1 Chronicles 3:4-13

4 All six were born in Hebron during the seven and a half years that David ruled there. ¹ In Jerusalem he ruled as king for thirty-three years,

5 and many sons were born to him there. ² His wife Bathsheba, daughter of Ammiel, bore him four sons: Shimea, Shobab, Nathan, and Solomon.

6 He had nine other sons: Ibhar, Elishua, Elpelet,

7 Nogah, Nepheg, Japhia,

8 Elishama, Eliada, and Eliphelet.

9 In addition to all these sons, David had sons by his concubines. He also had a daughter, Tamar.

10 This is the line of King Solomon's descendants from father to son: Solomon, Rehoboam, Abijah, Asa, Jehoshaphat,

11 Jehoram, Ahaziah, Joash,

12 Amaziah, Uzziah, Jotham,

13 Ahaz, Hezekiah, Manasseh,

1 Chronicles 3:4-13 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

Cross References

• 1. 3.4 2 S 5.4, 5; 1 K 2.11;1 Chronicles 29.27.
• 2. 3.5 2 Samuel 11.3.