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3:1 These <0428> were <01961> the sons <01121> of David <01732> who <0834> were born <03205> to him in Hebron <02275>: The firstborn <01060> was Amnon <0550>, whose mother <03159> was Ahinoam <0293> from Jezreel <03159>; the second <08145> was Daniel <01840>, whose mother <03762> was Abigail <026> from Carmel <03762>; 3:2 the third <07992> was Absalom <053> whose mother was Maacah <04601>, daughter <01323> of King <04428> Talmai <08526> of Geshur <01650>; the fourth <07243> was Adonijah <0138>, whose mother was Haggith <02294>; 3:3 the fifth <02549> was Shephatiah <08203>, whose mother was Abital <037>; the sixth <08345> was Ithream <03507>, whose mother <0802> was Eglah <05698>. 3:4 These six <08337> were born <03205> to David in Hebron <02275>, where <08033> he ruled <04427> for seven <07651> years <08141> and six <08337> months <02320>. He ruled <04427> thirty-three <07969> <07970> years <08141> in Jerusalem <03389>. 3:5 These <0428> were the sons born <03205> to him in Jerusalem <03389>: Shimea <08092>, Shobab <07727>, Nathan <05416>, and Solomon <08010>– the mother of these four <0702> was Bathsheba <01340> the daughter <01323> of Ammiel <05988>. 3:6 The other nine were Ibhar <02984>, Elishua <0476>, Elpelet <0467>, 3:7 Nogah <05052>, Nepheg <05298>, Japhia <03309>, 3:8 Elishama <0476>, Eliada <0450>, and Eliphelet <0467>. 3:9 These were all <03605> the sons <01121> of David <01732>, not counting <0905> the sons <01121> of his concubines <06370>. Tamar <08559> was their sister <0269>. 3:10 Solomon’s <08010> son <01121> was Rehoboam <07346>, followed by Abijah <029> his son <01121>, Asa <0609> his son <01121>, Jehoshaphat <03092> his son <01121>, 3:11 Joram <03141> his son <01121>, Ahaziah <0274> his son <01121>, Joash <03101> his son <01121>, 3:12 Amaziah <0558> his son <01121>, Azariah <05838> his son <01121>, Jotham <03147> his son <01121>, 3:13 Ahaz <0271> his son <01121>, Hezekiah <02396> his son <01121>, Manasseh <04519> his son <01121>, 3:14 Amon <0526> his son <01121>, Josiah <02977> his son <01121>. 3:15 The sons <01121> of Josiah <02977>: Johanan <03110> was the firstborn <01060>; Jehoiakim <03079> was born second <08145>; Zedekiah <06667> third <07992>; and Shallum <07967> fourth <07243>. 3:16 The sons <01121> of Jehoiakim <03079>: his son <01121> Jehoiachin <03204> and his son <01121> Zedekiah <06667>. 3:17 The sons <01121> of Jehoiachin <03204> the exile <0617>: Shealtiel <07597> his son <01121>, 3:18 Malkiram <04443>, Pedaiah <06305>, Shenazzar <08137>, Jekamiah <03359>, Hoshama <01953>, and Nedabiah <05072>. 3:19 The sons <01121> of Pedaiah <06305>: Zerubbabel <02216> and Shimei <08096>. The sons <01121> of Zerubbabel <02216>: Meshullam <04918> and Hananiah <02608>. Shelomith <08019> was their sister <0269>. 3:20 The five <02568> others were Hashubah <02807>, Ohel <0169>, Berechiah <01296>, Hasadiah <02619>, and Jushab-Hesed <03142>. 3:21 The descendants <01121> of Hananiah <02608>: Pelatiah <06410>, Jeshaiah <03470>, the sons <01121> <01121> of Rephaiah <07509>, of Arnan <0770>, of Obadiah <05662>, and of Shecaniah <07935>. 3:22 The descendants <01121> of Shecaniah <07935>: Shemaiah <08098> and his sons <01121>: Hattush <02407>, Igal <03008>, Bariah <01282>, Neariah <05294>, and Shaphat <08202>– six <08337> in all. 3:23 The sons <01121> of Neariah <05294>: Elioenai <0454>, Hizkiah <02396>, and Azrikam <05840>– three <07969> in all. 3:24 The sons <01121> of Elioenai <0454>: Hodaviah <01937>, Eliashib <0475>, Pelaiah <06411>, Akkub <06126>, Johanan <03110>, Delaiah <01806>, and Anani <06054>– seven <07651> in all.

