1 Chronicles 3
New English Translation
David’s Descendants
3 These were the sons of David who were born to him in Hebron:
The firstborn was Amnon, whose mother was Ahinoam from Jezreel;
the second was Daniel, whose mother was Abigail from Carmel;
2 the third was Absalom whose mother was Maacah, daughter of King Talmai of Geshur;
the fourth was Adonijah, whose mother was Haggith;
3 the fifth was Shephatiah, whose mother was Abital;
the sixth was Ithream, whose mother was Eglah, David’s wife.[a]
4 These six were born to David[b] in Hebron, where he ruled for seven years and six months.
He ruled thirty-three years in Jerusalem. 5 These were the sons born to him in Jerusalem:
Shimea,[c] Shobab, Nathan, and Solomon—the mother of these four was Bathsheba[d] the daughter of Ammiel.[e]
6 The other nine were Ibhar, Elishua,[f] Elpelet,[g] 7 Nogah, Nepheg, Japhia, 8 Elishama, Eliada, and Eliphelet.
9 These were all the sons of David, not counting the sons of his concubines.[h] Tamar was their sister.
Solomon’s Descendants
10 Solomon’s son was Rehoboam,
followed by Abijah his son,
Asa his son,
Jehoshaphat his son,
11 Joram[i] his son,
Ahaziah his son,
Joash his son,
12 Amaziah his son,
Azariah his son,
Jotham his son,
13 Ahaz his son,
Hezekiah his son,
Manasseh his son,
14 Amon his son,
Josiah his son.
15 The sons of Josiah: Johanan was the firstborn; Jehoiakim was born second; Zedekiah third; and Shallum fourth.
16 The sons of Jehoiakim: his son Jehoiachin[j] and his son Zedekiah.
17 The sons of Jehoiachin the exile:[k] Shealtiel his son, 18 Malkiram, Pedaiah, Shenazzar, Jekamiah, Hoshama, and Nedabiah.
19 The sons of Pedaiah: Zerubbabel and Shimei.
The sons of Zerubbabel: Meshullam and Hananiah. Shelomith was their sister.
20 The five others were Hashubah, Ohel, Berechiah, Hasadiah, and Jushab Hesed.
21 The descendants of Hananiah: Pelatiah, Jeshaiah, the sons of Rephaiah, of Arnan, of Obadiah, and of Shecaniah.
22 The descendants of Shecaniah: Shemaiah and his sons: Hattush, Igal, Bariah, Neariah, and Shaphat—six in all.
23 The sons of Neariah: Elioenai, Hizkiah, and Azrikam—three in all.
24 The sons of Elioenai: Hodaviah, Eliashib, Pelaiah, Akkub, Johanan, Delaiah, and Anani—seven in all.
Footnotes
- 1 Chronicles 3:3 tn Heb “his wife.”
- 1 Chronicles 3:4 tn Heb “him”; the referent (David) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
- 1 Chronicles 3:5 tn “Shimea” (שִׁמְעָא, shimʿaʾ) is a variant spelling of “Shammua” (שַׁמּוּעַ, shammuaʿ; see 2 Sam 5:14). Some English versions use the spelling “Shammua” here (e.g., NIV, NCV).
- 1 Chronicles 3:5 tn Most Hebrew mss read “Bathshua” here, but 2 Sam 12:24 makes it clear Bathsheba was Solomon’s mother. “Bathsheba” is read by one Hebrew ms and the Vulgate. Many English translations (e.g., NAB, NIV, NLT) render the name “Bathsheba” to avoid confusion.
- 1 Chronicles 3:5 tn In 2 Sam 11:3 Bathsheba is called “the daughter of Eliam,” while here her father’s name is given as “Ammiel.”
- 1 Chronicles 3:6 tn All but two Hebrew mss read “Elishama” here, but 1 Chr 14:5 lists the name as “Elishua,” and is followed by a number of English versions here (e.g., NAB, NIV, NCV, TEV, CEV, NLT). Another son named “Elishama” is listed in 3:8.
