2 Samuel 3:5
in 2 Samuel 3and his sixth was Ithream, by David’s wife Eglah. These sons were born to David in Hebron.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
and the sixth, Ithream, of Eglah, David’s wife. These were born to David in Hebron.
KJV
And the sixth, Ithream, by Eglah David’s wife. These were born to David in Hebron.
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This verse in 2 Samuel 3
Commentary
3 notes on this verseA commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
Eglah David's wife--This addition has led many to think that Eglah was another name for Michal, the first and proper wife, who, though she had no family after her insolent ridicule of David (2Sa 6:23), might have had a child before.
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 record, by era
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And the sixth, Ithream, by Eglah David's wife,....
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְהַשִּׁשִּׁ֣י | vehashishi | and [was] the sixth | H8345 → | |
| יִתְרְעָ֔ם | yitream | Ithream | H3507 → | |
| לְעֶגְלָ֖ה | leeglah | of Eglah | H5698 → | |
| אֵ֣שֶׁת | ʾeshet | [the] wife of | H802 → | 781 times |
| דָּוִ֑ד | david | David | H1732 → | 999 times |
| אֵ֛לֶּה | ʾeleh | these | H428 → | 746 times |
| יֻלְּד֥וּ | yuledu | they were born | H3205 → | 496 times |
| לְדָוִ֖ד | ledavid | to David | H1732 → | 999 times |
| בְּחֶבְרֽוֹן׃ פ | bechevron | in Hebron | H2275 → | 72 times |
וְהַשִּׁשִּׁ֣יand [was] the sixth
vehashishiH8345 →
יִתְרְעָ֔םIthream
yitreamH3507 →
לְעֶגְלָ֖הof Eglah
leeglahH5698 →
אֵ֣שֶׁת[the] wife of
ʾeshetH802 →781 times
דָּוִ֑דDavid
davidH1732 →999 times
אֵ֛לֶּהthese
ʾelehH428 →746 times
יֻלְּד֥וּthey were born
yuleduH3205 →496 times
לְדָוִ֖דto David
ledavidH1732 →999 times
בְּחֶבְרֽוֹן׃ פin Hebron
bechevronH2275 →72 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
Where this verse is studied
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About 2 Samuel
Who and where
2 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…
This page draws on Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; 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.