The Jerusalem Bridge

I Chronicles 3

דִּבְרֵי הַיָּמִים א׳ 3

24 verses · Hebrew with nikud, English alongside · tap 🔊 to hear a verse

1

וְאֵ֤לֶּה הָיוּ֙ בְּנֵ֣י דָוִ֔יד אֲשֶׁ֥ר נוֹלַד־ל֖וֹ בְּחֶבְר֑וֹן הַבְּכ֣וֹר ׀ אַמְנֹ֗ן לַאֲחִינֹ֙עַם֙ הַיִּזְרְעֵאלִ֔ית שֵׁנִי֙ דָּנִיֵּ֔אל לַאֲבִיגַ֖יִל הַֽכַּרְמְלִֽית׃

ve'elleh hayu bene david asher nolad-lo bekhevron habbekhor amnon la'akhino'am hayyizre'elit sheni daniyyel la'avigayil hakkarmelit

These are the sons of David who were born to him in Hebron: the first-born Amnon, by Ahinoam the Jezreelite; the second Daniel, by Abigail the Carmelite;

2

הַשְּׁלִשִׁי֙ לְאַבְשָׁל֣וֹם בֶּֽן־מַעֲכָ֔ה בַּת־תַּלְמַ֖י מֶ֣לֶךְ גְּשׁ֑וּר הָרְבִיעִ֖י אֲדֹנִיָּ֥ה בֶן־חַגִּֽית׃

hashelishi le'avshalom ben-ma'akhah bat-talmay melekh geshur harevi'i adoniyyah ven-khaggit

the third Absalom, son of Maacah daughter of King Talmai of Geshur; the fourth Adonijah, son of Haggith;

3

הַחֲמִישִׁ֥י שְׁפַטְיָ֖ה לַאֲבִיטָ֑ל הַשִּׁשִּׁ֥י יִתְרְעָ֖ם לְעֶגְלָ֥ה אִשְׁתּֽוֹ׃

hakhamishi shefatyah la'avital hashishi yitre'am le'eglah ishto

the fifth Shephatiah, by Abital; the sixth Ithream, by his wife Eglah;

4

שִׁשָּׁה֙ נוֹלַד־ל֣וֹ בְחֶבְר֔וֹן וַיִּ֨מְלׇךְ־שָׁ֔ם שֶׁ֥בַע שָׁנִ֖ים וְשִׁשָּׁ֣ה חֳדָשִׁ֑ים וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֤ים וְשָׁלוֹשׁ֙ שָׁנָ֔ה מָלַ֖ךְ בִּירוּשָׁלָֽ͏ִם׃ {ס}

shisha nolad-lo vekhevron vayyimlokh-sham sheva shanim veshisha khodashim usheloshim veshalosh shanah malakh birushalai͏m

six were born to him in Hebron. He reigned there seven years and six months, and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty-three years.

5

וְאֵ֥לֶּה נוּלְּדוּ־ל֖וֹ בִּירוּשָׁלָ֑יִם שִׁ֠מְעָ֠א וְשׁוֹבָ֞ב וְנָתָ֤ן וּשְׁלֹמֹה֙ אַרְבָּעָ֔ה לְבַת־שׁ֖וּעַ בַּת־עַמִּיאֵֽל׃

ve'elleh nulledu-lo birushalayim shima veshovav venatan ushelomoh arba'ah levat-shua bat-ammi'el

These were born to him in Jerusalem: Shimea, Shobab, Nathan, and Solomon, four by Bath-shua daughter of Ammiel;

6

וְיִבְחָ֥ר וֶאֱלִישָׁמָ֖ע וֶאֱלִיפָֽלֶט׃

veyivkhar ve'elishama ve'elifalet

then Ibhar, Elishama, Eliphelet,

7

וְנֹ֥גַהּ וְנֶ֖פֶג וְיָפִֽיעַ׃

venogah venefeg veyafia

Nogah, Nepheg, Japhia,

8

וֶאֱלִישָׁמָ֧ע וְאֶלְיָדָ֛ע וֶאֱלִיפֶ֖לֶט תִּשְׁעָֽה׃

ve'elishama ve'elyada ve'elifelet tishah

Elishama, Eliada, and Eliphelet—nine.

9

כֹּ֖ל בְּנֵ֣י דָוִ֑יד מִלְּבַ֥ד בְּֽנֵי־פִֽילַגְשִׁ֖ים וְתָמָ֥ר אֲחוֹתָֽם׃ {פ}

kol bene david millevad bene-filagshim vetamar akhotam

All were David’s sons, besides the sons of the concubines; and Tamar was their sister.

10

וּבֶן־שְׁלֹמֹ֖ה רְחַבְעָ֑ם אֲבִיָּ֥ה בְנ֛וֹ אָסָ֥א בְנ֖וֹ יְהוֹשָׁפָ֥ט בְּנֽוֹ׃

uven-shelomoh rekhavam aviyyah veno asa veno yehoshafat beno

The son of Solomon: Rehoboam; his son Abijah, his son Asa, his son Jehoshaphat,

11

יוֹרָ֥ם בְּנ֛וֹ אֲחַזְיָ֥הוּ בְנ֖וֹ יוֹאָ֥שׁ בְּנֽוֹ׃

yoram beno akhazyahu veno yo'ash beno

his son Joram, his son Ahaziah, his son Joash,

12

אֲמַצְיָ֧הוּ בְנ֛וֹ עֲזַרְיָ֥ה בְנ֖וֹ יוֹתָ֥ם בְּנֽוֹ׃

amatsyahu veno azaryah veno yotam beno

his son Amaziah, his son Azariah, his son Jotham,

13

אָחָ֥ז בְּנ֛וֹ חִזְקִיָּ֥הוּ בְנ֖וֹ מְנַשֶּׁ֥ה בְנֽוֹ׃

akhaz beno khizqiyyahu veno menasheh veno

his son Ahaz, his son Hezekiah, his son Manasseh,

14

אָמ֥וֹן בְּנ֖וֹ יֹאשִׁיָּ֥הוּ בְנֽוֹ׃

amon beno yoshiyyahu veno

his son Amon, and his son Josiah.

