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Chapter 3[a]

These were David’s sons who were born in Hebron: Amnon, the firstborn, the son of Ahinoam of Jezreel; Daniel, the second, the son of Abigail of Carmel; Absalom, the third, the son of Maacah, the daughter of Talmai, the king of Geshur; Adonijah, the fourth, the son of Haggith;

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Chronicles 3:1 The history of Solomon and the other kings will come later in the work. The list of David’s descendants is complete (whereas there are omissions in Mt 1:7-11). The list from the Exile onward (v. 17ff) has for its purpose to show the survival of the descendants of David; in fact, only the names of Shealtiel and Zerubbabel will appear in the genealogy of Jesus in Mt 1 (and Lk 3).

The Sons of David(A)(B)

These were the sons of David(C) born to him in Hebron:

The firstborn was Amnon the son of Ahinoam(D) of Jezreel;(E)

the second, Daniel the son of Abigail(F) of Carmel;

the third, Absalom the son of Maakah daughter of Talmai king of Geshur;

the fourth, Adonijah(G) the son of Haggith;

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