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1 Now these were the sons of David, who were born to him in Hebron: the firstborn, Amnon, of Ahinoam the Jezreelitess; the second, Daniel, of Abigail the Carmelitess; 2 the third, Absalom the son of Maacah the daughter of Talmai king of Geshur; the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith; 3 the fifth, Shephatiah of Abital; the sixth, Ithream by Eglah his wife: 4 six were born to him in Hebron; and he reigned there seven years and six months. He reigned thirty-three years in Jerusalem; 5 and these were born to him in Jerusalem: Shimea, Shobab, Nathan, and Solomon, four, by Bathshua the daughter of Ammiel; 6 and Ibhar, Elishama, Eliphelet, 7 Nogah, Nepheg, Japhia, 8 Elishama, Eliada, and Eliphelet, nine. 9 All these were the sons of David, in addition to the sons of the concubines; and Tamar was their sister. 10 Solomon’s son was Rehoboam, Abijah his son, Asa his son, Jehoshaphat his son, 11 Joram 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, and Josiah his son. 15 The sons of Josiah: the firstborn Johanan, the second Jehoiakim, the third Zedekiah, and the fourth Shallum. 16 The sons of Jehoiakim: Jeconiah his son, and Zedekiah his son. 17 The sons of Jeconiah, the captive: Shealtiel his son, 18 Malchiram, Pedaiah, Shenazzar, Jekamiah, Hoshama, and Nedabiah. 19 The sons of Pedaiah: Zerubbabel and Shimei. The sons of Zerubbabel: Meshullam and Hananiah; and Shelomith was their sister; 20 and Hashubah, Ohel, Berechiah, Hasadiah, and Jushab Hesed, five. 21 The sons of Hananiah: Pelatiah and Jeshaiah; the sons of Rephaiah, the sons of Arnan, the sons of Obadiah, the sons of Shecaniah. 22 The son of Shecaniah: Shemaiah. The sons of Shemaiah: Hattush, Igal, Bariah, Neariah, and Shaphat, six. 23 The sons of Neariah: Elioenai, Hizkiah, and Azrikam, three. 24 The sons of Elioenai: Hodaviah, Eliashib, Pelaiah, Akkub, Johanan, Delaiah, and Anani, seven.

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  • Abital

    Wife of David, mother of Shephatiah

    A wife of David who bore his fifth son, Shephatiah, in Hebron.

    Cited in the guide: 2 Samuel 3:4; 1 Chronicles 3:3

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  • Akkub

    Son of Elioenai

    Listed fourth among the seven sons of Elioenai.

    Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 3:24

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  • Anani

    Son of Elioenai

    Listed last among the seven sons of Elioenai, the final name in the chapter.

    Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 3:24

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  • Arnan

    Head of a line of Hananiah's descendants

    Named among the descendants of Hananiah through 'the sons of Arnan', without a stated generation.

    Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 3:21

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  • Azrikam

    Son of Neariah

    Listed third among the three sons of Neariah.

    Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 3:23

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  • Bariah

    Son of Shemaiah

    Listed third among the five sons of Shemaiah son of Shecaniah.

    Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 3:22

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  • Berechiah

    Child of Zerubbabel

    Third of five further children of Zerubbabel named in verse 20.

    Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 3:20

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  • Delaiah

    Son of Elioenai

    Listed sixth among the seven sons of Elioenai.

    Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 3:24

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  • Eglah

    Wife of David, mother of Ithream

    A wife of David who bore his sixth son, Ithream, in Hebron.

    Cited in the guide: 2 Samuel 3:5; 1 Chronicles 3:3

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  • Eliada

    Son of David born in Jerusalem

    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

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  • Eliam

    Father of Bathsheba

    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

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  • Eliashib

    Son of Elioenai

    Listed second among the seven sons of Elioenai.

    Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 3:24

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  • Elioenai

    Son of Neariah

    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

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  • Eliphelet

    Son of David born in Jerusalem

    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

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  • Elishama

    Son of David born in Jerusalem

    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

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  • Elishua

    Son of David born in Jerusalem

    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

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  • Elpelet

    Son of David born in Jerusalem

    One of the children born to David in Jerusalem.

    Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 3:6; 1 Chronicles 14:5

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  • Hananiah

    Son of Zerubbabel

    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

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  • Hasadiah

    Child of Zerubbabel

    Fourth of five further children of Zerubbabel named in verse 20.

    Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 3:20

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  • Hashubah

    Child of Zerubbabel

    First of five further children of Zerubbabel named in verse 20.

    Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 3:20

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  • Hattush

    Son of Shemaiah

    Listed first among the five sons of Shemaiah son of Shecaniah.

    Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 3:22

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  • Hizkiah

    Son of Neariah

    Listed second among the three sons of Neariah.

    Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 3:23

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  • Hodaviah

    Son of Elioenai

    Listed first among the seven sons of Elioenai.

    Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 3:24

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  • Hoshama

    Descendant of Jeconiah

    Listed among the descendants of Jeconiah the captive.

    Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 3:18

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  • Ibhar

    Son of David born in Jerusalem

    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

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  • Igal

    Son of Shemaiah

    Listed second among the five sons of Shemaiah son of Shecaniah.

    Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 3:22

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  • Ithream

    David's sixth son

    David's sixth son, born in Hebron to David's wife Eglah.

    Cited in the guide: 2 Samuel 3:5; 1 Chronicles 3:3

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  • Japhia

    Son of David born in Jerusalem

    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

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  • Jekamiah

    Descendant of Jeconiah

    Listed among the descendants of Jeconiah the captive.

    Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 3:18

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  • Jeshaiah

    Descendant of Hananiah

    Listed second among the descendants of Hananiah son of Zerubbabel.

    Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 3:21

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  • Johanan

    Son of Elioenai

    Listed fifth among the seven sons of Elioenai.

    Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 3:24

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  • Johanan

    Firstborn son of Josiah

    Firstborn of the four sons of Josiah, listed before Jehoiakim, Zedekiah and Shallum.

    Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 3:15

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  • Maacah

    Wife of David, mother of Absalom

    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

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  • Malchiram

    Descendant of Jeconiah

    Listed among the descendants of Jeconiah the captive, after Shealtiel.

    Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 3:18

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  • Meshullam

    Son of Zerubbabel

    Listed first among the children of Zerubbabel.

    Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 3:19

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  • Nathan

    Son of David born in Jerusalem

    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

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  • Neariah

    Son of Shemaiah

    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

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  • Nedabiah

    Descendant of Jeconiah

    Listed last among the descendants of Jeconiah the captive.

    Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 3:18

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  • Nepheg

    Son of David born in Jerusalem

    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

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  • Nogah

    Son of David born in Jerusalem

    One of the children born to David in Jerusalem.

    Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 3:7; 1 Chronicles 14:6

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  • Obadiah

    Head of a line of Hananiah's descendants

    Named among the descendants of Hananiah through 'the sons of Obadiah', without a stated generation.

    Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 3:21

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  • Ohel

    Child of Zerubbabel

    Second of five further children of Zerubbabel named in verse 20.

    Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 3:20

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  • Pedaiah

    Son of Jeconiah, father of Zerubbabel

    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

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  • Pelaiah

    Son of Elioenai

    Listed third among the seven sons of Elioenai.

    Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 3:24

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  • Pelatiah

    Descendant of Hananiah

    Listed first among the descendants of Hananiah son of Zerubbabel.

    Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 3:21

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  • Rephaiah

    Head of a line of Hananiah's descendants

    Named among the descendants of Hananiah through 'the sons of Rephaiah', without a stated generation.

    Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 3:21

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  • Shaphat

    Son of Shemaiah

    Listed fifth among the five sons of Shemaiah son of Shecaniah.

    Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 3:22

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  • Shealtiel

    Son of Jeconiah

    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

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  • Shecaniah

    Head of a line of Hananiah's descendants

    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

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  • Shelomith

    Daughter of Zerubbabel

    Sister of Meshullam and Hananiah, named among the children of Zerubbabel.

    Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 3:19

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  • Shemaiah

    Son of Shecaniah

    Son of Shecaniah and father of Hattush, Igal, Bariah, Neariah and Shaphat.

    Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 3:22

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  • Shenazzar

    Descendant of Jeconiah

    Listed among the descendants of Jeconiah the captive.

    Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 3:18

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  • Shephatiah

    David's fifth son

    David's fifth son, born in Hebron to Abital.

    Cited in the guide: 2 Samuel 3:4; 1 Chronicles 3:3

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  • Shimei

    Son of Pedaiah

    Son of Pedaiah and brother of Zerubbabel.

    Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 3:19

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  • Shobab

    Son of David born in Jerusalem

    Listed second among the children born to David in Jerusalem.

    Cited in the guide: 2 Samuel 5:14; 1 Chronicles 3:5; 1 Chronicles 14:4

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  • Solomon

    King of Israel

    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

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  • Talmai

    King of Geshur

    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

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Cross references (20)

Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.

  1. 1 2 Samuel 3:2–5; Joshua 15:56; 1 Samuel 27:3; 2 Samuel 13:1; 1 Samuel 25:39–43
  2. 2 2 Samuel 19:4–10; 2 Samuel 18:14; 2 Samuel 13:38; Joshua 13:13; 1 Kings 1:5
  3. 3 2 Samuel 3:5
  4. 4 2 Samuel 5:4–5; 2 Samuel 2:11; 1 Kings 2:11; 1 Chronicles 29:27; 2 Samuel 5:14–16
  5. 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. 6 2 Samuel 5:15; 1 Chronicles 14:5; 1 Samuel 14:5
  7. 7 2 Samuel 5:15–16
  8. 8 1 Chronicles 14:7; 2 Samuel 5:14–16
  9. 9 2 Samuel 13:1–20; 2 Samuel 5:13
  10. 10 1 Kings 11:43; 1 Kings 14:31–15:1; 1 Kings 15:8; 1 Kings 15:24; 2 Chronicles 17:1
  11. 11 2 Kings 8:24; 2 Chronicles 21:1; 2 Kings 11:21; 2 Chronicles 21:17; 2 Chronicles 24:1
  12. 12 2 Kings 15:30; 2 Kings 14:21; 2 Chronicles 25:1; 2 Kings 14:1; 2 Chronicles 26:1
  13. 13 2 Chronicles 29:1; 2 Kings 16:1; 2 Chronicles 33:1; 2 Kings 18:1; Matthew 1:9–10
  14. 14 2 Kings 23:30; 2 Chronicles 34:1; 2 Kings 21:19; 2 Chronicles 33:20–21; 2 Chronicles 36:11
  15. 15 2 Kings 23:34
  16. 16 2 Kings 24:6; Matthew 1:11; 2 Kings 24:8; Jeremiah 22:24; 2 Kings 24:17
  17. 17 Ezra 3:2; Matthew 1:12; Ezra 5:2; Ezra 3:8
  18. 19 Ezra 3:2; Ezra 2:2; Haggai 2:2; Haggai 2:4; Haggai 1:1
  19. 21 Nehemiah 10:22
  20. 22 Ezra 8:2

Cross references: OpenBible.info (CC BY), drawn mainly from the public-domain Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. · Sources & licences