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And Tamar was their sister.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/1_chronicles/3.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />These were the sons of David, not including his sons born to his concubines. Their sister was named Tamar.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/1_chronicles/3.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />All these were David’s sons, besides the sons of the concubines, and Tamar was their sister.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/1_chronicles/3.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />These were all the sons of David, besides the sons by his concubines. And Tamar was their sister.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/1_chronicles/3.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br /><i>These were</i> all the sons of David, beside the sons of the concubines, and Tamar their sister.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/1_chronicles/3.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br /><i>These were</i> all the sons of David, besides the sons of the concubines, and Tamar their sister.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/1_chronicles/3.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />All <i>of these were</i> the sons of David, besides the sons of the concubines; and Tamar <i>was</i> their sister.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/1_chronicles/3.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />All these were the sons of David, besides the sons of the concubines; and Tamar was their sister.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/1_chronicles/3.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />All <i>these were</i> the sons of David, besides the sons of the concubines; and Tamar <i>was</i> their sister.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/1_chronicles/3.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />All <i>these were</i> the sons of David, besides the sons of the concubines; and Tamar <i>was</i> their sister.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/1_chronicles/3.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />All <i>these were</i> the sons of David, besides the sons of the concubines; and Tamar was their sister.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/1_chronicles/3.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />These were all David’s sons, with their sister Tamar, in addition to the sons by his concubines.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/1_chronicles/3.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />These were all David&#8217s sons, with their sister Tamar, in addition to the sons by his concubines. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/1_chronicles/3.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />All these were the sons of David, besides the sons of the concubines; and Tamar was their sister.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/1_chronicles/3.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />David's other wives also gave birth to sons. Tamar was his daughter. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/1_chronicles/3.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />All these were the sons of David; beside the sons of the concubines; and Tamar was their sister.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/1_chronicles/3.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />All of these were David's sons. Besides these, there were the sons of the concubines. Tamar was their sister. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/1_chronicles/3.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />In addition to all these sons, David had sons by his concubines. He also had a daughter, Tamar. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/1_chronicles/3.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />All these were David's sons, besides children born to his mistresses. Tamar was their sister.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/1_chronicles/3.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />These were all the sons of David, besides the sons by his concubines. And Tamar was their sister.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/1_chronicles/3.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />These were all the sons of David, not counting the sons of his concubines. Tamar was their sister. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/1_chronicles/3.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />All these were the sons of David, besides the sons of the secondary wives; and Tamar was their sister.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/1_chronicles/3.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />These were all the sons of David, besides the sons of the concubines, and Tamar their sister.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/1_chronicles/3.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />All these were the sons of David, in addition to the sons of the concubines; and Tamar was their sister. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/1_chronicles/3.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />All [are] sons of David, apart from sons of the concubines, and their sister Tamar.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/1_chronicles/3.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> All are sons of David, apart from sons of the concubines, and Tamar their sister.