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
Living Bible
3 King David’s oldest son was Amnon, who was born to his wife, Ahinoam of Jezreel.
The second was Daniel, whose mother was Abigail from Carmel.
2 The third was Absalom, the son of his wife Maacah, who was the daughter of King Talmai of Geshur.
The fourth was Adonijah, the son of Haggith.
3 The fifth was Shephatiah, the son of Abital.
The sixth was Ithream, the son of his wife Eglah.
4 These six were born to him in Hebron, where he reigned seven and a half years. Then he moved the capital to Jerusalem, where he reigned another thirty-three years.
5 While he was in Jerusalem, his wife Bathsheba[a] (the daughter of Ammiel) became the mother of his sons Shimea, Shobab, Nathan, and
6-8 David also had nine other sons: Ibhar, Elishama, Eliphelet, Nogah, Nepheg, Japhia, Elishama, Eliada, and Eliphelet.
9 (This list does not include the sons of his concubines.) David also had a daughter Tamar.
10-14 These are the descendants of King Solomon: Rehoboam, Abijah, Asa, Jehoshaphat, Jehoram,[b] Ahaziah, Joash, Amaziah, Azariah, Jotham, Ahaz, Hezekiah, Manasseh, Amon,
15 The sons of Josiah were: Johanan,
16 The sons of Jehoiakim:
17-18 These are the sons who were born to King Jeconiah during the years that he was under house arrest: Shealtiel, Malchiram,
19-20 Pedaiah was the father of
Zerubbabel’s children were: Meshullam,
21-22 Hananiah’s sons were Pelatiah and Jeshaiah; Jeshaiah’s son was Rephaiah; Rephaiah’s son was Arnan; Arnan’s son was Obadiah; Obadiah’s son was Shecaniah. Shecaniah’s son was Shemaiah; Shemaiah had six sons, including Hattush, Igal, Bariah,
23 Neariah had three sons:
24 Elioenai had seven sons: Hodaviah, Eliashib, Pelaiah, Akkub, Johanan, Delaiah, Anani.
Footnotes
- 1 Chronicles 3:5 Bathsheba, literally, “Bathshua.”
- 1 Chronicles 3:10 Jehoram, or “Joram.” Azariah, or “Uzziah.”
- 1 Chronicles 3:15 Shallum, that is, Jehoahaz, see Jeremiah 22:11.
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