Geneva Bible Notes: 1 Chronicles 3

1 Chronicles 3:1 ^! The genealogie of Dauid, and of his posteritie vnto the sonnes of Josiah.

1 Chronicles 3:1 ^a He returneth to the genealogie of Dauid, to shew that Christ came of his stocke.

1 Chronicles 3:1 ^b Which {2Sam. 3,3} is called Cheleab, borne of her, that was Nabals wife the Carmelite.

1 Chronicles 3:5 ^c Onely Salomon was dauids natural sonne, the oher thre were Vriahs, whome Dauid made his by adoption, he that was begoten in adulterie & dyed the eight day, is not rekened among Dauids sonnes.

1 Chronicles 3:5 ^d Called also Bathsheba the daughter of Eliam: so thei gaue them diuerse names.

1 Chronicles 3:6 ^e Elishama, or Elishua {2 Sam 5, 15}: & Eliphelet dyed, & Dauid named those sonnes, which were next borne, by the same names: in the boke of Kings his children are mencioned which were aliue, and here bothe they that were aliue & dead.

1 Chronicles 3:15 ^f So called because he was preferred to the dignitie royal before his brother Jehoiakim, which was the elder.

1 Chronicles 3:15 ^/ Or, Jehoahaz {2 King 23, 30}

1 Chronicles 3:19 ^g S Mat. saith that Zorobabel was sonne of Zalathiel, meaning that he was his neuewe according to the Ebrewe speache: for he which is Pedaiahs sonne.

1 Chronicles 3:22 ^h So that Shemaiah was Shechaniahs natural sonne, & the other fiue his neuewes, & in all were six.