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1 Chronicles 3:15

And the sons of Josiah: the oldest Johanan, the second Jehoiakim, the third Zedekiah, the fourth Shallum.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Jehoahaz;   Jehoiakim;   Johanan;   Zedekiah;   Thompson Chain Reference - Genealogies of Christ;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Genealogy;   Jehoahaz;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Create, Creation;   Leadership;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Jehoahaz;   Johanan;   Shallum;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Jehoahaz;   Johanan;   Shallum;   Zedekiah;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Johanan;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Chronicles, I;   Genealogy of Jesus Christ;   Generation;   Johanan;   Pedaiah;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Genealogies of Jesus Christ;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Chronicles, Books of the;   Jehoahaz ;   Johanan ;   Shallum ;   Zedekiah ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Jehoahaz;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Joha'nan;   Shal'lum;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Jehoahaz;   Johanan;   Shallum (1);   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Genealogy;   Jehoahaz;   Shallum;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Josiah’s sons:
Hebrew Names Version
The sons of Yoshiyahu: the firstborn Yochanan, the second Yehoiakim, the third Tzidkiyahu, the fourth Shallum.
King James Version
And the sons of Josiah were, the firstborn Johanan, the second Jehoiakim, the third Zedekiah, the fourth Shallum.
English Standard Version
The sons of Josiah: Johanan the firstborn, the second Jehoiakim, the third Zedekiah, the fourth Shallum.
New Century Version
These were Josiah's sons: His first son was Johanan, his second was Jehoiakim, his third was Zedekiah, and his fourth was Shallum.
New English Translation
The sons of Josiah: Johanan was the firstborn; Jehoiakim was born second; Zedekiah third; and Shallum fourth.
Amplified Bible
The sons of Josiah: firstborn, Johanan; second, Jehoiakim (Eliakim); third, Zedekiah; fourth, Shallum (Jehoahaz).
New American Standard Bible
The sons of Josiah were Johanan, the firstborn, the second was Jehoiakim, the third, Zedekiah, and the fourth, Shallum.
World English Bible
The sons of Josiah: the firstborn Johanan, the second Jehoiakim, the third Zedekiah, the fourth Shallum.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And of the sonnes of Iosiah, the eldest was Iohanan, the second Iehoiakim, the thirde Zedekiah, and the fourth Shallum.
Legacy Standard Bible
The sons of Josiah were Johanan the firstborn, and the second was Jehoiakim, the third Zedekiah, the fourth Shallum.
Berean Standard Bible
The sons of Josiah: Johanan was the firstborn, Jehoiakim the second, Zedekiah the third, and Shallum the fourth.
Complete Jewish Bible
The sons of Yoshiyahu: Yochanan the firstborn, Y'hoyakim the second, Tzedekyah the third, and Shalum the fourth.
Darby Translation
And the sons of Josiah: the firstborn Johanan, the second Jehoiakim, the third Zedekiah, the fourth Shallum.
Easy-to-Read Version
This is a list of Josiah's sons: The first son was Johanan. The second son was Jehoiakim. The third son was Zedekiah. The fourth son was Shallum.
George Lamsa Translation
And the sons of Josiah were: his first-born Johanan, the second Jehoiakim, the third Zedekiah, the fourth Shallum.
Good News Translation
Josiah had four sons: Johanan, Jehoiakim, Zedekiah, and Joahaz.
Lexham English Bible
And the sons of Josiah: Johanan the firstborn, the second Jehoiakim, the third Zedekiah, the fourth Shallum.
Literal Translation
And the sons of Josiah were the first-born Johanan; the second, Jehoiakim; the third, Zedekiah; the fourth, Shallum.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
The sonnes of Iosias were: ye first, Iohanna: the seconde, Ioachim: the thirde, Sedechias: the fourth, Sallum.
American Standard Version
And the sons of Josiah: the first-born Johanan, the second Jehoiakim, the third Zedekiah, the fourth Shallum.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And the sonnes of Iosia, were: the eldest sonne Iohanan, the second Iehoakim, the thirde Zedekia, and the fourth Sallum.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And the sons of Josiah: the firstborn Johanan, the second Jehoiakim, the third Zedekiah, the fourth Shallum.
King James Version (1611)
And the sonnes of Iosiah were: the first borne Iohanan, the second Ioakim, the third Zedekiah, the fourth Sallum.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And the sons of Josia; the first-born Joanan, the second Joakim, the third Sedekias, the fourth Salum.
English Revised Version
And the sons of Josiah; the firstborn Johanan, the second Jehoiakim, the third Zedekiah, the fourth Shallum.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Forsothe the sones of Josias weren, the firste gendrid sone, Johannan; the secounde, Joachym; the thridde, Sedechie; the fourthe, Sellum.
Update Bible Version
And the sons of Josiah: the first-born Johanan, the second Jehoiakim, the third Zedekiah, the fourth Shallum.
Webster's Bible Translation
And the sons of Josiah [were], the first-born Johanan, the second Jehoiakim, the third Zedekiah, the fourth Shallum.
New King James Version
The sons of Josiah were Johanan the firstborn, the second Jehoiakim, the third Zedekiah, and the fourth Shallum. 2 Kings 23:31">[fn]
New Living Translation
The sons of Josiah were Johanan (the oldest), Jehoiakim (the second), Zedekiah (the third), and Jehoahaz (the fourth).
New Life Bible
The sons of Josiah were Johanan the first-born, Jehoiakim the second, Zedekiah the third, and Shallum the fourth.
New Revised Standard
The sons of Josiah: Johanan the firstborn, the second Jehoiakim, the third Zedekiah, the fourth Shallum.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And, the sons of Josiah, the firstborn, Johanan, the second, Jehoiakim, - the third, Zedekiah, the fourth, Shallum.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And the sons of Josias were, the firstborn Johanan, the second Joakim, the third Sedecias, the fourth Sellum.
Revised Standard Version
The sons of Josi'ah: Joha'nan the first-born, the second Jehoi'akim, the third Zedeki'ah, the fourth Shallum.
Young's Literal Translation
And sons of Josiah: the first-born Johanan, the second Jehoiakim, the third Zedekiah, the fourth Shallum.
THE MESSAGE
Josiah's firstborn was Johanan, followed by Jehoiakim, then Zedekiah, and finally Shallum.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
The sons of Josiah were Johanan the firstborn, and the second was Jehoiakim, the third Zedekiah, the fourth Shallum.