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/1_chronicles/3.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />All the sons of David, besides the sons of the concubines, and Tamar their sister.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/1_chronicles/3.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />All these the sons of David, beside the sons of the concubines: and they had a sister Thamar. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/1_chronicles/3.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />All these were sons of David, aside from the sons of the concubines. And they had a sister, Tamar.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/1_chronicles/3.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />All these were sons of David, in addition to other sons by concubines; and Tamar was their sister.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/1_chronicles/3.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />All these were David’s sons, besides the sons of the concubines; and Tamar was their sister.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/1_chronicles/3.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />These were all the sons of David, and Tamar was their sister.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/1_chronicles/3.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />These are all the sons of David, and Tamar was their sister.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/1_chronicles/3.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />All these were the sons of David, beside the sons of the concubines; and Tamar was their sister.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/1_chronicles/3.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />All <i>these were</i> the sons of David, besides the sons of the concubines, and <i>there was also</i> Themar their sister.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/1_chronicles/3-9.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/wtNNY-qpWWI?start=832" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/1_chronicles/3.htm">The Descendants of David</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">8</span>Elishama, Eliada, and Eliphelet—nine in all. <span class="reftext">9</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kōl (N-ms) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">These were all</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: bə·nê (N-mpc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">the sons</a> <a href="/hebrew/1732.htm" title="1732: ḏā·wîḏ (N-proper-ms) -- Perhaps beloved one, a son of Jesse. Rarely; Daviyd; from the same as dowd; loving; David, the youngest son of Jesse.">of David,</a> <a href="/hebrew/905.htm" title="905: mil·lə·ḇaḏ (Prep-m, Prep-l:: N-ms) -- Separation, a part. ">besides</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: bə·nê- (N-mpc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">the sons</a> <a href="/hebrew/6370.htm" title="6370: p̄î·laḡ·šîm (N-fp) -- Concubine. Or pilegesh; of uncertain derivation; a concubine; also a paramour.">by his concubines.</a> <a href="/hebrew/8559.htm" title="8559: wə·ṯā·mār (Conj-w:: N-proper-fs) -- The same as tamar; Tamar, the name of three women and a place.">And Tamar</a> <a href="/hebrew/269.htm" title="269: ’ă·ḥō·w·ṯām (N-fsc:: 3mp) -- Sister. Irregular feminine of 'ach; a sister (like 'Ezrachiy), literally and figuratively).">was their sister.</a> </span><div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/5-13.htm">2 Samuel 5:13-16</a></span><br />After he had arrived from Hebron, David took more concubines and wives from Jerusalem, and more sons and daughters were born to him. / These are the names of the children born to him in Jerusalem: Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, Solomon, / Ibhar, Elishua, Nepheg, Japhia, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/11-1.htm">1 Kings 11:1-3</a></span><br />King Solomon, however, loved many foreign women along with the daughter of Pharaoh—women of Moab, Ammon, Edom, and Sidon, as well as Hittite women. / These women were from the nations about which the LORD had told the Israelites, “You must not intermarry with them, for surely they will turn your hearts after their gods.” Yet Solomon clung to these women in love. / He had seven hundred wives of royal birth and three hundred concubines—and his wives turned his heart away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/3-2.htm">2 Samuel 3:2-5</a></span><br />And sons were born to David in Hebron: His firstborn was Amnon, by Ahinoam of Jezreel; / his second was Chileab, by Abigail the widow of Nabal of Carmel; his third was Absalom, the son of Maacah daughter of King Talmai of Geshur; / his fourth was Adonijah, the son of Haggith; his fifth was Shephatiah, the son of Abital; ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/1-5.htm">1 Kings 1:5-6</a></span><br />At that time Adonijah, David’s son by Haggith, began to exalt himself, saying, “I will be king!” And he acquired chariots and horsemen and fifty men to run ahead of him. / (His father had never once reprimanded him by saying, “Why do you act this way?” Adonijah was also very handsome, born next after Absalom.)