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3. Sons of David

   The firstborn was Amnon the son of Ahinoam of Jezreel;
   the second, Daniel the son of Abigail of Carmel;
    ² the third, Absalom the son of Maakah daughter of Talmai king of Geshur;
   the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith;
    ³ the fifth, Shephatiah the son of Abital;
   and the sixth, Ithream, by his wife Eglah.
    ⁴ These six were born to David in Hebron, where he reigned seven years and six months.

   David reigned in Jerusalem thirty-three years, ⁵ and these were the children born to him there:

   Shammua, Hebrew Shimea, a variant of Shammua Shobab, Nathan and Solomon. These four were by Bathsheba One Hebrew manuscript and Vulgate (see also Septuagint and 2 Samuel 11:3); most Hebrew manuscripts Bathshua daughter of Ammiel. ⁶ There were also Ibhar, Elishua, Two Hebrew manuscripts (see also 2 Samuel 5:15 and 1 Chron. 14:5); most Hebrew manuscripts Elishama Eliphelet, ⁷ Nogah, Nepheg, Japhia, ⁸ Elishama, Eliada and Eliphelet—nine in all. ⁹ All these were the sons of David, besides his sons by his concubines. And Tamar was their sister.

    The Kings of Judah

    ¹⁰ Solomon’s son was Rehoboam,
   Abijah his son,
   Asa his son,
   Jehoshaphat his son,
    ¹¹ Jehoram Hebrew Joram, a variant of Jehoram 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 the firstborn,
   Jehoiakim the second son,
   Zedekiah the third,
   Shallum the fourth.

    ¹⁶ The successors of Jehoiakim:
   Jehoiachin Hebrew Jeconiah, a variant of Jehoiachin; also in verse 17 his son,
   and Zedekiah.

    The Royal Line After the Exile

    ¹⁷ The descendants of Jehoiachin the captive:
   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 There were also five others:
   Hashubah, Ohel, Berekiah, Hasadiah and Jushab-Hesed.

    ²¹ The descendants of Hananiah:
   Pelatiah and Jeshaiah, and the sons of Rephaiah, of Arnan, of Obadiah and of Shekaniah.

    ²² The descendants of Shekaniah:
   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.