The fifth, Shephatiah of Abital: the sixth, Ithream by Eglah his wife.
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Interpretation
This verse speaks in the wider setting of memory and worship as 1 Chronicles unfolds its message.
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This thought runs through 1 Chronicles 3:1-3.
Glossary
- Abital Person
- Father of dew; i. e., “fresh”, David’s fifth wife ( 2 Sam. 3:4 ).
- Eglah Person
- A heifer, one of David’s wives, and mother of Ithream ( 2 Sam. 3:5 ; 1 Chr. 3:3 ). According to a Jewish tradition she was Michal.
- Shephatiah Person
- Judged of the Lord. (1. ) A son of David by Abital ( 2 Sam. 3:4 ). (2. ) A Benjamite who joined David at Ziklag ( 1 Chr. 12:5 ). (3. ) A Simeonite prince in David’s time ( 1 Chr. 27:16 ).