Bible Strands
1 Chronicles 3:15
The sons of Josiah: Johanan was the firstborn, Jehoiakim the second, Zedekiah the third, and Shallum the fourth.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The passage operates as a formal genealogical record documenting the offspring of King Josiah immediately following his reign.
The words — The text uses בְּכוֹר (bekhor) to mark Johanan as the firstborn and צִדְקִיּהוּ (tzidkiyyahu) to name the third son.
The thread — This lineage continues in 1 Chronicles 3:16, which lists the successors of Jehoiakim rather than Josiah, and connects to 2 Kings 23:34, where Pharaoh Neco installs Eliakim as king under the name Jehoiakim.
Why it lands — The record requires the reader to track royal succession through precise birth order and to recognize how names and political authority shift across generations.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And the sons of Josiah were, the firstborn Johanan, the second Jehoiakim, the third Zedekiah, the fourth Shallum.
Cross-references
- 2 Kings 23:34 Then Pharaoh Neco made Eliakim son of Josiah king in place of his father Josiah, and he changed Eliakim’s name to Jehoiakim. But Neco took Jehoahaz and carried him off to Egypt, where he died.