The Greek and Hebrew that is translated as “son of” in English is translated in all Icelandic Bible versions of the Icelandic Bible Society (latest edition 2007) in parallel with the Icelandic naming system . This means that for instance in Matthew 16:17 the name that is transliterated and translated in English as “Simon son of Jonah” becomes “Simon Jónasson” or in Isaiah 8:2 “Zechariah son of Jeberechiah” becomes “Sakaría Jeberekíason” where in both cases the “-son” means “son of.”
In cases where “son of” does not refer to a literal father or perhaps stepfather but to lineage, however, this system is not used. So in Matthew 1:1 “Jesus the Messiah, the son of David, the son of Abraham” is translated as “Jesú Krists, sonar Davíðs, sonar Abrahams.”
The referenced verses all have at least one instance where the Icelandic patronymic or matronymic naming system is used. (Source: Halldór Elías Guðmundsson)
Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 1 Chronicles 29:26:
Kupsabiny: “David son of Jesse ruled all of Israel” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
Newari: “David son of Jesse reigned over all Israel.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
Hiligaynon: “King David the child of Jesse reigned in all of Israel for a period/(lit. inside) of 40 years — 7 years in Hebron and 33 years in Jerusalem.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
English: “Jesse’s son David was the king who ruled all of Israel.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
29:26 David son of Jesse was king over all Israel.
⌊King⌋ David was Jesse’s son. He ruled over all ⌊the country of⌋ Israel -or-
Solomon’s father was David. David’s father was Jesse. David was a king over all the people of Israel
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