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1 Chronicles 3:7 Explained in Context

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Verse 7. And Nogah, and Nepheg, and Japhia,

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Role in This Section

This verse advances the thought unit through its next name, action, speech, or consequence: “And Nogah, and Nepheg, and Japhia.” Its responsible meaning belongs to the complete movement “David's sons and daughter are listed across two capitals.”

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  • 1 Chronicles 3:1–9

Read 1 Chronicles 3:7 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 It Needs Context

1 Chronicles 3:7 depends on 3:1–9; isolating “And Nogah, and Nepheg, and Japhia” would detach a supporting name, action, quotation, number, object, or transition from “David's sons and daughter are listed across two capitals.”

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. 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. The third, Absalom the son of Maachah the daughter of Talmai king of Geshur: the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith:

Verse 3. The fifth, Shephatiah of Abital: the sixth, Ithream by Eglah his wife.

Verse 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. 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. Ibhar also, and Elishama, and Eliphelet,

Verse 7. And Nogah, and Nepheg, and Japhia,

Verse 8. And Elishama, and Eliada, and Eliphelet, nine.

Verse 9. These were all the sons of David, beside the sons of the concubines, and Tamar their sister.

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Exact location: 1 Chronicles 3:1–9, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM corpus

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