15

וּבְנֵי֙ יֹֽאשִׁיָּ֔הוּ הַבְּכוֹר֙ יֽוֹחָנָ֔ן הַשֵּׁנִ֖י יְהוֹיָקִ֑ים הַשְּׁלִשִׁי֙ צִדְקִיָּ֔הוּ הָרְבִיעִ֖י שַׁלּֽוּם׃

uvene yoshiyyahu habbekhor yokhanan hasheni yehoyaqim hashelishi tsidqiyyahu harevi'i shallum

The sons of Josiah: Johanan the first-born, the second Jehoiakim, the third Zedekiah, the fourth Shallum.

16

וּבְנֵ֖י יְהוֹיָקִ֑ים יְכׇנְיָ֥ה בְנ֖וֹ צִדְקִיָּ֥ה בְנֽוֹ׃

uvene yehoyaqim yekhonyah veno tsidqiyyah veno

The descendants of Jehoiakim: his son Jeconiah, his son Zedekiah;

17

וּבְנֵי֙ יְכׇנְיָ֣ה אַסִּ֔ר שְׁאַלְתִּיאֵ֖ל בְּנֽוֹ׃

uvene yekhonyah assir she'alti'el beno

and the sons of Jeconiah, the captive: Shealtiel his son,

18

וּמַלְכִירָ֥ם וּפְדָיָ֖ה וְשֶׁנְאַצַּ֑ר יְקַמְיָ֥ה הוֹשָׁמָ֖ע וּנְדַבְיָֽה׃

umalkhiram ufedayah veshenatsar yeqamyah hoshama unedavyah

Malchiram, Pedaiah, Shenazzar, Jekamiah, Hoshama, and Nedabiah;

19

וּבְנֵ֣י פְדָיָ֔ה זְרֻבָּבֶ֖ל וְשִׁמְעִ֑י וּבֶן־זְרֻבָּבֶל֙ מְשֻׁלָּ֣ם וַחֲנַנְיָ֔ה וּשְׁלֹמִ֖ית אֲחוֹתָֽם׃

uvene fedayah zerubbavel veshimi uven-zerubbavel meshullam vakhananyah ushelomit akhotam

the sons of Pedaiah: Zerubbabel and Shimei; the son[s] of Zerubbabel: Meshullam and Hananiah, and Shelomith was their sister;

20

וַחֲשֻׁבָ֡ה וָ֠אֹ֠הֶל וּבֶרֶכְיָ֧ה וַחֲסַדְיָ֛ה י֥וּשַׁב חֶ֖סֶד חָמֵֽשׁ׃

vakhashuvah va'ohel uverekhyah vakhasadyah yushav khesed khamesh

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

21

וּבֶן־חֲנַנְיָ֖ה פְּלַטְיָ֣ה וִישַֽׁעְיָ֑ה בְּנֵ֤י רְפָיָה֙ בְּנֵ֣י אַרְנָ֔ן בְּנֵ֥י עֹבַדְיָ֖ה בְּנֵ֥י שְׁכַנְיָֽה׃

uven-khananyah pelatyah vishayah bene refayah bene arnan bene ovadyah bene shekhanyah

And the son[s] of Hananiah: Pelatiah and Jeshaiah; the sons of [Jeshaiah]: Rephaiah; the sons of [Rephaiah]: Arnan; the sons of [Arnan]: Obadiah; the sons of [Obadiah]: Shecaniah.

22

וּבְנֵ֥י שְׁכַנְיָ֖ה שְׁמַֽעְיָ֑ה וּבְנֵ֣י שְׁמַֽעְיָ֗ה חַטּ֡וּשׁ וְ֠יִגְאָ֠ל וּבָרִ֧יחַ וּנְעַרְיָ֛ה וְשָׁפָ֖ט שִׁשָּֽׁה׃

uvene shekhanyah shemayah uvene shemayah khattush veyigal uvariakh une'aryah veshafat shisha

And the sons of Shecaniah: Shemaiah; and the sons of Shemaiah: Hattush, and Igal, and Bariah, and Neariah, and Shaphat—six.

23

וּבֶן־נְעַרְיָ֗ה אֶלְיוֹעֵינַ֧י וְחִזְקִיָּ֛ה וְעַזְרִיקָ֖ם שְׁלֹשָֽׁה׃ {ס}

uven-ne'aryah elyo'enay vekhizqiyyah ve'azriqam sheloshah

And the son[s] of Neariah: Elioenai, and Hizkiah, and Azrikam—three.

24

וּבְנֵ֣י אֶלְיוֹעֵינַ֗י (הודיוהו) [הוֹדַוְיָ֡הוּ] וְאֶלְיָשִׁ֡יב וּפְלָיָ֡ה וְ֠עַקּ֠וּב וְיוֹחָנָ֧ן וּדְלָיָ֛ה וַעֲנָ֖נִי שִׁבְעָֽה׃ {ס}

uvene elyo'enay (hvdyvhv) [hodavyahu] ve'elyashiv ufelayah ve'aqquv veyokhanan udelayah va'anani shivah

And the sons of Elioenai: Hodaviah, and Eliashib, and Pelaiah, and Akkub, and Johanan, and Delaiah, and Anani—seven.

Hebrew text and English translation from Sefaria, under their Creative Commons licence.

Yaacov, native Jerusalemite

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