1 Chronicles 3 - EasyEnglish Bible 2024（EASY）

Chapter 3The sons of David

1These sons of David were born in Hebron: The firstborn son was Amnon. His mother was Ahinoam from Jezreel. The second son was Daniel. His mother was Abigail from Carmel.

2The third son was Absalom. His mother was Maakah, the daughter of Talmai, king of Geshur. The fourth son was Adonijah. His mother was Haggith.

3The fifth son was Shephatiah. His mother was Abital. The sixth son was Ithream. His mother was David's wife, Eglah.

4Those six sons of David were all born in Hebron. David ruled in Hebron for seven years and six months. Then he ruled in Jerusalem for 33 years.

5These are the names of David's sons who were born in Jerusalem: Shimea, Shobab, Nathan and Solomon. The mother of these four sons was Ammiel's daughter, Bathsheba.

6David had nine other sons: Ibhar, Elishama, Eliphelet,

7Nogah, Nepheg, Japhia,

8Elishama, Eliada and Eliphelet.

9Those were all the sons of David's wives. Tamar was their sister. He also had slave wives who gave birth to sons for him.

The descendants of Solomon

10Solomon's son was Rehoboam. Rehoboam's son was Abijah. Abijah's son was Asa. Asa's son was Jehoshaphat.

11Jehoshaphat's son was Jehoram. Jehoram's son was Ahaziah. Ahaziah's son was Joash.

12Joash's son was Amaziah. Amaziah's son was Azariah. Azariah's son was Jotham.

13Jotham's son was Ahaz. Ahaz's son was Hezekiah. Hezekiah's son was Manasseh.

14Manasseh's son was Amon. Amon's son was Josiah.

15Josiah's sons: His firstborn son was Johanan. His second son was Jehoiakim. His third son was Zedekiah. His fourth son was Shallum.

16Jehoiakim's son was Jehoiachin. Jehoiachin's son was Zedekiah.

17Jehoiachin's enemies took him away as their prisoner.

His sons were: Shealtiel,

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

19Pedaiah's sons were: Zerubbabel and Shimei.

Zerubbabel's sons were: Meshullam and Hananiah. Their sister was Shelomith.

20Zerubbabel also had five other sons: Hashubah, Ohel, Berekiah, Hasadiah and Jushab-Hesed.

21The descendants of Hananiah were: Pelatiah and Jeshaiah. Jeshaiah's son was Rephaiah. Rephaiah's son was Arnan. Arnan's son was Obadiah. Obadiah's son was Shecaniah.

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

23Neariah's three sons were: Elioenai, Hizkiah and Azrikam.

24Elioenai seven sons were: Hodaviah, Eliashib, Pelaiah, Akkub, Johanan, Delaiah and Anani.