2 Samuel 3:2

2 Sons were born to David at Hebron: his firstborn was Amnon, of Ahinoam of Jezreel;

2 Samuel 3:2 Meaning and Commentary

2 Samuel 3:2

And unto David were sons born in Hebron
He was married before he came there, had wives in his state of exile, but had no children by them there, at least no sons; if any, only daughters:

and his firstborn was Amnon, of Ahinoam the Jezreelitess;
who being mentioned first, and her son his firstborn, seems to have been his wife before be took Abigail; he had not much comfort of this firstborn son of his; see ( 2 Samuel 13:1-39 ) .

2 Samuel 3:2 In-Context

1 There was a long war between the house of Saul and the house of David; David grew stronger and stronger, while the house of Saul became weaker and weaker.
2 Sons were born to David at Hebron: his firstborn was Amnon, of Ahinoam of Jezreel;
3 his second, Chileab, of Abigail the widow of Nabal of Carmel; the third, Absalom son of Maacah, daughter of King Talmai of Geshur;
4 the fourth, Adonijah son of Haggith; the fifth, Shephatiah son of Abital;
5 and the sixth, Ithream, of David's wife Eglah. These were born to David in Hebron.
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