1 Chronicles 3:1-9
Christian Standard Bible
David’s Descendants
3 These(A) 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;
2 Absalom son of Maacah, daughter of King Talmai of Geshur, was third;
Adonijah son of Haggith was fourth;
3 Shephatiah, by Abital, was fifth;
and Ithream, by David’s wife Eglah, was sixth.
4 Six sons were born to David in Hebron, where he reigned seven years and six months, and he reigned in Jerusalem thirty-three years.(B)
5 These(C) sons were born to him in Jerusalem:
Shimea, Shobab, Nathan, and Solomon.(D) These four were born to him by Bath-shua(E) daughter of Ammiel.
6 David’s other sons: Ibhar, Elishua,[a](F) Eliphelet, 7 Nogah, Nepheg, Japhia, 8 Elishama, Eliada, and Eliphelet—nine sons.
9 These were all David’s sons, with their sister Tamar,(G) in addition to the sons by his concubines.
Footnotes
- 3:6 Lit Elishama; 2Sm 5:15; 1Ch 14:5
1 Chronicles 3:1-9
International Standard Version
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.
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- 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
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