1 Chronicles 2:13-15

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 1 Chronicles 2:1-17

Here is, I. The family of Jacob. His twelve sons are here named, that illustrious number so often celebrated almost throughout the whole Bible, from the first to the last book of it. At every turn we meet with the twelve tribes that descended from these twelve patriarchs. The personal character of several of them was none of the best (the first four were much blemished), and yet the covenant was entailed on their seed; for it was of grace, free grace, that it was said, Jacob have I loved?not... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Chronicles 2:13-15

And Jesse begat his firstborn Eliab, and Abinadab the second, and Shimma the third, Nathanael the fourth, Raddai the fifth, Ozem the sixth, David the seventh. But Jesse had eight sons, 1 Samuel 16:10 , one of them therefore is not reckoned, either because he was by another woman, and the writer only mentions those that were of the same mother with David; this is the opinion of Aben Ezra and Kimchi; some say he was dead before David came to the kingdom; Kimchi mentions a Midrash, or... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Chronicles 2:10-15

(B) Ram is taken first in order, at once to push on the lineage of Judah to the great landmark DAVID , who is reached at the seventh generation from Ram ( Ruth 4:19-22 ; Matthew 1:3-5 ; Luke 3:31-33 ), his name being ranked last of seven brothers only, sons of Jesse. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Chronicles 2:13-15

Give us what we have not elsewhere, the names of the fourth, fifth, and sixth sons of Jesse, viz. Nathaneel, Raddai (but see 1 Kings 1:8 ), and Ozem . But, on the other hand, they make it appear that David was the seventh of seven, instead of ( 1 Samuel 14:10 , 1 Samuel 14:11 ; 1 Samuel 17:12 ) the eighth of eight sons. The missing son, any way, belongs to the seventh place. The Syriac and Arabic versions have taken the Elihu of 1 Chronicles 27:18 , and put him in this place.... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Chronicles 2:15

David the seventh - Jesse had eight sons, of whom David was the youngest 1 Samuel 16:10-11; 1 Samuel 17:12. Probably one of the sons shown to Samuel at Bethlehem did not grow up. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Chronicles 2:13-15

1 Chronicles 2:13-15 . Eliab Called also Elihu, 1 Chronicles 27:18, unless that was another son of Jesse, as some think, not mentioned elsewhere; which would make the number to be eight, according to 1 Samuel 16:10; 1 Samuel 17:12. Or that Elihu, although there called the brother of David, might perhaps only be his kinsman, according to the usual language of Scripture. David the seventh David was certainly the youngest son of Jesse, 1 Samuel 16:11. And if, as seems probable, one of... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 1 Chronicles 2:1-55

Descendants of Judah and Simeon (2:1-4:43)Having listed the children of Jacob (Israel) starting with the eldest son Reuben, the writer immediately turns his attention to the tribe of Judah, the tribe that produced the dynasty of David (2:1-17). He traces the line of David first, then goes back to deal with a number of other important people in Judah and lists their descendants (18-55). On completing this, he returns to list the family of David (3:1-9), the descendants of David who reigned after... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 1 Chronicles 2:13

David. The different spelling of many of these names in the Hebrew is due to certain vowels being written out in full (" pl ene"). Where not written they are called "defective". The fact of this difference in Chronicles shows an independent origin. the seventh. Jesse begat eight sons (1 Samuel 16:5-11 and 1 Chronicles 17:12-14 ). Here seven are numbered and named, and David is the seventh and the youngest; the eighth may have died young and left no issue. While it was proper to mention the... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - 1 Chronicles 2:15

1 Chronicles 2:15. Ozem the sixth, David the seventh— Ozem the sixth, Elihu the seventh, David the eighth. Houbigant. Comp. 1 Samuel 16:11; 1Sa 17:12 from which it will appear that Jesse had eight sons, and that David was the youngest of them. Houbigant follows the Syriac and Arabic. REFLECTIONS.—We have here the illustrious family of Jacob; and of them, Judah, as most distinguished, has the pre-eminence in his genealogy. Of him we have the largest account, not only because he was of the royal... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 1 Chronicles 2:15

15. David the seventh—As it appears (1 Samuel 16:10; 1 Samuel 17:12) that Jesse had eight sons, the presumption is from David being mentioned here as the seventh son of his father, that one of them had died at an early age, without leaving issue. read more

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