1 Chronicles

1 Chronicles 3:1–4

¹These 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;

²the third was Absalom the son of Maacah daughter of King Talmai of Geshur;

the fourth was Adonijah the son of Haggith;

³the fifth was Shephatiah by Abital;

and the sixth was Ithream by his wife Eglah.

⁴These six sons were born to David in Hebron, where he reigned seven years and six months.

And David reigned in Jerusalem thirty-three years,

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1 Chronicles 3:1

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
These	וְאֵ֤לֶּה	wə·’êl·leh	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - common plural	H428 these
were	הָיוּ֙	hā·yū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
the sons	בְּנֵ֣י	bə·nê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
of David	דָויִ֔ד	ḏå̄·w·yiḏ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
who	אֲשֶׁ֥ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
were born	נֽוֹלַד־	nō·w·laḏ-	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H3205 bear, bring forth, beget
to him	ל֖וֹ	lōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular
in Hebron	בְּחֶבְר֑וֹן	bə·ḥeḇ·rō·wn	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H2275 Hebron
The firstborn	הַבְּכ֣וֹר׀	hab·bə·ḵō·wr	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1060 first-born
Amnon	אַמְנֹ֗ן	’am·nōn	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H550 Amnon
by Ahinoam	לַאֲחִינֹ֙עַם֙	la·’ă·ḥî·nō·‘am	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H293 Achinoam
of Jezreel	הַיִּזְרְעֵאלִ֔ית	hay·yiz·rə·‘ê·lîṯ	Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3158 Jizreelite
the second	שֵׁנִי֙	šê·nî	Number - ordinal masculine singular	H8145 second
Daniel	דָּנִיֵּ֔אל	dā·nî·yêl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1841 Daniel
by Abigail	לַאֲבִיגַ֖יִל	la·’ă·ḇî·ḡa·yil	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H26 Abigail, Abigal
of Carmel	הַֽכַּרְמְלִֽית׃	hak·kar·mə·lîṯ	Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3761 the Carmelite

1 Chronicles 3:2

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
the third	הַשְּׁלִשִׁי֙	haš·šə·li·šî	Article; Number - ordinal masculine singular	H7992 third
Absalom	לְאַבְשָׁל֣וֹם	lə·’aḇ·šā·lō·wm	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H53 Abshalom
the son	בֶּֽן־	ben-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1121 son
of Maacah	מַעֲכָ֔ה	ma·‘ă·ḵāh	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4601 Maakah
daughter	בַּת־	baṯ-	Noun - feminine singular construct	H1323 daughter
of King	מֶ֣לֶךְ	me·leḵ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4428 king
Talmai	תַּלְמַ֖י	tal·may	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H8526 Talmai
of Geshur	גְּשׁ֑וּר	gə·šūr	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H1650 Geshur
the fourth	הָרְבִיעִ֖י	hā·rə·ḇî·‘î	Article; Number - ordinal masculine singular	H7243 fourth
Adonijah	אֲדֹנִיָּ֥ה	’ă·ḏō·nî·yāh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H138 Adonijah
the son	בֶן־	ḇen-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1121 son
of Haggith	חַגִּֽית׃	ḥag·gîṯ	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H2294 Chaggith

1 Chronicles 3:3

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
the fifth	הַחֲמִישִׁ֥י	ha·ḥă·mî·šî	Article; Number - ordinal masculine singular	H2549 fifth
Shephatiah	שְׁפַטְיָ֖ה	šə·p̄aṭ·yāh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H8203 Shephatjah
by Abital	לַאֲבִיטָ֑ל	la·’ă·ḇî·ṭāl	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H37 Abital
the sixth	הַשִּׁשִּׁ֥י	haš·šiš·šî	Article; Number - ordinal masculine singular	H8345 sixth
Ithream	יִתְרְעָ֖ם	yiṯ·rə·‘ām	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3507 Jithream
by his wife	אִשְׁתּֽוֹ׃	’iš·tōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H802 woman, wife, female
Eglah	לְעֶגְלָ֥ה	lə·‘eḡ·lāh	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H5698 Eglah

1 Chronicles 3:4

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
six	שִׁשָּׁה֙	šiš·šāh	Number - masculine singular	H8337 six
sons were born	נֽוֹלַד־	nō·w·laḏ-	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H3205 bear, bring forth, beget
to David	ל֣וֹ	lōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular
in Hebron	בְחֶבְר֔וֹן	ḇə·ḥeḇ·rō·wn	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H2275 Hebron
where	שָׁ֔ם	šām	Adverb	H8033 there, thither
he reigned	וַיִּ֨מְלָךְ־	way·yim·lāḵ-	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H4427 be or become king, or queen, reign
seven	שֶׁ֥בַע	še·ḇa‘	Number - feminine singular	H7651 seven
years	שָׁנִ֖ים	šā·nîm	Noun - feminine plural	H8141 year
and six	וְשִׁשָּׁ֣ה	wə·šiš·šāh	Conjunctive waw; Number - masculine singular	H8337 six
months	חֳדָשִׁ֑ים	ḥo·ḏā·šîm	Noun - masculine plural	H2320 (newness), new moon, month
And David reigned	מָלַ֖ךְ	mā·laḵ	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H4427 be or become king, or queen, reign
in Jerusalem	בִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ס	bî·rū·šā·lim	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3389 Jerusalem
thirty-three	וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֤ים	ū·šə·lō·šîm	Conjunctive waw; Number - common plural	H7970 thirty
years	שָׁנָ֔ה	šā·nāh	Noun - feminine singular	H8141 year

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1 Chronicles 3:1 2 Samuel 3:2–5 · Joshua 15:56

1 Chronicles 3:2 2 Samuel 19:4–10

1 Chronicles 3:4 2 Samuel 5:4–5 · 2 Samuel 2:11 · 1 Kings 2:11

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