A son of David, born to him at Hebron. His mother was Abigail, whom David married after the death of her husband Nabal, the Carmelite (2 Samuel 3:3). The parallel account in 1 Chronicles 3:1 gives his name as "Daniel." In 2 Samuel 3:1 the Septuagint reads ÎÎ±Î»Î¿ÎÎ±, and in 1 Chronicles 3:1 ÎÎ±Î¼Î½Î¹á½´Î».) (The Alexandrine, however, reads here, too, ÎÎ±Î»Î¿ÎÎ±.) It is impossible to restore the original name, although "Daniel" is much nearer than "Chileab." Berakot 4a (Bab.) gives a fanciful interpretation to the name. He was called "Chileab" because he shamed () Mephibosheth in the Law.

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Bibliography Information
Singer, Isidore, Ph.D, Projector and Managing Editor. Entry for 'Chileab'. 1901 The Jewish Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tje/c/chileab.html. 1901.

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