1 Chronicles 3:3-13

3 the fifth, Sh'fatyah, whose mother was Avital; and the sixth, Yitre'am, whose mother was his wife 'Eglah.

4 Six were born to David in Hevron. He ruled there seven years and six months; then he ruled in Yerushalayim thirty-three years.

5 These were born to him in Yerushalayim: Shim'a, Shovav, Natan, Shlomo, four whose mother was Bat-Shua the daughter of 'Ammi'el;

6 and nine others -Yivchar, Elishama, Elifelet,

7 Nogah, Nefeg, Yafia,

8 Elishama, Elyada and Elifelet.

9 All these were sons of David, apart from the sons of the concubines; Tamar was their sister.

10 Shlomo's son was Rechav'am, his son Aviyah, his son Asa, his son Y'hoshafat,

11 his son Yoram, his son Achazyah, his son Yo'ash,

12 his son Amatzyah, his son 'Azaryah, his son Yotam,

13 his son Achaz, his son Hizkiyahu, his son M'nasheh,

1 Chronicles 3:3-13 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO 1 CHRONICLES 3

This chapter gives an account of the sons of David, born to him both in Hebron and in Jerusalem, 1Ch 3:1-9, and of his successors in the kingdom, to the Babylonish captivity, 1Ch 3:10-16, and of his family, to the coming of the Messiah, 1Ch 3:17-24.

born in Hebron, who are reckoned in the same order as in 2Sa 3:2-5, only here the second son is called Daniel, who there goes by the name of Chileab; he had two names, the reason of which see there; and here David's wife, Eglah, is said in the Targum to be Michal, Saul's daughter, \\See Gill on "2Sa 3:5"\\, to which is added an account of his reign both in Hebron and Jerusalem, agreeably to 2Sa 5:5. 18321-941229-1000-1Ch3.2