<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/12-24.htm">2 Samuel 12:24-25</a></span><br />Then David comforted his wife Bathsheba, and he went to her and lay with her. So she gave birth to a son, and they named him Solomon. Now the LORD loved the child / and sent word through Nathan the prophet to name him Jedidiah because the LORD loved him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/2-15.htm">1 Kings 2:15</a></span><br />“You know that the kingship was mine,” he said. “All Israel expected that I should reign, but the kingship has turned to my brother, for it has come to him from the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/13-1.htm">2 Samuel 13:1-2</a></span><br />After some time, David’s son Amnon fell in love with Tamar, the beautiful sister of David’s son Absalom. / Amnon was sick with frustration over his sister Tamar, for she was a virgin, and it seemed implausible for him to do anything to her.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/11-43.htm">1 Kings 11:43</a></span><br />And Solomon rested with his fathers and was buried in the city of his father David. And his son Rehoboam reigned in his place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/14-27.htm">2 Samuel 14:27</a></span><br />Three sons were born to Absalom, and a daughter named Tamar, who was a beautiful woman.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/1-11.htm">1 Kings 1:11-14</a></span><br />Then Nathan said to Bathsheba the mother of Solomon, “Have you not heard that Adonijah son of Haggith has become king, and our lord David does not know it? / Now please, come and let me advise you. Save your own life and the life of your son Solomon. / Go at once to King David and say, ‘My lord the king, did you not swear to your maidservant, “Surely your son Solomon will reign after me, and he will sit on my throne”? Why then has Adonijah become king?’ ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/1-6.htm">Matthew 1:6-16</a></span><br />and Jesse the father of David the king. Next: David was the father of Solomon by Uriah’s wife, / Solomon the father of Rehoboam, Rehoboam the father of Abijah, and Abijah the father of Asa. / Asa was the father of Jehoshaphat, Jehoshaphat the father of Joram, and Joram the father of Uzziah. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/5-4.htm">2 Samuel 5:4-5</a></span><br />David was thirty years old when he became king, and he reigned forty years. / In Hebron he reigned over Judah seven years and six months, and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty-three years over all Israel and Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/1-28.htm">1 Kings 1:28-30</a></span><br />Then King David said, “Call in Bathsheba for me.” So she came into the king’s presence and stood before him. / And the king swore an oath, saying, “As surely as the LORD lives, who has redeemed my life from all distress, / I will carry out this very day exactly what I swore to you by the LORD, the God of Israel: Surely your son Solomon will reign after me, and he will sit on my throne in my place.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/7-12.htm">2 Samuel 7:12-16</a></span><br />And when your days are fulfilled and you rest with your fathers, I will raise up your descendant after you, who will come from your own body, and I will establish his kingdom. / He will build a house for My Name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever. / I will be his Father, and he will be My son. When he does wrong, I will discipline him with the rod of men and with the blows of the sons of men. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/2-22.htm">1 Kings 2:22</a></span><br />King Solomon answered his mother, “Why do you request Abishag the Shunammite for Adonijah? Since he is my older brother, you might as well request the kingdom for him and for Abiathar the priest and for Joab son of Zeruiah!”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">These were all the sons of David, beside the sons of the concubines, and Tamar their sister.</p><p class="hdg">of the concubines.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_samuel/5-13.htm">2 Samuel 5:13</a></b></br> And David took <i>him</i> more concubines and wives out of Jerusalem, after he was come from Hebron: and there were yet sons and daughters born to David.</p><p class="hdg">Tamar.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_samuel/13-1.htm">2 Samuel 13:1-20</a></b></br> And it came to pass after this, that Absalom the son of David had a fair sister, whose name <i>was</i> Tamar; and Amnon the son of David loved her… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_kings/3-18.htm">Addition</a> <a href="/2_kings/15-5.htm">Apart</a> <a href="/2_kings/21-16.htm">Besides</a> <a href="/1_kings/11-3.htm">Concubines</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/3-4.htm">David</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/3-1.htm">David's</a> <a href="/songs/6-9.htm">Servant-Wives</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/1-39.htm">Sister</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/2-4.htm">Tamar</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_chronicles/29-3.htm">Addition</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/23-13.htm">Apart</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/9-13.htm">Besides</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/11-21.htm">Concubines</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/4-31.htm">David</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/11-10.htm">David's</a> <a href="/songs/6-8.htm">Servant-Wives</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/3-19.htm">Sister</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/20-2.htm">Tamar</a><div class="vheading2">1 Chronicles 3</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_chronicles/3-1.htm">The sons of David.