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Good News Translation

1 Chronicles 3:3

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Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Abital;   Eglah;   Ithream;   Shephatiah;   Thompson Chain Reference - Genealogies of Christ;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Genealogy;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Eglah;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Sardis;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Abital;   Chronicles, I;   Eglah;   Generation;   Ithream;   Shephatiah;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Genealogies of Jesus Christ;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Abital ;   Chronicles, Books of the;   Eglah ;   Ithream ;   Shephatiah ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - David;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Ab'ital;   Eg'lah;   Ith're-Am;   Shephati'ah;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Abital;   David;   Eglah;   Ithream;   Jerimoth;   Shephatiah;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Abital;   Eglah;   Genealogy;   Shephatiah;   Solomon;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Shephatiah, by Abital, was fifth;
Hebrew Names Version
the fifth, Shefatyah of Avital; the sixth, Yitre`am by `Eglah his wife:
King James Version
The fifth, Shephatiah of Abital: the sixth, Ithream by Eglah his wife.
English Standard Version
the fifth, Shephatiah, by Abital; the sixth, Ithream, by his wife Eglah;
New Century Version
The fifth son was Shephatiah, whose mother was Abital. The sixth son was Ithream, whose mother was Eglah.
New English Translation
the fifth was Shephatiah, whose mother was Abital; the sixth was Ithream, whose mother was Eglah.
Amplified Bible
fifth, Shephatiah, by Abital; sixth, Ithream, by his wife Eglah.
New American Standard Bible
the fifth was Shephatiah, by Abital; the sixth was Ithream, by his wife Eglah.
World English Bible
the fifth, Shephatiah of Abital; the sixth, Ithream by Eglah his wife:
Geneva Bible (1587)
The fift Shepatiah of Abital: ye sixt Ithream by Eglah his wife.
Legacy Standard Bible
the fifth was Shephatiah, by Abital; the sixth was Ithream, by his wife Eglah.
Berean Standard Bible
the fifth was Shephatiah by Abital; and the sixth was Ithream by his wife Eglah.
Complete Jewish Bible
the fifth, Sh'fatyah, whose mother was Avital; and the sixth, Yitre‘am, whose mother was his wife ‘Eglah.
Darby Translation
the fifth, Shephatiah of Abital; the sixth, Ithream, of Eglah his wife:
Easy-to-Read Version
The fifth son was Shephatiah. His mother was Abital. The sixth son was Ithream. His mother was Eglah, David's wife.
George Lamsa Translation
The filth Shephatiah, the son of Abital; the sixth Ithream, by Eglah his wife.
Lexham English Bible
the fifth, Shephatiah, by Abital; the sixth, Ithream, by his wife Eglah.
Literal Translation
the fifth, Shephatiah, to Abital. The sixth, Ithream, to his wife Eglah.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
the fifth, Saphathia of Abital: the sixte, Iethream of his wife Egla.
American Standard Version
the fifth, Shephatiah of Abital; the sixth, Ithream by Eglah his wife:
Bible in Basic English
The fifth Shephatiah, by Abital; the sixth Ithream, by Eglah his wife.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
The fyft, Sephatia of Abital: the sixt, Iethream, by Egla his wyfe.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
the fifth, Shephatiah of Abital; the sixth, Ithream by Eglah his wife.
King James Version (1611)
The fifth, Shephatia of Abital: the sixth, Ithream by Eglah his wife.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
The fifth, Saphatia, the son of Abital; the sixth, Jethraam, born of Agla his wife.
English Revised Version
the fifth, Shephatiah of Abital; the sixth, Ithream by Eglah his wife.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
the fyuethe, Saphacie, of Abithal; the sixte, Jethraan, of Egla his wijf.
Update Bible Version
the fifth, Shephatiah of Abital; the sixth, Ithream by Eglah his wife:
Webster's Bible Translation
The fifth, Shephatiah of Abital: the sixth, Ithream by Eglah his wife.
New King James Version
the fifth, Shephatiah, by Abital; the sixth, Ithream, by his wife Eglah.
New Living Translation
The fifth was Shephatiah, whose mother was Abital. The sixth was Ithream, whose mother was Eglah, David's wife.
New Life Bible
The fifth was Shephatiah the son of Abital. And the sixth was Ithream, by David's wife Eglah.
New Revised Standard
the fifth Shephatiah, by Abital; the sixth Ithream, by his wife Eglah;
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
the fifth, Shephatiah, by Abital, - the sixth, Ithream, by Eglah his wife:
Douay-Rheims Bible
The fifth Saphatias of Abital, the sixth Jethrahem of Egla his wife.
Revised Standard Version
the fifth Shephati'ah, by Abi'tal; the sixth Ith'ream, by his wife Eglah;
Young's Literal Translation
the fifth Shephatiah, of Abital; the sixth Ithream, of Eglah his wife.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
the fifth was Shephatiah, by Abital; the sixth was Ithream, by his wife Eglah.

Contextual Overview

1The following, in order of age, are David's sons who were born while he was in Hebron: Amnon, whose mother was Ahinoam from Jezreel Daniel, whose mother was Abigail from Carmel Absalom, whose mother was Maacah, daughter of King Talmai of Geshur Adonijah, whose mother was Haggith Shephatiah, whose mother was Abital Ithream, whose mother was Eglah 4 All six were born in Hebron during the seven and a half years that David ruled there. In Jerusalem he ruled as king for thirty-three years, 5 and many sons were born to him there. His wife Bathsheba, daughter of Ammiel, bore him four sons: Shimea, Shobab, Nathan, and Solomon. 6 He had nine other sons: Ibhar, Elishua, Elpelet, 7 Nogah, Nepheg, Japhia, 8 Elishama, Eliada, and Eliphelet. 9 In addition to all these sons, David had sons by his concubines. He also had a daughter, Tamar.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Eglah: The Targumist, Jarchi, and others, maintain that this was Michal; and though it is stated - 2 Samuel 6:23 that "she had no child to the day of her death," yet she might have had a child before, at that time living. 2 Samuel 3:5

Cross-References

Genesis 3:12
The man answered, "The woman you put here with me gave me the fruit, and I ate it."
Genesis 3:13
The Lord God asked the woman, "Why did you do this?" She replied, "The snake tricked me into eating it."
Genesis 3:16
And he said to the woman, "I will increase your trouble in pregnancy and your pain in giving birth. In spite of this, you will still have desire for your husband, yet you will be subject to him."
Genesis 3:17
And he said to the man, "You listened to your wife and ate the fruit which I told you not to eat. Because of what you have done, the ground will be under a curse. You will have to work hard all your life to make it produce enough food for you.
Genesis 20:6
God replied in the dream, "Yes, I know that you did it with a clear conscience; so I kept you from sinning against me and did not let you touch her.
1 Chronicles 16:22
"Don't harm my chosen servants; do not touch my prophets."
Job 1:11
But now suppose you take away everything he has—he will curse you to your face!"
Job 2:5
But now suppose you hurt his body—he will curse you to your face!"
Job 19:21
You are my friends! Take pity on me! The hand of God has struck me down.
1 Corinthians 7:1
Now, to deal with the matters you wrote about. A man does well not to marry.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 1 Chronicles 3:3. By Eglah his wide. — The Targum, Jarchi, and others, maintain that this was Michal, the daughter of Saul; but this does not well agree with 2 Samuel 6:23: Michal had no child to the day of her death. Yet she might have had a child before the time that is mentioned above.


 
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