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Online Bible: New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures

1 Chronicles 3:1-24

1 And these became the sons of David that were born to him in He´bron: the firstborn Am´non, of A·hin´o·am the Jez´re·el·i·tess, the second, Daniel, of Ab´i·gail the Car´mel·it·ess, 2 the third, Ab´sa·lom the son of Ma´a·cah the daughter of Tal´mai the king of Gesh´ur, the fourth, Ad·o·ni´jah the son of Hag´gith, 3 the fifth, Sheph·a·ti´ah, of A·bi´tal, the sixth, Ith´re·am, of Eg´lah his wife. 4 There were six born to him in He´bron; and he continued to reign there seven years and six months, and for thirty-three years he reigned in Jerusalem.

5 And there were these born to him in Jerusalem: Shim´e·a and Sho´bab and Nathan and Sol´o·mon, four of Bath-she´ba the daughter of Am´mi·el, 6 and Ib´har and E·lish´a·ma and E·liph´e·let, 7 and No´gah and Ne´pheg and Ja·phi´a, 8 and E·lish´a·ma and E·li´a·da and E·liph´e·let, nine, 9 all the sons of David besides the sons of the concubines, and Ta´mar their sister.

10 And the son of Sol´o·mon was Re·ho·bo´am, A·bi´jah his son, A´sa his son, Je·hosh´a·phat his son, 11 Je·ho´ram his son, A·ha·zi´ah his son, Je·ho´ash his son, 12 Am·a·zi´ah his son, Az·a·ri´ah his son, Jo´tham his son, 13 A´haz his son, Hez·e·ki´ah his son, Ma·nas´seh his son, 14 A´mon his son, Jo·si´ah his son. 15 And the sons of Jo·si´ah were the firstborn Jo·ha´nan, the second, Je·hoi´a·kim, the third, Zed·e·ki´ah, the fourth, Shal´lum. 16 And the sons of Je·hoi´a·kim were Jec·o·ni´ah his son, Zed·e·ki´ah his son. 17 And the sons of Jec·o·ni´ah as prisoner were She·al´ti·el his son 18 and Mal·chi´ram and Pe·dai´ah and She·naz´zar, Jek·a·mi´ah, Hosh´a·ma and Ned·a·bi´ah. 19 And the sons of Pe·dai´ah were Ze·rub´ba·bel and Shim´e·i; and the sons of Ze·rub´ba·bel were Me·shul´lam and Han·a·ni´ah (and She·lo´mith was their sister); 20 and Ha·shu´bah and O´hel and Ber·e·chi´ah and Has·a·di´ah, Ju´shab-he´sed, five. 21 And the sons of Han·a·ni´ah were Pel·a·ti´ah and Je·sha´iah, the sons of [Je·sha´iah] Re·pha´iah, the sons of [Re·pha´iah] Ar´nan, the sons of [Ar´nan] O·ba·di´ah, the sons of [O·ba·di´ah] Shec·a·ni´ah; 22 and the sons of Shec·a·ni´ah, She·mai´ah, and the sons of She·mai´ah, Hat´tush and I´gal and Ba·ri´ah and Ne·a·ri´ah and Sha´phat, six. 23 And the sons of Ne·a·ri´ah were Eli·o·e´nai and Hiz·ki´ah and Az·ri´kam, three. 24 And the sons of Eli·o·e´nai were Hod·a·vi´ah and E·li´a·shib and Pe·la´iah and Ak´kub and Jo·ha´nan and De·la´iah and A·na´ni, seven.