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David's Descendants

¹ These were the sons of David who were born to him in Hebron:

The firstborn was Amnon, whose mother was Ahinoam from Jezreel; the second was Daniel, whose mother was Abigail from Carmel;

² the third was Absalom whose mother was Maacah, daughter of King Talmai of Geshur; the fourth was Adonijah, whose mother was Haggith;

³ the fifth was Shephatiah, whose mother was Abital; the sixth was Ithream, whose mother was Eglah.

⁴ These six were born to David in Hebron, where he ruled for seven years and six months.

He ruled thirty-three years in Jerusalem. ⁵ These were the sons born to him in Jerusalem:

Shimea, Shobab, Nathan, and Solomon—the mother of these four was Bathsheba the daughter of Ammiel.

⁶ The other nine were Ibhar, Elishua, Elpelet, ⁷ Nogah, Nepheg, Japhia, ⁸ Elishama, Eliada, and Eliphelet.

⁹ These were all the sons of David, not counting the sons of his concubines. Tamar was their sister.

Solomon's Descendants

¹⁰ Solomon's son was Rehoboam, followed by Abijah 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 The sons of Josiah:

Johanan was the firstborn; Jehoiakim was born second; Zedekiah third; and Shallum fourth.

¹⁶ The sons of Jehoiakim: his son Jehoiachin and his son Zedekiah.

¹⁷ The sons of Jehoiachin the exile:

Shealtiel his son, ¹⁸ Malkiram, Pedaiah, Shenazzar, Jekamiah, Hoshama, and Nedabiah.

¹⁹ The sons of Pedaiah:

Zerubbabel and Shimei.

The sons of Zerubbabel:

Meshullam and Hananiah. Shelomith was their sister.

²⁰ The five others were Hashubah, Ohel, Berechiah, Hasadiah, and Jushab-Hesed.

²¹ The descendants of Hananiah:

Pelatiah, Jeshaiah, the sons of Rephaiah, of Arnan, of Obadiah, and of Shecaniah.

²² The descendants of Shecaniah:

Shemaiah and his sons: Hattush, Igal, Bariah, Neariah, and Shaphat—six in all.

²³ The sons of Neariah:

Elioenai, Hizkiah, and Azrikam—three in all.

²⁴ The sons of Elioenai:

Hodaviah, Eliashib, Pelaiah, Akkub, Johanan, Delaiah, and Anani—seven in all.