2 Samuel 3:4

And the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith; and the fifth, Shephatiah the son of Abital;

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
fourth	וְהָרְבִיעִ֖י ve.ha.re.vi.'I	H7243	fourth · conjunction + definite article + ordinal number, masculine singular absolute
Adonijah	אֲדֹנִיָּ֣ה 'a.do.ni.Yah	H138	Adonijah · proper noun, a man's name
son	בֶן ven-	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine singular construct
Haggith	חַגִּ֑ית cha.Git	H2294	Chaggith · proper noun, a woman's name
fifth	וְהַחֲמִישִׁ֖י ve.ha.cha.mi.Shi	H2549	fifth · conjunction + definite article + ordinal number, masculine singular absolute
Shephatiah	שְׁפַטְיָ֥ה she.fat.Yah	H8203	Shephatjah · proper noun, a man's name
son	בֶן ven-	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine singular construct
Abital	אֲבִיטָֽל 'a.vi.Tal	H37	Abital · proper noun, a woman's name

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 Kings 1:5-18 Then Adonijah the son of Haggith exalted himself, saying, I will be king: and he prepared him chariots and horsemen, and fifty men to run be…
1 Kings 2:13-25 And Adonijah the son of Haggith came to Bath-sheba the mother of Solomon. And she said, Comest thou peaceably? And he said, Peaceably.

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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 3:3

Chileab--("his father's picture")--called also Daniel (Ch1 3:1). Maacah the daughter of Talmai king of Geshur--a region in Syria, north of Israel. This marriage seems to have been a political match, made by David, with a view to strengthen himself against Ish-bosheth's party, by the aid of a powerful friend and ally in the north. Piety was made to yield to policy, and the bitter fruits of this alliance with a heathen prince he reaped in the life of the turbulent Absalom.

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 3:4

And the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith,.... The same that usurped the throne before his father's death, to anticipate Solomon, and died by his order, 1 Kings 1:5, and the fifth, Shephatiah the son of Abital; of whom we read nowhere else.

Keil & Delitzsch on 2 Samuel 3:2-5

Dictionary and topics

Abital — Father of dew; i.e., “fresh”, David’s fifth wife (2 Sam. 3:4).
Adonijah — My Lord is Jehovah. (1.) The fourth son of David (2 Sam. 3:4). After the death of his elder brothers, Amnon and Absalom, he became heir-apparent to the throne. But Solomon, a younger brother, was…
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…
Haggith — Festive; the dancer, a wife of David and the mother of Adonijah (2 Sam. 3:4; 1 Kings 1:5, 11; 2:13; 1 Chr. 3:2), who, like Absalom, was famed for his beauty.
Shephatiah — Judged of the Lord. (1.) A son of David by Abital (2 Sam. 3:4). (2.) A Benjamite who joined David at Ziklag (1 Chr. 12:5). (3.) A Simeonite prince in David’s time (1 Chr. 27:16). (4.) One of…
Abital · Wife of David — Wife of David
Adonijah · 1. — 1.
Haggith · Mother of Adonijah — Mother of Adonijah
Polygamy · David — David
Shephatiah · 1. — 1.

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).

2 Samuel 3:4

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 3:1-6

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Samuel 3:3

Adam Clarke on 2 Samuel 3:1

John Gill on 2 Samuel 3:4

Keil & Delitzsch on 2 Samuel 3:2-5

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2 Samuel 3:4

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 3:1-6

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Samuel 3:3

Adam Clarke on 2 Samuel 3:1

John Gill on 2 Samuel 3:4

Keil & Delitzsch on 2 Samuel 3:2-5

Dictionary and topics

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 2 Samuel 3:3

Rashi on 2 Samuel 3:3