1 Chronicles 3:1-24 - The Descendants Of David

¹ And these were the sons of David which were born to him in Hebron: the first-born Amnon to Ahinoam the Jezreelitess; the second, Daniel to Abigail the Carmelitess: ² The third to Absalom son of Maachah daughter of Talmai king of Geshur: the fourth Adonijah son of Haggith: ³ The fifth, Shephatiah to Abital the sixth, Ithrean to Eglah his wife. ⁴ Six were born to him in Hebron; and he will reign there seven years and six months: and thirty and three years he reigned in Jerusalem. ⁵ And these were born to him in Jerusalem: Shimea and Shobab, and Nathan and Solomon; four to Bathshua the daughter of Ammiel: ⁶ And Ibhar and Elishama and Eliphalet, ⁷ And Nogah, and Nepheg, and Japhia. ⁸ And Elishama and Eliada, and Eliphalet, nine. ⁹ All the sons of David, besides the sons of the concubines, and Tamar their sister.

¹⁰ And the son of Solomon, Rehoboam Abiah 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 firstborn, 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: Shealtiel his son, ¹⁸ Malchimm and Pedaiah, and Shenazar, Jecamiah, Hoshama, and Nadabiah. ¹⁹ The sons of Pedaiah, Zerubbabel and Shimei: and the sons of Zerubbabel: Meshullam and Hannaniah, and Shelomith their sister: ²⁰ And Hashubah and Ohel, and Berechiah, and Hasadiah, Jusab-Hesed, five. ²¹ And the sons of Hananiah: Pelatiah, and Jesaiah: the sons of Rephaiah, the sons of Arnon, 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 Hezekiah, and Azrikam. ²⁴ And the sons of Elioenai, Hodaiah, and Eliashib, and Pelaiah, and Akkub, and Johanan, and Delaiah, and Anani; seven.

¹ The sons of Judah: Pharez, Hezron and Carmi, and Hur, and Shobal. ² And Reaiah the son of Shobal begat Jahath; and Jahath begat Ahumai and Lahad. These the families of the Zorathites. ³ And these of the father of Etam: Jezreel and Ishma, and Idbash: and the name of their sister, Hazelelponi: ⁴ And Penuel the father of Gedor, and Ezer the father of Hushah. These the sons of Hur, the first-born of Ephratah, the father of the house of bread. ⁵ And to Ashur the father of Tekoa, were two wives, Helah and Naarah. ⁶ And Naarah will bear to him Ahuzzam and Hepher, and Temeni, and Hahashtari. These the sons of Naraah. ⁷ And the sons of Helah, Zereth, Jezoar, and Ethnan. ⁸ And Coz begat Anub and Zobebah, and the families of Aharhel son of Harum.

⁹ And Jabez was honorable above his brethren: and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, For I bare with pain.

¹⁰ And Jabez will call to God of Israel, saying, If blessing, thou wilt bless me and enlarge my bound, and thine hand were with me, and didst me from evil, so as not to afflict me! And God will bring what he asked. ¹¹ And Chelub the brother of Shuah begat Mehir, he the father of Eshton. ¹² And Eshton begat the house of healing, and Paseah and Tehinnah the father of the city of enchantment These are the men of Rechab. ¹³ And the sons of Kenaz: Othniel and Seraiah. And the sons of Othniel: Hathath. ¹⁴ And Meonothai begat Ophrah: and Seraiah begat Joab the father of the valley of workmen; for they were artificers. ¹⁵ And the sons of Caleb son of Jephunneh: Iru, Elah, and Naam: and the sons of Elah: Kenaz. ¹⁶ And the sons of Jehalaleel: Ziph, and Ziphah, Tiria and Asareel. ¹⁷ And the sons of Ezra, Jether and Mered, and Epher, and Jalon: and she will conceive Miriam and Shammai, and Ishbah the father of Eshtemoa. ¹⁸ And his wife Jelrudijah bear Jered the father of Gedor, and Heber the father of Socho, and Jekuthiel the father of Zanoah. And these the sons of Bithiah, daughter of Pharaoh, whom Mered took. ¹⁹ And the sons of the woman Hodiah the sister of Naham, the father of Keilah the Garmite, and Eshtemoa, the Maachathite. ²⁰ And the sons of Shimon, Ammon and Rinnah, son of Hanan, and Tilon. And the sons of Ishi, Zoheth and the son of Zoheth.

²¹ The sons of Shelah son of Judah, Er, the father of Lecah, and Laadah, fathers of Mareshah, and the families of the house of the working of the byssus to the house of Ashbea, ²² And Jokim, and the men of Chozeba, and Joash, and Saraph, who possessed to Moab, and dwelling to them. And ancient words. ²³ These the potters, and they dwelling with plants and in the enclosure: with the king in his work they dwelt there.