, Rephaiah, Arnan, Obadiah, and Shecaniah.

²²The sons of Shecaniah were Shemaiah, Hattush, Igal, Bariah, Neariah, Shaphat—six.[#Neh 3:29.]

²³The sons of Neariah were Elioenai, Hizkiah, and Azrikam—three.

²⁴The sons of Elioenai were Hodaviah, Eliashib, Pelaiah, Akkub, Johanan, Delaiah, and Anani—seven.