The descendants of David
1These are the sons of David who were born to him while he was in Hebron: the firstborn Amnon, whose mother was Ahinoam from Jezreel; second, Daniel, whose mother was Abigail from Carmel; 2third, Absalom, whose mother was Maacah, daughter of King Talmai of Geshur; fourth, Adonijah, whose mother was Haggith; 3fifth, Shephatiah, whose mother was Abital; sixth, Ithream, whose mother was Eglah. 4All six were born to him in Hebron, where he ruled for seven years and six months.
He ruled as king for thirty-three years in Jerusalem. 5Many sons were born to him in Jerusalem. By his wife Bathsheba, daughter of Ammiel, he had four sons: Shimea, Shobab, Nathan and Solomon. Nine other sons were: 6Ibhar, Elishama, Eliphelet, 7Nogah, Nepheg, Japhia, 8Elishama, Eliada, and Eliphelet.
9All these were sons of David, besides other sons by the concubines. Tamar was their sister.
10These are the descendants of King Solomon from father to son: Rehoboam, Abijah, Asa, Jehoshaphat, 11Joram, Ahaziah, Joash, 12Amaziah, Azariah, Jotham, 13Ahaz, Hezekiah, Manasseh, 14Amon, and Josiah. 15Josiah had four sons: Johanan, the firstborn, Jehoiakim second, Zedekiah third, and Shallum fourth. 16The sons of Jehoiakim were: Jeconiah and Zedekiah.
17These are the descendants of King Jeconiah, who was taken captive by the Babylonians. Jeconiah had seven sons: Shealtiel, 18Malchiram, Pedaiah, Shenazzar, Jekamiah, Hoshama, and Nedabiah. 19Pedaiah had two sons: Zerubbabel and Shimei. Zerubbabel had two sons, Meshullam and Hananiah, and one daughter, Shelomith. 20Meshullam had five sons: Hashubah, Ohel, Berechiah, Hasadiah, and Jushab-hesed. 21Hana niah’s two sons were Pelatish and Jeshiah. Jeshiah was the father of Rephaiah, who was the father of Arnan, who was the father of Obadiah and grandfather of Shecaniah. 22Shecaniah’s son was Shemaiah and his five grandsons were: Hattush, Igal, Bariah, Nedariah, and Shaphat. 23Neariah’s three sons were: Elioenai, Hizkiah and Azrikam. 24Elioenai’s seven sons were: Hodaviah, Eliashib, Pelaiah, Akkub, Johanan, Delaiah, and Anani.
