1 Chronicles 3:9

9 All these were the sons of David, without the sons of his secondary wives; and they had a sister, Tamar.

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 Nogah, and Nepheg, and Japhia,

8 also Elishama, and Eliada, and Eliphelet, nine (others).

9 All these were the sons of David, without the sons of his secondary wives; and they had a sister, Tamar.

10 Soothly the son of Solomon was Rehoboam, whose son Abia begat Asa; and Jehoshaphat, the father of Jehoram , was born of this Asa (and Asa begat Jehoshaphat, and Jehoshaphat begat Jehoram);

11 the which Jehoram begat Ahaziah, of whom Joash was born, or begotten.