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1 Chronicles 3:2

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the third was Absalom the son of Maacah daughter of King Talmai of Geshur; the fourth was Adonijah the son of Haggith;

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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

the third, Absalom the son of Maacah the daughter of Talmai king of Geshur; the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith;

KJV

The third, Absalom the son of Maachah the daughter of Talmai king of Geshur: the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith:

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This verse in 1 Chronicles 3

Commentary

3 notes on this verse

A commentator

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

Now these were the sons of David, which were born unto him in Hebron--It is of consequence for the proper understanding of events in the domestic history of David, to bear in mind the place and time of his sons' birth. The oldest son, born after his father's accession to the sovereign authority, is according to Eastern notions, the proper heir to the throne.

This site's exposition

the sons of David

on 1 Chronicles 3:1-4

The six sons born at Hebron repeat 2 Samuel 3:2 to 5 with one variant: the second son, Chileab in Samuel, is Daniel here. Verse 4 closes the Hebron count. David reigned seven years and six months in Hebron and thirty-three years in Jerusalem, forty years in all.

This site's exposition

the third was Absalom the son

Absalom's mother was a king's daughter from Geshur, the Aramean state, and Absalom fled to Geshur after killing Amnon in 2 Samuel 13:37 to 38. Adonijah, the fourth son, claimed the throne in 1 Kings 1:5. Both reached for their father's crown.

How the passage was read

What the Jewish commentators add

On the verses either side of this one

the second, Daniel But in II Sam. (3:3) it says: “And the second (sic), Chileab, of Abigail.” It is explained in Midrash Vayechulu ( Ozar Midrashim, p. 156) that David married Abigail after Nabal died, and they suspected that her son was Nabal’s.
Rashi: France, 1040–1105 · Rashi on I Chronicles 3:1:1, via Sefaria, The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg
1 more on this passage, in their own words ▾
And these were the sons of David who were born to him in Ḥebron: his firstborn Amnon by Aḥinoam of Jezreel, the second Daniel aka Khil'ab who looked exactly like his father [ kuleih l'abba ] by Avigail of Carmel.
Targum · Targum of I Chronicles 3:1, via Sefaria, Sefaria Community Translation

This section is reception history: how the passage was read and kept in the Jewish tradition. Where a reading parts from an essential of the Christian faith, the section says so at that point.

Texts and citation data: Sefaria; each excerpt follows its version’s licence. 3 further sources are cited on this chapter that carry no English text this site may quote or only restate the verse.

The words behind it

12 Hebrew words

Every Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.

  • הַשְּׁלִשִׁי֙the third

    hashelishiH7992 →107 times

  • לְאַבְשָׁל֣וֹם<to> Absalom

    leavshalomH53 →

  • בֶּֽן־[the] son of

    ben-H1121 →4930 times

  • מַעֲכָ֔הMaacah

    maakhahH4601 →23 times

  • בַּת־[the] daughter of

    bat-H1323 →588 times

  • תַּלְמַ֖יTalmai

    talmaiH8526 →

  • מֶ֣לֶךְ[the] king of

    melekhH4428 →2525 times

  • גְּשׁ֑וּרGeshur

    geshurH1650 →

  • הָרְבִיעִ֖יthe fourth

    hareviiH7243 →56 times

  • אֲדֹנִיָּ֥הAdonijah

    ʾadoniyahH138 →

  • בֶן־[the] son of

    ven-H1121 →4930 times

  • חַגִּֽית׃Haggith

    chagitH2294 →

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

Related verses

18 in all, six open

The number beside each verse is how many compiled reference works tie it to this one. The strongest six stand open.

