1 Chronicles 3:1-16
FROM DAVID TO THE EXILE... [ Continue Reading ]
FROM DAVID TO THE EXILE... [ Continue Reading ]
Now, these were the sons of David which were born unto him in Hebron, after his accession to the throne, but before the conquest of Jerusalem: THE FIRST-BORN, AMNON, OF AHINOAM THE JEZREELITESS, who, therefore, aspired to the throne; THE SECOND, DANIEL (or Chileab, 2 Samuel 3:3), OF ABIGAIL THE CARM... [ Continue Reading ]
the third, Absalom, the son of Maachah, the daughter of Talmai, king of Geshur; the fourth, Adonijah, the son of Haggith;... [ Continue Reading ]
the fifth, Shephatiah, of Abital; the sixth, Ithream, by Eglah, his wife, whom we have no reason to identify with Michal, as many commentators do, since it is expressly stated that. Michal had no child, at least from David, till the day of her death, 2 Samuel 6:23. For the whole passage compare 2 Sa... [ Continue Reading ]
These six were born unto him in Hebron, and, in the natural order of things, would have been heirs to the throne in that order; AND THERE HE REIGNED SEVEN YEARS AND SIX MONTHS; AND IN JERUSALEM HE REIGNED THIRTY AND THREE YEARS, 2 Samuel 5:5.... [ Continue Reading ]
And these were born unto him in Jerusalem: Shimea (or Shammua), AND SHOBAB, AND NATHAN, AND SOLOMON, FOUR; OF BATHSHUA (or Bathsheba), THE DAUGHTER OF AMMIEL, called Eliam 2 Samuel 11:3;... [ Continue Reading ]
Ibhar also, and Elishama (or Elishua), AND ELIPHELET,... [ Continue Reading ]
and Nogah, and Nepheg, and Japhia,... [ Continue Reading ]
arid Elishama, and Eliada (or Beeliada), AND ELIPHELET, NINE. Cf 2 Samuel 5:14.... [ Continue Reading ]
These were all the sons of David, beside the sons of the concubines, and Tamar, their sister, the full sister of Absalom, against whom Amnon sinned so grievously, 2 Samuel 13:1.... [ Continue Reading ]
And Solomon's son was Rehoboam (the men named from here on being the princes who succeeded their fathers on the throne of Judah, except toward the end of the seventeen successive reigns in the same dynasty), ABIA (or Abijam), HIS SON; ASA, HIS SON; JEHOSHAPHAT, HIS SON;... [ Continue Reading ]
Joram, his son; Ahaziah (or Azariah, or Jehoahaz), HIS SON; JOASH, HIS SON;... [ Continue Reading ]
Amaziah, his son; Azariah (or Uzziah), HIS SON; JOTHAM, HIS SON;... [ Continue Reading ]
Ahaz, his son; Hezekiah, his son; Manasseh, his son;... [ Continue Reading ]
Amon, his son; Josiah, his son.... [ Continue Reading ]
And the sons of Josiah, after whose death the disintegration of the kingdom set-in in earnest, WERE: THE FIRST BORN, JOHANAN (or Jehoahaz), who reigned only three months; THE SECOND, JEHOIAKIM, invested with the royal power by Pharaoh-nechoh; THE THIRD, ZEDEKIAH, whose original name was Mattaniah; T... [ Continue Reading ]
And the sons of Jehoiakim: Jeeoniah (or Jehoiachin, or Coniah), HIS SON; ZEDEKIAH, HIS SON. Thus the Lord, by virtue of His promise to David and as a reward for his piety, kept his lineal descendants on the throne of Judah during all these years, a token of the fulfilment of the greater promise, the... [ Continue Reading ]
And the sons of Jeconiah, whom Evil-merodach elevated from his position of dishonor, 2 Kings 25:27; ASSIR, the captive, the word modifying Jeconiah, Salathiel (or Sealthiel), HIS SON,... [ Continue Reading ]
FROM JECONIAH TO ANANI... [ Continue Reading ]
Malchiram also, and Pedaiah, and Shenazar, Jecamiah, Hoshama, and Nedabiah.... [ Continue Reading ]
And the sons of Pedaiah were Zerubbabel and Shimei; and the sons of Zerubbabel: Meshullam, and Hananiah, and Shelomith, their sister;... [ Continue Reading ]
and Hashubah, and Ohel, and Berechiah, and Hasadiah, Jushab-hesed, five.... [ Continue Reading ]
And the sons of Hananiah: Pelatiah and Jesaiah; the sons of Rephaiah, the sons of Arnan, the sons of Obadiah, the sons of Shechaniah;... [ Continue Reading ]
and the sons of Shechaniah: Shemaiah; and the sons of Shemaiah: Hatush, and Igeal, and Bariah, and Neariah, and Shaphat, six.... [ Continue Reading ]
And the sons of Neariah: Elioenai, and Hezekiah, and Azrikam, three.... [ Continue Reading ]
And the sons of Elioenai were Hodaiah, and Eliashib and Pelaiah, and Akkub, and Johanan, and Delaiah, and Anani, seven. Although this list offers various difficulties, some of which we are not able to solve in the absence of further authentic records, it is clear that the family of David was continu... [ Continue Reading ]