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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:
1 Chronicles 3:1. Daniel— In 2Sa 3:3 this son is called Chileab. Probably he had two names. The other alterations in names, which are found in the following verses; may be compared with the parallel passages in Samuel. As the genealogy of Judah was given first, so that of David is particularly mentioned, as the promise of the Messiah was peculiarly given to him.
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The third, Absalom the son of Maachah the daughter of Talmai king of Geshur: the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith:
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The fifth, Shephatiah of Abital: the sixth, Ithream by Eglah his wife.
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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.
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And these were born unto him in Jerusalem; Shimea, and Shobab, and Nathan, and Solomon, four, of Bath-shua the daughter of Ammiel:
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Ibhar also, and Elishama, and Eliphelet,
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And Nogah, and Nepheg, and Japhia,
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And Elishama, and Eliada, and Eliphelet, nine.
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These were all the sons of David, beside the sons of the concubines, and Tamar their sister.
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And Solomon's son was Rehoboam, Abia his son, Asa his son, Jehoshaphat his son,
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Joram his son, Ahaziah his son, Joash his son,
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Amaziah his son, Azariah his son, Jotham his son,
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Ahaz his son, Hezekiah his son, Manasseh his son,
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Amon his son, Josiah his son.
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And the sons of Josiah were, the firstborn Johanan, the second Jehoiakim, the third Zedekiah, the fourth Shallum.
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And the sons of Jehoiakim: Jeconiah his son, Zedekiah his son.
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And the sons of Jeconiah; Assir, Salathiel his son,
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Malchiram also, and Pedaiah, and Shenazar, Jecamiah, Hoshama, and Nedabiah.
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And the sons of Pedaiah were, Zerubbabel, and Shimei: and the sons of Zerubbabel; Meshullam, and Hananiah, and Shelomith their sister:
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And Hashubah, and Ohel, and Berechiah, and Hasadiah, Jushab-hesed, five.
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And the sons of Hananiah; Pelatiah, and Jesaiah: the sons of Rephaiah, the sons of Arnan, the sons of Obadiah, the sons of Shechaniah.
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And the sons of Shechaniah; Shemaiah; and the sons of Shemaiah; Hattush, and Igeal, and Bariah, and Neariah, and Shaphat, six.
1 Chronicles 3:22. Six— Five. Houbigant. See Calmet.
REFLECTIONS.—For seventeen descents, the crown of Judah went from father to son in a direct line. Just before the captivity, the lineal descent was interrupted. Jeconiah, Assir the captive, 1 Chronicles 5:17. (not a descendant of his, but Jeconiah himself), though he was written childless respecting the succession to the throne, yet seems to have had several children in Babylon, 1 Chronicles 3:17-18. Zerubbabel, here said to be the son of Pedaiah, is elsewhere called the son of Salathiel: either his grandson, if Pedaiah was Salathiel's son, or if his brother, as it seems more probable, Pedaiah, as next of kin, might, on his dying childless, marry his widow, and raise up seed to his brother, which seems the best solution of the difficulty. There is an observable difference between the descendants of Zerubbabel here, and in St. Matthew, which may be accounted for by the same person frequently having more names than one.
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And the sons of Neariah; Elioenai, and Hezekiah, and Azrikam, three.
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And the sons of Elioenai were, Hodaiah, and Eliashib, and Pelaiah, and Akkub, and Johanan, and Dalaiah, and Anani, seven.