• 1Ch 3:1-9 -- David's Descendants
• 1Ch 3:10-24 -- Solomon's Descendants

• David

  [ebd] beloved, the eighth and youngest son of Jesse, a citizen of Bethlehem. His father seems to have been a man in humble life. His mother's name is not recorded. Some think she was the Nahash of 2 Sam. 17:25. As to his personal ...
  [isbe] DAVID - da'-vid (dawidh, or dawidh, "beloved"; Daueid, also in New Testament, Dauid, Dabid; see Thayer's Lexicon): I. NAME AND GENEALOGY II. EARLY YEARS 1. Shepherd 2. Slinger 3. Harpist 4. Poet 5. Psalmist 6. Tribesman III....
  [nave] DAVID 1. King of Israel. Genealogy of, Ruth 4:18-22; 1 Sam. 16:11; 17:12; 1 Chr. 2:3-15; Matt. 1:1-6; Luke 3:31-38. A shepherd, 1 Sam. 16:11. Kills a lion and a bear, 1 Sam. 17:34-36. Anointed king, while a youth, by the ...
  

• Jacob

  [nave] JACOB Son of Isaac, and twin brother of Esau, Gen. 25:24-26; Josh. 24:4; 1 Chr. 1:34; Acts 7:8. Ancestor of Jesus, Matt. 1:2. Given in answer to prayer, Gen. 25:21. Obtains Esau's birthright for a some stew, Gen. 25:29-34...
  

• GENEALOGY, 8 part 2

  [isbe] GENEALOGY, 8 part 2 - I. Primeval Genealogies (1 Chronicals 1:1-54). To show Israel's place among the nations; follows Genesis closely, omitting only the Cainites; boldly, skillfully compressed, as if the omitted facts were ...
  

• Rehoboam

  [nave] REHOBOAM Successor to Solomon as king, 1 Kin. 11:43; 2 Chr. 9:31. Refuses to reform abuses, 1 Kin. 12:1-15; 2 Chr. 10:1-15. Ten tribes, under leadership of Jeroboam, successfully revolt from, 1 Kin. 12:16-24; 2 Chr. 10:16-...
  

• Genealogy

  [nave] GENEALOGY, Num. 1:18; 2 Chr. 12:15; Ezra 2:59; Neh. 7:5; Heb. 7:3. Of no spiritual significance, Matt. 3:9; 1 Tim. 1:4; Tit. 3:9. From Adam to Noah, Gen. 4:16-22; 5; 1 Chr. 1:1-4; Luke 3:36-38; to Abraham, Gen. 11:10-32; ...
  

• Polygamy

  [nave] POLYGAMY Forbidden, Deut. 17:17; Lev. 18:18; Mal. 2:14, 15; Matt. 19:4, 5; Mark 10:2-8; 1 Tim. 3:2, 12; Tit. 1:6. Authorized, 2 Sam. 12:8. Tolerated, Ex. 21:10; 1 Sam. 1:2; 2 Chr. 24:3. Practiced, Job 27:15; by Lamech, Ge...
  

• CHRONICLES, BOOKS OF

  [ebd] The two books were originally one. They bore the title in the Massoretic Hebrew Dibre hayyamim, i.e., "Acts of the Days." This title was rendered by Jerome in his Latin version "Chronicon," and hence "Chronicles." In the Sep...
  [isbe] CHRONICLES, BOOKS OF - kron'-i-k'-ls (dibhere ha-yamim, "The Words of the Days"; Septuagint paraleipomenon: 1. The Name 2. The Position of Chronicles in the Old Testament 3. Two Books, or One? 4. The Contents 5. Sources Bibl...
  

