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2 Samuel 3:2 KJV
2 Samuel · chapter 3 · verse 2
And unto David were sons born in Hebron: and his firstborn was Amnon, of Ahinoam the Jezreelitess;2 Samuel 3:2 · King James Version
2 Samuel 3:2 in context
1Now there was long war between the house of Saul and the house of David: but David waxed stronger and stronger, and the house of Saul waxed weaker and weaker.
2And unto David were sons born in Hebron: and his firstborn was Amnon, of Ahinoam the Jezreelitess;
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;
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- JezreelitessYizrᵉʻêʼlîytha JezreelitessH3159 →
- firstbornbᵉkôwrfirstbornH1060 →
- AhinoamʼĂchîynôʻamAchinoam, the name of two IsraelitessesH293 →
- HebronChebrôwnChebron, a place in Palestine, also the name of two IsraelitesH2275 →
- DavidDâvidDavid, the youngest son of JesseH1732 →
- AmnonʼAmnôwnAmnon , a son of DavidH550 →
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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.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-6