Passage Research
1 Chronicles 3 — Sermon Preparation
David's sons born in Hebron and Jerusalem are listed, followed by the royal line of Judah from Solomon through the postexilic generations. Below is a research summary for 1 Chronicles 3, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
- 24
- verses
- 195 / 121
- Hebrew words / lemmas
- 2
- classic sermon excerpts
- 2
- preachers & commentators
1 Chronicles 3 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| יוּשַׁב חֶסֶד | Yûwshab Cheçed | H3142 | 2 | Jushab-Chesed |
| נְעַרְיָה | Nᵉʻaryâh | H5294 | 2 | Nearjah |
| יְכׇנְיָה | Yᵉkonyâh | H3204 | 2 | Jekonjah |
| פְּדָיָה | Pᵉdâyâh | H6305 | 2 | Pedajah |
| שֵׁשׁ | shêsh | H8337 | 3 | six, sixth |
| אֱלִיפֶלֶט | ʼĔlîypheleṭ | H467 | 2 | Eliphelet, Elpelet |
| אֶלְיְהוֹעֵינַי | ʼElyᵉhôwʻêynay | H454 | 2 | Eljehoenai, Eljoenai |
How preachers through history handled this text
2 public-domain excerpts on 1 Chronicles 3, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“Of all the families of Israel none was so illustrious as the family of David. That is the family which was mentioned in the foregoing chapter, ver. 15. Here we have a full account of it. I. David's sons, ver. 1-9. II. His successors in the throne as long as the kingdom continued, ver. 10-16. III. The remains of his family in and after the captivity, ver. 17-24. From this family, "as concerning the flesh, Christ came." The Family of David. (b. c. 1055.) 1 Now these were the sons of David, which were born unto him in Hebron; …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible, Vol. 2 (Joshua to Esther), on 1 Chronicles 3:1–30 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Carmel 1— 1 Chr 3:1
- Hebron— 1 Chr 3:1
- Jezreel 3— 1 Chr 3:1
- Geshur— 1 Chr 3:2
- Jerusalem— 1 Chr 3:4
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