Contextual Overview

10 And Solomon's son was Rehoboam, Abijah was his son, Asa his son, Jehoshaphat his son, 11 Joram his son, Ahaziah his son, Joash his son, 12 Amaziah his son, Azariah his son, Jotham his son, 13 Ahaz his son, Hezekiah his son, Manasseh his son, 14 Amon his son, Josiah his son. 15 And the sons of Josiah: the oldest Johanan, the second Jehoiakim, the third Zedekiah, the fourth Shallum. 16 And the sons of Jehoiakim: Jeconiah his son, Zedekiah his son. 17 And the sons of Jeconiah, who was taken prisoner: Shealtiel his son, 18 And Malchiram and Pedaiah and Shenazzar, Jekamiah, Hoshama and Nedabiah. 19 And the sons of Pedaiah: Zerubbabel and Shimei; and the sons of Zerubbabel: Meshullam and Hananiah; and Shelomith was their sister;

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Reciprocal: 2 Kings 23:31 - Jehoahaz 2 Kings 23:34 - the son 2 Kings 23:36 - Jehoiakim 2 Kings 24:17 - his father's brother 1 Chronicles 3:16 - Zedekiah 2 Chronicles 34:1 - Josiah 2 Chronicles 36:1 - Jehoahaz 2 Chronicles 36:4 - made Eliakim 2 Chronicles 36:10 - Zedekiah Jeremiah 21:1 - when Jeremiah 22:11 - Shallum Jeremiah 22:15 - thy Jeremiah 37:1 - Zedekiah Matthew 1:11 - Jechonias

Cross-References

Genesis 3:1
Now the snake was wiser than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. And he said to the woman, Has God truly said that you may not take of the fruit of any tree in the garden?
Genesis 3:3
But of the fruit of the tree in the middle of the garden, God has said, If you take of it or put your hands on it, death will come to you.
Genesis 3:4
And the snake said, Death will not certainly come to you:
Genesis 3:6
And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and a delight to the eyes, and to be desired to make one wise, she took of its fruit, and gave it to her husband.
Genesis 3:7
And their eyes were open and they were conscious that they had no clothing and they made themselves coats of leaves stitched together.
Genesis 3:8
And there came to them the sound of the Lord God walking in the garden in the evening wind: and the man and his wife went to a secret place among the trees of the garden, away from the eyes of the Lord God.
Genesis 3:10
And he said, Hearing your voice in the garden I was full of fear, because I was without clothing: and I kept myself from your eyes.
Genesis 3:13
And the Lord God said to the woman, What have you done? And the woman said, I was tricked by the deceit of the snake and I took it.
Genesis 3:14
And the Lord God said to the snake, Because you have done this you are cursed more than all cattle and every beast of the field; you will go flat on the earth, and dust will be your food all the days of your life:
Genesis 3:15
And there will be war between you and the woman and between your seed and her seed: by him will your head be crushed and by you his foot will be wounded.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And the sons of Josiah were, the firstborn Johanan,.... Of whom we nowhere else read; he probably died before his father Josiah:

the second Jehoiakim: whose name was Eliakim, changed for the former by the king of Egypt, when, he deposed his younger brother, and set him on the throne, 2 Kings 23:24

the third Zedekiah; whose name was Mattaniah, but changed by the king of Babylon, when he placed him on the throne in the room of his brother's son, 2 Kings 24:17,

the fourth Shallum: the same with Jehoahaz, who was first made king in the room of his father; but reigning so short a time, and making so mean a figure, is mentioned last, see Jeremiah 22:11.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Of the sons of Josiah, Johanan, “the first-born,” who is mentioned in this place only, must, it would seem, have died before his father, or with him at Megiddo; and Shallum (also called Jehoahaz, marginal note and reference) was considerably older than Zedekiah, and was consequently the third, and not the fourth, son. He is perhaps assigned the fourth place here by way of intentional degradation. Compare Jeremiah 22:10-12; Ezekiel 19:3-4.


 
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