1 Chronicles 3:9

9 All these the sons of David, beside the sons of the concubines: and they had a sister Thamar.

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 And Eliphaleth, and Noge, and Nepheg, and Japhia,
8 And Elisama, and Eliada, and Elipheleth, nine:
9 All these the sons of David, beside the sons of the concubines: and they had a sister Thamar.
10 And Solomon’s son was Roboam: whose son Abia begot Asa. And his son was Josaphat,
11 The father of Joram: and Joram begot Ochozias, of whom was born Joas:
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