1Kong Davids ældste søn hed Amnon; hans mor var Ahinoam fra Jizre’el. Den næstældste hed Daniel;[1] hans mor var Abigajil fra Karmel. (2.Sam 3,3)2Den tredje hed Absalom; hans mor var Ma’aka, en datter af kong Talmaj af Geshur. Den fjerde hed Adonija; hans mor var Haggit.3Den femte hed Shefatja; hans mor var Abital. Den sjette hed Jitream; hans mor var Egla.4Disse seks sønner fødtes i Hebron, som var Davids residensby i syv og et halvt år. Derefter gjorde han Jerusalem til hovedstad, og der regerede han i 33 år.5I Jerusalem fødte hans kone Batsheba, Ammiels datter, sønnerne Shimea, Shobab, Natan og Salomon.6David fik desuden følgende ni sønner: Jibhar, Elishua,[2] Elpelet,[3] (2.Sam 5,15)7Noga, Nefeg, Jafia,8Elishama, Be’eljada og Elifelet.9Heriblandt er ikke medregnet de sønner, David fik med sine medhustruer. David fik også en datter ved navn Tamar.10-14Kongerækken fra Salomon til Josias er som følger: Salomon, Rehabeam, Abija, Asa, Joshafat, Joram, Ahazja, Joash, Amatzja, Azarja, Jotam, Ahaz, Hizkija, Manasse, Amon og Josias.15Josias’ sønner hed: Johanan, Jojakim, Zidkija og Shallum.16Jojakims sønner hed Jekonja og Zidkija.17-18Kong Jekonja, der blev bortført til Babylonien, fik følgende sønner: Shealtiel, Malkiram, Pedaja, Shenatzar, Jekamja, Hoshama og Nedabja.19-20Pedaja blev far til Zerubbabel og Shimi. Zerubbabel fik sønnerne Meshullam og Hananja, samt datteren Shelomit. Meshullam fik fem sønner:[4] Hashuba, Ohel, Berekja, Hasadja og Jushab-Hesed.21Hananjas sønner hed Pelatja, Jeshaja, Refaja, Arnan, Obadja og Shekanja.22Shekanja fik sønnen Shemaja og sønnesønnerne Hattush, Jigal, Baria, Nearja og Shafat—seks i alt.[5]23Nearja fik tre sønner: Eljoenaj, Hizkija og Azrikam.24Eljoenaj fik syv sønner: Hodavja, Eljashib, Pelaja, Akkub, Johanan, Delaja og Anani.
1These are the sons of David who were born to him in Hebron: the firstborn, Amnon, by Ahinoam the Jezreelite; the second, Daniel, by Abigail the Carmelite, (2.Sam 3,2; 2.Sam 3,3)2the third, Absalom, whose mother was Maacah, the daughter of Talmai, king of Geshur; the fourth, Adonijah, whose mother was Haggith;3the fifth, Shephatiah, by Abital; the sixth, Ithream, by his wife Eglah;4six were born to him in Hebron, where he reigned for seven years and six months. And he reigned thirty-three years in Jerusalem. (2.Sam 2,11; 2.Sam 5,5)5These were born to him in Jerusalem: Shimea, Shobab, Nathan and Solomon, four by Bath-shua, the daughter of Ammiel; (2.Sam 5,14; 2.Sam 11,3; 2.Sam 12,24; 1.Krøn 14,4)6then Ibhar, Elishama, Eliphelet, (2.Sam 5,15; 1.Krøn 14,5)7Nogah, Nepheg, Japhia,8Elishama, Eliada, and Eliphelet, nine. (1.Krøn 14,7)9All these were David’s sons, besides the sons of the concubines, and Tamar was their sister. (2.Sam 13,1)10The son of Solomon was Rehoboam, Abijah his son, Asa his son, Jehoshaphat his son, (1.Kong 11,43; 1.Kong 14,31; 1.Kong 15,1; 1.Kong 15,8; 1.Kong 15,24)11Joram his son, Ahaziah his son, Joash his son, (2.Kong 8,16; 2.Kong 8,24; 2.Kong 11,2; 2.Krøn 21,17; 2.Krøn 22,6)12Amaziah his son, Azariah his son, Jotham his son, (2.Kong 12,21; 2.Kong 15,7; 2.Kong 15,30)13Ahaz his son, Hezekiah his son, Manasseh his son, (2.Kong 15,38; 2.Kong 16,20; 2.Kong 20,21)14Amon his son, Josiah his son. (2.Kong 21,18; 2.Kong 21,26)15The sons of Josiah: Johanan the firstborn, the second Jehoiakim, the third Zedekiah, the fourth Shallum. (2.Kong 23,30; 2.Kong 23,34; 2.Kong 24,17)16The descendants of Jehoiakim: Jeconiah his son, Zedekiah his son; (2.Kong 24,6; 2.Kong 24,17; Jer 22,24; Matt 1,11)17and the sons of Jeconiah, the captive: Shealtiel his son, (2.Kong 24,15; Ez 3,2; Ez 5,2; Hag 1,1; Hag 1,12; Hag 1,14; Hag 2,2; Hag 2,23; Matt 1,12; Luk 3,27)18Malchiram, Pedaiah, Shenazzar, Jekamiah, Hoshama and Nedabiah;19and the sons of Pedaiah: Zerubbabel and Shimei; and the sons of Zerubbabel: Meshullam and Hananiah, and Shelomith was their sister; (Ez 2,2; Hag 1,1; Hag 1,12; Hag 1,14; Zak 4,6)20and Hashubah, Ohel, Berechiah, Hasadiah, and Jushab-hesed, five.21The sons of Hananiah: Pelatiah and Jeshaiah, his son[1] Rephaiah, his son Arnan, his son Obadiah, his son Shecaniah.22The son[2] of Shecaniah: Shemaiah. And the sons of Shemaiah: Hattush, Igal, Bariah, Neariah, and Shaphat, six. (Ez 8,2; Neh 3,29)23The sons of Neariah: Elioenai, Hizkiah, and Azrikam, three.24The sons of Elioenai: Hodaviah, Eliashib, Pelaiah, Akkub, Johanan, Delaiah, and Anani, seven.