Genealogy of David and Solomon(A)
3 These are David’s descendants who were born to him in Hebron: Amnon his firstborn by Ahinoam the Jezreelite, Daniel his second born by Abigail the Carmelite, 2 Absalom his third born by Maacah daughter of King Talmai of Geshur, Adonijah his fourth born by[a] Haggith, 3 Shephatiah his fifth born by Abital, and Ithream his sixth born by his wife Eglah. 4 These six were born to him in Hebron, where he reigned for seven years and six months.
He reigned 33 years in Jerusalem. 5 These four children[b] were born to David[c] by Bath-shua[d] daughter of Ammiel while he was living[e] in Jerusalem: Shimea, Shobab, Nathan, and Solomon, 6 followed by nine more: Ibhar, Elishama, Eliphelet, 7 Nogah, Nepheg, Japhia, 8 Elishama, Eliada, and Eliphelet. 9 All these were David’s sons, besides children born to his mistresses. Tamar was their sister.
10 Solomon’s descendants included 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 descendants included Johanan his firstborn, his second born Jehoiakim, his third born Zedekiah, and his fourth born Shallum.
16 Jehoiakim’s descendants included his son Jeconiah, and his son Zedekiah.
17 The descendants of Jeconiah, who was taken[f] captive to Babylon[g], included his son Shealtiel, 18 Malchiram, Pedaiah, Shenazzar, Jekamiah, Hoshama, and Nedabiah.
19 Pedaiah’s descendants included Zerubbabel and Shimei.
Zerubbabel’s descendants included Meshullam and Hananiah, along with Shelomith their sister 20 and five others:[h] Hashubah, Ohel, Berechiah, Hasadiah, and Jushab-hesed.
21 Hananiah’s descendants included Pelatiah and Jeshaiah, his son[i] Rephaiah, his son Arnan, his son Obadiah, and his son Shecaniah.
22 Shecaniah’s son was Shemaiah, and the six[j] sons of Shemaiah were Hattush, Igal, Bariah, Neariah, and Shaphat.
23 The three sons of Neariah were Elioenai, Hizkiah, and Azrikam.
24 The seven sons of Elioenai were Hodaviah, Eliashib, Pelaiah, Akkub, Johanan, Delaiah, and Anani.
Footnotes
- 1 Chronicles 3:2 Lit. son of
- 1 Chronicles 3:5 The Heb. lacks children
- 1 Chronicles 3:5 Lit. him
- 1 Chronicles 3:5 An alternate spelling for Bathsheba, wife of Uriah
- 1 Chronicles 3:5 The Heb. lacks while he was living
- 1 Chronicles 3:17 The Heb. lacks who was taken
- 1 Chronicles 3:17 The Heb. lacks to Babylon
- 1 Chronicles 3:20 The Heb. lacks others
- 1 Chronicles 3:21 Lit. sons; LXX son; and so through v. 22
- 1 Chronicles 3:22 So MT, LXX; the name of one descendant is omitted.