1 Chronicles 3

International Standard Version

Genealogy of David and Solomon^(A)

3 These are David’s descendants who were born to him in Hebron: Amnon his firstborn by Ahinoam the Jezreelite, Daniel his second born by Abigail the Carmelite, ² Absalom his third born by Maacah daughter of King Talmai of Geshur, Adonijah his fourth born by^[a] Haggith, ³ Shephatiah his fifth born by Abital, and Ithream his sixth born by his wife Eglah. ⁴ These six were born to him in Hebron, where he reigned for seven years and six months.

He reigned 33 years in Jerusalem. ⁵ These four children^[b] were born to David^[c] by Bath-shua^[d] daughter of Ammiel while he was living^[e] in Jerusalem: Shimea, Shobab, Nathan, and Solomon, ⁶ followed by nine more: Ibhar, Elishama, Eliphelet, ⁷ Nogah, Nepheg, Japhia, ⁸ Elishama, Eliada, and Eliphelet. ⁹ All these were David’s sons, besides children born to his mistresses. Tamar was their sister.

¹⁰ Solomon’s descendants included Rehoboam, his son Abijah, his son Asa, his son Jehoshaphat, ¹¹ his son Joram, his son Ahaziah, his son Joash, ¹² his son Amaziah, his son Azariah, his son Jotham, ¹³ his son Ahaz, his son Hezekiah, his son Manasseh, ¹⁴ his son Amon, and his son Josiah.

¹⁵ Josiah’s descendants included Johanan his firstborn, his second born Jehoiakim, his third born Zedekiah, and his fourth born Shallum.

¹⁶ Jehoiakim’s descendants included his son Jeconiah, and his son Zedekiah.

¹⁷ The descendants of Jeconiah, who was taken^[f] captive to Babylon^[g], included his son Shealtiel, ¹⁸ Malchiram, Pedaiah, Shenazzar, Jekamiah, Hoshama, and Nedabiah.

¹⁹ Pedaiah’s descendants included Zerubbabel and Shimei.

Zerubbabel’s descendants included Meshullam and Hananiah, along with Shelomith their sister ²⁰ and five others:^[h] Hashubah, Ohel, Berechiah, Hasadiah, and Jushab-hesed.

²¹ Hananiah’s descendants included Pelatiah and Jeshaiah, his son^[i] Rephaiah, his son Arnan, his son Obadiah, and his son Shecaniah.

²² Shecaniah’s son was Shemaiah, and the six^[j] sons of Shemaiah were Hattush, Igal, Bariah, Neariah, and Shaphat.

²³ The three sons of Neariah were Elioenai, Hizkiah, and Azrikam.

²⁴ The seven sons of Elioenai were Hodaviah, Eliashib, Pelaiah, Akkub, Johanan, Delaiah, and Anani.