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1 Now these were the sons of David that were born to him in Hebron: the firstborn [was] Amnon, [born] of Ahinoam the Jezreelitess; the second Daniel, of Abigail the Carmelitess.
2 The third, Absalom, the son of Maacah the daughter of Talmai king of Geshur; the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith.
3 The fifth, Shephatiah, [the son] of Abital; the sixth, Ithream, by Eglah his wife.
4 Six were born to him in Hebron; and he reigned there seven years and six months; and he reigned thirty-three years in Jerusalem.
5 And these were born to him in Jerusalem: Shimea, Shobab, Nathan, and Solomon- four by Bathshua the daughter of Ammiel.
6 Also [there] were Ibhar, Elishama, and Eliphelet,
7 Nogah, Nepheg, Japhia,
8 Elishama, Eliada, and Eliphelet, nine [in all].
9 All [these were] the sons of David, besides the sons of the concubines, and [there was also] Tamar their sister.
10 The sons of Solomon [were] Rehoboam, Abijah his son, Asa his son, Jehoshaphat his son,
11 Joram his son, Ahaziah his son, Joash his son,
12 Amaziah his son, Azariah his son, Jotham his son,
13 Ahaz his son, Hezekiah his son, Manasseh his son,
14 Amon his son, [and] Josiah his son.
15 And the sons of Josiah [were] Johanan the firstborn, the second Jehoiakim, the third Zedekiah, the fourth Shallum.
16 And the sons of Jehoiakim [were] Jeconiah his son, [and] Zedekiah his son.
17 And the sons of Jeconiah [were] Assir, Shealtiel his son,
18 Malchiram, Pedaiah, Shenazzar, Jecamiah, Hoshama, and Nedabiah.
19 And the sons of Pedaiah [were] Zerubbabel and Shimei; and the sons of Zerubbabel [were] Meshullam, Hananiah, and Shelomith [was] their sister,
20 and Hashubah, Ohel, Berechiah, Hasadiah, and Jushab-Hesed, five [in all].
21 And the sons of Hananiah [were] Pelatiah and Jeshaiah his son, Rephaiah his son, Arnan his son, Obadiah his son, [and] Shechaniah his son.
22 And the son of Shechaniah [was] Shemaiah. And the sons of Shemaiah [were] Hattush, Joel, Bariah, Neariah, and Shaphat, six [in all].
23 And the sons of Neariah [were] Elioenai, Hezekiah, and Azrikam, three [in all].
24 And the sons of Elioenai [were] Hodaviah, Eliashib, Pelaiah, Akkub, Johanan, Delaiah, and Anani, seven [in all].
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