2 Samuel 3:2

And unto David were sons born in Hebron: and his firstborn was Amnon, of Ahinoam the Jezreelitess;

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
David	לְדָוִ֛ד le.da.Vid	H1732	David · preposition + proper noun, a man's name
sons	בָּנִ֖ים ba.Nim	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine plural absolute
born	וַיִּוָּלְד֧וּ vai.ye.le.du	H3205	to bear young · conjunction + verb, niphal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
Hebron	בְּחֶבְר֑וֹן be.chev.Ron	H2275	Chebron · preposition + proper noun, a place name
firstborn	בְכוֹרוֹ֙ ve.kho.Ro	H1060	firstborn · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
Amnon	אַמְנ֔וֹן 'am.Non	H550	Amnon (or Aminon) · proper noun, a man's name
Ahinoam	לַאֲחִינֹ֖עַם la.'a.chi.No.'am	H293	Achinoam · preposition + proper noun, a woman's name
Jezreelitess	יִזְרְעֵאלִית Yizrᵉʻêʼlîyth	H3159	a Jezreelitess

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890/1894), public domain; digitized by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). KJV word tagging: eBible.org (public domain). Original-language text, parsing and brief lexicon: STEPBible.org data from Tyndale House, Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).

Cross-references

1 Chronicles 3:1-4 Now these were the sons of David, which were born unto him in Hebron; the firstborn Amnon, of Ahinoam the Jezreelitess; the second Daniel, o…
Genesis 49:3-4 Reuben, thou art my firstborn, my might, and the beginning of my strength, the excellency of dignity, and the excellency of power:
1 Samuel 25:42-43 And Abigail hasted, and arose, and rode upon an ass, with five damsels of hers that went after her; and she went after the messengers of Dav…
2 Samuel 13:1-29 And it came to pass after this, that Absalom the son of David had a fair sister, whose name was Tamar; and Amnon the son of David loved her.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 3:1-6

Here is, I. The struggle that David had with the house of Saul before his settlement in the throne was completed, Sa2 3:1. 1. Both sides contested. Saul's house, though beheaded and diminished, would not fall tamely. It is not strange between them, but one would wonder it should be a long war, when David's house had right on its side, and therefore God on its side; but, though truth and equity will triumph at last, God made for wise and holy ends prolonged the conflict. The length of this war tried the faith and patience of David, and made his establishment at last the more welcome to him. 2. David's side got ground. The house of Saul waxed weaker and weaker, lost places, lost men, sunk in i…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Samuel 3:2

unto David were sons born in Hebron--The six sons mentioned had all different mothers.

Adam Clarke on 2 Samuel 3:1

There was long war - Frequent battles and skirmishes took place between the followers of David and the followers of Ish-bosheth, after the two years mentioned above, to the end of the fifth year, in which Ish-bosheth was slain by Rechab and Baanah.

John Gill on 2 Samuel 3:2

And unto David were sons born in Hebron,.... He was married before he came there, had wives in his state of exile, but had no children by them there, at least no sons; if any, only daughters: and his firstborn was Amnon, of Ahinoam the Jezreelitess; who being mentioned first, and her son his firstborn, seems to have been his wife before be took Abigail; he had not much comfort of this firstborn son of his; see 2 Samuel 13:1.

Keil & Delitzsch on 2 Samuel 3:2-5

Growth of the House of David. - Proof of the advance of the house of David is furnished by the multiplication of his family at Hebron. The account of the sons who were born to David at Hebron does not break the thread, as Clericus, Thenius, and others suppose, but is very appropriately introduced here, as a practical proof of the strengthening of the house of David, in harmony with the custom of beginning the history of the reign of every king with certain notices concerning his family (vid., Sa2 5:13.; Kg1 3:1; Kg1 14:21; Kg1 15:2, Kg1 15:9, etc.). We have a similar list of the sons of David in Ch1 3:1-4. The first two sons were born to him from the two wives whom he had brought with him to…

Dictionary and topics

Ahinoam — Brother of pleasantness = pleasant. (1.) The daughter of Ahimaaz, and wife of Saul (1 Sam. 14:50). (2.) A Jezreelitess, the first wife of David (1 Sam. 25:43; 27:3). She was the mother of Amnon (2…
Amnon — Faithful. (1.) One of the sons of Shammai, of the children of Ezra (1 Chr. 4:20; comp. 17). (2.) The eldest son of David, by Ahinoam of Jezreel (1 Chr. 3:1; 2 Sam. 3:2). Absalom caused him to be put…
Fast — The sole fast required by the law of Moses was that of the great Day of Atonement (q.v.), Lev. 23:26-32. It is called “the fast” (Acts 27:9). The only other mention of a periodical fast in the Old…
Jezreelitess — a woman of Jezreel. (1 Samuel 27:3; 30:5; 2 Samuel 2:2; 3:2; 1 Chronicles 3:1)
Amnon · 1. — 1.
Polygamy · David — David

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 3:1-6

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Samuel 3:2

Adam Clarke on 2 Samuel 3:1

John Gill on 2 Samuel 3:2

Keil & Delitzsch on 2 Samuel 3:2-5

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Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 3:1-6

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Samuel 3:2

Adam Clarke on 2 Samuel 3:1

John Gill on 2 Samuel 3:2

Keil & Delitzsch on 2 Samuel 3:2-5

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Tyndale Open Study Notes on 2 Samuel 3:2-5