1 Chronicles 3:5
in 1 Chronicles 3and these sons were born to him in Jerusalem: Shimea, Shobab, Nathan, and Solomon. These four were born to him by Bathsheba daughter of Ammiel.
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ASV
and these were born unto him in Jerusalem: Shimea, and Shobab, and Nathan, and Solomon, four, of Bath-shua the daughter of Ammiel;
KJV
And these were born unto him in Jerusalem; Shimea, and Shobab, and Nathan, and Solomon, four, of Bath–shua the daughter of Ammiel:
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This verse in 1 Chronicles 3
Commentary
7 notes on this verseA commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
Bathshua, the daughter of Ammiel - Both names are here given in an unusual form, but it may be doubted whether in either case there has been any corruption. In “Bathshua,” for “Bathsheba,” a ו (v) replaces the ב (b) of the earlier writer, “w” and “b” having nearly the same sound. In “Ammiel,” for “Eliam,” the two elements which form the name are inverted, as in Jehoiachin =Jechoniah, and the like.
This site's exposition
these sons were born to him in Jerusalem
on 1 Chronicles 3:5-9
The Hebrew names the mother Bathshua daughter of Ammiel, and the older commentators read both names as transposed forms of Bathsheba and Eliam. Verse 9 closes the roster with Tamar, the only daughter of David the Bible names, beside sons born to concubines whose names are not recorded.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices
Four - All David's children by her, as the text positively affirms: and therefore Solomon is called her, only son, Prov. iv, 3, because she loved him as if he had been so.
One of them, which Bath-sheba bore to him, he called Nathan, probably in honour of Nathan the prophet, who reproved him for his sin in that matter and was instrumental to bring him to repentance. It seems he loved him the better for it as long as he lived. It is wisdom to esteem those our best friends that deal faithfully with us.
And these were born unto him in Jerusalem,.... Whose names follow, in all nine; there are but seven mentioned in 2Sa 5:14 the reason of which see in the notes there; See Gill on 2Sa 5:14. See Gill on 2Sa 5:15. See Gill on 2Sa 5:16. it may be observed that Bathsheba is here called Bathshua, and her father Ammiel, whose name is Eliam in 2Sa 11:3, names of much the same signification.
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
four, of Bath-shua the daughter of Ammiel--or, "Bath-sheba" (2Sa 11:3), and there her father is called "Eliam." Of course Solomon was not her "only son," but he is called so (Pr 4:3) from the distinguished affection of which he was the object; and though the oldest, he is named the last of Bath-sheba's children.
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Shimea, and Shobab - Solomon is mentioned last, though he was the eldest of these four sons, because the genealogy was to be continued from him. Bath-shua בת שוע is the same as Bath-sheba, בת שבע the ו vau being put by mistake in the former for ב beth in the latter.
The words behind it
13 Hebrew wordsEvery 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.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְאֵ֥לֶּה | veeleh | and these | H428 → | 746 times |
| נוּלְּדוּ־ | nuledu- | they were born | H3205 → | 496 times |
| ל֖וֹ | lo | to him | ||
| בִּירוּשָׁלָ֑יִם | birushalayim | in Jerusalem | H3389 → | 643 times |
| שִׁ֠מְעָא | shima' | Shimea | H8092 → | 5 times |
| וְשׁוֹבָ֞ב | veshovav | and Shobab | H7727 → | 4 times |
| וְנָתָ֤ן | venatan | and Nathan | H5416 → | 41 times |
| וּשְׁלֹמֹה֙ | ushelomoh | and Solomon | H8010 → | 291 times |
| אַרְבָּעָ֔ה | ʾarbaah | four | H702 → | 318 times |
| לְבַת־ | levat- | to Bath- | H1340 → | |
| שׁ֖וּעַ | shua' | -shua | H1340 → | |
| בַּת־ | bat- | [the] daughter of | H1323 → | 588 times |
| עַמִּיאֵֽל׃ | ʾamiel | Ammiel | H5988 → |
וְאֵ֥לֶּהand these
veelehH428 →746 times
נוּלְּדוּ־they were born
nuledu-H3205 →496 times
ל֖וֹto him
lo
בִּירוּשָׁלָ֑יִםin Jerusalem
birushalayimH3389 →643 times
שִׁ֠מְעָאShimea
shima'H8092 →5 times
וְשׁוֹבָ֞בand Shobab
veshovavH7727 →4 times
וְנָתָ֤ןand Nathan
venatanH5416 →41 times
וּשְׁלֹמֹה֙and Solomon
ushelomohH8010 →291 times
אַרְבָּעָ֔הfour
ʾarbaahH702 →318 times
לְבַת־to Bath-
levat-H1340 →
שׁ֖וּעַ-shua
shua'H1340 →
בַּת־[the] daughter of
bat-H1323 →588 times
עַמִּיאֵֽל׃Ammiel
ʾamielH5988 →
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
5 stopsEach 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 11:3So David sent and inquired about the woman, and he was told, “This is Bathsheba, the daughter of Eliam and the wife of Uriah the Hittite.”
it leads to
- 2 Samuel 23:39
and Uriah the Hittite. There were thirty-seven in all.
- Jeremiah 5:8
They are well-fed, lusty stallions, each neighing after his neighbor’s wife.
- James 1:14–15
But each one is tempted when by his own evil desires he is lured away and enticed.
- 1 Chronicles 11:41
Uriah the Hittite, Zabad son of Ahlai,
- Hosea 7:6–7
For they prepare their heart like an oven while they lie in wait; all night their anger smolders; in the morning it blazes like a flaming fire.
- 2 Samuel 23:39
Where this verse is studied
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About 1 Chronicles
Who and where
3 names in this verse with a page on the site.
- PersonSolomonDavid's son and the third king of Israel; the temple-builder and wisdom-king, to whom Psalms 72 and 127 are ascribed.
- PersonUnited monarchyNathanThe prophet at David's court who carried the covenant promise of 2 Samuel 7 and later the parable of the ewe lamb — "thou art the…
- PlaceJerusalemJerusalemThe city David took from the Jebusites and made his capital, where Solomon built the temple, where Christ was crucified and rose,…
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Albert Barnes, Notes on the Old Testament; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.