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1 Chronicles 3 — Sermon Preparation

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.

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Hebrew words / lemmas
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classic sermon excerpts
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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.

Matthew Henry 1 John Wesley 1

“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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