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_chronicles/3-10.htm">His line to Zedekiah.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_chronicles/3-17.htm">The successors of Jeconiah.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_chronicles/3.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_chronicles/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/1_chronicles/3.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>These were all the sons of David</b><br>David, the second king of Israel, had many sons, reflecting his numerous marriages and concubines. His sons played significant roles in the history of Israel, with some becoming prominent figures in biblical narratives. The listing of David's sons in <a href="/1_chronicles/3.htm">1 Chronicles 3</a> provides a genealogical record that underscores the fulfillment of God's promise to David regarding his lineage, which is central to the messianic prophecy (<a href="/2_samuel/7-12.htm">2 Samuel 7:12-16</a>).<p><b>besides the sons by his concubines</b><br>Concubinage was a common practice in ancient Near Eastern cultures, including Israel. Concubines were women who had a recognized relationship with a man but held a lower status than wives. David's concubines bore him additional sons, who are not always named in the biblical text, indicating their lesser status in the royal lineage. This distinction highlights the complex family dynamics and potential for conflict, as seen in the narratives of Absalom and Adonijah, who were sons of David by different mothers.<p><b>And Tamar was their sister</b><br>Tamar, the daughter of David, is a significant figure due to the tragic events surrounding her life. Her story is detailed in <a href="/2_samuel/13.htm">2 Samuel 13</a>, where she is raped by her half-brother Amnon, leading to familial strife and Absalom's rebellion. Tamar's mention here emphasizes her importance in the narrative and the impact of her story on David's family. Her plight reflects the broader themes of justice and the consequences of sin within the royal household.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/d/david.htm">David</a></b><br>The second king of Israel, a man after God's own heart, and a central figure in the lineage of Jesus Christ. His life is marked by both great faith and significant moral failures.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/s/sons_of_david.htm">Sons of David</a></b><br>This passage refers to the sons born to David, highlighting the complexity of his family dynamics, including those born to his concubines.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/c/concubines.htm">Concubines</a></b><br>Women who had a recognized relationship with David but were not his wives. Their children were considered legitimate but often had different social standings.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/tamar.htm">Tamar</a></b><br>The daughter of David and sister to his sons, known for her tragic account involving her brother Amnon, which is detailed in <a href="/bsb/2_samuel/13.htm">2 Samuel 13</a>.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_complexity_of_family_dynamics.htm">The Complexity of Family Dynamics</a></b><br>David's family, like many, was complex and fraught with challenges. This reminds us that God works through imperfect people and situations to fulfill His purposes.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_sin.htm">The Consequences of Sin</a></b><br>David's relationships with multiple women led to family strife and tragedy, illustrating the long-term consequences of sin and disobedience to God's design for marriage.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_imperfection.htm">God's Sovereignty in Imperfection</a></b><br>Despite the moral failures and dysfunction in David's family, God sovereignly worked through these circumstances to bring about His redemptive plan, culminating in Jesus Christ.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_righteous_leadership.htm">The Importance of Righteous Leadership</a></b><br>David's failures as a father and leader had significant repercussions. This highlights the importance of godly leadership and the impact it has on families and nations.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_1_chronicles_3.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 1 Chronicles 3</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_the_pure_word_bible_(pwb).htm">Who were the children of King David?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_were_the_children_of_king_david.htm">Who were the children of King David?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_are_ephraim_manasseh_in_1_chr_9_3.htm">Why does 1 Chronicles 9:3 include tribes like Ephraim and Manasseh in Jerusalem, contradicting other passages indicating they didn't return?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_did_god_forbid_david_from_building.htm">In 1 Chronicles 28:3, why would a God of peace forbid David from building the temple simply because he had shed blood, yet historically use wars and conquests to establish Israel?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/1_chronicles/3.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(9) <span class= "bld">Sons of the concubines.</span>--David's concubines (<span class= "ital">pilagshim, </span><span class= "greekheb">???????