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 (the daughter of Ammiel) became the mother of his sons Shimea, Shobab, Nathan, and Solomon.
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, Ahaziah, Joash, Amaziah, Azariah,* Jotham, Ahaz, Hezekiah, Manasseh, Amon, Josiah.
15 The sons of Josiah were: Johanan, Jehoiakim, Zedekiah, Shallum.
16 The sons of Jehoiakim: Jeconiah, Zedekiah.
17-18 These are the sons who were born to King Jeconiah during the years that he was under house arrest: Shealtiel, Malchiram, Pedaiah, Shenazzar, Jekamiah, Hoshama, Nedabiah.
19-20 Pedaiah was the father of Zerubbabel and Shimei.
Zerubbabel’s children were: Meshullam, Hananiah, Hashubah, Ohel, Berechiah, Hasadiah, Jushab-hesed, Shelomith (a daughter).
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, Neariah, and Shaphat.
23 Neariah had three sons: Elioenai, Hizkiah, Azrikam.
24 Elioenai had seven sons: Hodaviah, Eliashib, Pelaiah, Akkub, Johanan, Delaiah, Anani.
Footnotes
- 1 Chronicles 3:5
- 1 Chronicles 3:10
- 1 Chronicles 3:15
