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1 Chronicles 3:10-24

1 Chronicles 3:10 is part of this passage.
10Solomon’s son was Rehoboam, Abijah his son, Asa his son, Jehoshaphat his son, 11Joram his son, Ahaziah his son, Joash his son, 12Amaziah his son, Azariah his son, Jotham his son, 13Ahaz his son, Hezekiah his son, Manasseh his son, 14Amon his son, and Josiah his son. 15The sons of Josiah: the firstborn Johanan, the second Jehoiakim, the third Zedekiah, and the fourth Shallum. 16The sons of Jehoiakim: Jeconiah his son, and Zedekiah his son. 17The sons of Jeconiah, the captive: Shealtiel his son, 18Malchiram, Pedaiah, Shenazzar, Jekamiah, Hoshama, and Nedabiah. 19The sons of Pedaiah: Zerubbabel and Shimei. The sons of Zerubbabel: Meshullam and Hananiah; and Shelomith was their sister; 20and Hashubah, Ohel, Berechiah, Hasadiah, and Jushab Hesed, five. 21The sons of Hananiah: Pelatiah and Jeshaiah; the sons of Rephaiah, the sons of Arnan, the sons of Obadiah, the sons of Shecaniah. 22The son of Shecaniah: Shemaiah. The sons of Shemaiah: Hattush, Igal, Bariah, Neariah, and Shaphat, six. 23The sons of Neariah: Elioenai, Hizkiah, and Azrikam, three. 24The sons of Elioenai: Hodaviah, Eliashib, Pelaiah, Akkub, Johanan, Delaiah, and Anani, seven.

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Summary

1 Chronicles 3:10-24: Named generations display God’s faithfulness and give restored Israel a rooted identity.

Interpretation

In 1 Chronicles 3:10-24, named generations display God’s faithfulness and give restored Israel a rooted identity. The Chronicler wants us to see the covenant God who remembers people by name, establishes David, and prepares a place for His Name. Listen to the text: “Solomon’s son was Rehoboam, … (and the named line continues)”

Genealogies are theology in list form: God knows names, families matter, and promise travels through ordinary generations. What feels like a dry dump to hurried readers is pastoral ballast—Israel’s restored identity rests on God’s long memory, not on present size alone.

David’s sons and the royal line through the exile keep hope alive for a throne God has not abandoned. In the opening genealogies, Chronicles roots a restored people in God’s long faithfulness from Adam to the return. This passage belongs in that movement: 1 Chronicles 3:10-24 is not an isolated scrap but a step in God’s unfolding purpose. Genealogies, David’s rise, the ark, and temple preparations all say: Yahweh remembers, chooses, and dwells with His people.

For life with God, Receive forgotten names as beloved of God; your obscure faithfulness still sits inside His story. Matthew’s and Luke’s genealogies later show that these name-roads run to Jesus.

If 1 Chronicles 3:10-24 feels dense—especially amid names, numbers, or logistics—read it aloud slowly and ask what God is preserving. Chronicles writes for hearts that need rooted identity and renewed worship. Let one phrase from this passage become a prayer you carry today.

As you sit with 1 Chronicles 3:10-24, ask what it shows about the God who remembers names, keeps covenants, and dwells with His people. 1 Chronicles is living Scripture that forms identity and hope—not a mere archive. Let the text steady your confidence in Yahweh’s faithful care.

Reading 1 Chronicles 3:10-24 inside the whole book keeps genealogy, David’s rise, the ark, and temple preparation together. God preserves a people for worship even through failure and exile. Hold this passage in 1 Chronicles’ larger story that points toward Christ the Son of David.

Context

David’s sons and the royal line through the exile keep hope alive for a throne God has not abandoned.

Chronicles opens with lists to reassure a post-exile community that they still belong to God’s long story.

1 Chronicles retells Israel’s past for worship and hope, often paralleling Samuel–Kings with distinctive theological emphasis.

Early chapters privilege Judah, Levi, and Benjamin while still naming the wider family of Israel.

Audience

Readers learning to receive name-lists as warm witnesses of God’s faithfulness across generations

Themes

Keywords

genealogy · names · lineage · faithfulness · generations · tribe · family · memory