1 Chronicles 3:1-9

Descendants of David

1 ¹These are the sons of David who were born to him in Hebron: the firstborn, Amnon, by Ahinoam the Jezreelite; the second, ²Daniel, by Abigail the Carmelite,

2 the third, Absalom, whose mother was Maacah, the daughter of Talmai, king of Geshur; the fourth, Adonijah, whose mother was Haggith;

3 the fifth, Shephatiah, by Abital; the sixth, Ithream, by his wife Eglah;

4 six were born to him in Hebron, ³where he reigned for seven years and six months. ⁴And he reigned thirty-three years in Jerusalem.

5 ⁵These were born to him in Jerusalem: ⁶Shimea, Shobab, Nathan and ⁷Solomon, four by ⁸Bath-shua, the daughter of ⁹Ammiel;

6 then Ibhar, ¹⁰Elishama, Eliphelet,

7 Nogah, Nepheg, Japhia,

8 Elishama, ¹¹Eliada, and Eliphelet, nine.

9 All these were David’s sons, besides the sons of the concubines, ¹²and Tamar was their sister.

1 Chronicles 3:1-9 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. 3:1 For ver. 1-4, see 2 Sam. 3:2-5
• 2. 3:1 [2 Sam. 3:3]
• 3. 3:4 2 Sam. 2:11
• 4. 3:4 2 Sam. 5:5
• 5. 3:5 For ver. 5-8, see ch. 14:4-7; 2 Sam. 5:14-16
• 6. 3:5 [ch. 14:4; 2 Sam. 5:14]
• 7. 3:5 2 Sam. 12:24
• 8. 3:5 [2 Sam. 11:3]
• 9. 3:5 [2 Sam. 11:3]
• 10. 3:6 [ch. 14:5; 2 Sam. 5:15]
• 11. 3:8 [ch. 14:7]
• 12. 3:9 2 Sam. 13:1