David’s Descendants
1Thesea were David’s sons who were born to him in Hebron:
Amnon was the firstborn, by Ahinoam of Jezreel;
Daniel was born second, by Abigail of Carmel;
2Absalom son of Maacah, daughter of King Talmai of Geshur, was third;
Adonijah son of Haggith was fourth;
3Shephatiah, by Abital, was fifth;
and Ithream, by David’s wife Eglah, was sixth.
4Six sons were born to David in Hebron, where he ruled seven years and six months, and he ruled in Jerusalem 33 years.b
5Thesec sons were born to him in Jerusalem:
Shimea, Shobab, Nathan, and Solomon.d These four were born to him by Bath-shuae daughter of Ammiel.
6David’s other sons: Ibhar, Elishua,f, g Eliphelet, 7Nogah, Nepheg, Japhia, 8Elishama, Eliada, and Eliphelet — nine sons.
9These were all David’s sons, with their sister Tamar,h in addition to the sons by his concubines.
Judah’s Kings
10Solomon’s son was Rehoboam;
his son was Abijah, his son Asa,
his son Jehoshaphat, 11his son Jehoram,i, j
his son Ahaziah, his son Joash,
12his son Amaziah, his son Azariah,
his son Jotham, 13his son Ahaz,
his son Hezekiah, his son Manasseh,
14his son Amon, and his son Josiah.
15Josiah’s sons:
Johanan was the firstborn, Jehoiakim second,
Zedekiah third, and Shallum fourth.
16Jehoiakim’s sons:
his sons Jeconiah and Zedekiah.
David’s Line After the Exile
17The sons of Jeconiah the captive:
his sons Shealtiel, 18Malchiram, Pedaiah, Shenazzar, Jekamiah, Hoshama, and Nedabiah.
19Pedaiah’s sons: Zerubbabel and Shimei.
Zerubbabel’s sons: Meshullam and Hananiah, with their sister Shelomith; 20and five others — Hashubah, Ohel, Berechiah, Hasadiah, and Jushab-hesed.
21Hananiah’s descendants: Pelatiah, Jeshaiah, and the sons of Rephaiah, Arnan, Obadiah, and Shecaniah.k
22The sonl of Shecaniah: Shemaiah.
Shemaiah’s sons: Hattush, Igal, Bariah, Neariah, and Shaphat — six.
23Neariah’s sons: Elioenai, Hizkiah, and Azrikam — three.
24Elioenai’s sons: Hodaviah, Eliashib, Pelaiah, Akkub, Johanan, Delaiah, and Anani — seven.
Footnotes:
a. 3:1-4a 2Sm 3:2-5
b. 3:4 2Sm 2:11; 5:4-5
c. 3:5-8 2Sm 5:14-16; 1Ch 14:4-7
d. 3:5 2Sm 12:24-25
e. 3:5 2Sm 11:3
f. 3:6 Lit Elishama ; 2Sm 5:15; 1Ch 14:5
g. 3:6 2Sm 5:15; 1Ch 14:5
h. 3:9 2Sm 13:1
i. 3:11 Lit Joram
j. 3:11 = The Lord is Exalted
k. 3:21 LXX reads Jeshaiah, his son Rephaiah, his son Arnan, his son Obadiah, and his son Shecaniah
l. 3:22 LXX; MT reads sons