1 Truly, David had these sons, who were born to him in Hebron: the firstborn Amnon, of Ahinoam the Jezreelite; the second Daniel, from Abigail the Carmelite; 2 the third Absalom, the son of Maacah, daughter of Talmai, king of Geshur; the fourth Adonijah, the son of Haggith; 3 the fifth Shephatiah, of Abital; the sixth Ithream, from his wife Eglah. 4 Therefore, six were born to him in Hebron, where he reigned for seven years and six months. Then he reigned for thirty-three years in Jerusalem. 5 Now in Jerusalem, sons were born to him: Shammua, and Sobab, and Nathan, and Solomon, these four from Bathsheba, the daughter of Ammiel; 6 also Ibhar and Elishama, 7 and Eliphelet, and Nogah, and Nepheg, and Japhia, 8 indeed also Elishama, and Eliada, and Eliphelet, nine. 9 All these were sons of David, aside from the sons of the concubines. And they had a sister, Tamar. 10 Now the son of Solomon was Rehoboam, from whom Abijah conceived a son, Asa. And from him, there was born Jehoshaphat, 11 the father of Jehoram. And Jehoram conceived Ahaziah, from whom there was born Jehoash. 12 And his son, Amaziah, conceived Azariah. Then Jotham, the son of Azariah, 13 conceived Ahaz, the father of Hezekiah, from whom was born Manasseh. 14 Then too, Manasseh conceived Amon, the father of Josiah. 15 Now the sons of Josiah were these: the firstborn Johanan, the second Jehoiakim, the third Zedekiah, the fourth Shallum. 16 From Jehoiakim was born Jeconiah and Zedekiah. 17 The sons of Jeconiah the captive were: Shealtiel, 18 Malchiram, Pedaiah, Shenazzar, and Jekamiah, Hoshama, and Nedabiah. 19 From Pedaiah, there rose up Zerubbabel and Shimei. Zerubbabel conceived Meshullam, Hananiah, and their sister Shelomith, 20 as well as Hashubah, and Ohel, and Berechiah, and Hasadiah, Jushab-hesed, five. 21 Now the son of Hananiah was Pelatiah, the father of Jeshaiah, whose son was Rephaiah. And his son was Arnan, from whom was born Obadiah, whose son was Shecaniah. 22 The son of Shecaniah was Shemaiah, whose sons were these: Hattush, and Igal, and Bariah, and Neariah, and Shaphat, six in number. 23 The sons of Neariah: Elioenai, and Hizkiaj, and Azrikam, three. 24 The sons of Elioenai: Hodaviah, and Eliashib, and Pelaiah, and Akkub, and Johanan, and Delaiah, and Anani, seven.
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Notes on this text (3)
- Esther and Daniel are the Vulgate books (Esther 1–16 with the Greek additions as chapters 10:4–16; Daniel 1–14 with the Song of the Three, Susanna and Bel). Baruch 6 is the Letter of Jeremiah.
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People & places in this chapter
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People
Abital
A wife of David who bore his fifth son, Shephatiah, in Hebron.
Cited in the guide: 2 Samuel 3:4; 1 Chronicles 3:3
Akkub
Listed fourth among the seven sons of Elioenai.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 3:24
Anani
Listed last among the seven sons of Elioenai, the final name in the chapter.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 3:24
Arnan
Named among the descendants of Hananiah through 'the sons of Arnan', without a stated generation.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 3:21
Azrikam
Listed third among the three sons of Neariah.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 3:23
Bariah
Listed third among the five sons of Shemaiah son of Shecaniah.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 3:22
Berechiah
Third of five further children of Zerubbabel named in verse 20.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 3:20
Delaiah
Listed sixth among the seven sons of Elioenai.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 3:24
Eglah
A wife of David who bore his sixth son, Ithream, in Hebron.
Cited in the guide: 2 Samuel 3:5; 1 Chronicles 3:3
Eliada
Listed tenth among the children born to David in Jerusalem. 1 Chronicles 14:7 calls him Beeliada.
Cited in the guide: 2 Samuel 5:16; 1 Chronicles 3:8; 1 Chronicles 14:7
Eliam
Named as the father of Bathsheba, the wife of Uriah the Hittite. 1 Chronicles 3:5 calls him Ammiel.
