| Chapter 3 |
1 | Now these were David's sons, whose birth took place in Hebron: the oldest Amnon, by Ahinoam of Jezreel; the second Daniel, by Abigail the Carmelite woman; |
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, by Abital; the sixth Ithream, by Eglah his wife. |
4 | He had six sons in Hebron; he was ruling there for seven years and six months, and in Jerusalem for thirty-three years. |
5 | And in Jerusalem he had four sons, Shimea and Shobab and Nathan and Solomon, by Bath-shua, the daughter of Ammiel; |
6 | And Ibhar and Elishama and Eliphelet |
7 | And Nogah and Nepheg and Japhia |
8 | And Elishama and Eliada and Eliphelet, nine. |
9 | All these were the sons of David, in addition to the sons of his servant-wives; and Tamar was their sister. |
10 | And Solomon's son was Rehoboam, Abijah was 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, Josiah his son. |
15 | And the sons of Josiah: the oldest Johanan, the second Jehoiakim, the third Zedekiah, the fourth Shallum. |
16 | And the sons of Jehoiakim: Jeconiah his son, Zedekiah his son. |
17 | And the sons of Jeconiah, who was taken prisoner: Shealtiel his son, |
18 | And Malchiram and Pedaiah and Shenazzar, Jekamiah, Hoshama and Nedabiah. |
19 | And the sons of Pedaiah: Zerubbabel and Shimei; and the sons of Zerubbabel: Meshullam and Hananiah; and Shelomith was their sister; |
20 | And Hashubah and Ohel and Berechiah and Hasadiah, Jushab-hesed, five. |
21 | And the sons of Hananiah: Pelatiah and Jeshaiah; the sons of Rephaiah, the sons of Arnan, the sons of Obadiah, the sons of Shecaniah. |
22 | And the sons of Shecaniah: Shemaiah; and the sons of Shemaiah: Hattush and Igal and Bariah and Neariah and Shaphat, six. |
23 | And the sons of Neariah: Elioenai and Hizkiah and Azrikam, three. |
24 | And the sons of Elioenai: Hodaviah and Eliashib and Pelaiah and Akkub and Johanan and Delaiah and Anani, seven. |