1 Chronicles 3:9

9 All of these were David's sons. Besides these, there were the sons of the concubines. Tamar was their sister.

1 Chronicles 3:9 Meaning and Commentary

1 Chronicles 3:9

These were all the sons of David
By his wives:

beside the sons of the concubines;
who are not reckoned, and how many they were is not known; he had ten concubines at least, ( 2 Samuel 15:16 ) and ( 2 Samuel 20:3 ) .

And Tamar their sister;
not the sister of the sons of the concubines, but of his other sons, and only of Absalom by the mother's side, of whom see ( 2 Samuel 13:1-39 ) .

1 Chronicles 3:9 In-Context

7 Nogah, Nepheg, Japhia,
8 Elishama, Eliada, and Eliphelet (nine [by other wives]).
9 All of these were David's sons. Besides these, there were the sons of the concubines. Tamar was their sister.
10 Solomon's son was Rehoboam. Rehoboam's son was Abijah. Abijah's son was Asa. Asa's son was Jehoshaphat.
11 Jehoshaphat's son was Joram. Joram's son was Ahaziah. Ahaziah's son was Joash.
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