John Gill's Bible Commentary Ver. 5-8 . And these were born unto him in Jerusalem , etc.] Whose names follow, in all nine; there are but seven mentioned in ( 2 Samuel 5:14-16) the reason of which see in the notes there; it may be observed that Bathsheba is here called Bathshua, and her father Ammiel, whose name is Eliam in ( 2 Samuel 11:3), names of much the same signification.
Ver. 5-8 . And these were born unto him in Jerusalem , etc.] Whose names follow, in all nine; there are but seven mentioned in ( 2 Samuel 5:14-16) the reason of which see in the notes there; it may be observed that Bathsheba is here called Bathshua, and her father Ammiel, whose name is Eliam in ( 2 Samuel 11:3), names of much the same signification.
Matthew Henry Commentary
- Genealogies.
--Of all the families of Israel, none were so illustrious as the famil of David: here we have a full account of it. From this family, a concerning the flesh, Christ came. The attentive observer will perceiv that the children of the righteous enjoy many advantages _________________________________________________
Original Hebrew ואלה428 נולדו3205 לו בירושׁלים3389 שׁמעא8092 ושׁובב7727 ונתן5416 ושׁלמה8010 ארבעה702 לבת שׁוע1340 בת1323 עמיאל׃5988
