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Contemporary English Version

2 Samuel 3:3

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Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Abigail;   Absalom;   Chileab;   Daniel;   David;   Geshur;   Maachah;   Polygamy;   Talmai;   Thompson Chain Reference - Absalom;   Foes of the Home;   Geshur;   Home;   Polygamy;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Abigail;   Absalom;   Daniel;   Geshur, Geshuri, Geshurites;   Ishbosheth;   Maacah or Maachah;   Marriage;   Talmai;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Abigail;   Absalom;   Adonijah;   Bathsheba;   Concubine;   Marriage;   Syria;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Concubinage;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Absalom;   Chileab;   Daniel;   Maachah;   Talmai;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Abigail;   Abijah;   Absalom;   Adonijah;   Chileab;   Daniel;   Geshur;   Maachah;   Talmai;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Absalom;   Aramean;   Chileab;   Daniel;   Maacah;   Palace;   Queen;   Talmai;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Abigail,;   Absalom;   Aram, Aramaeans;   Ashurites;   Chileab;   Geshur, Geshurites;   Marriage;   Talmai;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Abigail ;   Chileab ;   Daniel;   Geshur ;   Maacah, Maachah ;   Talmai ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Abigail;   Absalom;   Daniel;   David;   Dwelling;   Geshur;   Maacah;   Nabal;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Ab'igail;   Dan'iel;   Ma'acah;   Ma'achah;   Tal'ma-I;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Hebrew Monarchy, the;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Abigail;   Abijah;   Absalom (1);   Ashhur;   Ashurites;   Bridge;   Carmelite;   Chileab;   David;   Geshur;   Jerimoth;   Maacah;   Samuel, Books of;   Talmai;   Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia - Abigail;   Absalom;   Aram;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Abigail;   Absalom;   Aram-Geshur;   Chileab;   Daniel;   Genealogy;   Gentile;   Geshur, Geshurites;   Marriage;   Paradise;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
his second was Chileab,
Hebrew Names Version
and his second, Chileab, of Avigayil the wife of Naval the Karmelite; and the third, Avshalom the son of Ma`akhah the daughter of Talmai king of Geshur;
King James Version
And 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;
Lexham English Bible
His second was Kileab by Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite; the third was Absalom the son of Maacah, who was the daughter of Talmai the king of Geshur.
English Standard Version
and his second, Chileab, of Abigail the widow of Nabal of Carmel; and the third, Absalom the son of Maacah the daughter of Talmai king of Geshur;
New Century Version
The second son was Kileab, whose mother was Abigail, the widow of Nabal from Carmel. The third son was Absalom, whose mother was Maacah daughter of Talmai, the king of Geshur.
New English Translation
His second son was Kileab, born to Abigail the widow of Nabal the Carmelite. His third son was Absalom, the son of Maacah daughter of King Talmai of Geshur.
Amplified Bible
his second, Chileab, by Abigail the widow of Nabal of Carmel; the third, Absalom the son of [his wife] Maacah, daughter of Talmai the king of Geshur;
New American Standard Bible
and his second, Chileab, by Abigail the widow of Nabal the Carmelite; and the third, Absalom the son of Maacah, the daughter of Talmai, king of Geshur;
Geneva Bible (1587)
And his seconde, was Chileab of Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite: and the third, Absalom the sonne of Maacah the daughter of Talmai the King of Geshur,
Legacy Standard Bible
and his second, Chileab, by Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite; and the third, Absalom the son of Maacah, the daughter of Talmai king of Geshur;
Complete Jewish Bible
his second, Kil'av, whose mother was Avigayil the widow of Naval from Karmel; the third, Avshalom, whose mother was Ma‘akhah the daughter of Talmai king of G'shur;
Darby Translation
