BSB 1CH Chapter 3

The Descendants of David

(2 Samuel 3:1–5)

3 These were the sons of David who were born to him in Hebron:

• The firstborn was Amnon by Ahinoam of Jezreel;


• the second was Daniel by Abigail of Carmel;


• 2 the third was Absalom the son of Maacah daughter of King Talmai of Geshur;
  
• the fourth was Adonijah the son of Haggith;


• 3 the fifth was Shephatiah by Abital;
  
• and the sixth was Ithream by his wife Eglah.


• 4 These six sons were born to David in Hebron, where he reigned seven years and six months.
  

And David reigned in Jerusalem thirty-three years, 5 and these sons were born to him in Jerusalem:

• Shimea,[fn] Shobab, Nathan, and Solomon. These four were born to him by Bathsheba [fn] daughter of Ammiel.[fn]


• 6 David’s other sons were Ibhar,[fn] Elishua,[fn] Eliphelet, 7 Nogah, Nepheg, Japhia, 8 Elishama, Eliada, and Eliphelet—nine in all.


• 9 These were all the sons of David, besides the sons by his concubines. And Tamar was their sister.

The Descendants of Solomon

• 10 Solomon’s son was Rehoboam:
  • Abijah was his son, Asa his son, Jehoshaphat his son, 11 Joram [fn] his son, Ahaziah his son, Joash his son, 12 Amaziah his son, Azariah [fn] his son, Jotham his son, 13 Ahaz his son, Hezekiah his son, Manasseh his son, 14 Amon his son, and Josiah his son.
  
  
• 15 The sons of Josiah:
  • Johanan was the firstborn, Jehoiakim the second, Zedekiah the third, and Shallum [fn] the fourth.
  
  
• 16 The successors of Jehoiakim:
  • Jeconiah [fn] his son, and Zedekiah.

The Royal Line After the Exile

• 17 The descendants of Jeconiah the captive:
  • Shealtiel his son, 18 Malchiram, Pedaiah, Shenazzar, Jekamiah, Hoshama, and Nedabiah.
  
  
• 19 The sons of Pedaiah:
  • Zerubbabel and Shimei.
  
  
• The children of Zerubbabel:
• Meshullam and Hananiah, their sister Shelomith, 20 and five others: Hashubah, Ohel, Berechiah, Hasadiah, and Jushab-hesed.


• 21 The descendants of Hananiah:
  • Pelatiah, Jeshaiah, and the sons of Rephaiah, of Arnan, of Obadiah, and of Shecaniah.
  
  
• 22 The six descendants of Shecaniah were Shemaiah and his sons:
  • Hattush, Igal, Bariah, Neariah, and Shaphat.
  
  
• 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.