King James Version
What Does 1 Chronicles 3:2 Mean?
“The third, Absalom the son of Maachah the daughter of Talmai king of Geshur: the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith:”
Context
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Now 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: Daniel: or, Chileab 2Sam.3.3.
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The third, Absalom the son of Maachah the daughter of Talmai king of Geshur: the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith:
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The fifth, Shephatiah of Abital: the sixth, Ithream by Eglah his wife.
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These 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.
Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(2) **Absalom.**—David’s favourite and rebellious son (2 Samuel 15-19). The common Heb. text has “to Absalom;” but a number of MSS. and all the old versions read Absalom. Rabbi D. Kimchi gives the characteristic explanation that L-ABSHALOM alludes to LO-ABSHALOM, “not Absalom”—that is, not a “father of peace,” but a rebel.
**Maachah . . . Geshur.**—See 1Chronicles 2:23.
**Adonijah the son of Haggith.**—Who would have succeeded his father, and was put to death by Solomon (1 Kings 1, 1Kings 2:19-25).
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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