3 This is David’s family born to him in Hebron: the oldest Amnon, with Ahinoam the Jezreelite; the second Daniel, with Abigail the Carmelite; ² the third Absalom son of Maacah, the daughter of Geshur’s King Talmai; the fourth Adonijah, Haggith’s son; ³ the fifth Shephatiah, with Abital; the sixth Ithream, with his wife Eglah. ⁴ Six were born to him in Hebron, where he reigned for seven and a half years. He also reigned in Jerusalem for thirty-three years. ⁵ These were born to him in Jerusalem: Shimea, Shobab, Nathan, and Solomon—four from Bath-shua, Ammiel’s daughter; ⁶ Ibhar, Eli-shama, Eliphelet, ⁷ Nogah, Nepheg, Japhia, ⁸ Elishama, Eliada, and Eliphelet—nine in all. ⁹ This was all of David’s family, except for his secondary wives’ children. Tamar was their sister.

¹⁰ The descendants^[a] of Solomon: Rehoboam, his son Abijah, his son Asa, his son Jehoshaphat, ¹¹ his son Joram, his son Ahaziah, his son Joash, ¹² his son Amaziah, his son Azariah, his son Jotham, ¹³ his son Ahaz, his son Hezekiah, his son Manasseh, ¹⁴ his son Amon, and his son Josiah.

¹⁵ Josiah’s family: the oldest Johanan, the second Jehoiakim, the third Zedekiah, and the fourth Shallum.

¹⁶ Jehoiakim’s family: his son Jeconiah and his son Zedekiah.

¹⁷ The family of Jeconiah the prisoner: Shealtiel his son; ¹⁸ Malchiram, Pedaiah, Shenazzar, Jekamiah, Hoshama, and Nedabiah.

¹⁹ Pedaiah’s family: Zerubbabel and Shimei.

Zerubbabel’s family:^[b] Meshullam, Hananiah, and their sister Shelomith; ²⁰ Hashubah, Ohel, Berechiah, Hasadiah, and Jushab-hesed—these five also.

²¹ Hananiah’s family:^[c] Pelatiah, Jeshaiah, Rephaiah’s family, Arnan’s family, Obadiah’s family, and Shecaniah’s family.

²² Shecaniah’s family: Shemaiah and his family, Hattush, Igal, Bariah, Neariah, and Shaphat—six in all.

²³ Neariah’s family: Elioenai, Hizkiah, and Azrikam—three in all.

²⁴ Elioenai’s family: Hodaviah, Eliashib, Pelaiah, Akkub, Johanan, Delaiah, and Anani—seven in all.

4 Judah’s family: Perez, Hezron, Caleb,^[d] Hur, and Shobal.

² Shobal’s son Reaiah was Jahath’s father, and Jahath was the father of Ahumai and Lahad. These were the Zorathite clans.

³ This was Etam’s family:^[e] Jezreel, Ishma, and Idbash. Their sister’s name was Hazzelelponi. ⁴ Penuel was Gedor’s father, and Ezer was Hushah’s father.

This was the family of Hur the oldest son of Ephrathah, Bethlehem’s father: ⁵ Ashhur, Tekoa’s father, had two wives, Helah and Naarah. ⁶ Naarah gave birth to Ahuzzam, Hepher, Temeni, and Haahashtari for him. This was Naarah’s family.

⁷ Helah’s family: Zereth, Zohar,^[f] and Ethnan. ⁸ Koz was the father of Anub, Hazzobebah, and the clans of Aharhel, Harum’s son.

⁹ Jabez was more honored than his brothers. His mother had named him Jabez, saying, “I bore him in pain.”^{[g] 10} Jabez called on Israel’s God: “If only you would greatly bless me and increase my territory. May your power go with me to keep me from trouble, so as not to cause me pain.” And God granted his request.

¹¹ Chelub, Shuhah’s brother, was the father of Mehir, who was Eshton’s father. ¹² Eshton was the father of Beth-rapha, Paseah, and Tehinnah, Ir-nahash’s father. These are the men of Recah.

¹³ Kenaz’s family: Othniel and Seraiah. Othniel’s family: Hathath and Meonothai.^{[h] 14} Meonothai was the father of Ophrah. Seraiah was the father of Joab the father of Ge-harashim,^[i] so-called because they were skilled workers. ¹⁵ The family of Caleb, Jephunneh’s son: Iru, Elah, and Naam. This was Kenaz’s family.^[j]

¹⁶ Jehallelel’s family: Ziph, Ziphah, Tiria, and Asarel.

¹⁷ Ezrah’s family:^[k] Jether, Mered, Epher, and Jalon. Jether was the father of^[l] Miriam, Shammai, and Ishbah, Eshtemoa’s father. ¹⁸ His Judean wife gave birth to Jered, Gedor’s father; Heber, Soco’s father; and Jekuthiel, Zanoah’s father.

This is the family of Bithiah, Pharaoh’s daughter, whom Mered married. ¹⁹ The family of his Judean wife,^[m] the sister of Naham, Keilah’s father the Garmite and Eshtemoa the Maacathite.

²⁰ Shimon’s family: Amnon, Rinnah, Ben-hanan, and Tilon.

Ishi’s family: Zoheth and Ben-zoheth.

²¹ The family of Shelah, Judah’s son: Er, Lecah’s father; Laadah, Mareshah’s father; the clans of the linen workers at Beth-ashbea; ²² Jokim; the men of Cozeba; Joash; and Saraph, who married into^[n] Moab but returned to Bethlehem^[o] (the records are ancient). ²³ They were the potters who lived in Netaim and Gederah; they lived there with the king in his service.

²⁴ Simeon’s family: Nemuel, Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, Shaul, ²⁵ his son Shallum, his son Mibsam, and his son Mishma. ²⁶ Mishma’s family: his son Hammuel, his son Zaccur, and his son Shimei. ²⁷ Shimei had sixteen sons and six daughters; but his brothers didn’t have many children, and none of their clans became as numerous as the Judeans.

³⁴ Meshobab, Jamlech, Joshah son of Amaziah, ³⁵ Joel, Jehu son of Joshibiah son of Seraiah son of Asiel, ³⁶ Elioenai, Jaakobah, Jeshohaiah, Asaiah, Adiel, Jesimiel, Benaiah, ³⁷ and Ziza son of Shiphi son of Allon son of Jedaiah son of Shimri son of Shemaiah. ³⁸ These mentioned by name were leaders in their clans, and their households increased greatly.