• Pedaiah

  [ebd] redemption of the Lord. (1.) The father of Zebudah, who was the wife of Josiah and mother of king Jehoiakim (2 Kings 23:36). (2.) The father of Zerubbabel (1 Chr. 3:17-19). (3.). The father of Joel, ruler of the half-tribe o...
  [isbe] PEDAIAH - pe-da'-ya, pe-di'-a (pedhayahu, "Yah redeems"): (1) Father of Joel, who was ruler of Western Manasseh in David's reign (1 Ch 27:20). Form pedhayah (see above). (2) Pedaiah of Rumah (2 Ki 23:36), father of Zebudah, ...
  [smith] (whom Jehovah redeems). The father of Zebudah, mother of King Jehoiakim. (2 Kings 23:38) (B.C. before 648.) The brother of Salathiel or Shealtiel and father of Zerubbabel who is usually called the "son of Shealtiel," bein...
  [nave] PEDAIAH 1. Grandfather of King Josiah, 2 Kin. 23:36. 2. Father of Zerubbabel, 1 Chr. 3:18, 19. 3. Father of Joel, 1 Chr. 27:20. 4. Son of Parosh, Neh. 3:25. 5. A Levite appointed as treasurer by Nehemiah, Neh. 8:4; 13:13...
  

• GENEALOGY, 8 part 1

  [isbe] GENEALOGY, 8 part 1 - 8. Principal Genealogies and Lists: In the early genealogies the particular strata to which each has been assigned by reconstructive critics is here indicated by J, the Priestly Code (P), etc. The signs...
  

• Shemaiah

  [isbe] SHEMAIAH - she-ma'-ya, she-mi'-a (shema`yah (in 2 Ch 11:2; 17:8; 31:15; 35:9; Jer 26:20; 29:24; 36:12, shema`yahu), "Jahveh hears"): The name is most frequently borne by priests, Levites and prophets. (1) Codex Vaticanus Sam...
  [smith] (heard by Jehovah). A prophet in the reign of Rehoboam. (1 Kings 12:22; 2 Chronicles 11:2) (B.C. 972.) He wrote a chronicle containing the events of Rehoboam?s reign. (2 Chronicles 12:5,15) The son of Shechaniah, am...
  [nave] SHEMAIAH 1. A prophet in the time of Rehoboam. Prevents Rehoboam from war with Jeroboam, 1 Kin. 12:22-24; 2 Chr. 11:2-4. Prophesies the punishment of Rehoboam by Shishak, king of Egypt, 2 Chr. 12:5, 7. Writes chronicles, 2...
  

• JERIMOTH

  [isbe] JERIMOTH - jer'-i-moth (see JEREMOTH, (c)): (1) A Benjamite (1 Ch 7:7). (2) A Benjamite who joined David at Ziklag, or perhaps a Judean (1 Ch 12:5 (Hebrew 6)). (3) In 1 Ch 24:30 = JEREMOTH, (4) (which see). (4) A Levite musi...
  

• Hananiah

  [ebd] Jehovah has given. (1.) A chief of the tribe of Benjamin (1 Chr. 8:24). (2.) One of the sons of Heman (1 Chr. 25:4,23). (3.) One of Uzziah's military officers (2 Chr. 26:11). (4.) Grandfather of the captain who arrested Jere...
  [isbe] HANANIAH - han-a-ni'-a (chananyahu, chananyah; Ananias; also with aspirate, "Yahweh hath been gracious"): This was a common name in Israel for many centuries. (1) A Benjamite (1 Ch 8:24). (2) A captain of Uzziah's army (2 Ch...
  [smith] (gift of God). One of the fourteen sons of Heman, and chief of the sixteenth course of singers. (1 Chronicles 25:4,5,23) (B.C. 1014.) A general in the army of King Uzziah. (2 Chronicles 26:11) Father of Zedekiah, in th...
  [nave] HANANIAH 1. Son of Heman, 1 Chr. 25:4, 23. 2. A captain of Uzziah's army, 2 Chr. 26:11. 3. Father of Zedekiah, Jer. 36:12. 4. A prophet of Gibeon who uttered false prophecies in the temple during the reign of Zedekiah, Je...
  

