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

¹ These are the sons of David which were born him in Hebron: the eldest Amnon, of Ahinoam the Jezreelitess. The second Daniel, by Abigail the Carmelitess. ² The third Absalom, the son of Maacah 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 These six were born him in Hebron where he reigned seven years and six months. And in Jerusalem he reigned thirty three years. ⁵ And these were born him in Jerusalem: Shimea, Shobab, Nathan, and Solomon: these four of Bathsheba the daughter of Ammiel. ⁶ Then Ibahar, Elishama, Eliphelet, ⁷ Nogah, Nepheg, Japhia, ⁸ Elishama, Eliada, and Eliphelet: nine in number. ⁹ These all are the sons of David, beside the sons of his concubines and Tamar their sister.

¹⁰ Solomon's son was Rehoboam, whose son was Abijah: and Asa was his son, and Jehoshaphat his son: ¹¹ whose son was Joram: and his son was Ahaziah, and Joash was son to him. ¹² And his son was Amaziah, and his son was Azariah, and his son was Jotham. ¹³ And Ahaz was his son, and Hezekiah was son to him, and Manasseh was his son. ¹⁴ And Amon was his son, and Josiah was son to him. ¹⁵ And the sons of Josiah were: the eldest son Johanan, the second Jehoakim, the third Zedekiah, and the fourth Shallum. ¹⁶ The sons of Jehoiakim were Jeconiah his son, whose son was Zedekiah.

¹⁷ The sons of Jeconiah the Prisoner were Shealtiel, ¹⁸ Malchiram, Pedaiah, Shenazzar, Jekamiah, Hoshama and Nedabiah. ¹⁹ The sons of Pedaiah were Zerubbabel and Shimei. The sons of Zerubbabel, Meshullam, Hananiah and Shelomith their sister, ²⁰ and Hashubah, Ohel, Berechiah, Hasadiah, Joshabhesed, five in number. ²¹ The sons of Hananiah: Pelatiah and Jeshaiah, whose son was Rephaiah, and his son Arnan, and his son was Obadiah, and his son was Shecaniah. ²² The son of Shecaniah was Shemaiah. And the sons of Shemaiah were Hattush, Igal, Bariah, Neariah, Shaphat and Hesa, six. ²³ And the sons of Neariah were Elioenai, Hizkiah and Azrikam, three. ²⁴ And the sons of Elioenai were Hodaviah, Elsashib, Pelaiah, Akkub, Johanan, Delaiah and Anani, seven.

¹ The sons of Judah: Perez, Hezron, Carmi, Hur and Shobal. ² And Reaiah the son of Shobal begat Jahath. And Jahath begat Ahumai and Lahad which are the kindreds of the Zorathites. ³ And of these came the father of Etam, Jezreel, Ishma and Idbash, with their sister called Hazzelelponi. ⁴ And Penuel, father of Gedeor; And Ezer, the father of Hushah. These are the sons of Hur, the eldest son of Ephrathah father to Bethlehem. ⁵ And Ashur the father of Tekoa had two wives: Helah and Naarah. ⁶ And Naarah bare him Ahuzzam, Hepher, Temeni and Haahastari. These were the sons of Naarah. ⁷ And the sons of Helah were Zereth, Izhar and Ethnan. ⁸ And Koz begat Anub and Zobebah, and the kindreds of Aharhel the son of Harum.

⁹ And Jabez was nobler than his brethren. And his mother called his name Jabez, saying, "Because I bare him with sorrow."

¹⁰ But Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, "If thou shalt bless me, and enlarge my coasts, and shalt let thine hand be with me, and wilt keep me from evil that it vex me not." And God sent him his desire. ¹¹ Chelub the brother of Shuhah begat Mehir, which was the father of Eshton. ¹² And Eshton begat Bethrapha and Paseah and Tehinnah the father of the city of Nahash - which are the men of Rechah. ¹³ The sons of Kenaz: Othniel and Seraiah. And the sons of Othniel were Hathath. ¹⁴ And Meonothai begat Ophrah. And Seraiah begat Joab the father of them of the valley of craftsmen, so-called because they were craftsmen. ¹⁵ And the sons of Caleb the son of Jephunneh were Iru, Elah and Naam. And the son of Elah was Kenaz. ¹⁶ And the sons of Jehallelel were Ziph and Ziphah, and Tirih and Asarel. ¹⁷ And the sons of Ezrah were Jether, Mered, Epher, Jalon, Thahar, Miriam, and Shammai, and Ishbah the father of Estemoa. ¹⁸ And his wife Jehudijah bare Jered the father of Gedor, and Heber the father of Soco, and Jekuthiel the father of Zanoah. And these were the sons of Bithiah the daughter of Pharaoh which Mered took. ¹⁹ The sons of the wife of Hodiah the sister of Naham the father of Keilah were Hagarmi and Eshtemoa the Maacathite. ²⁰ The sons of Shimon were Amnon and Rinnah, Benhanan and Tilon. And the sons of Ishi were Zoheth and Benzoheth.

²¹ The sons of Shelah the son of Judah were Er the father of Lecah, and Laadah the father of Mareshah, and the kindreds of the households of them that wrought bysse in the house of Ashbea. ²² And Jokim and the men of Cozeba, and Joash and Saraph, which were inhabited in Moab, but returned to Lehem and to Debarim-Aikim. ²³ These were potters and dwelt among trees and hedges and were in the king's work and dwelt even there.