1 Chronicles 3

1 Chronicles · Chapter 3

1 Chronicles 3:1

1Now these were the sons of David, which were born unto him in Hebron; the firstborn Amnon, of Ahinoam the Jezreelitess; the second Daniel, of Abigail the Carmelitess:2The third, Absalom the son of Maachah the daughter of Talmai king of Geshur: the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith:3The fifth, Shephatiah of Abital: the sixth, Ithream by Eglah his wife.4These six were born unto him in Hebron; and there he reigned seven years and six months: and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty and three years.5And these were born unto him in Jerusalem; Shimea, and Shobab, and Nathan, and Solomon, four, of Bathshua the daughter of Ammiel:6Ibhar also, and Elishama, and Eliphelet,7And Nogah, and Nepheg, and Japhia,8And Elishama, and Eliada, and Eliphelet, nine.9These were all the sons of David, beside the sons of the concubines, and Tamar their sister.10And Solomon’s son was Rehoboam, Abia his son, Asa his son, Jehoshaphat his son,11Joram his son, Ahaziah his son, Joash his son,12Amaziah his son, Azariah his son, Jotham his son,13Ahaz his son, Hezekiah his son, Manasseh his son,14Amon his son, Josiah his son.15And the sons of Josiah were, the firstborn Johanan, the second Jehoiakim, the third Zedekiah, the fourth Shallum.16And the sons of Jehoiakim: Jeconiah his son, Zedekiah his son.17And the sons of Jeconiah; Assir, Salathiel his son,18Malchiram also, and Pedaiah, and Shenazar, Jecamiah, Hoshama, and Nedabiah.19And the sons of Pedaiah were, Zerubbabel, and Shimei: and the sons of Zerubbabel; Meshullam, and Hananiah, and Shelomith their sister:20And Hashubah, and Ohel, and Berechiah, and Hasadiah, Jushabhesed, five.21And the sons of Hananiah; Pelatiah, and Jesaiah: the sons of Rephaiah, the sons of Arnan, the sons of Obadiah, the sons of Shechaniah.22And the sons of Shechaniah; Shemaiah: and the sons of Shemaiah; Hattush, and Igeal, and Bariah, and Neariah, and Shaphat, six.23And the sons of Neariah; Elioenai, and Hezekiah, and Azrikam, three.24And the sons of Elioenai were, Hodaiah, and Eliashib, and Pelaiah, and Akkub, and Johanan, and Dalaiah, and Anani, seven.

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1Now these were the sons of David, which were born unto him in Hebron; the firstborn Amnon, of Ahinoam the Jezreelitess; the second Daniel, of Abigail the Carmelitess:These were the sons of David who were born to him in Hebron: The firstborn was Amnon by Ahinoam of Jezreel; the second was Daniel by Abigail of Carmel;Now these were the sons of David, that were born unto him in Hebron: the first-born, Amnon, of Ahinoam the Jezreelitess; the second, Daniel, of Abigail the Carmelitess;

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Original Hebrew words

EnglishHebrewSay itStrong'sMeaning
and theseוְאֵ֤לֶּהve-'E-lehH0428
these

אֵ֫לֶּה (el.leh) 1) these 1a) used before antecedent 1b) used following antecedent Aramaic equivalent: el.leh (אֵלֶּה "these" H0429)

they wereהָיוּ֙ha-YUH1961
to be

הָיָה (ha.yah) 1) to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out 1a) (Qal) 1a1) --- 1a1a) to happen, fall out, occur, take place, come about, come to pass 1a1b) to come about, come to pass 1a2) to come into being, become 1a2a) to arise, appear, come 1a2b) to become 1a2b1) to become 1a2b2) to become like 1a2b3) to be instituted, be established 1a3) to be 1a3a) to exist, be in existence 1a3b) to abide, remain, continue (with word of place or time) 1a3c) to stand, lie, be in, be at, be situated (with word of locality) 1a3d) to accompany, be with 1b) (Niphal) …

[the] sons ofבְּנֵ֣יbe-NEIH1121A
son: child

בֵּן (ben) : child/son

Davidדָויִ֔דdo-YIDH1732
David

דָּוִד (da.vid) A king of the tribe of Judah living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at Rut.4.17; son of: Jesse (H3448) and Nahash (H5176I); brother of: Eliab (H0446I), Abinadab (H0041I), Shimeah (H8093), Zeruiah (H6870), Abigail (H0026H)(?), Nethanel (H5417H), Raddai (H7288), Ozem (H0684) and Elihu (H0453J); married to Michal (H4324), Abigail (H0026), Ahinoam (H0293H), Maacah (H4601I), Haggith (H2294), Abital (H0037), Eglah (H5698) and Bathsheba (H1339); …

whomאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a-SHERH0834A
which

אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) A: 1) (relative part.) 1a) which, who 1b) that which 2) (conj) 2a) that (in obj clause) 2b) when 2c) since 2d) as 2e) conditional if B: Beth+ 1) in (that) which 2) (adv) 2a) where 3) (conj) 3a) in that, inasmuch as 3b) on account of C: Mem+ 1) from (or than) that which 2) from (the place) where 3) from (the fact) that, since D: Kaph+ 1) (conj.), according as, as, when 1a) according to that which, according as, as 1b) with a causal force: in so far as, since 1c) with a temporal force: when

it was bornנֽוֹלַד־no-lad-H3205
to beget

יָלַד (ya.lad) 1) to bear, bringforth, beget, gender, travail 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to bear, bring forth 1a1a) of child birth 1a1b) of distress (simile) 1a1c) of wicked (behaviour) 1a2) to beget 1b) (Niphal) to be born 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to cause or help to bring forth 1c2) to assist or tend as a midwife 1c3) midwife (participle) 1d) (Pual) to be born 1e) (Hiphil) 1e1) to beget (a child) 1e2) to bear (fig. -of wicked bringing forth iniquity) 1f) (Hophal) day of birth, birthday (infinitive) 1g) (Hithpael) to declare one's birth (pedigree)

in Hebronבְּחֶבְר֑וֹןbe-chev-RONH2275A
Hebron

חֶבְרוֹן (chev.ron) Hebron = "association" a city in south Judah approx 20 south of Jerusalem and approx 20 miles (30 km) north of Beersheba and near where Abraham built an altar

the firstbornהַבְּכ֣וֹר׀ha-be-KHORH1060
firstborn

בְּכוֹר (be.khor) 1) firstborn, firstling 1a) of men and women 1b) of animals 1c) noun of relation (fig.)

Amnonאַמְנֹ֗ן'am-NONH0550G
Amnon

אַמְנוֹן (am.non) A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Sa.3.2; son of: David (H1732) and Ahinoam (H0293H); half-brother of: Chileab (H3609), Absalom (H0053), Adonijah (H0138), Shephatiah (H8203), Ithream (H3507), Shammua (H8051H), Shobab (H7727), Nathan (H5416), Solomon (H8010), Ibhar (H2984), Elishua (H0474), Nepheg (H5298H), Japhia (H3309I), Elishama (H0476H), Eliada (H0450), Eliphelet (H0467), Tamar (H8559H), Elpelet (H0467I), Nogah (H5052) and Jerimoth (H3406N) § Amnon = "faithful" 1) oldest son of David, rapist of Tamar, slain by Absalom …

to Ahinoamלַאֲחִינֹ֙עַם֙la-'a-chi-NO-'amH0293H
Ahinoam

אֲחִינֹ֫עַם (a.chi.no.am) A woman living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Sa.25.43; married to David (H1732); mother of: Amnon (H0550) § Ahinoam = "my brother is delight" 1) wife of Saul, daughter of Ahimaaz 2) wife of David, mother of Amnon, a Jezreelitess

the Jezreelite [woman]הַיִּזְרְעֵאלִ֔יתhai-yiz-re-'e-LITH3158H
Jezreel

יִזְרְעֵאלִי (yiz.re.e.li) Jezreelite , of Jezreel "sown of God" an inhabitant of Jezreel Another spelling of yiz.re.el (יִזְרְעֶאל "Jezreel" H3157)

secondשֵׁנִי֙she-NIH8145
second

שֵׁנִי (she.ni) 1) second 1a) second (the ordinal number) 1b) again (a second time) 1c) another, other (something as distinct from something else)

Danielדָּנִיֵּ֔אלda-ni-YELH1840H
Daniel

דָּנִיֵּאל, דָּנִאֵל (da.niy.yel) A prophet living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Ezk.14.14; also called Belteshazzar at Dan.1.7; 2.26; 4.8,9,18,19; 5.12; 10.1; § Daniel = "God is my judge" 1) the 2nd son of David, by Abigail the Carmelitess …

to Abigailלַאֲבִיגַ֖יִלla-'a-vi-GA-yilH0026G
Abigail

אֲבִיגַ֫יִל, אֲבִיגַ֫ל (a.vi.ga.yil) A woman living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Sa.25.3; married to David (H1732) and Nabal (H5037); mother of: Chileab (H3609) § Abigail = "my father is joy" 1) wife of Nabal, then of David

the Carmelite [woman]הַֽכַּרְמְלִֽית׃HA-kar-me-LITH3761
Carmelite

כַּרְמְלִי (kar.me.li) Carmelite, of Carmel "garden-land" an inhabitant of Carmel Another spelling of kar.mel (כַּרְמֶל "Carmel" H3760)

Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.