New International Reader s Version - NIrV - 1996
1 Chronicles 3
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Here are the sons of David who were born to him in Hebron. His first son was Amnon. Amnon's mother was Ahinoam from Jezreel. The second son was Daniel. His mother was Abigail from Carmel.
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Joshua 15:56
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The third son was Absalom. His mother was Maacah. She was the daughter of Talmai, the king of Geshur. The fourth son was Adonijah. His mother was Haggith.
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The fifth son was Shephatiah. His mother was Abital. The sixth son was Ithream. David's wife Eglah had Ithream by him.
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Those six sons were born to David in Hebron. He ruled there for seven and a half years. After that, he ruled in Jerusalem for 33 years.
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Children were born to him there. They included Shammua, Shobab, Nathan and Solomon. The mother of those four sons was Bathsheba. She was the daughter of Ammiel.
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2 Samuel 11:3
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Nogah, Nepheg, Japhia,
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Elishama, Eliada and Eliphelet. There were nine of them.
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1 Chronicles 14:7
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David was the father of all of those sons. His concubines also had sons by him. David's sons had a sister named Tamar.
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Solomon's son was Rehoboam. Abijah was the son of Rehoboam. Asa was the son of Abijah. Jehoshaphat was the son of Asa.
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Jehoram was the son of Jehoshaphat. Ahaziah was the son of Jehoram. Joash was the son of Ahaziah.
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Amaziah was the son of Joash. Azariah was the son of Amaziah. Jotham was the son of Azariah.
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Ahaz was the son of Jotham. Hezekiah was the son of Ahaz. Manasseh was the son of Hezekiah.
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Josiah's first son was Johanan. Jehoiakim was his second son. Zedekiah was the third son. Shallum was the fourth son.
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The next king after Jehoiakim was his son Jehoiachin. After that, Josiah's son Zedekiah became king.
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Here are the members of the family line of Jehoiachin. He was taken as a prisoner to Babylon. His sons were Shealtiel,
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The sons of Pedaiah were Zerubbabel and Shimei. The sons of Zerubbabel were Meshullam and Hananiah. Shelomith was their sister.
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There were also five other sons. They were Hashubah, Ohel, Berekiah, Hasadiah and Jushab-Hesed.
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The family line of Hananiah included Pelatiah and Jeshaiah. It also included the sons of Rephaiah, Arnan, Obadiah and Shecaniah.
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The family line of Shecaniah included Shemaiah and his sons. They were Hattush, Igal, Bariah, Neariah and Shaphat. The total number of men was six.
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Ezra 8:2
Summary of 1 Chronicles 3
The chapter can be summarized like this:
The kingdom may fall, but God's purposes and the Davidic family line continue.
The genealogy begins with David's many children, follows the royal succession through Solomon and the kings of Judah, passes through the tragedy of Babylonian exile, and ends with descendants of the Davidic family living after the monarchy has disappeared.
That structure is intentional.
David's throne disappears—but David's descendants remain.
The chapter therefore connects the glorious period of the united monarchy with the painful experience of exile and the hopeful period of restoration.
The kingdom may fall, but God's purposes and the Davidic family line continue.
The genealogy begins with David's many children, follows the royal succession through Solomon and the kings of Judah, passes through the tragedy of Babylonian exile, and ends with descendants of the Davidic family living after the monarchy has disappeared.
That structure is intentional.
David's throne disappears—but David's descendants remain.
The chapter therefore connects the glorious period of the united monarchy with the painful experience of exile and the hopeful period of restoration.