1Forsooth David had these sons, that were born to him in Hebron; the first begotten son of him was Amnon, of Ahinoam of Jezreel; the second son, Daniel, of Abigail of Carmel;

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

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

4Therefore six sons were born to him in Hebron; where he reigned seven years and six months; and he reigned three and thirty years in Jerusalem.

5Forsooth four sons, that is, Shimea, and Shobab, and Nathan, and Solomon, were born of Bathsheba, the daughter of Ammiel, to him in Jerusalem;

6also Ibhar, and Elishama, and Eliphelet,

7and Nogah, and Nepheg, and Japhia,

8also Elishama, and Eliada, and Eliphelet, nine.

9All these were the sons of David, without the sons of his secondary wives; and they had a sister, Tamar.

10Soothly the son of Solomon was Rehoboam, whose son Abia begat Asa; and Jehoshaphat, the father of Jehoram ⁰, was born of this Asa;

11the which Jehoram begat Ahaziah, of whom Joash was born, or begotten.

12And Amaziah, the son of this Joash, begat Azariah; ¹and Azariah begat Jotham,

13and Jotham begat Ahaz[2], the father of Hezekiah, of whom Manasseh was born.

14But also Manasseh begat Amon, the father of Josiah.

15And the sons of Josiah were these, the first begotten son was Johanan; the second, Jehoiakim; the third, Zedekiah; and the fourth, Shallum.

16Of Jehoiakim was born Jeconiah ², and Zedekiah.

17The sons of Jeconiah were Assir, Salathiel,

18Malchiram, Pedaiah, Shenazar, and Jecamiah, Hoshama, and Nedabiah.

19Of Pedaiah were born Zerubbabel, and Shimei. Zerubbabel begat Mesh-ullam, Hananiah, and Shelomith, the sister of them;

20and Hashubah, and Ohel, and Berechiah, and Hasadiah, and Jushab-hesed, five.

21And the son of Hananiah was Pelatiah, the father of Jesaiah, whose son was Rephaiah. And the son of him was Arnan, of whom was born Obadiah, whose son was Shechaniah.

22The son of Shechaniah was She-maiah, whose sons were Hattush, and Igeal, and Bariah, and Neariah, and Shaphat; six in number.

23The sons of Neariah were three, Elioenai, and Hezekiah, and Azrikam.

24The sons of Elioenai were seven, Hodaiah, and Eliashib, and Pelaiah, and Akkub, and Johanan, and Dalaiah, and Anani.