King James Version
2 Samuel 3:2 in the King James Version says “And unto David were sons born in Hebron: and his firstborn was Amnon, of Ahinoam the Jezreelitess;” — study this verse from 2 Samuel chapter 3 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And unto David were sons born in Hebron: and his firstborn was Amnon, of Ahinoam the Jezreelitess;”
2 Samuel 3:2 · KJV
Now there was long war between the house of Saul and the house of David: but David waxed stronger and stronger, and the house of Saul waxed weaker and weaker.
And unto David were sons born in Hebron: and his firstborn was Amnon, of Ahinoam the Jezreelitess;
And his second, Chileab, of Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite; and the third, Absalom the son of Maacah the daughter of Talmai king of Geshur; Chileab: or, Daniel
And the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith; and the fifth, Shephatiah the son of Abital;
KJV Study — Public Domain
“born”
H3205to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage
“were sons”
H1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or
to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
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