And the sixth, Ithream, by Eglah David’s wife. These were born to David in Hebron.
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Interpretation
The length of this war tried the faith and patience of David, and made his settlement at last the more welcome. The contest between grace and corruption in the hearts of believers, may fitly be compared to this warfare.
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This thought runs through 2 Samuel 3:2-5.
Glossary
- David Person
- Beloved, the eighth and youngest son of Jesse, a citizen of Bethlehem. His father seems to have been a man in humble life. His mother’s name is not recorded. Some think she was the Nahash of 2 Sam. 17:25 .
- Hebron Place
- A community; alliance. (1. ) A city in the south end of the valley of Eshcol, about midway between Jerusalem and Beersheba, from which it is distant about 20 miles in a straight line. Modern identification: Tel Rumeida.
- 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.