and his second, Chileab, of Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite; and the third, Absalom the son of Maachah, daughter of Talmai king of Geshur;
Easy-to-Read Version
The second son was Kileab. His mother was Abigail, who had been the wife of Nabal from Carmel. The third son was Absalom. Absalom's mother was Maacah daughter of King Talmai of Geshur.
George Lamsa Translation
And his second, Caleb, of Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite; and the third, Absalom, the son of Maacah the daughter of Talmai king of Geshur;
Good News Translation
Chileab, whose mother was Abigail, Nabal's widow, from Carmel; Absalom, whose mother was Maacah, the daughter of King Talmai of Geshur;
Literal Translation
And his second was Chileab, of Abigail the former wife of Nabal of Carmel. And the third was Absalom the son of Maacah, the daughter of Talmai the king of Geshur.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
the seconde Chileab of Abigail the wyfe of Nabal of Carmel: the thirde Absalon the sonne of Maacha the doughter of Thalmai kynge of Gessur:
American Standard Version
and 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;
Bible in Basic English
And the second, Chileab, whose mother was Abigail, the wife of Nabal the Carmelite; and the third, Absalom, son of Maacah, the daughter of Talmai, king of Geshur;
Bishop's Bible (1568)
The seconde, Cheleab of Abigail the wyfe of Nabal the Carmelite: the third, Absalom the sonne of Maacha the daughter of Thalmai, the king of Gessur:
JPS Old Testament (1917)
and 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;
King James Version (1611)
And his second, Chileab, of Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite: and the third, Absalom the sonne of Maacah, the daughter of Talmai king of Geshur;
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And his second son was Daluia, the son of Abigaia the Carmelitess; and the third, Abessalom the son of Maacha the daughter of Tholmi the king of Gessir.
English Revised Version
and 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;
Berean Standard Bible
his second was Chileab, by Abigail, the widow of Nabal of Carmel; his third was Absalom, the son of Maacah the daughter of King Talmai of Geshur;
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
and aftir hym was Celeab, of Abigail, wijf of Nabal of Carmele; sotheli the thrydde was Absolon, the sone of Maacha, douytir of Tholomay, kyng of Gessur;
Young's Literal Translation
and his second [is] Chileab, of Abigail wife of Nabal the Carmelite, and the third [is] Absalom son of Maacah daughter of Talmai king of Geshur,
Update Bible Version
and 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;
Webster's Bible Translation
And 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;
World English Bible
and 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;
New King James Version
his second, Chileab, by Abigail the widow of Nabal the Carmelite; the third, Absalom the son of Maacah, the daughter of Talmai, king of Geshur;
New Living Translation
The second was Daniel, whose mother was Abigail, the widow of Nabal from Carmel. The third was Absalom, whose mother was Maacah, the daughter of Talmai, king of Geshur.
New Life Bible
His second son was Chileab, by Abigail who had been the wife of Nabal of Carmel. The third was Absalom the son of Maacah, the daughter of Talmai, king of Geshur.
New Revised Standard
his second, Chileab, of Abigail the widow of Nabal of Carmel; the third, Absalom son of Maacah, daughter of King Talmai of Geshur;
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And his second Chileab, by Abigail, wife of Nabal the Carmelite, And the third Absolom, son of Maachah, daughter of Talmai, king of Geshur;
Douay-Rheims Bible
And his second Cheleab of Abigail the wife of Nabal of Carmel: and the third Absalom the son of Maacha the daughter of Tholmai king of Gessur:
Revised Standard Version
and his second, Chil'e-ab, of Ab'igail the widow of Nabal of Carmel; and the third, Ab'salom the son of Ma'acah the daughter of Talmai king of Geshur;
New American Standard Bible (1995)
and his second, Chileab, by Abigail the widow of Nabal the Carmelite; and the third, Absalom the son of Maacah, the daughter of Talmai, king of Geshur;

