2 Samuel 3:3

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1 Now there was a long ^awar between the house of Saul and the house of David. But David grew stronger and stronger, and the house of Saul grew weaker and weaker.

Sons of David

2 Sons were born ^ato David in Hebron: His firstborn was Amnon ^bby Ahinoam the Jezreelitess;

3 his second,¹ Chileab, by Abigail the widow of Nabal the Carmelite; the third, ^aAbsalom the son of Maacah, the daughter of Talmai, king ^bof Geshur;

4 the fourth, ^aAdonijah the son of Haggith; the fifth, Shephatiah the son of Abital;

5 and the sixth, Ithream, by David’s wife Eglah. These were born to David in Hebron.

Abner Joins Forces with David

6 Now it was so, while there was war between the house of Saul and the house of David, that Abner was strengthening his hold on the house of Saul.

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Barnes' Notes

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2 Samuel 3:3

Chileab - In the duplicate passage (see the margin.) David' s second son is called Daniel (God is my judge), a name given to him in commemoration of the death of Nabal I Samuel 25:39. Chileab seems to be made up of the three first letters of the following Hebrew word, through an error of the transcriber, and intended to be erased.

Talmai king of Geshur - Talmai was the name of one of the sons of Anak at Hebron Numbers 13:22; this Talmai was perhaps of the same race.

Geshur - Where he reigned was in Bashan, and we know from Deuteronomy 3:11, that Og, king of Bashan, was of the "remnant of the giants." See I Samuel 27:8 note.

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