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 of Carmel;

These were the sons of David who were born to him in Hebron. The first-born was Amnon, whose mother was Ahinoam of Jezreel. The second was Daniel, the son of Abigail of Carmel.

2 t he third, Absalom, the son of Maachah, the daughter of Talmai, king of Geshur; the fourth, Adonijah, the son of Haggith;

The third was Absalom the son of Maacah, the daughter of King Talmai of Geshur. The fourth was Adonijah the son of Haggith.

3 t he fifth, Shephatiah of Abital; the sixth, Ithream by Eglah his wife.

The fifth was Shephatiah the son of Abital. And the sixth was Ithream, by David’s wife Eglah.

4 T hese six were born unto him in Hebron, and there he reigned seven years and six months, and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty-three years.

Six sons were born to David in Hebron. He ruled there for seven years and six months. And he ruled in Jerusalem for thirty-three years.

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

These are the sons who were born to him in Jerusalem: Bathsheba the daughter of Ammiel gave birth to David’s four sons, Shimea, Shobab, Nathan and Solomon.

6 A nd another nine: Ibhar, Elishama, Eliphelet,

And there were Ibhar, Elishama, Eliphelet,

7 N ogah, Nepheg, Japhia,

Nogah, Nepheg, Japhia,

8 E lishama, Eliada, and Eliphelet.

Elishama, Eliada, and Eliphelet, nine sons.

9 T hese were all the sons of David, beside the sons of the concubines, and Tamar was their sister.

All these were the sons of David, added to the sons of the women who acted as David’s wives. Tamar was their sister. The Family of Solomon

10 ¶ And Solomon’s son was Rehoboam, Abia, his son; Asa, his son; Jehoshaphat, his son;

Solomon’s son was Rehoboam. Abijah was his son. Asa was his son. Jehoshaphat was his son.

11 J oram, his son; Ahaziah, his son; Joash, his son;

Joram was his son. Ahaziah was his son. Joash was his son.

12 A maziah, his son; Azariah, his son; Jotham, his son;

Amaziah was his son. Azariah was his son. Jotham was his son.

13 A haz, his son; Hezekiah, his son; Manasseh, his son;

Ahaz was his son. Hezekiah was his son. Manasseh was his son.

14 A mon, his son; Josiah, his son.

Amon was his son. And Josiah was his son.

15 A nd the sons of Josiah: the firstborn, Johanan; the second, Jehoiakim; the third, Zedekiah; the fourth, Shallum.

The sons of Josiah were Johanan the first-born, Jehoiakim the second, Zedekiah the third, and Shallum the fourth.

16 T he sons of Jehoiakim: Jeconiah, his son; Zedekiah his son.

The sons of Jehoiakim were Jeconiah and Zedekiah. The Family of Jeconiah

17 A nd the sons of Jeconiah: Assir, Salathiel, his son,

Jeconiah was taken away to prison by the Babylonians. His sons were Shealtiel,

18 M alchiram also, Pedaiah, Shenazar, Jecamiah, Hoshama, and Nedabiah.

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

19 A nd the sons of Pedaiah: Zerubbabel and Shimei. And the sons of Zerubbabel: Meshullam, Hananiah, and Shelomith, their sister.

Pedaiah’s sons were Zerubbabel and Shimei. And the sons of Zerubbabel were Meshullam and Hananiah. Shelomith was their sister.

20 A nd of Meshullam: Hashubah, Ohel, Berechiah, Hasadiah, and Jushabhesed, five in all.

Five other sons of Zerubbabel were Hashubah, Ohel, Berechiah, Hasadiah, and Jushab-hesed.

21 T he sons of Hananiah: Pelatiah and Jesaiah, the sons of Rephaiah, the sons of Arnan, the sons of Obadiah, the sons of Shechaniah.

The sons of Hananiah were Pelatiah and Jeshaiah, whose son was Rephaiah. His son was Arnan. His son was Obadiah. And his son was Shecaniah.

22 A nd the son of Shechaniah: Shemaiah, and the sons of Shemaiah: Hattush, Igeal, Bariah, Neariah, and Shaphat, six.

Shecaniah’s son was Shemaiah, whose sons were Hattush, Igal, Bariah, Neariah, and Shaphat, six sons.

23 A nd the sons of Neariah: Elioenai, Hezekiah, and Azrikam, three.

The three sons of Neariah were Elioenai, Hizkiah and Azrikam.

24 A nd the sons of Elioenai: Hodaiah, Eliashib, Pelaiah, Akkub, Johanan, Dalaiah, and Anani, seven.

And the seven sons of Elioenai were Hodaviah, Eliashib, Pelaiah, Akkub, Johanan, Delaiah, and Anani.