CHAPTER 3
These
were
the sons
of David
who
were born
to him
in Hebron:
The firstborn
was Amnon,
by Ahinoam
of Jezreel;
the second
was Daniel,
by Abigail
of Carmel;
the third
was Absalom
the son
of Maacah
daughter
of King
Talmai
of Geshur;
the fourth
was Adonijah
the son
of Haggith;
These six
sons were born
to David
in Hebron,
where
he reigned
seven
years
and six
months.
And David reigned
in Jerusalem
thirty-three
years,
and these sons
were born
to him
in Jerusalem:
Shimea,
Shobab,
Nathan,
and Solomon.
These four
were born to him
by Bathsheba
daughter
of Ammiel.
The sons
of Josiah:
Johanan
was the firstborn,
Jehoiakim
the second,
Zedekiah
the third,
and Shallum
the fourth.
The sons
of Pedaiah:
Zerubbabel
and Shimei.
The children
of Zerubbabel:
Meshullam
and Hananiah,
their sister
Shelomith,
The descendants
of Hananiah:
Pelatiah,
Jeshaiah,
and the sons
of Rephaiah,
of Arnan,
of Obadiah,
and
of Shechaniah.
The six
descendants
of Shecaniah
were Shemaiah
and his
sons:
Hattush,
Igal,
Bariah,
Neariah,
and Shaphat.
The sons
of Elioenai:
Hodaviah,
Eliashib,
Pelaiah,
Akkub,
Johanan,
Delaiah,
and Anani—
seven in all.