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1 Chronicles 3

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1 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;

2 the third was Absalom the son of Maacah daughter of King Talmai of Geshur; the fourth was Adonijah the son of Haggith;

3 the fifth was Shephatiah by Abital; and the sixth was Ithream by his wife Eglah.

4 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,

5 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.

6 David’s other sons were Ibhar, Elishua, Eliphelet,

7 Nogah, Nepheg, Japhia,

8 Elishama, Eliada, and Eliphelet—nine in all.

9 These were all the sons of David, besides the sons by his concubines. And Tamar was their sister.

10 Solomon’s son was Rehoboam: Abijah was his son, Asa his son, Jehoshaphat his son,

11 Joram 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, and Josiah his son.

15 The sons of Josiah: Johanan was the firstborn, Jehoiakim the second, Zedekiah the third, and Shallum the fourth.

16 The successors of Jehoiakim: Jeconiah his son, and Zedekiah.

17 The descendants of Jeconiah the captive: Shealtiel his son,

18 Malchiram, Pedaiah, Shenazzar, Jekamiah, Hoshama, and Nedabiah.

19 The sons of Pedaiah: Zerubbabel and Shimei. The children of Zerubbabel: Meshullam and Hananiah, their sister Shelomith,

20 and five others: Hashubah, Ohel, Berechiah, Hasadiah, and Jushab-hesed.

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

22 The six descendants of Shecaniah were Shemaiah and his sons: Hattush, Igal, Bariah, Neariah, and Shaphat.

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.

KJV

1 ¶ Now these were the sons of David, which were born unto him in Hebron; the firstborn Amnon, of Ahinoam the Jezreelitess; the second Daniel, of Abigail the Carmelitess:

2 The third, Absalom the son of Maachah the daughter of Talmai king of Geshur: the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith:

3 The fifth, Shephatiah of Abital: the sixth, Ithream by Eglah his wife.

4 [These] six were born unto him in Hebron; and there he reigned seven years and six months: and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty and three years.

5 And these were born unto him in Jerusalem; Shimea, and Shobab, and Nathan, and Solomon, four, of Bathshua the daughter of Ammiel:

6 Ibhar also, and Elishama, and Eliphelet,

7 And Nogah, and Nepheg, and Japhia,

8 And Elishama, and Eliada, and Eliphelet, nine.

9 [These were] all the sons of David, beside the sons of the concubines, and Tamar their sister.

10 ¶ And Solomon's son [was] Rehoboam, Abia his son, Asa his son, Jehoshaphat his son,

11 Joram 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 And the sons of Josiah [were], the firstborn Johanan, the second Jehoiakim, the third Zedekiah, the fourth Shallum.

16 And the sons of Jehoiakim: Jeconiah his son, Zedekiah his son.

17 And the sons of Jeconiah; Assir, Salathiel his son,

18 Malchiram also, and Pedaiah, and Shenazar, Jecamiah, Hoshama, and Nedabiah.

19 And the sons of Pedaiah [were], Zerubbabel, and Shimei: and the sons of Zerubbabel; Meshullam, and Hananiah, and Shelomith their sister:

20 And Hashubah, and Ohel, and Berechiah, and Hasadiah, Jushabhesed, five.

21 And the sons of Hananiah; Pelatiah, and Jesaiah: the sons of Rephaiah, the sons of Arnan, the sons of Obadiah, the sons of Shechaniah.

22 And the sons of Shechaniah; Shemaiah: and the sons of Shemaiah; Hattush, and Igeal, and Bariah, and Neariah, and Shaphat, six.

23 And the sons of Neariah; Elioenai, and Hezekiah, and Azrikam, three.

24 And the sons of Elioenai [were], Hodaiah, and Eliashib, and Pelaiah, and Akkub, and Johanan, and Dalaiah, and Anani, seven.

1545 Luther's English Bible (LED)

Register of the Kings of Judah.

1 These are the sons of David, which were born unto him in Hebron: the first Amnon, by Ahinoam the Jezreelitess; the second Daniel, by Abigail the Carmelitess;

2 The third Absalom the son of Maechah the daughter of Talmai king of Geshur: the fourth Adonijah the son of Haggith;

3 The fifth, Shaphatiah, by Abital; the sixth, Jethream, by his wife Egla.

4 These six were born unto him in Hebron: for there he reigned seven years and six months: but in Jerusalem he reigned thirty and three years.

5 And these were born unto him at Jerusalem; Shimea, Shobab, Nathan, Solomon, the four of them, of the daughter of Shua the daughter of Ammiel;

6 In addition Jebehar, Elisama, Eliphalet,

7 Noga, Nepheg, Japia,

8 elisama, eliada, eliphalet, the nine.

9 These are all the children of David, without the children of the concubines. And Tamar was their sister.

10 Solomon's son was Rehoboam; Abiah his son; Asa his son; Jehoshaphat his son;

11 His son was Joram; his son was Ahaziah; his son was Joash;

12 His son was Amaziah; his son was Azariah; his son was Jotham;

13 His son was Ahaz; his son was Hezekiah; his son was Manasseh;

14 His son was Amon; his son was Josiah.

15 And Josiah's sons were, the first Johanan, the second Jehoiakim, the third Zidekiah, the fourth Shallum.

16 And the sons of Jehoiakim were Jechaniah; and his son was Zidekiah.

17 And the sons of Jechaniah, which was taken captive, were: Sealthiel,

18 Malchiram, Phadaiah, Senneazar, Jecamiah, Hosama, Nedabiah.

19 The children of Phadaiah were: Zerubbabel and Shimei. The children of Zerubbabel were: Meshullam, and Hananiah, and Selomith their sister;

20 And Hasuba, Ohel, Berechiah, Hashadiah, Jusab-hesed, the five of them.

21 And the sons of Hananiah were: Platiah, and Jesaiah; whose son was Rephaiah, whose son was Arnan, whose son was Obadiah, whose son was Zechaniah.

22 And the sons of Zechaniah were Shemaiah. And the sons of Shemaiah were: Hattus, Jegeal, Bariah, Neariah, Shaphat, the six.

23 And the sons of Neariah were: Elioenai, Hezekiah, Azrikam, the three.

24 And the sons of Elioenai were: Hodaiah, Eliasib, Plaiah, Akub, Johanan, Delaiah, Anani, the seven.

1545 Luther's English Bible (LED)

Machine-translated from Luther's final 1545 German Bible

The LED is an English rendering of Martin Luther's final 1545 German Bible. According to BackToLuther, it was produced by using the DeepL Translator on Luther's German text, then processed, polished, formatted, and hyperlinked for reading, while preserving chapter headings and other notations from orthodox German Lutheran Bibles.

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