• Johanan

  [ebd] whom Jehovah graciously bestows. (1.) One of the Gadite heroes who joined David in the desert of Judah (1 Chr. 12:12). (2.) The oldest of King Josiah's sons (1 Chr. 3:15). (3.) Son of Careah, one of the Jewish chiefs who ral...
  [isbe] JOHANAN - jo-ha'-nan (yochanan, "Yahweh has been gracious"; Ioanan; compare JEHOHANAN): (1) Son of Kareah, and one of "the captains of the forces who were in the fields" (i.e. probably guerrilla bands), who allied with Gedal...
  [smith] (gift or grace of God). Son of Azariah and grandson of Ahimaaz the son of Zadok, and father of Azariah, 3. (1 Chronicles 6:9,10) Authorized Version. Son of Elioenai, the son of Neariah, the son of Shemaiah, in the line of...
  [nave] JOHANAN 1. A Jewish captain, 2 Kin. 25:22-24. Warns Gedaliah against Ishmael, Jer. 40:13-16. Ishmael defeated by, Jer. 41:11-15. Sought prayers of Jeremiah, Jer. 42:2, 3. Disobeyed Jeremiah and took him to Egypt, Jer. 43...
  

• Elishama

  [ebd] whom God hears. (1.) A prince of Benjamin, grandfather of Joshua (Num. 1:10; 1 Chr. 7:26). (2.) One of David's sons (2 Sam. 5:16). (3.) Another of David's sons (1 Chr. 3:6). (4.) A priest sent by Jehoshaphat to teach the peo...
  [isbe] ELISHAMA - e-lish'-a-ma ('elishama`, "God has heard"): (1) Grandfather of Joshua and son of Ammihud; prince of the tribe of Ephraim in the Exodus (Nu 1:10; 7:48,53; 1 Ch 7:26). (2) A son of David, born in Jerusalem (2 Sam 5:...
  [smith] (whom God hears). The "prince" or "captain" of the tribe of Ephraim in the wilderness of Sinai. (Numbers 1:10; 2:18; 7:48; 10:22) (B.C. 1491.) From (1 Chronicles 7:26) we find that he was grandfather to the great Joshua. ...
  [nave] ELISHAMA 1. Grandfather of Joshua, Num. 1:10; 2:18; 7:48, 53; 10:22; 1 Chr. 7:26. 2. A son of David, 2 Sam. 5:16; 1 Chr. 3:8; 14:7. 3. Another son of David, elsewhere called Elishua, which see, 1 Chr. 3:6. 4. A descendant...
  

• Elioenai

  [ebd] toward Jehovah are my eyes, the name of several men mentioned in the Old Testament (1 Chr. 7:8; 4:36; Ezra 10:22, 27). Among these was the eldest son of Neariah, son of Shemaiah, of the descendants of Zerubbabel. His family ...
  [smith] (my eyes are toward the Lord). Elsest son of Neariah, the son of Shemaiah. (1 Chronicles 3:23,24) Head of a family of the Simeonites. (1 Chronicles 4:36) (B.C. after 1451.) Head of one of the families of the sons of Be...
  [nave] ELIOENAI See also Elihoenai. 1. Son of Becher, 1 Chr. 7:8. 2. A chief of Simeon, 1 Chr. 4:36. 3. A priest, Ezra 10:22. Possibly identical with one mentioned in Neh. 12:41, which see. 4. An Israelite, Ezra 10:27. 5. Son...
  