Contextual Overview

1 This battle was the beginning of a long war between the followers of Saul and the followers of David. Saul's power grew weaker, but David's grew stronger. 2Several of David's sons were born while he was living in Hebron. His oldest son was Amnon, whose mother was Ahinoam from Jezreel. David's second son was Chileab, whose mother was Abigail, who had been married to Nabal from Carmel. Absalom was the third. His mother was Maacah, the daughter of King Talmai of Geshur. The fourth was Adonijah, whose mother was Haggith. The fifth was Shephatiah, whose mother was Abital. The sixth was Ithream, whose mother was Eglah, another one of David's wives. 6 As the war went on between the families of David and Saul, Abner was gaining more power than ever in Saul's family.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Chileab: 1 Chronicles 3:1, Daniel

Abigail: 2 Samuel 2:2, 1 Samuel 25:3, 1 Samuel 25:42

Absalom: 2 Samuel 13:20-28, 2 Samuel 14:24-33, 2 Samuel 15:1-18, 2 Samuel 17:1-14, 2 Samuel 18:9-18, 2 Samuel 18:33

Talmai: 2 Samuel 13:37, 2 Samuel 13:38

Geshur: Deuteronomy 3:14, Joshua 13:13, 1 Samuel 27:8

Reciprocal: Joshua 12:5 - unto the Joshua 13:2 - Geshuri 1 Samuel 30:5 - two wives 2 Samuel 13:1 - Absalom 2 Samuel 14:23 - Geshur 2 Samuel 15:10 - Hebron 1 Kings 1:6 - bare him

Cross-References

Genesis 3:12
"It was the woman you put here with me," the man said. "She gave me some of the fruit, and I ate it."
Genesis 3:13
The Lord God then asked the woman, "What have you done?" "The snake tricked me," she answered. "And I ate some of that fruit."
Genesis 3:16
Then the Lord said to the woman, "You will suffer terribly when you give birth. But you will still desire your husband, and he will rule over you."
Genesis 3:17
The Lord said to the man, "You listened to your wife and ate fruit from that tree. And so, the ground will be under a curse because of what you did. As long as you live, you will have to struggle to grow enough food.
Genesis 20:6
God spoke to Abimelech in another dream and said: I know you are innocent. That's why I kept you from sleeping with Sarah and doing anything wrong.
1 Chronicles 16:22
and telling them, "Don't touch my chosen leaders or harm my prophets!"
Job 1:11
Try taking away everything he owns, and he will curse you to your face."
Job 2:5
Try striking Job's own body with pain, and he will curse you to your face."
Job 19:21
My friends, I beg you for pity! God has made me his target.
1 Corinthians 7:1
Now I will answer the questions that you asked in your letter. You asked, "Is it best for people not to marry?"

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And the second, Chileab, of Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite,.... That is: who had been the wife of Nabal. This son's name is called Daniel, 1 Chronicles 3:1; and was the first name he had, and which his father gave him, because as if he should say, "God hath judged me", and pleaded the cause of his reproach from Nabal, 1 Samuel 25:39; but why he should be called Chileab is not easy to say; the name is commonly thought to signify "like unto his father", or "all father": had all the features of his father, and was exceedingly like him; the Jews have a fabulous story concerning this w, not worth relating:

and the third, Absalom the son of Maacah, the daughter of Talmai king of Geshur; in 1 Samuel 27:8 we read of David's invading the land of the Geshurites; and the Jews say x that he then took the daughter of this king captive, and she being a beautiful woman married her, after made a proselyte according to the law in Deuteronomy 21:10; but it should be observed that David slew all the women of that country, and left not any alive; and besides that lay to the south of Judah, whereas this Geshur, of which Talmai was king, was a part of Syria, 2 Samuel 15:8; and lay to the north of the land of Israel; and with this king David hereby entered into an alliance, to strengthen his interest against Ishbosheth in those parts; of the trouble he met with from Absalom, see

2 Samuel 13:1, c. contrary to the expectations he had raised when he gave him the name of Absalom, or Leabsalom, as in 1 Chronicles 3:2 that is, one given "for his father's peace".

w Jarchi, Kimchi, & Abarbinel in loc. x Tanchuma apud Abarbinel in loc.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Chileab - In the duplicate passage (see the margin.) David’s second son is called Daniel (God is my judge), a name given to him in commemoration of the death of Nabal 1 Samuel 25:39. Chileab seems to be made up of the three first letters of the following Hebrew word, through an error of the transcriber, and intended to be erased.

Talmai king of Geshur - Talmai was the name of one of the sons of Anak at Hebron Numbers 13:22; this Talmai was perhaps of the same race.

Geshur - Where he reigned was in Bashan, and we know from Deuteronomy 3:11, that Og, king of Bashan, was of the “remnant of the giants.” See 1 Samuel 27:8 note.


 
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