Hello, this is Father Paul, and I'm glad we're
taking this journey together to read the Bible
in a year. Today's reading is from 1 Chronicles
chapters 3 and 4. Chapter 3 Now these were the
sons of David who were born to him in Hebron.
The firstborn was Amon by Ahinoam the Jezreelitess.
The second, Daniel by Abigail the Carmelitess.
The third, Absalom the son of Macca, the daughter
of Tomei, king of Geshur. These six were born
to him in Hebron. There he reigned seven years
and six months, and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty
-three years. And these were born to him in Jerusalem,
Shimei, Shobab, Nathan, and Solomon. Four by
Bethshua, the daughter of Amiel. Noga, Nefeg,
Jafia, Eli Shama, Eliada, and Elifelet, nine
in all. These were all the sons of David, besides
the sons of the concubines and Tamar, their sister.
Solomon's son was Rehoboam, Abijah was his son,
Asa his son, Jehoshaphat his son, Joram his son,
Ahaziah his son, Joash his son, Amaziah his son,
Hazariah his son, Jotam his son. Ahaz his son,
Hezekiah his son, Manasseh his son, Ammon his
son, and Josiah his son. The sons of Josiah were
Joanan the firstborn, the second was Jehoiakim,
the third Zedekiah, and the fourth Shalom. The
sons of Jehoiakim were Jeconiah his son, and
Zedekiah his son. And the sons of Jeconiah were
Asir, Shealtiel his son, and Malkiram. The sons
of Pediah were Zerubbabel and Shimei. The sons
of Zerubbabel were Meshulam, Hananiah, Shalomit,
their sister, and Hashubah, Ohel, Berekiah, Hasadiah,
and Jushab, Hesed, five in all. The sons of Hananiah
were Pelatiah and Jeshiah. The sons of Rephiah
the sons of Arnon, the sons of Obadiah, and the
sons of Shekaniah. The son of Shekaniah was Shemaiah.
The sons of Shemaiah were Hatush, Egal, Baraiah,
Neariah, and Shaphat, six in all. The sons of
Neriah were Elionai, Hezekiah, and Azrikam, three
in all. The sons of Elionai were Hudaviah, Eliashib,
Pelaiah, Akub, Joanan, Deliah, and Anani, seven
in all. Chapter 4 The sons of Judah were Perez,
Hezron, Carmi, Hur, and Shobel. And Reniah the
son of Shobel begot Jahat, and Jahat begot Ahumai
and Lahad. These were the families of the Zoratites.
These were the sons of the father of Etham, Jezreel,
Ishma, and Idbash. And the name of their sister
These were the sons of Hur, the firstborn of
Ifratah, the father of Bethlehem. And Ashur,
the father of Tikwa, had two wives, Hela and
Nara. Nara bore him Ahuzam, Hefer, Temani, and
Hahashtari. These were the sons of Nara. The
sons of Hela were Zerit, Zohar, and Itnan. Zubaybah
and the families of Aharel, the son of Harum.
Now Jabez was more honorable than his brothers,
and his mother called his name Jabez, saying,
Because I bore him in pain. And Jabez called
on the God of Israel, saying, O that you would
bless me indeed and enlarge my territory, that
your hand would be with me, and that you would
keep me from evil, that I may not cause pain.
So God granted him what he requested. Gilub,
the brother of Shua, begot Mehir, who was the
father of Eshton. And Eshton begot Bet -Rapha,
Paseah, and Tehina, the father of Er -Nahash.
These were the men of Rekha. The sons of Kenaz
were Utniel and Saraiah. The sons of Utniel were
Hatad and Meonotai, who begot Uphra. Saraiah
begot Joab, the father of Ge -Harashim, for they
were craftsmen. The sons of Caleb, the son of
Jephunneh, were Eru, Ela, and Naam. The son of
Elah was Kenaz. The sons of Jehalel were Ziph,
Zepha, Tyria, and Aseril. The sons of Ezra were
Jezer, Mered, Efer, and Jalon. And Mered's wife
bore Miriam, Shammai, and Ishba, the father of
Ishtemoa. His wife, Jehudija, bore Jared, the
father of Gidor. Heber, the father of Soko, and
Jekutiel, the father of Zenoa. And these were
the sons of Bithya, the daughter of Pharaoh,
whom Merod took. The sons of Hodiah's wife, the
sister of Naham, were the fathers of Kelah the
Garmite, and of Ishtimoah the Makathite. And
the sons of Shimon were Amnon, Rina, Ben -Hanan,
and Tilon. And the sons of Ishi were Juhait and
Ben -Juhait. The sons of Shelah, the son of Judah,
Now the records are ancient. These were the potters
and those who dwell at Netaim and Gedera. There
they dwelt with the king for his work. the sons
of simeon were nimuel jamin jerib zerah and shol
shalom his son mibsam his son and mishmah his
son and the sons of mishmah were hamuel his son
zakur his son and shimei his son she may had
sixteen sons and six daughters but his brothers
did not have any children nor did any of their
families multiply as much as the children of
judah they dwelt at beersheba molada Hazar -Shual,
Bila, Ezim, Tulad, Bethuel, Horma, Ziklag, Beit
-Markabot, Hazar -Susim, Beit -Biri, and At -Sharim.
These were their cities until the reign of David,
and their villages were Etam, Ein, Ramon, Tocan,
and Ashan, five cities, and all the villages
that were around these cities as far as Baal.
These were their dwelling places and they maintained
their genealogy. the son of Shemri, the son of
Shemaiah. These mentioned by name were leaders
in their families, and their father's house increased
greatly. So they went to the entrance of Gedor,
as far as the east side of the valley, to seek
pasture for their flocks. And they found rich,
good pasture, and the land was broad, quiet,
and peaceful. For some Hamites formerly lived
there. These recorded by name came in the days
of Hezekiah, king of Judah. and they attacked
their tents and the Maonites who were found there,
and utterly destroyed them, as it is to this
day. So they dwelt in their place, because there
was pasture for their flocks there. Now some
of them, five hundred men of the sons of Simeon,
went to Mount Seir, having as their captains
Pelatia, Neriah, Rephiah, and Uziel, the sons
of Ishi. And they defeated the rest of the Amalekites
who had escaped. They have dwelt there to this
day. I hope you enjoyed today's reading as much
as I did and I look forward to seeing you again
tomorrow to continue on our journey. God bless
you and have a great day.