I Chronicles 3 (New International Version)

Summary:

Verses 1 - 9
The Sons of David
Children born in Hebron, where he reigned 7 1/2 years.

Key: [] = Mother
         + = Firstborn Son
         * = Son
        d  = Daughter
        w = Wife

[Ahinoam of Jezreel] +Amnon; [Abigail of Carmel] *Daniel; [Maacah d. Talmai] *Absalom;
[Haggith] *Adonijah; [Abital] *Shephatiah; [w. Eglah] *Ithream (Yes, David had many women: another discussion for another time.  Let's just say, fidelity was not his strong point.  However, he ran after God like none other in his time.)

Born in Jerusalem, where he reigned 33 years.

[Bathsheba d. Ammiel]*Shammua, *Shobab, *Nathan, *Solomon

*Ibhar, *Elishua, *Eliphelet, *Nogah, *Nepheg, *Japhia, * Elishama, * Eliada, *Eliphelet (yes, another one), d. Tamar

Verses 10 - 16
The Kings of Judah

Key: -> = Fathered (or begat, if you speak King James Version)

Solomon -> Rehoboam -> Abijah -> Asa -> Jehoshaphat -> Jehoram -> Ahaziah -> Joash -> Amaziah -> Azariah -> Jotham -> Ahaz -> Hezekiah -> Manasseh -> Amon -> Josiah

Josiah -> +Johanan, *Jehoiakim, *Zedekiah, *Shallum

Jehoiakim -> Jehoiachin

Zedekiah succeeded the throne.  Basically, King Nebuchadnezzar of  Babylon imprisoned Jehoiachin, making Jehoiachin's uncle, Mattaniah, king.  King Neb renamed Matt "Zedekiah". (see II Kings 24: 8 - 20)

Verses 17 - 24
The Royal Line After the Exile

Jehoiachin -> *Shealtiel, *Malkiram, *Pedaiah, *Shenazzar, *Jekamiah, *Hoshama, *Nedabiah

Pedaiah -> *Zerubbabel, *Shimei

Zerubbabel -> *Meshullam, *Hananiah, d. Shelomith, *Hashubah, *Ohel, *Berekiah, *Hasadiah,
*Jushab-Hesed

Hananiah -> *Pelatiah, *Jeshaiah, (the rest are descended from Han; not necessarily sons) Rephaiah, Arnan, Obadiah, Shecaniah

Shecaniah -> *Shemaiah -> *Hattush, *Igal, *Bariah, *Neariah, *Shaphat

Neariah -> *Elioenai, *Hizkiah, *Azrikam

Elioenai -> *Hodaviah, *Eliashib, *Pelaiah, *Akkub, *Johanan, *Delaiah, *Anani

Lori's Thoughts:

  Although God's people had fallen, He still had plans to redeem them.  That's why we have documents of the royal lineage.  When we fail, God prevails.  He redeems us when we've reached the point of having no redeemable qualities.  Israel and Judah certainly reached this point.  In the following chapters, we'll see how God preserved this lineage to connect to Jesus, our Savior and Redeemer.

  Lord, please squash my pride.