CAP. III.
[verse 1] Forsothe Dauid hadde these sones, that weren borun to hym in Ebron; the firste gendrid [goten I.] sone [sone of him was IS.] , Amon, of Achynoem of Jezrael; the secounde sone, Danyel [hiȝt Danyel IS.] , of [born of IS.] [verse 2] Abigail of Carmele; the thridde, Absolon, the sone of Maacha, douȝter [the douȝtir IS.] of Tolomei, kyng of Gessuri; the fourthe, Adonye, [verse 3] sone [the sone IS.] of Agith; the fyuethe, Saphacie, of Abithal; the sixte, Jethraan, of [Dauid hadde of S.] Egla his wijf. [verse 4] Therfor sixe sones weren borun to hym [Dauid IS.] in Ebron, where he regnede seuene ȝeer and sixe monethis; sotheli [and IS.] he regnyde thre and thritti ȝeer in Jerusalem. [verse 5] For|sothe foure sones [sones; thre the firste weren the kyndeli sones of Vrie, and sones of Dauid bi pur|chas of lawe. Lire here. ACK LPQUX.] , Sama [that ben, Sama I. that is, Sama S.] , and Sobab, and Nathan, and Salomon, weren borun of Bersabee, the douȝter of Amyhel, to hym [Dauid IS.] [verse 6] in Jerusalem; also Jabaar, and Elisama, [verse 7] and Eliphalech, and Noge, and Napheth, [verse 8] and Japhie, also and [Om. IS.] Elisama, and Eli|ade, and Eliphalech, nyne [nyne sones IS.] . [verse 9] Alle these weren the sones of David, with out the sones of secoundarie [the secoundarie CM. his secoundarie IS.] wyues; and thei hadden a sistir, Thamar. [verse 10] Sotheli the sone of Salomon was Roboam, whos sone Abia [verse 11] gendride [gaat I.] Asa; and Josephat, the fadir of Joram, was borun of this Asa; which [the which I.]