1 Chronicles 3:3

The Family of David

1 Now these were the sons of David who were born to him in Hebron: The firstborn was ^aAmnon, by ^bAhinoam the ^cJezreelitess; the second, Daniel, by ^dAbigail the Carmelitess;

2 the third, ^aAbsalom the son of Maacah, the daughter of Talmai, king of Geshur; the fourth, ^bAdonijah the son of Haggith;

3 the fifth, Shephatiah, by Abital; the sixth, Ithream, by his wife ^aEglah.

4 These six were born to him in Hebron. ^aThere he reigned seven years and six months, and ^bin Jerusalem he reigned thirty-three years.

5 ^aAnd these were born to him in Jerusalem:¹ Shimea, Shobab, Nathan, and ^bSolomon—four by Bathshua the daughter of Ammiel.

Commentaries:

John Wesley's Notes

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His wife - Possibly so called because she was his first, and therefore most proper wife, though her son was born after all the rest before mentioned, and therefore she and her son are put in the sixth place, the wive being here named only for the sons sake.

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