• GENEALOGY, 1-7

  [isbe] GENEALOGY, 1-7 - je-na-al'-o-ji, jen-a-al'-o-ji: 1. Definition 2. Biblical References 3. Importance of Genealogies 4. Their Historical Value 5. Principles of Interpretation 6. Principles of Compilation 7. Sources 8. Principa...
  

• Eliphelet

  [ebd] God his deliverance. (1.) One of David's distinguished warriors (2 Sam. 23:34); called also Eliphal in 1 Chr. 11:35. (2.) One of the sons of David born at Jerusalem (1 Chr. 3:6; 14:5); called Elpalet in 1 Chr. 14:5. Also ano...
  [smith] (the God of deliverance). The name of a son of David, one of the children born to him after his establishment in Jerusalem. (1 Chronicles 3:6) (B.C. after 1044.) Another son of David, belonging also to the Jerusalem famil...
  [nave] ELIPHELET 1. A distinguished warrior, 2 Sam. 23:34. 2. A son of David, 1 Chr. 3:6. Called Elpalet or Elpelet, 1 Chr. 14:5. 3. A son of David, probably identical with 2, above, 2 Sam. 5:16; 1 Chr. 3:8; 14:7. Called Elipha...
  

• ZERUBBABEL

  [ebd] the seed of Babylon, the son of Salathiel or Shealtiel (Hag. 1:1; Zorobabel, Matt. 1:12); called also the son of Pedaiah (1 Chr. 3:17-19), i.e., according to a frequent usage of the word "son;" the grandson or the nephew of ...
  [isbe] ZERUBBABEL - ze-rub'-a-bel (zerubbabhel, probably a transliteration of the Babylonian name Zeru-Babili, "seed of Babylon"; Zorobabel): 1. Name: Is commonly called the son of Shealtiel (Ezr 3:2,8; 5:2; Neh 12:1; Hag 1:1,12,14...
  [smith] (born at Babel , i.e. Babylon), the head of the tribe of Judah at the time of the return from the Babylonish captivity in the first year of Cyrus. The history of Zerabbabel in the Scriptures is as follows: In the first year o...
  

• Neariah

  [isbe] NEARIAH - ne-a-ri'-a (ne`aryah): (1) A descendant of David (1 Ch 3:22 f). (2) A descendant of Simeon (1 Ch 4:42). In both instances the Septuagint reads "Noadiah."
  [smith] (servant of Jehovah). One of the six sons of Shemaiah in the line of the royal family of Judah after the captivity. (1 Chronicles 3:22,23) (B.C. about 350.) A son of Ishi, and one of the captains of the 500 Simeonites who...
  [nave] NEARIAH 1. Son of Shemaiah, 1 Chr. 3:22, 23. 2. A Simeonite captain, 1 Chr. 4:42.
  

• Shechaniah

  [smith] (dweller with Jehovah). A descendant of Zerubbabel. (1 Chronicles 3:21,22) Some descendants of Shechaniah returned with Ezra. (Ezra 8:3) The sons of Shechaniah were another family who returned with Ezra. (Ezra 8:5) (B.C. ...
  [nave] SHECHANIAH 1. A descendant of David, 1 Chr. 3:21, 22. 2. Two men whose descendants returned with Ezra from captivity in Babylon, Ezra 8:3, 5. 3. A Jew who proposed to Ezra the putting away of Gentile wives, Ezra 10:2. 4. ...
  

• Samuel, Kings, Chronicles: Genealogies

  

• Who Were King David's Wives?
  He had a number of wives, but those that are known chiefly to history are Abigail of Carmel (I Chron. 3:1); Michal, the daughter of Saul (II Sam. 3:13); and Bathsheba (I Chron. 3:5)....
• Why do Matthew and Lukes geneologies contradict one another?
  Matthew and Luke actually give two different genealogies. Matthew give the genealogy of Jesus through Joseph, the legal, though not the physical father of Jesus. Luke, on the other hand, gives the ancestry of Jesus through Ma...

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