1 Chronicles 3:4

1 Chronicles 3:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)These six were born to David in Hebron, where he reigned seven years and six months. David reigned in Jerusalem thirty-three years,
• English Standard Version (ESV)six were born to him in Hebron, where he reigned for seven years and six months. And he reigned thirty-three years in Jerusalem.
• New King James Version (NKJV)These six were born to him in Hebron. There he reigned seven years and six months, and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty-three years.

Context of 1 Chronicles 3:4

2the third, Absalom the son of Maachah, daughter of Talmai king of Geshur; the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith; 3the fifth, Shephatiah of Abital; the sixth, Ithream, of Eglah his wife: six were born to him in Hebron. And there he reigned seven years and six months. And in Jerusalem he reigned thirty-three years. 5And these were born to him in Jerusalem: Shimea, and Shobab, and Nathan, and Solomon, four, of Bath-shua the daughter of Ammiel; 6and Ibhar, and Elishama, and Eliphelet,

1 Chronicles 3:4 word by word

שִׁשָּׁה֙ נֽוֹלַד־ל֣וֹ בְחֶבְר֔וֹן וַיִּ֨מְלָךְ־שָׁ֔ם שֶׁ֥בַע שָׁנִ֖ים וְשִׁשָּׁ֣ה חֳדָשִׁ֑ים וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֤ים וְשָׁלוֹשׁ֙ שָׁנָ֔ה מָלַ֖ךְ בִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ סRead the interlinear

• sixשֵׁשׁshêsh shishshâh · sixH8337
• bornיָלַדyâlad · to begetH3205
• Hebronחֶבְרוֹןchebrôn · HebronH2275
• reignedמָלַךְmâlak · to reignH4427
• sevenשֶׁ֫בַעsheba‛ shib‛âh · sevenH7651
• yearsשָׁנָהshâneh shânâh · yearH8141
• monthsחֹ֫דֶשׁchôdesh · monthH2320
• Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵםyerûshâlaim yerûshâlayim · JerusalemH3389

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 3:4

• 2 Samuel 2:11And the time that David was king in Hebron over the house of Judah was seven years and six months.
• 2 Samuel 5:4David was thirty years old when he began to reign; he reigned forty years.
• 1 Kings 2:11And the days that David reigned over Israel were forty years: he reigned seven years in Hebron, and he reigned thirty-three years in Jerusalem.

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 3:4

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-9The list of David's sons comes from information in the book of Samuel (2 Samuel 3:2–5; 5:14–16). The list separates the sons born while David ruled in Hebron from those born in Jerusalem.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-91Ch 3:1-9. Sons of David. 1-3. Now these were the sons of David, which were born unto him in Hebron--It is of consequence for the proper understanding of events in the domestic history of David, to bear in mind the place and time of his sons' birth. The oldest son, born after his father's accession to the sovereign authority, is according to Eastern notions, the proper heir to the throne. And hence the natural aspirations of ambition in Ammon, who was…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Chronicles 3:4

• David

In the dictionaries

• Hebron
• Jerusalem
• David
• Chronicles, Books of
• Genealogy
• Jerimoth
• Dan
• Bathsheba

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary