2 Samuel 3:2
in 2 Samuel 3And sons were born to David in Hebron: His firstborn was Amnon, by Ahinoam of Jezreel;
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And unto David were sons born in Hebron: and his first-born was Amnon, of Ahinoam the Jezreelitess;
KJV
And unto David were sons born in Hebron: and his firstborn was Amnon, of Ahinoam the Jezreelitess;
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This verse in 2 Samuel 3
Commentary
2 notes on this verseAnd 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 2Sa 13:1.
This site's exposition
unto David were sons born in Hebron
on 2 Samuel 3:2-5
Six sons by six wives in the seven and a half years at Hebron: Amnon, Chileab, Absalom, Adonijah, Shephatiah and Ithream, and three of the six names will carry the book's later grief. JFB reads the Geshur marriage that gives Absalom his mother as a political match, an alliance against Ish-bosheth's party in the north bought at the price Henry calls David's grief and shame. Adonijah, the fourth son, will claim the throne on David's deathbed and die by Solomon's order at 1 Kings 2:24-25, so the list already holds the seed of the chapters still to come.
The words behind it
9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיִּוָּלְד֧וּ | vaiyeledu | and they were born | H3205 → | 496 times |
| לְדָוִ֛ד | ledavid | to David | H1732 → | 999 times |
| בָּנִ֖ים | banim | sons | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| בְּחֶבְר֑וֹן | bechevron | in Hebron | H2275 → | 72 times |
| וַיְהִ֤י | vayhi | and he was | H1961 → | 3559 times |
| בְכוֹרוֹ֙ | vekhoro | firstborn his | H1060 → | |
| אַמְנ֔וֹן | ʾamnon | Amnon | H550 → | 28 times |
| לַאֲחִינֹ֖עַם | laachinoam | of Ahinoam | H293 → | |
| הַיִּזְרְעֵאלִֽת׃ | haiyizreelit | the Jezreelite [woman] | H3158 → |
וַיִּוָּלְד֧וּand they were born
vaiyeleduH3205 →496 times
לְדָוִ֛דto David
ledavidH1732 →999 times
בָּנִ֖יםsons
banimH1121 →4930 times
בְּחֶבְר֑וֹןin Hebron
bechevronH2275 →72 times
וַיְהִ֤יand he was
vayhiH1961 →3559 times
בְכוֹרוֹ֙firstborn his
vekhoroH1060 →
אַמְנ֔וֹןAmnon
ʾamnonH550 →28 times
לַאֲחִינֹ֖עַםof Ahinoam
laachinoamH293 →
הַיִּזְרְעֵאלִֽת׃the Jezreelite [woman]
haiyizreelitH3158 →
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
Where this verse is studied
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Who and where
3 names in this verse with a page on the site.
- PersonUnited MonarchyDavidSecond king of united Israel, shepherd-turned-monarch, ancestor of the Messiah, and traditional author of many Psalms.
- PlaceJudean hill countryHebronThe city of the patriarchs, where Abraham bought the cave of Machpelah, Caleb took his inheritance, and David reigned seven years…
- PlaceNorthern IsraelJezreelAhab's summer capital beside Naboth's vineyard; the city of the dogs' prophecy, where Jezebel fell and Jehu's wheels rolled.
This page draws on Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.