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Sonsבָּנִיםwere bornוַיִּוָּלְדוּto Davidלְדָוִדin Hebron:בְּחֶבְרוֹןhis firstbornבְכוֹרוֹwasוַיְהִיAmnon,אַמְנוֹןof Ahinoamלַאֲחִינֹעַםthe Jezreelite;הַיִּזְרְעֵאלִת
2 Samuel 3:2
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2 Samuel 3:2, word by word
- Sonsבָּנִיםbanim
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “banim” appears- were bornיִּוָּלְדוּyivaldu
be born
To come into the world, to begin to live.
Where else “yivaldu” appears- to Davidדָוִדdavid
David
David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."
Where else “david” appears- in Hebronחֶבְרוֹןchevron
Hebron
See it on the mapWhere else “chevron” appears- his firstbornבְכוֹרvechor
firstborn
The son who came into the world before his brothers, with a special place in the family.
Where else “vechor” appears- wasיְהִיyehi
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “yehi” appears- Amnonאַמְנוֹןamnon
Amnon
Amnon, the firstborn son of David, born of Ahinoam (2 Samuel 3:2; 13); also a man of Judah (1 Chronicles 4:20). It means "faithful".
Where else “amnon” appears- of Ahinoamאֲחִינֹעַםachinoam
Ahinoam
Ahinoam: the name of two women: the wife of King Saul (1 Samuel 14:50) and one of David's wives (1 Samuel 25:43).
Where else “achinoam” appears- the Jezreeliteיִּזְרְעֵאלִתyizrelit
Jezreelitess
Jezreelitess: a woman from Jezreel. Said of Ahinoam, David's wife.
Where else “yizrelit” appears
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David's sons born in Hebron
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2 Samuel 3:2-5
2Sons were born to David in Hebron: his firstborn was Amnon, of Ahinoam the Jezreelite; 3and his second, Chileab, of Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite; and the third, Absalom the son of Maacah the daughter of Talmai king of Geshur; 4and the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith; and the fifth, Shephatiah the son of Abital; 5and the sixth, Ithream, of Eglah the wife of David. These were born to David in Hebron.
1And these were the sons of David who were born to him in Hebron: the firstborn, Amnon, of Ahinoam the Jezreelite; the second, Daniel, of Abigail the Carmelite; 2the third, Absalom the son of Maacah the daughter of Talmai king of Geshur; the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith; 3the fifth, Shephatiah, of Abital; the sixth, Ithream, by Eglah his wife. 4Six were born to him in Hebron, and he reigned there seven years and six months; and thirty-three years he reigned in Jerusalem.
Places in this verse
Hebron
Today: Hebron (Al-Khalil), West Bank
A city in the hills of Judea, about 19 miles (30 km) south of Jerusalem.
Abraham lived nearby and bought the cave there where he buried Sarah (Gen 23:2). David was anointed king of Judah at Hebron (2 Sam 2:1-4).
The context
1The war between the house of Saul and the house of David was long; and David grew steadily stronger, while the house of Saul grew steadily weaker.
2 · This verse (above)
3and his second, Chileab, of Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite; and the third, Absalom the son of Maacah the daughter of Talmai king of Geshur;