The Message

1 Chronicles 3:1-3-4-9 The Message (MSG)

1-3. These are the sons that David had while he lived at Hebron:His firstborn was Amnon by Ahinoam of Jezreel;second, Daniel by Abigail of Carmel;third, Absalom born of Maacah, daughter of Talmai king of Geshur;fourth, Adonijah born of Haggith;fifth, Shephatiah born of Abital;sixth, Ithream born of his wife Eglah.

4-9. He had these six sons while he was in Hebron; he was king there for seven years and six months.He went on to be king in Jerusalem for another thirty-three years. These are the sons he had in Jerusalem: first Shammua, then Shobab, Nathan, and Solomon. Bathsheba daughter of Ammiel was the mother of these four. And then there were another nine sons: Ibhar, Elishua, Eliphelet, Nogah, Nepheg, Japhia, Elishama, Eliada, Eliphelet—David’s sons, plus Tamar their sister. There were other sons by his concubines.