</span>) are mentioned several times in Samuel (<span class= "ital">e.g.,</span> <a href="/2_samuel/12-11.htm" title="Thus said the LORD, Behold, I will raise up evil against you out of your own house, and I will take your wives before your eyes, and give them to your neighbor, and he shall lie with your wives in the sight of this sun.">2Samuel 12:11</a>), but their sons here only. However repugnant to modern ideas, it was and is part of the state of an Oriental potentate to possess a harem of many wives.<p><span class= "bld">And Tamar</span> (was) <span class= "bld">their sister.</span>--Not the only one, but the sister whose unhappy fate had made her famous (2 Samuel 13).<p>A comparison of the above lists of David's sons with the parallels in Sam. makes it improbable that they were drawn from that source; for (1) the Hebrew text of the chronicle appears, in this instance, to be quite as original as that of Samuel; (2) Some of the names differ, without our being able to pronounce in favour of one or the other text; (3) The form of the lists is different, especially that of the second. The chronicler alone gives the number of the four and nine sons, assigning the former to "Bathshua the daughter of Ammiel," and arranging the latter in three triads. <a href="/1_chronicles/3-9.htm" title="These were all the sons of David, beside the sons of the concubines, and Tamar their sister.">1Chronicles 3:9</a> also is wanting in Samuel.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_chronicles/3.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 9.</span> - This verse plainly adds <span class="cmt_word">concubines</span>, perhaps the ten spoken of in <a href="/2_samuel/15-16.htm">2 Samuel 15:16</a>, to the number of the mothers of the foregoing sons. The mention of only one daughter of David, viz. <span class="cmt_word">Tamar</span>, follows the manifest ordinary rule, that daughters are not recorded at all, except for one of two reasons - either that through a daughter the line was saved, or that the daughter had from some special reason made a place for herself in history. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/1_chronicles/3-9.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">These were all</span><br /><span class="heb">כֹּ֖ל</span> <span class="translit">(kōl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the sons</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּנֵ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(bə·nê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of David,</span><br /><span class="heb">דָוִ֑יד</span> <span class="translit">(ḏā·wîḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1732.htm">Strong's 1732: </a> </span><span class="str2">David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse</span><br /><br /><span class="word">besides</span><br /><span class="heb">מִלְּבַ֥ד</span> <span class="translit">(mil·lə·ḇaḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_905.htm">Strong's 905: </a> </span><span class="str2">Separation, a part of the body, branch of a, tree, bar for, carrying, chief of</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the sons</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּֽנֵי־</span> <span class="translit">(bə·nê-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">by his concubines.</span><br /><span class="heb">פִֽילַגְשִׁ֖ים</span> <span class="translit">(p̄î·laḡ·šîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6370.htm">Strong's 6370: </a> </span><span class="str2">A concubine, a paramour</span><br /><br /><span class="word">And Tamar</span><br /><span class="heb">וְתָמָ֥ר</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ṯā·mār)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8559.htm">Strong's 8559: </a> </span><span class="str2">Tamar -- daughter-in-law of Judah, also two Israelite women, also a place South of the Dead Sea </span><br /><br /><span class="word">[was] their sister.</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲחוֹתָֽם׃</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·ḥō·w·ṯām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_269.htm">Strong's 269: </a> </span><span class="str2">Sister -- a sister</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_chronicles/3-9.htm">1 Chronicles 3:9 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/1_chronicles/3-9.htm">1 Chronicles 3:9 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/1_chronicles/3-9.htm">1 Chronicles 3:9 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/1_chronicles/3-9.htm">1 Chronicles 3:9 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/1_chronicles/3-9.htm">1 Chronicles 3:9 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/1_chronicles/3-9.htm">1 Chronicles 3:9 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_chronicles/3-9.htm">1 Chronicles 3:9 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_chronicles/3-9.htm">1 Chronicles 3:9 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/1_chronicles/3-9.htm">1 Chronicles 3:9 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/1_chronicles/3-9.htm">1 Chronicles 3:9 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/1_chronicles/3-9.htm">OT History: 1 Chronicles 3:9 All these were the sons of David (1 Chron. 1Ch iCh i Ch 1 chr 1chr)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_chronicles/3-8.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Chronicles 3:8"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Chronicles 3:8" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_chronicles/3-10.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Chronicles 3:10"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Chronicles 3:10" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>