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1 Chronicles 3:2 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 2. 2The third, Absalom the son of Maachah the daughter of Talmai king of Geshur: the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith:
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Quick Meaning
This verse advances the thought unit through its next name, action, speech, or consequence: “The third, Absalom the son of Maachah the daughter of Talmai king of Geshur: the fourth, Adonijah the….” Its responsible meaning belongs to the complete movement “David's sons and daughter are listed across two capitals.”
Read It With
- 1 Chronicles 3:1–9
Read 1 Chronicles 3:2 with 3:1–9. The selected wording supplies one step in the thought unit through its next name, action, speech, or consequence; the surrounding verses supply the relationships and outcome summarized here: David's children are organized by Hebron and Jerusalem mothers, with Tamar named as their sister and concubines acknowledged.
Why This Verse Appears Here
Within “David's sons and daughter are listed across two capitals,” 1 Chronicles 3:2 advances the thought unit through its next name, action, speech, or consequence through the wording “The third, Absalom the son of Maachah the daughter of Talmai king of Geshur: the fourth, Adonijah the….” Its placement is governed by this reviewed relationship: The dynasty is presented through women, places, and succession candidates before Solomon's line is isolated. 1 Chronicles 2:42–55 has just established this prior movement: Calebite branches are associated with Hebron, Beth-zur, concubines, Achsah, Bethlehem, villages, and Kenite scribal families at Jabez. Together those details explain why “David's sons and daughter are listed across two capitals” belongs here rather than merely following a database record.
Read 1 Chronicles 3:1–9 together
Why these verses belong together: 1 Chronicles 3:1–9 forms the complete movement “David's sons and daughter are listed across two capitals”: David's children are organized by Hebron and Jerusalem mothers, with Tamar named as their sister and concubines acknowledged.
Verse 1. 1 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:
Verse 2. 2 The third, Absalom the son of Maachah the daughter of Talmai king of Geshur: the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith:
Verse 3. 3 The fifth, Shephatiah of Abital: the sixth, Ithream by Eglah his wife.
Verse 4. 4 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.
Verse 5. 5 And these were born unto him in Jerusalem; Shimea, and Shobab, and Nathan, and Solomon, four, of Bath-shua the daughter of Ammiel:
Verse 6. 6 Ibhar also, and Elishama, and Eliphelet,
Verse 7. 7 And Nogah, and Nepheg, and Japhia,
Verse 8. 8 And Elishama, and Eliada, and Eliphelet, nine.
Verse 9. 9 These were all the sons of David, beside the sons of the concubines, and Tamar their sister.
What Remains True
Communal memory must preserve real people, households, disruptions, and belonging without turning ancestry into superiority, spiritual rank, or entitlement. This unit tests that truth through the narrated movement: David's children are organized by Hebron and Jerusalem mothers, with Tamar named as their sister and concubines acknowledged. In 1 Chronicles 3:2, the concrete line “The third, Absalom the son of Maachah the daughter of Talmai king of Geshur: the fourth, Adonijah the…” keeps that truth accountable to the narrated evidence.
How It Can Shape Life
- The evidence to keep visible in this verse is “The third, Absalom the son of Maachah the daughter of Talmai king of Geshur: the fourth, Adonijah the….” When a community tells its story, document people accurately, notice women and outsiders as persons, state gaps honestly, and reject ancestry tests for dignity, faith, citizenship, land, or leadership. This response follows from the unit's own movement: David's children are organized by Hebron and Jerusalem mothers, with Tamar named as their sister and concubines acknowledged.
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Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
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Supports: Exact KJV wording, paragraph metadata, supplied-word markup, and complete verse coverage for this thought unit.
Exact location: 1 Chronicles 3:1–9, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM corpus
Open source ↗hebrew text and morphology
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible: 1 Chronicles
Open Scriptures
Open Scriptures, release 2.2
Supports: Hebrew wording, morphology, names, clauses, regnal formulas, temple vocabulary, older-English controls, and translation limits.
Exact location: Open Scriptures MorphHB v.2.2, commit 6a5db284c715c18b239422e57bb89684e6a19f00, wlc/1Chr.xml, Masoretic words and morphology for 3:1–9
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NET Bible Full Notes: 1 Chronicles
Biblical Studies Press
Biblical Studies Press; STEP Bible presentation, 2019 edition; current web presentation
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Exact location: STEP Bible NET2full, 1 Chronicles 3:1–9, verse-attached translation and translator notes
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