Cited in the guide: 2 Samuel 11:3; 1 Chronicles 3:5
Eliashib
Listed second among the seven sons of Elioenai.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 3:24
Elioenai
Son of Neariah and father of seven sons, Hodaviah, Eliashib, Pelaiah, Akkub, Johanan, Delaiah and Anani.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 3:23; 1 Chronicles 3:24
Eliphelet
Listed eleventh among the children born to David in Jerusalem.
Cited in the guide: 2 Samuel 5:16; 1 Chronicles 3:8; 1 Chronicles 14:7
Elishama
Listed ninth among the children born to David in Jerusalem.
Cited in the guide: 2 Samuel 5:16; 1 Chronicles 3:8; 1 Chronicles 14:7
Elishua
Listed sixth among the children born to David in Jerusalem.
Cited in the guide: 2 Samuel 5:15; 1 Chronicles 3:6; 1 Chronicles 14:5
Elpelet
One of the children born to David in Jerusalem.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 3:6; 1 Chronicles 14:5
Hananiah
Son of Zerubbabel whose descendants are listed as Pelatiah, Jeshaiah and the lines of Rephaiah, Arnan, Obadiah and Shecaniah.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 3:19; 1 Chronicles 3:21
Hasadiah
Fourth of five further children of Zerubbabel named in verse 20.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 3:20
Hashubah
First of five further children of Zerubbabel named in verse 20.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 3:20
Hattush
Listed first among the five sons of Shemaiah son of Shecaniah.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 3:22
Hizkiah
Listed second among the three sons of Neariah.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 3:23
Hodaviah
Listed first among the seven sons of Elioenai.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 3:24
Hoshama
Listed among the descendants of Jeconiah the captive.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 3:18
Ibhar
Listed fifth among the children born to David in Jerusalem.
Cited in the guide: 2 Samuel 5:15; 1 Chronicles 3:6; 1 Chronicles 14:5
Igal
Listed second among the five sons of Shemaiah son of Shecaniah.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 3:22
Ithream
David's sixth son, born in Hebron to David's wife Eglah.
Cited in the guide: 2 Samuel 3:5; 1 Chronicles 3:3
Japhia
Listed eighth among the children born to David in Jerusalem.
Cited in the guide: 2 Samuel 5:15; 1 Chronicles 3:7; 1 Chronicles 14:6
Jekamiah
Listed among the descendants of Jeconiah the captive.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 3:18
Jeshaiah
Listed second among the descendants of Hananiah son of Zerubbabel.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 3:21
Johanan
Listed fifth among the seven sons of Elioenai.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 3:24
Johanan
Firstborn of the four sons of Josiah, listed before Jehoiakim, Zedekiah and Shallum.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 3:15
Jushab-hesed
Fifth of five further children of Zerubbabel named in verse 20.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 3:20
Maacah
Daughter of King Talmai of Geshur, who bore David his third son, Absalom, in Hebron.
Cited in the guide: 2 Samuel 3:3; 1 Chronicles 3:2
Malchiram
Listed among the descendants of Jeconiah the captive, after Shealtiel.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 3:18
Meshullam
Listed first among the children of Zerubbabel.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 3:19
Nathan
Listed third among the children born to David in Jerusalem.
Cited in the guide: 2 Samuel 5:14; 1 Chronicles 3:5; 1 Chronicles 14:4
Neariah
Listed fourth among the five sons of Shemaiah, and father of Elioenai, Hizkiah and Azrikam.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 3:22; 1 Chronicles 3:23
Nedabiah
Listed last among the descendants of Jeconiah the captive.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 3:18
Nepheg
Listed seventh among the children born to David in Jerusalem.
Cited in the guide: 2 Samuel 5:15; 1 Chronicles 3:7; 1 Chronicles 14:6
Nogah
One of the children born to David in Jerusalem.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 3:7; 1 Chronicles 14:6
Obadiah
Named among the descendants of Hananiah through 'the sons of Obadiah', without a stated generation.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 3:21
Ohel
Second of five further children of Zerubbabel named in verse 20.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 3:20
Pedaiah
Listed among the descendants of Jeconiah the captive and named as the father of Zerubbabel and Shimei.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 3:18; 1 Chronicles 3:19
Pelaiah
Listed third among the seven sons of Elioenai.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 3:24
Pelatiah
Listed first among the descendants of Hananiah son of Zerubbabel.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 3:21
Rephaiah
Named among the descendants of Hananiah through 'the sons of Rephaiah', without a stated generation.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 3:21
Shammua
Listed first among the children born to David in Jerusalem.
Cited in the guide: 2 Samuel 5:14; 1 Chronicles 3:5; 1 Chronicles 14:4
Shaphat
Listed fifth among the five sons of Shemaiah son of Shecaniah.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 3:22
Shealtiel
A son of the exiled king, a link between fallen throne and hoped-for return.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chron. 3:17; Ezra 3:2; Hag. 1:1; Matt. 1:12; Luke 3:27
Shecaniah
Named among the descendants of Hananiah through 'the sons of Shecaniah', whose six descendants were Shemaiah and Shemaiah's five sons.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 3:21; 1 Chronicles 3:22
Shelomith
Sister of Meshullam and Hananiah, named among the children of Zerubbabel.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 3:19
Shemaiah
Son of Shecaniah and father of Hattush, Igal, Bariah, Neariah and Shaphat.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 3:22
Shenazzar
Listed among the descendants of Jeconiah the captive.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 3:18
Shephatiah
David's fifth son, born in Hebron to Abital.
Cited in the guide: 2 Samuel 3:4; 1 Chronicles 3:3
Shimei
Son of Pedaiah and brother of Zerubbabel.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 3:19
Solomon
David's son who built the temple and became famous for God-given wisdom.
Cited in the guide: 1 Kings 1-11; 1 Chron. 3:5; Matt. 1:6-7
Talmai
King of Geshur and father of David's wife Maacah, to whom Absalom fled after killing Amnon and with whom he stayed three years.
Cited in the guide: 2 Samuel 3:3; 2 Samuel 13:37; 1 Chronicles 3:2
Cross references (20)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 2 Samuel 3:2–5; Joshua 15:56; 1 Samuel 27:3; 2 Samuel 13:1; 1 Samuel 25:39–43
- 2 2 Samuel 19:4–10; 2 Samuel 18:14; 2 Samuel 13:38; Joshua 13:13; 1 Kings 1:5
- 3 2 Samuel 3:5
- 4 2 Samuel 5:4–5; 2 Samuel 2:11; 1 Kings 2:11; 1 Chronicles 29:27; 2 Samuel 5:14–16
- 5 2 Samuel 11:3; 2 Samuel 12:24–25; 1 Chronicles 28:5–6; 1 Chronicles 14:4–7; 2 Samuel 12:1–15
- 6 2 Samuel 5:15; 1 Chronicles 14:5; 1 Samuel 14:5
- 7 2 Samuel 5:15–16
- 8 1 Chronicles 14:7; 2 Samuel 5:14–16
- 9 2 Samuel 13:1–20; 2 Samuel 5:13
- 10 1 Kings 11:43; 1 Kings 14:31–15:1; 1 Kings 15:8; 1 Kings 15:24; 2 Chronicles 17:1
- 11 2 Kings 8:24; 2 Chronicles 21:1; 2 Kings 11:21; 2 Chronicles 21:17; 2 Chronicles 24:1
- 12 2 Kings 15:30; 2 Kings 14:21; 2 Chronicles 25:1; 2 Kings 14:1; 2 Chronicles 26:1
- 13 2 Chronicles 29:1; 2 Kings 16:1; 2 Chronicles 33:1; 2 Kings 18:1; Matthew 1:9–10
- 14 2 Kings 23:30; 2 Chronicles 34:1; 2 Kings 21:19; 2 Chronicles 33:20–21; 2 Chronicles 36:11
- 15 2 Kings 23:34
- 16 2 Kings 24:6; Matthew 1:11; 2 Kings 24:8; Jeremiah 22:24; 2 Kings 24:17
- 17 Ezra 3:2; Matthew 1:12; Ezra 5:2; Ezra 3:8
- 19 Ezra 3:2; Ezra 2:2; Haggai 2:2; Haggai 2:4; Haggai 1:1
- 21 Nehemiah 10:22
- 22 Ezra 8:2
Cross references: OpenBible.info (CC BY), drawn mainly from the public-domain Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. · Sources & licences