5
and the sixth,וְהַשִּׁשִּׁיIthream,יִתְרְעָםof Eglahלְעֶגְלָהthe wifeאֵשֶׁתof David.דָּוִדTheseאֵלֶּהwere bornיֻלְּדוּto Davidלְדָוִדin Hebron.בְּחֶבְרוֹן
2 Samuel 3:5
Study it in the app“and the sixth, Ithream, of Eglah the wife of David. These were born to David in Hebron.”
With the Hebrew beneath
2 Samuel 3:5, word by word
- and the sixthשִּׁשִּׁיshishi
sixth
Sixth; a sixth part.
Where else “shishi” appears- Ithreamיִתְרְעָםyitram
Ithream
Ithream, the sixth son of David, born of Eglah in Hebron.
Where else “yitram” appears- of Eglahעֶגְלָהegla
Eglah
Eglah, one of David's wives, mother of Ithream. It means "heifer".
Where else “egla” appears- the wifeאֵשֶׁתeshet
wife
Literally "his woman": the one married to him.
Where else “eshet” appears- of Davidדָּוִדdavid
David
David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."
Where else “david” appears- were bornיֻלְּדוּyuldu
be born
To come into the world, to begin to live.
Where else “yuldu” appears- in Hebronחֶבְרוֹןchevron
Hebron
See it on the mapWhere else “chevron” appears
Parallel passages
Other books that tell the same thing or quote these words.
David's sons born in Hebron
See them side by side
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
4and the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith; and the fifth, Shephatiah the son of Abital;
5 · This verse (above)
6And it happened, while there was war between the house of Saul and the house of David, that Abner was making himself strong in the house of Saul.