These were the sons of David who were born to him in Hebron: The firstborn was Amnon by Ahinoam of Jezreel; the second was Daniel by Abigail of Carmel;1 Chronicles 3:1
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
וְאֵ֤לֶּה הָיוּ֙ בְּנֵ֣י דָויִ֔ד אֲשֶׁ֥ר נֽוֹלַד־ל֖וֹ בְּחֶבְר֑וֹן הַבְּכ֣וֹר׀ אַמְנֹ֗ן לַאֲחִינֹ֙עַם֙ הַיִּזְרְעֵאלִ֔ית שֵׁנִי֙ דָּנִיֵּ֔אל לַאֲבִיגַ֖יִל הַֽכַּרְמְלִֽית׃
- וְאֵ֤לֶּהve.'E.leh“and these”Conjunction + Particle, demonstrative · from אֵ֫לֶּה · “these” · Strong's H0428
- הָיוּ֙ha.Yu“they were”Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
- בְּנֵ֣יbe.Nei“[the] sons of”Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from בֵּן · “child” · Strong's H1121A
- דָויִ֔דdo.Yid“David”Noun, proper name of a man · from דָּוִד · “David” · Strong's H1732
- אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.Sher“whom”Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
- נֽוֹלַד־no.lad-“it was born”Verb, niphal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from יָלַד · “to beget” · Strong's H3205
- ל֖וֹlo“to him”Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from Os3m · “him” · Strong's H9033
- בְּחֶבְר֑וֹןbe.chev.Ron“in Hebron”Preposition + Noun, proper name of a place · from חֶבְרוֹן · “Hebron” · Strong's H2275A
- הַבְּכ֣וֹר׀ha.be.Khor“the firstborn”Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from בְּכוֹר · “firstborn” · Strong's H1060
- אַמְנֹ֗ן'am.Non“Amnon”Noun, proper name of a man · from אַמְנוֹן · “Amnon” · Strong's H0550G
- לַאֲחִינֹ֙עַם֙la.'a.chi.No.'am“to Ahinoam”Preposition + Noun, proper name of a woman · from אֲחִינֹ֫עַם · “Ahinoam” · Strong's H0293H
- הַיִּזְרְעֵאלִ֔יתhai.yiz.re.'e.Lit“the Jezreelite [woman]”Definite article + Noun, gentilic, feminine, singular, absolute · from יִזְרְעֵאלִי · “Jezreelite” · Strong's H3158H
- שֵׁנִי֙she.Ni“second”Adjective, ordinal number, masculine, singular, absolute · from שֵׁנִי · “second” · Strong's H8145
- דָּנִיֵּ֔אלda.ni.Yel“Daniel”Noun, proper name of a man · from דָּנִיֵּאל, דָּנִאֵל · “Daniel” · Strong's H1840H
- לַאֲבִיגַ֖יִלla.'a.vi.Ga.yil“to Abigail”Preposition + Noun, proper name of a woman · from אֲבִיגַ֫יִל, אֲבִיגַ֫ל · “Abigail” · Strong's H0026G
- הַֽכַּרְמְלִֽית׃Ha.kar.me.Lit“the Carmelite [woman]”Definite article + Noun, gentilic, feminine, singular, absolute · from כַּרְמְלִי · “Carmel” · Strong's H3761
Places named in this verse
- Carmel · today: Khirbet el Kirmilsettlement · Identification: probable · Map of Carmel (opens OpenStreetMap) · Details about Carmel on OpenBible.info
- Hebron · today: Tel Rumeidasettlement · Identification: certain · Map of Hebron (opens OpenStreetMap) · Details about Hebron on OpenBible.info
- Jezreel · today: Yattasettlement · Identification: probable · Map of Jezreel (opens OpenStreetMap) (the centre of the likely area) · Details about Jezreel on OpenBible.info