- 1 Chronicles 3:6 tn The MT reads “Eliphelet” here, but 1 Chr 14:5 lists the name as “Elpelet” and is followed by some English versions here (e.g., TEV, NLT). Another son named “Eliphelet” is listed in 3:8.
- 1 Chronicles 3:9 sn See the note on the word “concubine” in 1:32.
- 1 Chronicles 3:11 sn Joram is a variant spelling of the name “Jehoram.”
- 1 Chronicles 3:16 tn Heb “Jeconiah,” a variation of the name “Jehoiachin” (also in v. 17).
- 1 Chronicles 3:17 tn Heb “prisoner.” Jehoiachin was carried off to Babylon as a prisoner. See 2 Chr 36:10.
1 Chronicles 3
New International Reader's Version
The Sons of David
3 Here are the sons of David who were born to him in Hebron.
His first son was Amnon. Amnon’s mother was Ahinoam from Jezreel.
The second son was Daniel. His mother was Abigail from Carmel.
2 The third son was Absalom. His mother was Maakah. She was the daughter of Talmai, the king of Geshur.
The fourth son was Adonijah. His mother was Haggith.
3 The fifth son was Shephatiah. His mother was Abital.
The sixth son was Ithream. David’s wife Eglah had Ithream by him.
4 These six sons were born to David in Hebron. He ruled there for seven and a half years.
After that, he ruled in Jerusalem for 33 years. 5 Children were born to him there.
They included Shammua, Shobab, Nathan and Solomon. The mother of these four sons was Bathsheba. She was the daughter of Ammiel.
6 David’s children also included Ibhar, Elishua, Eliphelet, 7 Nogah, Nepheg, Japhia, 8 Elishama, Eliada and Eliphelet. There were nine of them.
9 David was the father of all these sons. His concubines also had sons by him. David’s sons had a sister named Tamar.
The Kings of Judah
10 Solomon’s son was Rehoboam.
Abijah was the son of Rehoboam.
Asa was the son of Abijah.
Jehoshaphat was the son of Asa.
11 Jehoram was the son of Jehoshaphat.
Ahaziah was the son of Jehoram.
Joash was the son of Ahaziah.
12 Amaziah was the son of Joash.
Azariah was the son of Amaziah.
Jotham was the son of Azariah.
13 Ahaz was the son of Jotham.
Hezekiah was the son of Ahaz.
Manasseh was the son of Hezekiah.
14 Amon was the son of Manasseh.
Josiah was the son of Amon.
15 Josiah’s first son was Johanan.
Jehoiakim was his second son.
Zedekiah was the third son.
Shallum was the fourth son.
16 The next king after Jehoiakim was his son Jehoiachin.
After that, Josiah’s son Zedekiah became king.
The Royal Family Line After Jehoiachin
17 Here are the members of the family line of Jehoiachin. He was taken as a prisoner to Babylon.
His sons were Shealtiel, 18 Malkiram, Pedaiah, Shenazzar, Jekamiah, Hoshama and Nedabiah.
19 The sons of Pedaiah were
Zerubbabel and Shimei.
The sons of Zerubbabel were
Meshullam and Hananiah. Shelomith was their sister. 20 There were also five other sons. They were Hashubah, Ohel, Berekiah, Hasadiah and Jushab-Hesed.
21 The family line of Hananiah included
Pelatiah and Jeshaiah. It also included the sons of Rephaiah, Arnan, Obadiah and Shekaniah.
22 The family line of Shekaniah included
Shemaiah and his sons. They were Hattush, Igal, Bariah, Neariah and Shaphat. The total number of men was six.
23 The sons of Neariah were
Elioenai, Hizkiah and Azrikam. The total number of sons was three.
24 The sons of Elioenai were
Hodaviah, Eliashib, Pelaiah, Akkub, Johanan, Delaiah and Anani. The total number of sons was seven.
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