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the fifth was Shephatiah, by Abital; the sixth was Ithream, by his wife Eglah.GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
The fifth was Shephatiah, born to Abital. The sixth was Ithream, born to David's wife Eglah. King James Bible
The fifth, Shephatiah of Abital: the sixth, Ithream by Eglah his wife. Jump to Previous Occurrence
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Abital Abi'tal Eglah Fifth Ithream Shephatiah Shephati'ah Sixth Wife Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary Chapter 3 Of all the families of Israel none was so illustrious as the family of David. That is the family which was mentioned in the foregoing chapter (v. 15). Here we have a full account of it. I. David's sons (v. 1-9). II. His successors in the throne as long as the kingdom continued (v. 10-16). III. The remains of his family in and after the captivity (v. 17-24). From this family, "as concerning the flesh, Christ came." Verses 1-9 We had an account of David's sons, 2 Sa. 3:2, etc., and 5:14, etc. 1. He had many sons; and no doubt wrote as he thought, Ps. 127:5. Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of these arrows. 2. Some of them were a grief to him, as Amnon, Absalom, and Adonijah; and we do not read of any of them that imitated his piety or devotion except Solomon, and he came far short of it. 3. One of them, which Bath-sheba bore to him, he called Nathan, probably in honour of Nathan the prophet, who reproved him for his sin in that matter and was instrumental to bring him to repentance. It seems he loved him the better for it as long as he lived. It is wisdom to esteem those our best friends that deal faithfully with us. From this son of David our Lord Jesus descended, as appears Lu. 3:31. 4. Here are two Elishamas, and two Eliphelets, v. 6, 8. Probably the two former were dead, and therefore David called two more by their names, which he would not have done if there had been any ill omen in this practice as some fancy. 5. David had many concubines; but their children are not named, as not worthy of the honour (v. 9), the rather because the concubines had dealt treacherously with David in the affair of Absalom. 6. Of all David's sons Solomon was chosen to succeed him, perhaps not for any personal merits (his wisdom was God's gift), but so, Father, because it seemed good unto thee. New American Standard Bible Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. All rights reserved. For Permission to Quote Information visit http://www.lockman.org. GOD'S WORD® is a copyrighted work of God's Word to the Nations. Quotations are used by permission. Copyright 1995 by God's Word to the Nations. All rights reserved. Alphabetical: Abital and by Eglah fifth his Ithream of Shephatiah sixth son the was wife Bible Browser | 