1 Kings 1:6(His father had never once reprimanded him by saying, “Why do you act this way?” Adonijah was also very handsome, born next after Absalom.)4 works2 Samuel 13:1After some time, David’s son Amnon fell in love with Tamar, the beautiful sister of David’s son Absalom.4 works2 Samuel 19:4–10But the king covered his face and cried out at the top of his voice, “O my son Absalom! O Absalom, my son, my son!”3 works1 Kings 2:22King Solomon answered his mother, “Why do you request Abishag the Shunammite for Adonijah? Since he is my older brother, you might as well request the kingdom for him and for Abiathar the priest and for Joab son of Zeruiah!”3 works2 Samuel 13:37Now Absalom fled and went to Talmai son of Ammihud, the king of Geshur. But David mourned for his son every day.3 works2 Samuel 18:18During his lifetime, Absalom had set up for himself a pillar in the King’s Valley, for he had said, “I have no son to preserve the memory of my name.” So he gave the pillar his name, and to this day it is called Absalom’s Monument.2 works
The other 12 cross-references, with their words ▾
2 Samuel 3:4his fourth was Adonijah, the son of Haggith; his fifth was Shephatiah, the son of Abital;2 works1 Chronicles 2:23But Geshur and Aram captured Havvoth-jair, along with Kenath and its sixty surrounding villages. All these were descendants of Machir the father of Gilead.2 works2 Samuel 14:23So Joab got up, went to Geshur, and brought Absalom to Jerusalem.2 works2 Samuel 18:14But Joab declared, “I am not going to wait like this with you!” And he took three spears in his hand and thrust them through the heart of Absalom while he was still alive in the oak tree.2 works2 Samuel 15:8For your servant made a vow while dwelling in Geshur of Aram, saying: ‘If indeed the LORD brings me back to Jerusalem, I will worship the LORD in Hebron.’”2 works1 Kings 2:24–25And now, as surely as the LORD lives—the One who established me, who set me on the throne of my father David, and who founded for me a dynasty as He promised—surely Adonijah shall be put to death today!”2 works2 Samuel 18:33The king was shaken and went up to the gate chamber and wept. And as he walked, he cried out, “O my son Absalom! My son, my son Absalom! If only I had died instead of you, O Absalom, my son, my son!”2 works1 Kings 1:5At that time Adonijah, David’s son by Haggith, began to exalt himself, saying, “I will be king!” And he acquired chariots and horsemen and fifty men to run ahead of him.2 works2 Samuel 13:38After Absalom had fled and gone to Geshur, he stayed there three years.2 works2 Samuel 13:20–28Her brother Absalom said to her, “Has your brother Amnon been with you? Be quiet for now, my sister. He is your brother. Do not take this thing to heart.” So Tamar lived as a desolate woman in the house of her brother Absalom.2 worksJoshua 13:13but the Israelites did not drive out the Geshurites or the Maacathites. So Geshur and Maacath dwell among the Israelites to this day.2 works2 Samuel 14:32“Look,” said Absalom, “I sent for you and said, ‘Come here. I want to send you to the king to ask: Why have I come back from Geshur? It would be better for me if I were still there.’ So now, let me see the king’s face, and if there is iniquity in me, let him kill me.”2 works

The walk

8 stops

Each card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.

  • Through

    2 Samuel 13:1

    After some time, David’s son Amnon fell in love with Tamar, the beautiful sister of David’s son Absalom.

    it leads to

    • 2 Samuel 14:27

      Three sons were born to Absalom, and a daughter named Tamar, who was a beautiful woman.

      Reached by 2 separate paths from here.

    • 1 Chronicles 3:9

      These were all the sons of David, besides the sons by his concubines. And Tamar was their sister.

    • 2 Samuel 3:2–3

      And sons were born to David in Hebron: His firstborn was Amnon, by Ahinoam of Jezreel;

    • 2 Samuel 13:15

      Then Amnon hated Tamar with such intensity that his hatred was greater than the love he previously had. “Get up!” he said to her. “Be gone!”

    • 2 Samuel 11:2

      One evening David got up from his bed and strolled around on the roof of the palace. And from the roof he saw a woman bathing—a very beautiful woman.

  • Through

    2 Samuel 18:18

    During his lifetime, Absalom had set up for himself a pillar in the King’s Valley, for he had said, “I have no son to preserve the memory of my name.” So he gave the…

    it leads to

    • Genesis 14:17

      After Abram returned from defeating Chedorlaomer and the kings allied with him, the king of Sodom went out to meet him in the Valley of Shaveh (that is, the King’s Valley).

    • Daniel 4:30

      the king exclaimed, “Is this not Babylon the Great, which I myself have built by the might of my power as a royal residence and for the glory of my majesty?”

    • 1 Samuel 15:12

      Early in the morning Samuel got up to confront Saul, but he was told, “Saul has gone to Carmel, and behold, he has set up a monument for himself and has turned and gone…

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King David Playing the Harp, Gerard van Honthorst, 1622. Public domain.
King David Playing the Harp, Gerard van Honthorst, 1622. Public domain.
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This page draws on Berean Standard Bible, 2 Samuel 13:37 to 38; Berean Standard Bible, 1 Kings 1:5; Jamieson Fausset and Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible and John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament.

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